The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-11

nave ttruch the convention nltteI
than the platform that was approved
by FIVE minutes cheering and yelling.
Follow ing the adoption of the plat
form The chair called for the report
a. the committee Of fifteen, which was
as follows
1--WE. your committee Of fifteen.
chosen ~ the oomrnitb,e Of fve as
agreed to at the last convention. beg
TO recommend the following as the
order Of nominating thu ticket
Mayor first etc, and also that each
cnice be taken separately"
This vas objected to by a majority
II the convention. and fnally t was
agreed that the committees Of fifteen
should read the entire ticket that had
l.een selected and recommended to the
convention.
The following is the ticket Tat was
recommended
Mayor. Dr. j. ". Duke; city clerk.
~ Kinnaa: police judge E. II. Fur.
row. city mar hal. AL c Hixcn; city
teasmer; Carl Hayigh-rst street
commissioner. w. D. williamson;
treasurer school board. A. A. Byers.
city attorney, T. NJ. Jones; city treas
urer J. w. Ray: councilman First
ward. j. Z Blackman; schooi board
First ward. Eugene Byers; council
men second ward. A G. Kessler
short term. and Sidney Schmldt long
term; school bca-d. Second ward, X
70. sniui ana w. r. Wells; council
men Third ward. A. C. Hixon short
term ami w. 7. Furrow long term
school board Thlri ward, o. l..
Brooks councilman Fourth ward e
c. VanPattea school board Fourth
ward, }. L. Calvert and Sherman Nor
man; cou : n,an Fifth ward, R II
l-night; school board Fifth ward, F.
a. Meyette,
Afts. ,he reading Of the commit
tees recommendations a motion VAS
made that one office be taker up at
time and tat, nominations or any
changes desired by TIE conycaiion be
permitted which carried.
Tho chair then announced that non.-
nations for mayor were in order,
The committec's recommendation for
the head of The tc',e was DR.. J. w
Duke
Paul Newman placed in nomination
Ike r Levy, Mr.. Ferrir pceoenteF
the name Of w. A. humphrey J. NJ
Brooks name was also put up.
Humphrey seemed to be the favorito
at fest and the convention was IN a
continual uproar for at least ten min.
utes after the mention of his name.
But Mr Humphrey finally withdrew.
The crowd stln ns.stcd that he should
accept the nomination and he made
several talks explaining that nc could
not take the nomination under any
conditions. His name was finally
withdrawn. a
Mr.. Brooks Withdrew in favor OF
Dr. Duke and made molten to the
eject thae DI. w Duke be made
the unanimous choice Of the conyen'
ton for mayor Sec nds came from
al parts of the house and he was
nominated amid cheera and onthusi-
aam.
Dr. Duke was called on for a speech
lie addressed the convention ia a few
well chosen ami significant words
stating that If elected he would Try
to enforce the law in every respect
and do his duty as a taxpayer and
citizen Of Guthrie.
Nominations for police judge were
entertained next The committee o
fifteen recomnlnded E. II. Furrow for
This place. J NJ. BROOKS placed tbs
name Of the present Incumbent, Franl
5lsm'th before the convention Tn.
vote resulted in the nomination O
0lsmith He made shcrt talk
thanking ihe convention for tn
honor
The hottest contest cf the ,veainl
was that whlck took place in The nom
ination vi city marshal. Four can
didag were presented to the con
venuon. The committee Of fifteen rec
commended the nomination OF al c
lIixon Joha c. Gates, Luther Mol
ri.cn and Bob Meyers were ell place.
in eomiaatioa The demonstrated
for Cato was something immense
he was the favorlte from the begin
ming and it was settled on The frs