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APRIL 29. Republican State convention. Dr. Patton receives 30 votes for alternates to the national convention
APRIL -. The Grand Lodge of the Knights of Honor meets at Ft. Scott. Hiawatha is represented by J. S. Henny and Dr. S. M. Pratt. Dr. Pratt is elected State Medical Examiner.
MAY 6. The Kansas and Nebraska State Dental Association meets at Iliawatha. Dr. Wm. M Shirley elected one of the vice presidents.
MAY 10. The corner stone of the Bethany reformed church at Hiawatha is laid Rev. G W. Remegan officiating. Rev. H. O Scott delivered a sermon. Copies of the Democrat and World and a few small coins were deposited in the stone.
MAY 16. Dr. Fred O. Hoyt, living four miles northwest of Hiawatha com- mits suicide by shooting himself through the head
MAY 17. A meeting is held at the court house to discuss the waterworks project. John H. Fraser is chairman and C. B. Bowman and D. W. Wilder are secretaries.
MAY 20. A meeting is held at the court house to discuss the question of the advisability of boring for coal and water. J. D. Blair, A. Schilling, R. F. Buckles, Geo. H. Adams, E Hoye, Wm. Shirley, J. P Bause. Jno. E. Morris and J. E Henney were appointed to solicit subscriptions.
MAY 21. The National Prohibition convention meets at Pittsburg and nominates John P. St. John for President.
MAY 24. Democratic Mass convention at Hiawatha. E. Harrington is chairman and C Bowman is secretary. H. C. Baker, Peter Berney and J. W. Martin were appointed a committee on permanent organization and reported in favor of making the temporary organization permanent.
Colonel E. Bierer, C. B. Bowman, Henry Isely, R. W. Cornelison and John Davidson were appointed a committee on resolutions and reported the follow- ing which were adopted:
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Resolved, By the Democrats of Brown county, in mass convention assembled that all the citizens of the county irrespective of past party affiliations, who are heartily sick of the imposi- tions and.corruptions of ring rule and the one man power are cordially invited to join with us in our efforts to secure to all people their just rights and au honest, competent and economical administration of the affairs of the county.
Resolved, That we are in favor of just and liberal laws, granting pensions, county lands to soldiers whose services and valor saved our country from disunion and we commend to them the fact that all the most liberal pension measures have been originated by Democrats in Con- gress and passed by their votes.
Resolved, That we are in favor of the nomination of Tilden and Hendricks for the presi- dency and vice presidency and believe that they have been preserved by Providence in order that the great wrong of 1876 may be righted.
The following delegates and alternates were then elected to the state con- vention: Delegates, E. Harrington, H. B. Wey, IIenry Isley, E. Bierer, Peter Berney, Theodore Schecker. Alternates, H. B. Walters, H. C. Baker, Fred Isley, W. S. Hall, Nicholas Berney, John Lyons.
MAY 28. The National Greenback Labor party meets in convention in Indinapolis and nominates Benjamin F. Butler for President.
MAY 30. Memorial day exercises at the Armory in Hiawatha. Rev. E. Gill is orator of the day. The parade to the cemetery formed under the di- rection of J. T. Grimes, Chief Marshal; assisted by George T. Woodmansee, A. C. Foster and E. Harrington.
-The Welch Baptist Association including the states of Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska is held at the school house in District No. 76. Emin- ant divines from the several states were present.
MAY 31. E. N. Morrill re-nominated for Congress at Atchison. John Schilling is chairman of the Congressional central committee.
JUNE 1. First issue of the Willis Reporter by Jas. M. Wharton.
JUNE 2. J. H. Atwood was appointed street commissioner for Hiawatha.
JUNE 3. Republican National Convention at Chicago nominates James G. Blaine for President, and John A. Logan for Vice President.
JUNE 4. - A meeting is held at Hiawatha for the purpose of organizing a gas, coal and water company. E. Bierer is made chairman and D. W. Wilder, secretary. The capital stock is set at $5,000 to be divided into shares of $25 each. Messrs. John E. Moon, D. W. Wilder. E. Bierer, C. H. Janes, Ira J. Lacock and R. F, Buckles were appointed a committee to prepare the neces- sary charter.
JUNE 5. The Everest Reflector appears with B. H. Patch as publisher and Bert Patch as editor.
