The Lamar register., 1918-07-17
REPUBLICANS MEET AND
NAME CANDIDATES
Notwithstanding Busy Times a Large
and Representative Gathering of
Republican Voters Met Last FRI
day TO Name Candidates for
Primary Election.

can organization, are alive to the in-
portanee of maintaining the old or
ganization notwithstanding these
strenuous war times was evidenced by
the large turn out Of the leading citi
zens of all sections to the republican
county assembly last Friday in Lamar.
All parts of the county were well re-
presented and when County Chairman
NJ. J. McAiillin called the assembly to
order he WAS faced by body Of re
preventative citizens with whom It was
both q pleasure and honor TO meet.
As the democratic assembly was call
ed for the same hour At the court
house the republicans met at the big
lodge room in the X. p. Temple, and
there were quite 4 few visitors be
sides the delegates present At the open
ing Of the assembly. After the read
ing Of the call by J. o. Stream, Sec
retary Of the county committee, u
motion Was made that Joe :. MeMur-
try Of Holly be elected temporary
chairman and u szs unanimously car
ried. Russell Mayfield OF Granada
Was elected temporary secretary. The
various committees were then appoint
ed and : short reessS taken The COM
mittee on permanent organization
after recess reported recommending
that the temporary organization Dc
made permanent which was done. A
committee on conference with the
democratic assembly Was then on
motion Of Mr.. MeMillin appointed By
the chair, and NJ. J. MeMillin, A p.
Anuekey and Ray Strain were named
as its members Afull report of the
work of this committee will be found
IN another article.
A committee was also appoint
ed to recommend delegates to the
various conventions, and consisted of
J. .. Stream, J. p. Campbell. W. H.
Blosser, Geo. W. karn and Geo. Pen
ley. Adjournment for dinner was then
taken and most Of the delegates re-
nlained at the temple for the Yamba
luncheon 10 Capt Fallon-
A. the afternoon session the COM
r-i1tee On resolution presented 4 set
Of resolutions pledging the earnest
and loyal support Of AL good republi-
cans 10 the government to see il safely /
through this great crisis, and these
were adopted amid cheers. The com
n-i-tee On delegates made the follow
ing report which Vas adopted
The list u delegates 10 the state
assembly 10 b~ held at Colorado /
Springs i as follows: NJ. J. MeMa- !
lin. J. ; Hzssy. Allyn Cole. Gr.snby .
Hillyer. Mrs VI. L Stewart. W. II I
Bl0sser. J. P. Campbell, J. 5. Nc
Aurtry. Il 2. Decker. Cora Strain.
A P. knaekey, A Cleayes. 5. A
Crazy. Ray MeGrath. y y. Mclean.
a n Parrish. John Duncan.
These delegates we're instructed 10
cast So votes for C. ". Waterman
for L. 5 Senator and 81 for Law
rsnee c Phipps.
The following IS the list Of delegate
10 the congressional assembly in Colo
rado Springs;
A n. Parrish. Mrs- NJ. l. Stewart.
Lee LeathermAn. J. P. Campbell. J
A Rhodenbaugh. T. }. sayler. J. Rus
sell Msyfield. G. l. Penley. NJ. J. Nc
Millin. ]. H Myers. L L Earl. Gran
By Hillyer, S. A Crazy. J. r. Gordon.
J 5. MeMurtry. A P. Knuekey. E. r.
Jones
The list OF delegates to the judicial
assembly at Colorado was composed Of
y. y. Mclean. Allyn Cole, c. c Good
ale. A. y. Parrish. ]. W. Wilkin. J. B.
Rhodes. ]. o. Stream. F. NJ. Wilson.
J L link. Ray Strain, C. W. Green.
H L Moran. G. a Custer. Guy Fire
baugh. J. s. MeMurtry.
Senator J. S. Hssty was endorsed
for state senator and authorized to
name his delegates 10 the senatorial
district assembly. Hon Allyn Cole
was likewise endorsed for representa-
tive and authorized 10 name his dele
cation TO the representative district
assembly.
Candidates were then on ballots
named for the various places on the
primary election ballot as follows
County clerk and recorder, l. NJ.
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