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forcement Of such laws as will compel
the railways to properly guard their
right.of-ways against fires.
The chair announcing that nomina'
lions for two representatives in the
state legislature were in order, the
names of Major T. A. Cummings, OF
Fort Benton, and Attorney Charles
A. Rose of Havre, were submitted.
Their nomin alton was made by ac-
clamation.
For county commissioner, the
following we're presented for nomina-
ton: Charles A. Smith and E. NJ.
Kennedy, of Harlem; James Griffin
and Cal c. Shuler, of Chinook: c. l.
Jensen, of Big Sandy. Mr.. Kennedy
was nominated on the second ballot,
in which he received 65 votes.
For county clerk and recorder, the
name of W. r. Leet, the present in.
cumbent, was the only n presented,
and MIR. Leet was nominated by
reclamation.
For the Office of sheriff, the names
of Frank J. Merger, Alex Ross and
GeorgejBickl were presented to the
convention. The irst ballot resulted
as follows: Merger, Al; Bickle, 46;
Ross, q. There being no choice, a
second ballot was taken, with this
result: Merger, Asst; Bickle, 81; Ross,
q. Mr.. Bickle was declared to be the
nominee for sheriff.
For county treasurer, the Of
E. Frank Sayre, Alfred Il. West and
T. j. Troy we're presented, and the
first ballot resulted: Sayre, 434:
West, 22t; Troy, "A. On the second
ballot the vote was Sayre, AL; Troy,
So; West. ia result which gave Mr..
Troy the nomination.
For clerk of the district court, the
aspirants for nomination we're Geo.
D. Patterson, j. w. .Hyndman, Chas.
H. Boyle and A. D. Smith. MIR.
Boyle was nominated on the second
ballot, the vote being: Boyle, 65;
Smith, 80: Patterson, 4; Hyndman, 3.
The greatest surprise of the conven.
ton came when the chair called for
nominations for county attorney.
The name of Florian A. Carnal was
presented by w. S. Towner in a high
ly eulogistic speech, and that of r. E.
Hammond was submitted by John
Matthews. Julius Lehfeldt, of the
Chinook delegation, then presented
the name OF W. S. Towner as the
choice Of himself and others for the
nomin alton. The ballot resulted:
Carnal, 294; Towner, SO; Hammond,
2lt. MIR. Towner made a brief speech
of acceptance, declaring that the
honor had come to him without solicit
tatiou and expressing thanks to his
friends.
The nomin alton Of a candidate for
superintendent of shoots being in
order, Mr.. Blackstone vacated the
chair in favor of r. X. Lewis, who
made a brief speech predicting re.
publican success in the nation, state
and county. The names of Mrs. G. |.
Hover and Miss Daisy Blackstone
were presented to the convention for
superintendent of schools, the ballo,
resulting: Mrs. Hoover ~; Miss
Blackstone 5S!.
For assessor, Henry Griesbach was
nominrted by reclamation, the nom
making acknowledgment in a brie'
speech.
For county surveyor, A. w. Merri
field and Lloyd G. Smith were the
asplrants for nomination. The VOTE
was: Merrifeld, 69a; Smith, 404.
For coroner, DR.. j. S. Almas wa
nominated by reclamation.
For public administrator, the name
Of w. o. Dexter and Herman Ma!
were presented. Mr.. Dexter was nom
mated by q vote Of Ga to IS.
On motion, the chair appointed
committee consisting of Geo. B
Burne. o. G. Skylstead, o. A. Berge
son, G. H. Ragland and B. D. Phillip
to select delegates to the state conveu
ton. The delegates chosen were a
follows: w. B. Piper, A. J. Brod
rick, D. L.. Blackstone. Geo. E
Bourne, b. d. Phillips, Alex Ross
ID. l.. Baird, l.. B. Taylor, G. l. Jer
sen, Geo. w. Hall, T. NJ. Everett, l
Ntzhugh,, o. G. Skylstead, Jack Strair
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