JUNE 12. The Hiawatha Water, Gas and Mining Co , is incorporated to prospect for water, gas, coal,oil and minerals. The capital stock consists of 200 shares of $25.00 each. John E. Moon. C. II. Janes, G. H. Adams, A. Schilling, E. Bierer, J. W. Pottenger and L. R. Yates are the directors.
JUNE 12. Hiawatha Republicans hold a Blaine & Logan meeting. D. W Wilder was elected chairman and H. C. Bossart, secretary.
It was decided to organize the Blaine & Logan Plume Knights to consist of companies of ten each.
H. J. Aten, F. D. Krebs and II. C. Bossart were appointed a committee on military organization.
L. H. Smyth, Ed. Hoye and J. D. Blair were appointed a committee on arrangements.
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JUNE 14. Republican county convention. R. H. Brewster was chairman and N. F. Leslie secretary. Committees were appointed as follows: Creden- tials-A. Carothers, I. P. Winslow, E. T. Noble, John A. Fulton and H. W. Partch. Resolutions-D. W. Wilder, N. F. Leslie. Rules-D. K. Babbitt, E. T. Noble, J. Schilling.
The committee on credentials reported the following list of delegates en- titled to seats in the convention:
Padonia-H. B. Mooney, I. P. Winslow, L. C. Anderson.
Irving-E. T. Noble, R. H. Brewster, A. W. Bell.
Willis-Delegates, H. C. Spragne, J. W. Kipp, S. J Efner. M. G. Ham, Jesse Henney. Alternates, W. J. Cash, W. M. Crawford, W. W. Loofborrow. John Goodwin, J. Hines.
Baker-Delegates, P. R. Harman, Jesse Holt, W. M. Nellans. Alternates, W. E. Smith, J. J. Irwin, George Mell.
Morrill-Delegates, J. A. Fulton, Niram Cur- tis, W. C. Cecil, ยป. S. Lindeman. Alternates, T. L. Crow. W. C Musser, L. M. Spaulding, Norman Musselman.
Robinson-N. F. Leslie, J. L. Lemaster, John A. Dowell, J. B. Mitchell, S. A. Grin- inger.
Hamlin-A. Stiles, J. M. Barnes, Robert Gaston, Milton Moore.
Carson-Harrison Bemis, A. Carothers, R. H. Sewell.
Tyler-Delegates, P. S. Shintaffer, F. M Stewart. Alternates, J. B. Murray, J. J Webb.
Powhattan-Joseph Woodman, W. D. Frazey. Washington-Dr. P. R. Moore. M. L. Guc- lick, S. E. Brown.
Hiawatha Township-D. Hazen, John Schil- ling. D. K. Babbitt, B. F. Partch, Wm. Rad- ford. Geo. Blair, George Woodmansee, J. S. Henney, Thurston Chase.
Hiawatha-First Ward-Delegates, Thomas McLaughlin; D. W. Wilder. Alternates, H. C. Pearson, L. B. Hunter
Second Ward-J. N. Davis, W W. Nye, M. S. Smalley.
Third Ward-H. W. Partch. L. H. Smyth, R. C. Jones.
Fourth Ward-W J. Nevins, Jacob Covode.
Kickapoo-John Hall and W. D Owen added by resolution.
The following resolutions reported by the committee were adopted:
Resolved, That we thank the Chicago convention for giving us the most progressive, prac- tical and wide awake platform ever presented to the American people by any political organiz- ation. It recognizes the rights of labor and the rights of man, and gives us firm and solid ground on which to stand and to march while we make the aggressive campaign of 1884. We also thank our brothers in National convention assembled for obeying the will of the Republi- can states in giving us for our triumphant standard bearers. Hon James G. Blaine and Gen. Jno. A. Logan, the double headed ticket that fights at both ends, and that can no more be put down by dudes and bolters than a hurricane can be stilled by a penny whistle.
Res ived, That we tender our congratulations to our townsman, Maj. Morrill. for the un- tiring industry and the complete success which has crowned his labors as a Republican Con- gressman in a house strongly opposed to his party, and especially for the victory he has ob- tained in securing justice for the Veteran Union Soldiers, He is a man for whom we can work and vote with pride and honor and we pledge ourselves to give him a rousing majority next November,
Resolved, That it is the wish of this convention that the delegates elected here to-day cast their votes for Col. John A. Martin for Governor. His career as a soldier and his record as a citizen will remove all dissensions from our ranks and grandly inaugurate the second quarter- century of Republican victories in Kansas.
