The Goodland republic., 1906-07-06

The first political attraction OF the
year in Sherman county occurred sat
I urday when the democrats made the
I first move on the chess board OF the
I campaign by nominating a strong and
! popular county ticket Although Il had
/ been two years since there had been
| much doing at politics, the conven-
/ ton Saturday had Representatives
I from every precinct in the county.
i This first meeting OF the Sherman
/ plOsiVe in character, yet there were
/ ripplesrOf enthusiasm that passed over
/ the convention, which later In the
| campaign viii likely heap UP ike the
billOws Of an active sea
/ The temporary organization was
formed at 10 o'clock in the morning
at the court house. 7. p. Crawford
being chosen as chairman and ". S.
Coleman, secretary. The peTfunctoTy
part Of this meeting was rapidly gone
through with by appointing the vart-
Gus committees as follows
Permanent OrganiZation-M. John
son, J. r. King, J. ". Klauer.
Rules and Order Of Business-F. A
Credentals-D B. Dinwiddie, Smith
Artman, J. H. HOllenbeck-
Resolutions-W. s. Coleman, John
Reed, William Walker.
Adjournment was taken until 1880
D. m, when the temporary organiza-
ton was made permanent The CONE
mittees reported, and the work OF the
convention was ground out with as
much nicely as the SuCceSSiOnal coES
in a wheel. Nominations were deciar-
ed to be in order by Chairman Craw-
ford, who said that he had been re-
Quested to state that whoever should
be nominated and elected to the Office OF
surveyor would receive no salary, but
would be paid for the work actually
done Heretofore, the incumbent Of
this particular Office has been allowed
a small specified salary, and in ma
jority OF cases, this official has not
been a practical surveyor. The statute
was changed for Sherman county,
whereby il now lies in the power Ok
the county commissioners 10 annul
the salary part Of this ONCE, leaving
the statute to provide a fee for actual
service. So It was given to the con-
ventiOn that "he who runs may read"
The convention hall was comfort
ably filled both with delegates ana
spectators, who wished TO watch the
party machinery as il brought forth
and grOOmed its candidates for the
political race The order Of business
prescribed the informal ballot In
nominating candidates, but as this be-
came slow and tedious, in bringing
forth the first two nominations tt was
dispensed with, and the vote taken
either by call Of the townships or
where there was no opposition, the
nomination was made by acclsmation.
The first nomination to be made was
for representative, in which the in
formal ballot brought out the names
and votes as follows:
J. H Stewart, A.; Henry Hartstinei
s; c. n Millisack, Z
After the votes had been counted,
cries Of Speech, Speech" came from
the delegates, and in obedience to the
wish Of the convention, the success
ful candidate made a short talk, CIV
ing some past experiences from the
arena OF political adversely IN
daunted, however, BY the experience
Of the past, he said that he was made
strong for political battle, not in his
Ownu strength, but by the confidence
and general esteem which his patty
had shown BY the nomination confer
red. He said that If he were elec.ed
To- the Office he would endesYor to 9
a representative, not only Of the
democrats, but OF his entire constit-