Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-18
County Convention,
Representative,


County Attorney. .......W. N. Moore.
treasurer, ....... $50. Bert Finch.
Surveyor. .........F. V. Voyles.
ironer, ................E e. A. Nelson.
CJm. I'd District, ........ Fred Veeb.
Com. Sd District, :. Leondo Grunell.
The results OF the republican coun.
ty convention Of today are shown by
the above ticket. Every nomination
with but one one exception was har-
monious and will doubtless rally to
his support the effort OF the republi-
can party.
The big fight OF the convention was
for the office OF representative, but
long before the convention convened
it became evident that ChaS. W. Hull
OF Kirwin was the choice of the dele.
gates elected to the convention as
we'll as Of the people Of Phillips coun-
ty and his selection was conceded and
ratified by the unanimous vote Of the
entire cow ention.
The arrival of delegates began
early yesterday and strenuous efforts
of the friends Of each OF the candidates
for representative were put forth
until late In the evening each using
every honorable effort to win.
The convention was called to order
at 1880 by chairman Charles W. Hull
and G. A. Porter of Sumner was elect
ed temporary chairman. E. L. Keck-
ley Of Agra was made temporary
secretary and II. B. Morgan Of Free
dom his assistant. A committee Of
five on perm lnent organization, rules
and order Of business consisting of
Giffin Culbertsun, II. Il. Bradley,
IL, G Bickford and NJ. J. Horrell war
appointed. A committee OF five on
credentials consisting OF Harry Clark
s. e. COgswell, John Costello, j. Z.
i Griffin and j. B. Hicks was named
a committee OF i've On resolution con-
sisting Of II. h. StinSOn, Rub't Addie
j. s. McAllster, VIM. Van Diest and
A. w. Gibbs.
Following this the convention adj
| jOurned and met at two o'clock. The
temporary organization was made
permanent and resolutions endorsing
the administrations Of Theo Roose-
welt, Gov. Bailey, endorsing the Ma.
tlonaI, state and sixth district plat
forms and WA. Reeder were adopted.
Nominations followed IN the order
given above. or these, Charles W.
Hull, Il. A. Porter, W. r. Arthur,
f. V, VOyles and E A. Nelson were
named by reclamation. The selection
OF county clerk required one ballot re.
Sulting Ia vote Of 70 for Martin and
Al for Bracken. For register OF deeds
three ballots were taken as follows:
HartEog, 40, 40, 81; Geo. II. Tucker,
II, p, L; j. L. Shay AZ, A, 40; W.
White, 49,
For sheriff there were also three
BALLOTS W. r. Randall, 81, 81, So,
l. @. Mcdowell, 40, ~, 50; J. o. Nc
Kenzle, g; Sam Cox, IS, ..
The vote for probate Judge resulted
Countryman, 81; StrUup. 3S. For
county attorney Lewis, %; Moore, so.
For treasurer, Finch, 81 Greene Al.
Following these nominations IL was
decided that the two commissioners
should be nominated by their respect
i've districts without reorganization
ana the result " the FIRST ballot Ia
third district, gave Gruwell p and
Barnes IA. In the second district one
ballot was taken resulting In a vote OF
q for Veeh and 20 for Caswell.l The
vote OF Arcade township wax chal.
enged by II. +. Stipson ON the
grounds that 5. 5. PembertUn legal
ly elected delegate was not present
and the proper alternate was not act
Ing In his place. Jacob Hoover who
was selected by the caucus AZ the al
ternate to sit In the absence OF Mr..
Peuberton cast his vote Tor Veeh and
decided the result. J. B. Woods who
WAS the first On the list uf alternates
under the ruling Ut HE chair was en-.
titled TO at hut Mr. WUuds refused to
vote and trouble became imminent.
The vote Of Arcade TOW nshlp was
publicly pulled each individual mem
her 1t the deleRal iun nsmlug bis pre-
ference. The delegation frum Phil
llpSburg township which wFs instruct.
ed cast Is w'feS for CaSwpll hut one
delegate drmandvd hat his vote be
given 10 Veeh. M attention was
given him but Yeeh's friends demand.
ed a poll Of the PbillipShurg dplega-