Resolved, That nationally and locally the best thing for the Republicans to do is what the Democrats don't want, and the true men for the Republicans to stand by and support are the men whom the Democrats abuse. And this is our answer to the local lies on our friend and neighbor, E. N. Morrill, the model citizen and stainless patriot.
The following list of delegates and alternates to the state convention were selected: Delegates, J. B. Mitchell, D. W. Wilder, J. A. Fulton. Jno Schil- ling, M. G. Ham, E. T. Noble. Alternates, N. F. Leslie, Dr. W. W. Nye, Robert Gaston, Dan Hazen, W. M. Nellans. R. H. Brewster.
JUNE 18. The Blaine & Logan Plumed Knights perfect their organization by the election of Lucian H. Smyth as Colonel, John Schilling as Lieutenant Colonel, S. A. Fulton, Major, F. D. Krebs, Adjutant, W. M. Welcome, Quar- ter-Master.
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JUNE 2 !. A meeeing of the officers of the Brown County Old Settlers' society is held and it is decided to hold an old settlers re-union in the court house park, September 3 ... John Punshon, John Schilling and John Walters are appointed a committee to draft a program.
JUNE 21. Old Settlers reunion at the court house. It is decided to hold an annual reunion September 3, and John Punshon, G. Shilling and J. Walters are appointed a committee on arrangements.
JUNE 27. Death of Mrs. Martha A. W. Foster. She came to Brown Co., in 1855 with her husband, William C. Foster.
JULY 4. Celebration at Willis. Speeches are made by John Campbell, Dan Clifford, John Schilling and John C. Fremont, (colored.)
-Celebration at Hamlin. The speeches are made by O. C. Hill, Prof. C. P. Carey and Rev. J. W. Smithi.
-Celebration at Padonia. A. G. C. Bierer was the orator of the day.
Celebration at Robinson. N. F. Leslie was officer of the day and the prin- cipal address was delivered by R. C. Bassett, of Seneca.
-Death of Samuel Speer.
JULY 8. Democratic National convention at Chicago nominates Grover Cleveland for President, and Thos. A. Hendricks for Vice President.
JULY 16 Republican state convention nominated John A. Martin for Governor. D. W. Wilder is a member of the committee on resolutions, and John Schilling a member of the committee on credentials.
JULY 19. Brown County Democrats ratify the nomination of Cleveland and Hendricks at Hiawatha. Col. E. Bierer is chairman of the meeting and speeches are made by Hon. T. P. Fenlon of Leavenworth, C. F. Cochran, of Atchison, Morgan Wise, of Pennsylvania, and E. Harrington.
-The W. R. C. No. 42, is organized at Hiawatha, with fifty-two members and the following officers: Margaret J. Fraser, President; Olive Kingman, S. V , Mrs. Robert Gaston, J. V .; Mrs. M. L. Aten, Sec .; Mrs. M. Walters, Treas .; Mrs. Julia A. Chase, Chaplain, Miss Walters Conductor; Mrs. Hattie Merrill, Guard.
JULY 27. The Bethany Reformed Church at Hiawatha is dedicated. Rev. B Shuey of Emporia preached the dedicatory sermon. The total value of the building and furniture is $4,300 and it is paid for.
AUG. 4. J. B. Campbell sells his interest in the Hiawatha World to M. E. Foote.
AUG. 13. Baptist church of. Willis incorporated by S. E. Erwin, Alexan- der McConachie, Alexander Robertson, Samuel Findley, Lorenzo N. Fletcher.
AUGUST 16. Republican judicial and senatorial convention. C. W. John- son was chairman and P. R. Harman, secretary. Committees were appointed as follows; Permanent organization-A. D. Lynch, J. B. Murray. A. J. Ander- son, A. J. Leibengood. Credentials-Geo. Woodmansee, J. F. Cashman, Geo. M. Blair, J. B. Mitchell, W. H. Shortridge. Resolutions-I. N. Smith, R. H. Brewster, S. E. Erwin, A. R. Smith, H. Bemis.
The report of the committees on credentials showed that the delegates to the Judicial and Senatorial convention were not the same in all instances and it was decided to proceed with the work of the Judicial convention first. The following is the roll of delegates to the Judicial convention.
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Padonia-D. B. Anderson, A. J. Leibengood, David Hillyer.
