| Show SPIRITED CONTESTS IN democratic MEETING algood und and strong county ticket will enter the final flaco for office the democratic county convention was tras held in tho the court house satur eky september Sep Zep 2 25 5 19 1920 2 0 it was the best democratic county convention hold held an this county for years practical every precinct in the county count was vas represented and the abo delegates delegat oll ware full of enthusiasm and pep it was ra called to order by county chairman 0 CL R n who was s elect acee e as temporary chairman of the convention ven wen tion C W powell jr jowas was choson temporary secretary A motion then carried that committees on cre c permanent organization and order of business and platform and resolutions be appointed the com were as follows credentials frank herbert of salina chairman fred gauchat annabella G T holdaway aurora dansel dannel T ross cove peter E christen sen elsinore EI joseph A aa moore foore joseph roy hatch koosharem Koo sharem ole larsen monroe W W buchanan Michil eld permanent organization and order tot business andrew hansen elsi diore no e chairman H P christensen tAn nabella james curfew aurora ozro anderson central I 1 R glenwood Glenwoo a ti hans tuft monroe iW arlace richfield B S sibastian salina fred R heppler claud B payne vermillion platform and resolutions E E hoffmann richfield chairman D M cloward aurora C M porter elsinore buesse willes joseph frank olsen koosharem Koo Woo sharem charles F nielson monroe II if S crane salina C va W towell powell tr sigurd A 21 recess then taken until 1 30 S Z m at the afternoon ader noon session the re 0 r ts or of the committees were first c trailed for the report of the committee on credentials showing no contest for seats the report of the commit itee on permanent organization and order of business recommended the temporary officers he be made perma ment and in addition thereto that E B SE hoffmann Hon mann be made vice ice chal chairman man sand and mrs mary J bowman assistant secretary was adopted chairman TH offman of the platform committee then ithen presented the platform which was received with great enthusiasm the platform is published elsewhere in this issue I 1 nominations for the various coun ity offices was then declared to he be the varder order of business the first on the list boang being the nomination of a candidate ifor representative to the state legislature frank herbert of salina secured tho the floor and placed in nomination tor for the position A D ot if annabella at present chairman of 0 the board of county commissioners mr herbert in afew well chosen re to mr Neb ekers four of experience as a member of tche board of county commissioners and that mr was perhaps closer in touch with the needs and conditions of this county at the present time than any one else that might bo be named to his long experience before becore the public and to his standing as is P Bub substantial citizen in the com cam aunT ML iti 1 ity ty the nomination of mr neb ker was made by acclamation af asfor or tour four year commissioner james 03 jensen of salina named frank herbert at present a member of the cesard jesso jesse willes of joseph named TO V 7 parker of joseph the ballot resulted in the selection of 1 mr her ibert bert by a vote of 48 to 4 democratic COUNTY Represent aUve to state legisla turo A D county commissioner tio year term frank clerbert county commissioner Comm iloner four ye year ar term john P F webb county clerk county count treasurer C W powell jr county sheriff sli riff CIarci ico county anty or andrew hanco hansen sen C county Ro recorder corder clr lar T J Bour dournian nian county attorney 0 0 11 michel toll county surveyor andersen I 1 for the two year term peter E christensen ot of elsinore EI was named by C M porter john F webb of mouroe by ole oie larson and IV W J parker of joseph by daniel T ross of cove mr webb won out on the first ballot by a vote of 35 9 0 for parker and S for christonsen christensen when nominations for clerk wore were reachel rea chul mr michelson relinquished the chair and named wallace ho he called attention to the fact act that mr had previously been elected to this office but about ten months after his taking the office he was called into the military service and sent overseas leaving his office his young wife and his new home and that he is now entitled to a full term in the office to which he had previously been elected mr was nominated by acclamation for treasurer two names were presented mrs lou the resent incumbent and C W powell jr a former incumbent mr air powell von by a vote of 33 to 19 A real spirited contest was staged or sheriff between clarence smith and donald M long two excellent young men of richfield the nomination was won by smith receiving 31 to 21 for long andrew hansen tor for county assessor mrs mary J bowman for county recorder 0 R for county count attorney and christian andersen for county surveyor all present incumbents were nominated by acclamation the rooster in defiant attitude was selected as tho the party emblem and the county central committee was duly dulya authorized by resolution to fill any vacancy that may occur on the ticket by death resignation or otherwise after the conclusion of the regular business the delegates listened to addresses from congressman milton H welling the nominee for senator and thomas N taylor the nominee tor for governor they only made brief addresses speaking later in the opera house |
