The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-02

j. L. Brown
Nominate County Ticket.
Convention proceeded to nominate
county officials in accordance with the
call, and each first ballot was an in
formal one.
For Representative.
The first was for representative and
resulted:
L. t. Shangle, 20; Syl Reynolds, g.;
Dick Boyer, /: MILFORD Hull. AZ.
The formal ballot nominated Will
ford Hull, he having 76 votes to As
for Shangle.
For Clerk.
The informal ballot gave Sammy
Stringfellow, formerly alderman from
the Fifth ward, 81 votes and Ed De-
Long of Scott township % votes.
Uncle" Dick Boyer announced that
Mr.. belong was not a candidate for
the place and moved the unanimous
nomination of Nr. Stringfellow, which
was dohe.
For Auditor.
The informal gave L. r. Briggs Of
Prai,le township IL votes, aad 1 fIr
:. u Write. On motion Of n. c. Was.
goner the informal ballot was made
formal and Briggs declared the NOM
inee.
For Sheriff.
C. B. Whitmore lined up with rs
votes, /. NJ. Reed with 46, VIM. Crick-
ct with 2 in the informal, and then
Ike Reed withdrew, and l. N. Taylor
had the rules suspended and Whit
more declared the nominee.
For County Attorney.
Before the roll call was made Hon.
o. N. Downs, who had heretofore been
d candidate Tor the office, Withdrew
from the race and moved the nomina-
tio5 of his opponent, Mayoc Williams,
by acclamaticn and 1t was 20 order u.
For Recorder.
Ed belong was nominated by ac-
clamation for this place.
For Treasurer.
H. t. White got LOT votes, T. B.
White 5 and P. j. Tharp on the in
formal and the rules were suspended
and H. T. White declared the nomi-
nee.
County Superintendent.
The informal ballot gave John NJ.
Stoke 76 votes, ]. P. McMurray As and
the formal ballot nominated ]. P. Nc
Murray, he having 81 votes tc AZ for
Stoke.
For Coroner.
Eugene Cheesman was named for
this place, he having 81 votes, to II
for George w. Sparks.
For Surveyor.
Geo. Fox of Prairie received 102
votes, Ike Reed and Commodore Lee
4. Fox declared nominated by accla-
nation on motion of Ike Reed.
For Member of Board, 2-Year Term.
Councilman A. ]. Augustine of the
Fourth ward received the entire vote
OF the convention-except his own
and was declared the nominee.
3-Year Term, Commencing Jan. I, 'o7.
l. N. Taylor wanted the rules sus-
pended and Mr.. Van der Wall nomi-
mated by reclamation, but this was OBJ
jected to and the roll call resulted
Sam R. Cannon 81, Antrim Van der
Wall 8, G. w. Fox Z, r. S. Rosbor-
ough 5. Convention refused to sus-
pend rules and nominate Cannon by
reclamation, and the formal roll call
resulted Cannon 107, Fox Z, and Can
non was declared nominated.
3-Year Term, Commencing Jan. 1, 'o8.
A. Van der Wall received 751a votes,
John Fox 6, Freeman Eyeland Z, w.
A. Larkins PAY, Geo. Scott :, on the.
informal ballot, and the formal ballot
nominated A. Van der Wall, he having
SO votes to IA for Larkins, for I. N.
Taylor.
The Resolutions.
At the close of the nominations, By
ron Parr for the committee submit
ted the following resolutions, which
were adopted:
BE it resolved by the democrats of
Mahaska county in convention assem-
bled: That we endorse the principles OF
the democratic party as annunciated
by the great leaders, Jefferson, jack
son and Bryan.
I'VE have observed with encourage
ment and with pride the adoption by
the party in power of essential demo-
cratic doctrines and rejoice that the
prosperity that has come to our coun
try was the result of the adoption of
these principles. We note with spe-
cial pride the manner in which our
great leader has maintained himself in
the continued advocacy of democratic
principles since he first led the party
in the campaign of 1896, and we, re-
joice at the recognition that has been
awarded him all over the world is
the representative American citizen
3nd statesman and we pledge our eff
forts and our strength with qualifca-
ton or reservation to the end thar
VIM. j. Bryan may be our leader in
the next presidential campaign.
I'VE note with especial pride he
Iactional fight in the ranks Of the re-
publican party, disclosing as it does