Hamlin-Jacob Reasoner. J. C. Watson, Chas. Sprague, A. R. Smith
Morrill -- James H. Watts, Joseph Kirk, S. S. Lindeman, Wm. McDermond
Tyler -- P. Shintaffer. Wm Lambertson, J. B. Murray, A. J. Anderson. H. Bemis.
Kickapoo-H. Schreck, C. A. Hildwine.
Powhattan -- G. L. Becker, M. Foster.
Baker -- Henry Smith, Jesse Holt, S, E. Er- win.
Willis -- David Kessler, E. N. Pugh, S. J. Effner, Henry Sprague, Jas. Moore.
Hiawatha Township-G T. Woodmansee, Wm. Radford, J. H. White, B. F. Partch, G. M. Blair, H. Seburn, Wm. Hauber, S. Detwiler, A. McQuilken.
Hiawatha-First Ward -- H. C. Pierson, John Merrill.
Second Ward-Jno. E. Moon, I. N. Smith, R. C. Chase.
Third Ward -- C. W. Johnson, J. H. Fraser, A. A. Holmes. Fourth Ward-A. C. Fitch, H. Sherman.
S. Hunter, Jacob Reasoner, W. M. Wellcome, and T. J. Hayes were elected delegates to the Judicial convention.
R. C. Chase offered the following resolution which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That recognizing in Ho1. David Martin a faithful, industrious and impartial jurist, and in obedience to the uniform public senti ment of Brown county, we enthusiastically endorse his candidacy for re-election, and pledge him the support of the delegates this day elected by this convention .
The Judical convention then adjourned and the Senatorial convention con- vened with the following roster of delegates.
Hamlin-Chas. Sprague, G. R. T. Roberts, Jacob Reasoner, A. R. Smith.
Powhattan-J. L. Cashman, A. D. Lynch, Henry Schreck, E. Hildwine.
Irving -- David Copeland, J. A. Hewitt, R. H. Brewster.
Padonia-D. B. Anderson, A. J. Leibengood, David Hillyer.
Tyler -- Wm. Lambertson, Philip Shintaffer. Carson-J. B. Murray, A. J. Anderson. H. Bemis.
Hiawatha-First Ward -- H. C. Pierson, John Merrill.
Second Ward -- Jno. E. Moon, I. N. Smith, R. C. Chase.
Third Ward -- C. W. Jolinson, J. H. Fraser, A. A. Holmes.
Fourth Ward-A. C. Fitch, H. Sherman.
Baker-P. R. Harman, W. H Shortridge, Walter Smith.
Willis-W. H. Barber, E. N. Pugh, S. J. Effu r Henry Sprague, James Moore.
I; N. Smith reported the following resolution which was adopted:
Resolved. That we endorse the platform adopted by the National Republican convention and the ticket nominated by it; also the State Republican platform and the ticket nominated by it.
A motion to elect delegates by a viva voce vote was lost by 21 to 31 and the convention proceeded to ballot: First ballot, I, N. Smith, 31; Dr. Seburn, 20; Second ballot, E. L. Kreider, 36; T. J. Elliot, 13; third ballot, P, R. Harman, 14; A. A. Holmes, 25; Henry Smith, 11. No choice. Fourth ballot, A. A. Holmes, 30, P. R. Harman, 21; fifth ballot. J. H. Cashman, 35; E. N. Pugh, 11; Dr. Seburn, 3; P. R. Harman, 2; sixth ballot, J. B. Murray, 35; G. R. T. Rob- erts, 10; A. R. Smith, 6; seventh ballot, A. J. Leibengood, 33; David Moore, 7: eighth ballot, G. T. Woodmansee, 29; Henry Sprague, 13; ninth ballot, David Copeland, 30; Jacob Reasoner, 6; tenth ballot, L. N. Reid, 28; P. R. Harman, 20. eleventh ballot, P. Shintaffer, 26; P. R Harman, 20.
Henry Shreck offered the following resolution which was lost.
I move that our delegates be instructed to cast their ballots in favor of a Doniphan county man in preference to a Brown county man, but first, last and always to stick to the Hon. John Fulton until they will give us a man that can stand on the platform adopted bp our state con- vention and advocate the same.
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R. C. Chase offered the following:
Resolved, First, That we heartily endorse the Republican platform, both state and Na- tional, and the nominees thereof.
Second, That it is the sense of the Republicans of Brown county, that no man should be chosen for the enactment of laws, who is not a law abiding citizen.
