Gunnison news-champion., 1914-07-31
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Popular Paay Caa6daacs
Seek E.ndossemcut q Vot-
ers at Primary Tor the
County O&oes.

The DemocrstIc assembly Of GannI
son county met on "Wednesday Of this
week and placed the primary ticket N
the field and elected delegates to attend
the state and congressional assemblys
which meet this week. The meeting
convened at nine O'Clock. and st that
time a temporary organization was per
fected and credential committee APP
pointed. W. 5. Henderson Of Pitkip
was elected temporary chairman and
Judge Clifford II Stone temporary sec
retary. The credentisl committee sp-
pointed was composed of c. l.. McAllis-
ter of Doyleville. James h. Nash
of, Gunnison and Psyton Spsnn of
Jacks Cabin. Adjournment WAS taken
until ] 80 in the afternoon.
In the afternoon the temporary or
ganizstion was made permanent and
the report of the credentisl committee
read and accepted. A committee com
posed of James McElroy, Thos. Bough-
ton and Charles Leheu were appointed
to name twelve delegates to attend the
State Assembly which was held in Den
yer yesterday. This committee reports
the following names which were accept
ed by the assembly: DIR. George Sulli-
van, .. n. McDougsl, Miss Mamie
Harwood, Frank vsnAlstine, Herman
EilsAs~sht Elasr Nilay, Nh. u. Tea
ney. Thos. Boughton, w. H. whslen,
W. S. Henderson, John McLain and G.
w. Balm. After these delegates were
accepted as representatives to the state
assembly, a motion was made and
adopted naming the same delegation for
the Fourth Congressional District As
sembly which meets in Denver today.
The business of nominating primary
ticket to be submitted to the Democra-
tic voters was taken up and as there
was more than one nominee in a num-
Der of cases, and required balloting,
and took considerable time.
These nominees named by the as
sembly without opposition were:
Clerk and Recorder, p j. Hurley,
Sheriff, Pat Hsnlon,
Superintendent of Schools, Edith
Welch,
Surveyor, j. H. Robinson,
Coroner, George Miller,
Commissioner 3rd district, W, II.
Whalen,
For Assessor, A. NJ Thomas received
26 votes and T. j. Beezley of Marble Is.
A contest developed for Treasurer, b.
II. Jorgensen of Marble being present
ed by the Marble delegation. +. G..
Palmer received % votes and Jorgensen
l. votes.
As representative in the goth general
assembly, James McElroy Of Crested
Butte was head man with II votes,
while W S. Henderson of Pitkin got IL
votes. Thirteen votes were cast by en-
thusiastie friends for DIR. George Muck
oils of Gunnison, who however deelsr-
ed it was against his will and that he
would not make the race
All Of these names go on the prim-
AIRY ballot as ii takes only six votes or
one-tenth of the convention to place
them on the ticket, except that each
candidate must accept in writing within
seven days.
Precinct Committeeman and committee
woman we're elected from each district
and are as follows:
Precinct l, Gunnison, j. H. Robinson
and Mrs p p Miller.
Precinct 4, Crested Butte, NJ. l. Roth
and James Hoy
Precinct :, Gunnison, Herman Ellie
brecht and Sara b. Easterly.
Precinct s, Gunnison, Chas, Shaw and
Susie Miller.
Precinct Z. Pitkin, John McWillisms
Precinct IL, Ohio City, James McLain
and Mrs. James McLain.
and Mrs. Rudolph Hefftner.
Precinct II, Castleton, Frank Van
Alstine and Mrs Rocco SanteriIli
Precinct Is, Howeville. Frank Com
stock and Mrs. Frank Comstock.
Precinct 20. Parlins, F. ". vader-
and Mrs. F. W. Nader
Precinct, %, Crested Butte, James
Gardner.