Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-08-18
RepubIiCanCo Convention
A Strong Ticket Named.
LARGEST Convention in the
History of the County.
Every Township Repre-
Senfed.

The Republicans of Trego county
met in delegate convention at the
court house In Wa-Keeney, Tuesday,
August IA, 1906, at O'Clock p. m.
The convention was called to order
by l. I. Purcell, chairman, and in
the absence of the secretary read the
call.
On motion G. G. Yetter, of Ogallah,
was elected temporary chairman, and
Elihu Altman, of Riverside, temper
ary secretary.
On motion the chair appointed the
following committees:
Permanent organization - W. G.
Olson, r. L. Bailey and Joe Jackson.
Resolutions-J III. Deatrich, w. j.
Howe and f. w. King.
Credentials-I. L. Purcell, Thos.
O'Toole and S. S. Harvey.
While the committees were making
up their reports some of the Normal
students favored the convention with
ssThe Star Spangled Banner, which
was appreciated by the convention.
The committee on permanent or
ganization recommended that the
temporary organization be made per-
manent. Carried.
The committee on resolutions
made the following report, which was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Republicans of
Trego county in convention endorse
the square deal policy of our patriotic
statesman, Theodore Roosevelt.
Resolved, That we instruct our
representative to vote and work for
rate bill on grain in the interest of
the farmers on the same basis as the
oil producers of the southeastern part
of Ghe state and no rebate to elevat-
ors.
Resolved, That we let the primary
election law and 2-cent-rate on pas
senger fare to the good judgment of
our representative.
Resolved, That we place in nomin-
alton today a ticket that will be
worthy of the support of every voter
of Trego county.
The committee on credentials made
the following report:
We, your committee on credentials,
find that the various townships are
entitled to the following delegates:
Wa-Keeney Township-I. t. Pur-
cell. F. w. King, W. G. Olson, Sam
Kelly, Frank Walker, L. G. Gleason,
J. F. Acre, J. E. Mccall, Will Walker,
John Kirkner, Grant Goble, Ed.
Chalk, J. w. Mason, Louis Morrell.
Rudolph Horak.
Ogallah Township-C. G. Yetter, S.
S. Harvey, A. A. Cockreli, F. H.
Ridgway, ]. G. Hixson, J. c. Buchan-
an, w. J..Howe, c. d. Yetter, c. J..
Anderson.
Collyer Township-J. III. Deatrich,
Hugh Elliott, Alf. Parsons, Fred Gill
bert, Griff Thomas, VIM. Lorimer,
Henry Hockings, Adolph Schwanbeck.
Glencoe Township-D. ]. Wilson,
w. F. King, c. NJ. Lofiin, w. T..
Clark.
Riverside Township-E. w. Altman,
E. A. Jewell, r. L. Bailey.
Wilcox Township-K. w. Rogers,
Joe Irwin, Joe Jackson.
Franklin Township-W. P. Harmon,
Tom O'Toole, r. B. Briggs.
There being no committee appoint
ed on rules and order of business. it
was moved and carried that the con-
vention proceed to nominate candi-
dates as published in call. On motion
it was carried that the chairman of
, each delegation cast the vote of each
township.
Representative was first on the list
and A. B. Jones was nominated by
acclamation. J. HI. Deatrich present
ed Dr. Jones' name in a neat speech.
Treasurer came next and as there
was only one candidate presented he
likewise was nominated by acelama-
tion. G. G. Marshall was made the
nominee.
County clerk was next on the list.
J. f. w. Cloud, of Wa-Keeney, town
ship. was placed in nomination; also
c. III. Benson, of Ogallah township,
was nominated. The vote was as fol-
lows:
Benson. n.. ..39
Benson was declared the nominee.
sl For Register of Deeds the name of
Curtis Redmond, of Collyer township,
was placed in nomination. No other
names were presented and he was
nominated by unanimous vote.
Next came Probate Judge and tie