Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-05-02
LA PLATA COUNTY REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION

| dt'NnH tHs state convention at ISn
yer and eight delegates to attend The
congressional convention at Glenwood
| Springs. was called to order promutl,
Al IL O'Clock this morning by Couut,
Chairman W. J. Patterson, the call be
ins read by Secretary Sias smith
c. A. Pike was elected temporary
chairman and F. W Strater temporary
-ecretary. MIR. Pike thanked the con
vcnlion for the honor ana said he was
| pleased to preside over a perfectly
har monious party in La Plata courty
| The secretary Then read the list of
DELE gates TO the contention as pre-
parcd by the secretary and there be.
i.,s no objection ii VA moved that the
| list comprise he convention, the mo.
tion carrying unanimously
Precinct l. w. j. Thompson, f. Il.
Leeka. w. j. Godfrey
Precinct 2-Thos Cash.
Precinct 81 L. Day.
Precinct 4.-George Tyner.
Precinct 5.-Wm O'ConncI, w NJ.
Roberts, NJ. H. Copeland.
Precinct G-J. n Springer. A. w.
lNoDDllls- RANK pDNSDu,
Precinct Sarah Nickell.
Precinct o-Wm p. Vale. NJ. NJ.
Preston. Harry Lazarus.
Precinct 10. j. C. Sullivan. Herman
Hanno, S. w. Raymond.
Vale. Harry Lazarus.
Precinct -. silas Smith, Charles
Newman. Chas. A johnson.
McEwen. Jchn Meuser, D. l.. Sheets.
John Malls. f. X. Lake, Sr., j. S. ID.
Hopkins
Precinct Is. C. A. Pike, }. E.
Schutt. Fred Strater, T. J. Carpenter.
Precinct H. b. W Ritter. W. j.
Patterson, r. S. Clements, j. p. Airy,
G. n. Raymond
Precinct 1S.-C o. Clark.
Precinct 19.-Howard Charlton.
Most OF the delegates attended in
person, there being less than half "A
dozen proxies.
On motion. Chas. Newman, w. p.
Vale and Cope and. were named as
committee on permanent organization
By similar motion j II. McDevit
b, w. Ritter and X. S. Clements were
appointed committee on order OF bus.
mess and resolutions Adjournment
was then taken ior 10 minutes.
Upon recunyenIng the committee on
permanent organization recommended
Dr. W. w. McEwen for permanent
chairman and F w Strater permanent
'ecretary.
The committee on resolutions sub.
miitcd the following:
Sr Chairman;
Iuur Committee on Resolutions ask
cave 10 make the following report.
Resolved, That the Republican party
Of La Plata county. assembled in con.
yention. earnestly approves the hon
est, vigorous and patriotic American
policy Of President Roosevelt, and ask
The united support OF the Colorado
delegation for mis- denomination.
Resolved Further. That in order
that the power and influence OF the
delegations selected by this conven.
lion 10 the state and congressional con.
yentions be unimpaired, and that they
command the respect, and maintain
The importance which the present con
iiJions demand.
II Is the sense of this convention
that the delegates elected, and who
VIII be present either In person or by
proxy. shall cast the entire vote OF
the respective delegations as unit
on all questions arising before the
said conVenduns. alter majority OF
the delegations respectively be pres.
ent in person or by proxy. have so de.
cided the questions TO be voted upon.
nus accentuating the fact OF a united
Republican party in La Plata county.
Complying with the order of bust.
ness election of delegates followed.
Mr. Vale read the list OF eight names
and moved the same be elected as del.
cBates to the state convention. Silas
smith read another list of eight names
and moved they be selected as con
sressional delegates. There being no
other names suggested the selection of
the TWO delegations as read was made
By reclamation, the delegates being
as follows.
STATE DELEGATION.
c. A. PIKE
J. e. SCHUTT.
b. W. RITTER.
c. a. JOHNSON.
SILAS SMITH.
W. j PATTERSON.
w W. McEWEN.
L. Il. AMSDEN.
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.
r. c. GRADEN.
CHARLES NEWMAN.
$. w. RAYMOND
X S. CLEMENTS.
JOHN MEUSER.
l.. C. Jan WAY.
WIN p. VALE.
NJ. NJ, PRESTON.
Mr.. Ritter then moved that the del.
egates to the congressional con.
vention be requested to use their ut.
most efforts TO secure the renomina.
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