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

]. +. Gerar1 G. Kriser
j. T.. 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, s.;
Dick Boyer, /; MILFORD Hull, AZ.
The formal ballot nominated Will
ford Hull, he having &c 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 81 votes.
Uncle" Dick Boyer announced that
Mr.. belong was not candidate for
the place and moved the unanimous
nomination of Mr.. Stringfellcw, which
was done.
For Auditor.
| The informal gave l.. r. Briggs OF
Prai.ie township IL votes, aad fIr
Z. u Wire. On motion Of Il. c. Wag-
goner the informal ballot was made
formal and Briggs declared the NOM
inee.
For Sheriff.
c. B. Whitmore lined up with rs
votes, /. M. 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-
tor of his opponent, Mayo- Williams,
by reclamation and 1t was 70 order -.
For Recorder
Ed belong was nominated by ac-
clamation for this place.
For Treasurer.
H. t. White got 107 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 &c 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.
j For Surveyor.
/ Geo. Fox of Prairie received 102
votes, Ike Reed 4 and Commodore Lee
4 Fox declared nominated by accla
mation 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
/. N. Taylor wanted the rules sus
pended and Mr.. Van der Wall nomi
mated by reclamation, but this was OBJ
d jected to and the roll call resulted
Sam r. Cannon 81, Antrim Van de-
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 cal
resulted Cannon 107, Fox Z, and Can
non was declared nominated.
3-Year Term, Commencing Jan. !, 'oe
A. Van der Wall received 751a votes
John Fox 6, Freeman Eyeland Z, W
! A. Larkins 241z, Geo. Scott 1, on thu
informal ballot, and the formal ballo
nominated A. Van der Wall, he hayin;
SO votes to IA for Larkins, for l. 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 o
Mahaska county in convention assem-
: bled: That we endorse the principles O
the democratic party as annunciateC
! 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 O
these principles. We note with spe
cial pride the manner in which oul
great leader has maintained himself IL
the continued advocacy of democrats
principles since he first led the part,
in the campaign of 1896, and we, re
joice at the recognition that has beer
awarded him all over the world II
the representative American either
and statesman and we pledge our eff
forts and our strength with qualifica
ton or reservation to the end tina
VIM. J. Bryan may be our leaJer IL
the next presidential campaign.
I'VE note with especial prize ,ht
fractional fight in the ranks of the re
publican party, disclosing as it does