The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-22
c. B. DURLAND IS NAMED
DEMOCRATIC CITY CONVENTION
SELECTS CANDIDATES.
BALANCE OF TICKET RENAMED.

1
| From Mondays Daily.l
| Democratic city ticket:
For mayor. Charles b. Durland
For city clerk, julius Huff.
For city treasurer, j. Il. Haase.
For police judge, l. G. Westervelt.
For city engineer, II. Salmon.
For members board of education
Albert Degner, S. G. Dean, Thomas
Shively.
Caucus nominees city council:
First ward, Ed Braasch.
Second ward, e. b. Kaufman
Third ward, julius Degner.
Fourth ward, Pat Dolan (endorsed)
Charles b. Durland was nominated
for mayor of Norfolk by the democatic
city convention meeting Saturday
evening at the city hall. Saturday af-
ternoon Mr.. Durland yielded to the
opportunities of his friends and per-
mitted them to place his name before
the convention. AS forecasted by
The News he met with no opposition
in the convention
The democratic gathering proved to
be an enthusiastic convention and
was marked by an unusual amount of
democratic harmony. While some
what oppressed by this harmony the
delegates managed to relieve the oc-
casion by frequent indulgences in
humorous salles.
The convention was called to order
| Inv rhairu 1 -
city central committee An organiza-
ton was effected by choosing Herman
Gerecke chairman and julius Huff
secretary.
After Herman Winter Albert Deg
ner and Carl Wilde had performed
the duties of a committee on creden-
tials, the convention proceeded to
choose city ticket. On motion of
II. G.. Matrau formal nominations
were preceded by oral nominations
and an informal ballot.
DR.. Bear Makes Speech.
For mayor DR.. Bear presented the
name of Charles b. Durland in an
eloquent speech to the delegates. He
said that Mr. Durland would give Nor
folk a clean, fearless, honest and
thoroughly business-liie administra
ton if elected His words were greet
ed with applause.
Mr. Durland's name being the only
one presented to the convention, an
informal ballot showed the following
vote C. b. Durland, 81; John Fri
day, 8. Mr.. Durland was declared the
unanimous nominee of the convention
for mayor.
Other Nominations.
After motion by DR.. J. II. Mac
kay to renominate the present occu-
pants of the clerks, treasurer's,
judges and surveyors offices had been
declared out of order, the convention
took up the office of city clerk julius
Huff was renominated, the informal
ballot standing, Huff, So: Carl Wilde,
|.
For city treasurer DR.. Mackay pre-
sented the name of City Treasurer
julius E. Haase, C. S. McCaslin the
name of Carl Wilde. After Mr.. Wilde
had withdrawn his name the informal
ballot resulted: j. e. Haase, "a; Carl
Wilde, 3, VIM. Widaman, /. Mr.
Haase was declared nominated.
On monitor of DR.. Bear the rules
We're suspended and H. Salmon was
declared the unanimous choice of the
neer. Mr.. Salmon holds the office at
the present time.
On motion of DR.. Mackay, l. G..
Westervelt was unanimously renom-
mated for the Office of police Judge.
The ward committeeman selected
by the several caucuses were en-
dorsed by the convention and author
lied to fill vacancies.
For School Board.
The gathering then adjourned as a
city convention and, keeping the same
organization, proceeded to nominate
members of the board of education
for the Norfolk school district. 1t be-
ing necessary to nominate two can
didates for terms of three years and
one candidate for the uneXpired term
of two years, the delegates chose to
nominate the Candidates one at a
time
The names of Albert Degner, F,W
Koerber and S. G. Dean being pre-
scented for members of the school
board the vote STOOD Degner, 80;
Koerber, 4; Dean 3. DR., Bear having
refused to permit his name to be
used, a ballot to nominate a second
member resulted: S. G. Dean, 80;
DR.. Bear, 5, Messrs, Degner and Dean
were declared the nominees for the
three year terms.
Thomas Shively of the Junction was
nominated by reclamation for the I'M
expired term of two years.
Congratulates Itself.
On motion of DR. Mackay the con-
vention then took formal action con-
graduating itself on the character of
tic hAlihnro tn nf