The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10
CUT AND DRIED PROGRAM IS KILLED
Delegates Holding Forth at Opera House. Some
Surprises Sprung. Sign of Discord in Evil
dence. Probably Night Session.
Spirited Primaries Preachers
Take Prominent Part.

Fred Jaequette, Joe. Vannice, B. c.
oyler, Ray, Garrison, Henry Faymey-
er.
No. "A. d. McHany, S. G..
Lane, J. w. stoneman, Bradford
Johnson. e ]. Dalton, J. F. Shuts
l.. NJ. Taylor.
No. s.-R. A. Blair. w. E. Mes
erve. Thomas Virden.
No. fl. G.. Michaels. L. 7.
Stewart, Alfonso Meyers. Robert Car
ter, John Carlisle.
No. 5.-Robert Burkhalter. o. w D..
Dingman. w. B. Whitney, Frank
Barnes, J T. Proctor.
No. &c. E. Hintze, w. r.
Haines, n. L. Linnell, G.. W Hewitt
A. L. Collins.
No. w. L. Farmer. Jno. Cox.
No. ST. A. Kendall. F. A.
Bloss, ]. H. Place j. J. Long. DR..
Watson. w. T. Dingman. James A
Nov.
No. 9.-w. E. Payne, Harry Bur
nett, James e Harris, w. T. Dow
rey, and T. J Gowling
No. lob. F. Snyder, Tom Saw
yer. e. B. Lutes, A. s Mckinney,
Feliz All1ire, Fred Mills. E. Gilpat-
rick, G.. A. Olson.
No. III. S. Carnahan, ]. H g.
Rankin, w. NJ. Merrill. Chas II q.
Clark. Geo. Klever, ] II Falls, l..
B. Brown, VIM. Lynch.
No. &c. c. Knowles. C. l..
Dyke, H. E. Grubbs. Ounce Hut
ton, Frank Carson. A. C. Newton, b.
w Vedder, John H. Fry.
20. 13.-R. H. Bancroft, Geo.
Clark, John D Reeder, David Rusk,
John Mckay. DIR. Coleman, H. G.
Crissey, Ernest Hampton, Harry
Davis D. f. Strain.
No. 14.-Eugene Smith, Theodore
Scott, ]. r. Adron, o. w. Cart
mel, L. E. Jaynes, ]. F. Spencer,
F.. NJ. Littlejohn, H. II. Tyler, D.
M Clark, o. NJ. James.
No. 15.-Henry w. Davis, J F.. T.
Probert, S. X. Skinner.
No. ia. G.. Mann, w. E.
Dudley. J. Monroe Stewart. NJ. For
ry, r.. NJ. Hardinge, Harry B. Jones,
l.. E. Blackstone, F. A. Honecker.
No. 17.-George A. Jackson. J
f. Byers, George Smith.
The hour of the opening of the
convention was set for 1870, believ-
ing that the attendance would be too
large for the court room to accom-
modate the Park opera house was Sc
cured and there the convention is
being held.
At 1880 o'clock a large crowd of
delegates and outsiders had gather
ed the opera house and shortly
after 300 O'Clock chairman of the
county central committee. Mr.. Bry-
son p. Blair, Avery C. Newton. sec
rotary, appeared upon the stage. A
moment or two later ''Windy" Jack.
son who prides himself on being a
Republican leader, appeared on the
stage and helped himself to a drink
of water. He was loudly cheered.
Chairman Blair called the conven-
ton to order and asked all the dele
gates to occupy seats in the parquet,
Chairman Blair then made a few re-
marks in which he stated that a
county central committee chairman
was to be elected. that he had held
the position for years and would urge
the delegates to be careful in the Sc
lection of a chairman so as to get
the right man. He then called for
the selection of temporary officers of
the convention.
1t is easy to see that all the prelim-
mary proceedings and everything
else as far as possible had been map
pped out and instruction given to GER
tain men as to how to proceed. G.
W. Hewitt quickly nominated w. r.
Haines for temporary chairman The
motion was seconded and Haines was
elected
John II. Fry, the attorney. was
nominated for secretary by r. H
Bancroft and elected Then Haines
called for the selection of commit
tee on credentials. A motion that he
appoint three gentlemen as com
mittee for this purpose quickly pre-
vailed Chairman Haines then reac
from a prepared list the names o
W. Z Payne. Walter Farmer. JONI
H. Reeder, later the name of Davi.
L. Rusk was substituted for that o
Reeder. He was empowered to APP