The Greeley tribune., 1908-09-09
SESSION OF WELD COUNTY
G. o. p. IN OPERA HOUSE
Meet and Name Complete County and Lesis-
lative Ticket. Pass Resolutions Endorsing
Roosevelt, Taft, BuchteI ard the Old
County Administration. Some
Warm Contests Recorded

The Ticket
For Clerk, Albert J. Luther.
For Treasurer, =. W. Allen.
For Sheriff, b. Ii. Florance.
County Judge, G. II. Bradfield.
Assessor. A. Il. Fischer.
School Superintendent, l.. II. Har.
risOn.
For Coroner. T. G. Macy.
Surveyor, Robert Wright.
Commissioners, 1st District, +. G.
Commissioners, Bird District, X. w.
Devinney.
Senator, ID. +. Carpenter.
Representatives, Harrison Teller, f.
X. Packard.
County Chairman, f.. H. McClenahan.
With music by fine orchestra
and prayer by Rev. w. A Philips of
the Presbyterian church of Greeley
the republican convention of Weld
county opened in the Greeley opera
house at 1890 this morning.
1t might have been state con-
vention. or diminutive national
convention, so perfect were all the
arrangements made by Albarr J.
Luther and L. H. MoClenahan.
There were the pictures OF Taft,
Mckinley and Roosevelt. the hall de-
corated with flags. bunting and
palma. There were Also the STAN
cards shown, the location Of G. cil
.,olt %;.tion. by name and number
To further carry out the idea of the
big convention. when the orchestra
played America" and Dixie" the
delegates jumped to their feet and
cheered.
The Illusion was somewhat mar
ed when County Chairman c. ID.
Todd announced in very prosaic
tone of voice that two or three dele
cations had not turned in their ere
dentials and that they were simply
blocking the wheels of progress un-
til this was done.
All in all the present convention
was probably the most intense and
interesting held in Weld county in
many years.
There were 60 many conests to be
settled in the convention court that
could not be settled out of court.
Some of the rough spots were smooth
ed out in caucus the evening before,
but there were still those of the
state senatorship, the assessorship.
sheriff, county judge, and enough
others to keep matters almost at
fever heat throughout the day.
All morning little groups of poll
ticians. and many that were not
politicians except for the day. could
be seen in earnest and often excited
conversations upon the street cor
ners, in the lobby and on the porch |
of the Camfield These groups |
finally dissolved into a thin line OF
men vending their way to the con /
vention hall. where the final battle |
was to take place.
Following the prayer by Kew.
Philips the call of the convention
was read by Secretary Henry Luther.
County Chairman Todd gave
brief review of the history OF the
republican party in this county since
1896 when every office in the county
was held by democrat. until the
present time when every county Of
flee except state senator Is held pv
republicans. g.,
The scrap that was looked for
over the Temporary organization did
NOT materialiZe as j. w. McCreery.
who was one of the prospective can
djdates for Office of temporary CHAR
man moved that Judge James r.
Corrisues be elected temporary chair
man.
Judge Garrigues announced tha'
the convention was called for busl-
ness and not for Speech maklhS'
hence would retard business only toi
n few moments, which promise ne
kept.
Henry Luther was elected tenn
porary secretary and Ray NJ. Gale as
assistant secretary.
The following committee were
chosen: ,.
Credentials-J. T. Perkins, Haipie
Il. DALEY and Bodo Won lrotha.
Rules and order of Business.--W w.
T. Letford. Fritz Wattenburg, n. d.
\,
Resolutions f, J, Estes, j. NJ s
Kutch, j. l.. Messick.
Delegates II, McClenahah' u
V Holmes, H. C. Casner. {
A recess was the taken untii l''o
p. m. l., =
tbe afternoon Judge Chas. e. South
,rd made a motion that all G. A. H. {
men be given place of honor on the !
platform. where they could observe I
the proceedings with ease and com
fort The result was that ABOUT TWO