The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-15
STURGEON HEADS TICKET
NOMINATED BY REPUBLICANS FOR
NoRFoLK's MAYOR.
C. ANDERSON FOR CITY CLERK

Parish and Tyler for School Board.
Strong Ticket Throughout.
Republican city ticket:
For mayor, j. ID. Sturgeon.
For city clerk, Chris Anderson.
For city treasurer, A. II. Kiesau.
For police judge, c. f. Eiseley.
For city engineer,
For members board of education. M.
c. Hazen. M. d. Tyler, G. p. Parish.
Caucus nominees for city council:
First ward. S. w. Garvin.
Second ward, w. H. Bridge
Third ward, j. H. Lough
Fourth ward, Pat Dolan.
The republican city convention,
meeting at the city hall last evening,
offers to the voters of Norfolk the
above ticket composed in their judy
ment of the best men available to
| carry on the municipal affairs of the
| city. 1t was pronounced strong tick
ct and the delegates left the city hall
confident of making a winning fight.
The name of Mr.. Sturgeon, the nomi-
nee for mayor, was not actively
brought forth until late Wednesday
afternoon when 1t was received with
| favor.
The convention was called to order
at $3.50 o'clock by Chairman Witzig-
man of the city central committee.
The permanent organization of the
convention was effected by the selec-
| ton of w. A. Witzigman as chairman
and n A. Huse as secretary. The
convention voted to accept the list Of
| delegates as published in The News
| in lieu of the appointment of a COM
mittee on credentials. The conven-
| ton proceeded to the selection of can
didates, voting by wards.
Sturgeon Named.
For the office of mayor, M. d. Tyler
placed in nomination j. d. Sturgeon.
w. r. Hoffman nominated George d.
Butterfield, w. H. Widaman nominal
ed S. w. Garvin. After Mr.. Butter
field had withdrawn his name a ballot
was taken, resulting Sturgeon 90;
Garvin ~; Butterfield s. Mr. Sturgeon
having received majority of the votes
cast was declared the nominee.
Mr.. Sturgeon on being called on to
address the convention, spoke briefly
thanking the delegates for the honor
they had conferred. He said that he
would make hard effort to win the
contest at hand. An earnest promise
to make the city a good mayor if elect
ed brought forth applause from all
sides Mr.. Garvin one of the men
IAf fIN 10 81
ready been nominated for the council.
Anderson for Clerk.
For city clerk E. A. Bullock present
ed the name of Chris Anderson, DR..
Salter the name of W. F. Hall, ]. D.
| Sturgeon the name of w. p. Logan.
The latter Withdrawing the ballot
stood: Anderson, SO; Hall, 5; Logan,
I3. Anderson's nomination was made
unanimous.
A. H. Kiesau was nominated for city
treasurer on motion of e. A. Bullock.
The nomination was made by acclama-
ton. Mr.. Kiesau expressed his thanks.
For the Office of police judge r. H.
Reynolds nominated W. H. Widaman.
W. R. Hoffman brought forth c. F.
Eiseley. Mr.. Eiseley was nominated
by vote of 81 to IS. He thanked the
| delegates.
The convention made no nomination
for the Office of city engineer, though
| in spasm of humor the names of sew
eral prominent citizens were brought
forward for recognition.
For School Board.
Five names were considered by the
convention for the nomination as men,
bers of the board of education. The
vote stood: M. c.. Hazen, 80; M. D.
| Tyler, %; G. P. Parish, "a DR.. H. J.
Cole, 1S; c. ]. Hibben, 8. The nominal
| ton of Messrs. Hazen, Tyler and Par
| ish was then made unanimous. The
convention did not designate which of
the three candidates should stand for
| the unexpired term of two years.
The city central committee was EN-.
powered to fill all vacancies that might
arise on the city ticket
On motion the following men, select
ed last Monday by the ward caucuses,
were confirmed as members of the re-
publican central committee: First
ward, J. S. Mathewson; Second ward,
A. H. Kiesau; Third ward, R. H. Rey-
nolds; Fourth ward w. H. Livingston.
Reynolds Chairman.
Immediately after the adjournment
of the convention, the central commit
tee met. The committee organized by
electing r. H. Reynolds chairman.
The committee will hold an important
meeting within the next few days.