Gunnison news-champion., 1908-09-11


Vention might well be spread over a
great MANY columns. bat suffice 1t
10 say that the scraps were settled
thirteen good delegates selected te
20 10 Pueblo 10 land the srprems
court nomination for Judge Sapp
and q splendid county ticket NOM.
mated
Promptly al ten o'clo'k Count,
Chairman A. NJ. Thomas. called III.
nesting to order and appointed W
s Ditto As temporary chairman T.
O. Palmer read the call Jos II
Block WAS Immediately selected as
secretary and later this organization
WAS made permanent
Chairman Ditto appointed as
Committee on credentials. Pat Tram
or. f. c. Pitcher, and W W VOL
as committee on permanent organi-
zation and order n business, T W
Estes, T. A. Bonghton and C. u.
i'enham; as committee ON resolu-
tions, L. II. Easterly. Mrs. Mabel
Addington and Dave Walker.
An intermission Of forty-6ve min
utss gave this committee time 10 re-
port Sixty delegates out of sixty
two were reported represented, some
by proxies. Crystal and Dorchester
were not represented. The remain
ing list WAS as printed last week,
except that II +. Bender came from
Vulcan and Mrs. Mabel Addington
from Allen or the Lake Fork. An
order Of nominations Was adopted
and short resolutions passed endors-
ing the national platform, endossing
Judge ID. I Sapp As state nominee
for supreme court Judge and pledg-
ing the Gsnnison delegation to ase
every bouOssble eAort 10 ssenr- :.
for him. ----
Nominations for county of6ces
thea began. In recognition OF his
excellent care OF the clerk and re-
corder's Office, as appointive sue
cessor to J. f.. brothers, +. j Ilur-
ley was given nomination by ac-
clamation.
Gunnison has the only lady county
treasurer in the United States. Her
Office has been conducted two years
without an error and it is needless
TO say Mrs. Annie Downey was unan-
imously chosen again.
Pat Hanlon, the popular town
marshal of Crested Butte, who last
spring won reelection against a
Crested Butte opponent by l19 ma
iority, seemed to be the people 5
' choice for sheriff and was nominated
by acclamation.
The rules were suspended and
Mss Sara E.asterlv was nominated
bv acclamation. Miss Sara is one
Of the brightest girls in Gunnison
county, has been fitting herself for
the profession at the state norm@l
and has taught very successfully.
Tim OLeary won the plum ol
coroner. 1t was by acclamatIon, and
that his popularity will win at elec,
ton time News-Champion is certain
For surveyor w 5. Smith was
nominated. 1t also was without OPP
position and goes to capable man
and a sterling democrat.
Judge Geo Iletherington was OPP
posed for the responsible position o
county Judge by Justice Rudolph
Heftner of Pitkin. 1t was quite T;
battle and Mr.. lleftner received
nearly all the votes from his end o
Gunnison county The result STOOD
3S to 70. Judge Hetherington secur
ing the renominatian is recognition
of his able work on the bench ThI'
was the first ballot taken and Chair
man Ditto appointed Dave Walker
Harry Bender and A. J loran a
iellers.
After dinner came the nomination
Of commissioners. The name o
Columbus Stone was put up agains
that of Jos. ii Collins, but immedl
atelv withdrew bv his request. Nj
Collins was then nominated 10y ac
ciamation. He has made one Of th
best county commissioners We eve
had and deserves the reelectio
which is sure to come.
For commissioner IN the secon
district there were four candidates
The first ballo, stood, J. NJ. Custe
20: Elmer Wiley. l3; W. l.. Bennett
IA and ]. F. Pearson ID The sex
ond ballot. Custer 10; Wiley, l:
Bennett. l5. Pearson IL. Thir
ballot, Custer. is; Wiley, l6; Ber
nett, l6: Pearson 10 Fourth ballo