Third, That the delegates to the senatorial convention to be held at Troy, are hereby in- structed under no circumstances to support a man for State Senator, who, by voice or pen, spits upon our State or National declaration of principles, or whose innuence is used to trample upon rather than to uphold the laws of the land.
The resolutions were laid on the table by a vote of 21 to 20.
The World in its write up of the convention says: "The peculiarity of the voting (for delegates) is accounted for by the caucus held by Mr. Fulton's friends in the court house. They numbered about thirty-five, made the or- ganization and selected all the delegates as above, except I. N. Smith, in place of L. H. Smyth; the name of the latter was withdrawn."
AUGUST 16. Democratic county convention. E. Harrington was chair- man and Geo T. Williams secretary. The following committees were ap- pointed: Credentials-J. J. Foster, Henry Isely; Theodore Schecker. Per- manent Organization-W. S. Hall, P C. Winterscheidt, Jno. Hillman. Order of Business - Nicholas Berney. Johnson Beatty, E S. Davis.
The committee on credentials reported the following list of delegates:
Hamlin-De'egates, Jno. M. Hillman, J. D, Hinton, J. Messmore. Alternates, D. N Jones, L. E. Harding, Wm. Reasoner.
Tyler-Delegates, Henry Isely, J. B. Kep- ner. Alternates, G. Joss, E M. Brown
Walnut-Delegates, H. F. Mellenbruch, W. D. Beale. Alternates, Jas. Gaston, Wm. H Meyer.
Washington-Delegates. John B. Green, Theo. Schecher, A. C. Adams, Jas Vineyard, D. E. Tarape. Alternates, John Lyons, E. B. Dickinson, Wm. Andrews, Frank Whitlow, Jacob Marak.
Mission-Delegates, Geo. E. Clayton, N. Berney, Peter Trompeter, G. Y. Johnson.
Baker-E. Harrington, J. C. Stapleton, P. C Winterscheidt Alternates, Jas. Hudgens, H. B. Walters, John Litle.
Robinson- Delegates, Dr. W. Taylor, O. Jor- don, Jas T. Pomeroy, Jno Maxwell, John F. Spicklemeier Alternates, John Monks, D. P. Williams, E. C. Brown. M. V Christy, R. Bus- sell.
Hiawatha-W. H. Chandler, E. Bierer, John- son Beaty, E S. Davis, W. S. Hall, W. S. Lytle.
Hiawatha City-Delegates, H. C. Baker, Jno. Appleton, J. J. Fisher, Thos. Cheal, J. C. Kel- sey. Alternates, Jno. A. Schilling, A. C. Henry, J. L. Allem, S. V. Robinson, J. C. Garvey.
Morrill-E. B. McKim, Jno. Kyle.
Padonia-H. J. Gillispie, Capt. Wm. Lewis, Jackson Hart.
E. Harrington, Henry Isely, George E Clayton, D P Williams and James Vineyard were elected delegates and Jas. T. Pomeroy, E B. McKim, G. Y. Jolinson, C. W. Wilson and Jno. Hillman were elected delegates to the State convention.
H. B. Wey, George T. Williams, Nicholas Berney, C. D. Baker and Milton Reasoner, were elected delegates and H. C Baker, P. C. Winterscheidt, Jno. Hillman, Peter Berney and E. Bierer were elected alternates to the Congres- sional convention.
Col. E. Bierer, G. Y. Johnson, G. Joss, Capt, Wm. Lewis, Theodore Schecker were elected as delegates and W. S. Hall, E Harrington, H. F. Mel- lenbruch, H. J. Gillispie and Jolin Lyons as alternates to the judicial conven- tion.
Jas, T. Pomeroy, W. S. Hall, H. J Gillispie, Armstrong Martin and D. S. Jones were elected as delegates and J. F. Spickelmier, Johnson Beatty, Jackson
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Hart, Jno Davidson and L. E. Harding as alternates to the Senatorial conven- tion.
AUG. 20. The Democratic State Convention meets at Topeka. Henry Isley is a member of the Committee on Credentials.
-Republican convention of the second judicial district at Hiawatha. Abijah Wells, of Nemaha, was chairman and W. M. Wellcome, of Brown secretary. The Brown county delegates were; W. M. Wellcome, T. J. Hayes, Jacob Reasoner, Steven Hunter.
David Martin was nominated for Judge by acclamation and addressed the convention.
Thomas J. Hayes and Steven Hunter were made the Brown county mem- bers of the Central committee.
