The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-26
A New Record In Harmony.

A New RECORD IN harmony
Republican city ticket:
For mayor, j. ID. Sturgeon.
For city clerk ED Harter
For city treasurer, c. l.. Anderson.
For police Judge, c. f. Eiseley
For surveyor, A. j. Colwell.
For members board of education, Il.
Nj. Hunting and X. NJ. Fraser.
For the council caucus nominees),
First ward, w II. Brakeman; Second
ward, Il. Il. Coleman; Third ward e.
l.. Loucks; Fourth ward, II. 7. Donner'
II took the Republican city conven-
ton lust fifteen minutes to endorse
the efficient city administration OF the
past year. renominate Mayor Sturgeon
and the other retiring members OF the
Republican administration and pick
two candidates for the school board.
Shortest Convention in History.
For the speedy transaction of bust
ness the convention last night at the
city hall set a new record 1t was the
shortest convention ever held in Nor
folk. At no time has there been any
real question of the denomination or
the different members of the Sturgeon
administration. Harmony was the
keynote of the convention which was
attended by some forty-odd delegates
and a good sized crowd of spectators.
Every nomination was made by accla'
nation.
Burt Mapes Chairman.
George n. Beels, chairman of the
city central committee, called the con
yention to order. Chairman Beels re-
ferred to the victory of a year ago and
urged that in entering on the pre-
liminary steps of the campaign care
should be taken to have the party
merit the confidence which 1t now en-
joys. The only promises made year
ago were. the speaker said, fair play
and square deal. With the same
simple guarantee this year he declared
that there could be no factions in the
Republican party.
Chairman Beels announced that the
central committee had examined the
News and that the same had been
found correct. The published call and
the list of delegates was read by s. ID.
Robertson, secretary of the city COM
mittee. On motion of Burt Mapes the
list of delegates as read was declared
the accredited delegates to the con-
vention and the delegates present from
each ward were authorized to cast the
full vote of the delegation.
The convention organized by elect
ing Burt Mapes chairman and n. A.
Huse secretary.
Sturgeon by AccIamation.
The name of Mayor j. d. Sturgeon
was presented to the convention for
denomination by G. f. Kane a Norfolk
travelling man from the Second ward.
The nomination was made by acclama-
ton.
Sturgeon Thanks Convention.
Called on by the delegates, Mayor
Sturgeon thanked the convention for
the honor it had bestowed upon him.
He appreciated it all the more because
It was the second time that he had
been given the nomination by acclama-
ton He accepted it as an endorse
ment of the present administration
The mayor confessed that when he
was first elected he was afraid of his
own Judgment erring and was afraid
that at times he might take courses
which were not for the best interests
of the city. AS a result of the conven-
ton endorsement he felt encouraged
over the past years work. While Sell
fish interest prompted him not to run,
he promised that if elected he would
try to give every citizen the benefit of
fair and equitable treatment.
The mayors remarks were APP
plauded.
Harter Makes a Hit.
City Clerk Ed Harter was presented
for denomination by NJ. d. Tyler. His
nomination was made by reclamation.
Harter was called on and thanked the
delegates in a neat little speech, which
was the hit of the evening. He had to
thank both his Republican and his
Democratic friends for Harter has
been nominated by both city conven-
tions
Present Officers Renomlnated.
City Treasurer C. l.. Anderson was
renominated by reclamation on motion
of NJ. c. Hazen.
Police Judge C. F. Eiseley was given
a unanimous denomination on motion
of c. c. Cow.
A Democrat for Surveyor.
NJ. c. Hazen stated that inasmuch
as the Democrats had nominated one
Republican, he would nominate A. j
Colwell the Democratic candidate, fol-
city engineer The nomination was
made by reclamation.
Huntington and Fraser for Board.
Nominations being called for the
school board, J. w. Merriam on behalf
of the Fourth ward presented r. M
Fraser. j. d. Sturgeon nominated E
M. Huntington. Both nominations
were agreed to by reclamation.
On motion of G. +. Kane the centra