AUGUST 27. Republican Senatorial convention at Troy. Jacob Leiben- good of Brown county waschairman. The candidates were John Fulton of Brown county and Sol Miller of Doniphan county. Each county had ten delegates, and the convention staid in session all night, the vote standing ten and ten for ninety-two ballots. On the ninety-third ballot, I. N. Smith of the Brown county delegation voted for Miller, making the vote 11 to 9.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That the Republicans of the First Senatorial District heartily endorse the plat- form adopted by the National Republican convention and the ticket nominated by said conven- tion.
Resolved. That we endorse the Republican State ticket and will give it our cordial and hearty support.
Resolved, That in Congressman E. N. Morrill, we recognize a faithful, efficient and up- right representative and sincere Republican, and we believe it to be to the best interests of the people of Kansas and the country at large that he be returned to the Senate of the United States for another term.
Miller celebrated his triumph with the following poem entitled.
THE BAR STRANGLED WHANGERS.
O, say, can you see, by the dawn's early streak The crowd that last evening attracted attention?
A candidate mounted with infinite cheek,
And two score of delegates met in convention? A plug hat, white and tall, that gleamed through the hall,
Proclaimed that the dark horse was out of his. stall.
Spake a voice: "Gentlemen, it stands ten to ten. Get ready your ballots for voting again."
O're the street, dimly seen through the leaves of the trees, What is that during recess so steadily passes,
While out in the night, clearly borne by the breeze, Sounds popping of corks and the clinking of glasses? The delegates slip round the screen for a nip, To keep up their spirits, and strengthen their grip.
Thus cheered and sustained, O, long may they claw
The air, as they howl for enforcement of law!
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And where is the crowd that so vauntingly came
To stay there a month but they'd beat Old Sol. Miller, And force us to take whom it pleased them to name?
Only echo makes answer: "Go ask the fool-killer!" Scarcely able to keep their eyelids from sleep,
Down on the hard benches to slumber they creep. Anon, with a start from their doze they awoke-
"It's eleven to nine, and the deadlock is broke!""
O, thus be it ever, when you'en's shall try,
To tucker out we'uns, by making us sit there! We're stickers from Stickville, our name is Eli,
And sooner or later we manage to git, there, For triumph we must: when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto, "We'll make it or bust!"
So, when you feel frisky, just come down again,
And give us a racket of ten against ten.
AUGUST 28. Democratic Congressional convention at Leavenworth nom- inates T. P. Fenlon for congress. Brown county is represented on the com- mittee on resolutions by H. B. Wey, committee on permanent organization by . George T. Williams and the committee on credentials by Milton Reasoner. H. B. Wey was also one of the vice presidents.
AUG. 30. The Republicans of Willis organize a Blaine & Logan club with F. F. Miles, President: H. C. Sprague and J. F. Pinkerton, vice president; E. M. Pugh, Secretary, and M. G. Ham, treasurer. Judge W. D. Webb of Atchi- son addressed the club.
SEPTEMBER 6. Republican convention for the 50th district meets at Hia- watha. S. E. Erwin was chairman and H. J. Aten secretary. The following committees were appointed. Credentials-C. H. Lawrence, M. J Perine, E. W. Smith, J. D. Hardy and A. V. Penn. Permment organization-Henry Schreck, W. L. Dillinghim, I. J. Miller, L. R. Yites, J. H Hill.
The committee on credentials reported as follows:
Hiawatha Township-J. S. Henney, J. C. Lacroix, B. F Partch, A. M. McQuilken, W. L. Dillingham, J. D. Hardy. Wm. Zimmer- man, E. A. Lafever and Thomas Miller.
Willis-M. J. Perine, alternate, I. W. Sea- man, Jessie Henney, alternate, David Kessler, L D. White, I. N Seaman, H. C. Sprague and F. F. Miles.
Baker-S. E. Erwin, E. W. Smith and I. J. Miller.
Forty-four-C. V. Penn, W. D. Frazee and G. A. Barnes.
Kickapoo-J. u. Hall, S. A. Holcomb and Heary Schreck.
Hiawatha City, First Ward-D. W. Wilder, Thomas Mclaughlin.
Second Ward-L. R. Yates, A. M. McLaugh- lin and H. J. Aten.
Third Ward-J. G. Robertson, C. H. Law- rence, Ed Hoye.
Fourth Ward-D. L. Burger. R. C. Jones.
Capt. John Schilling was nominated by acclamation for the legislature.
D. W. Wilder offered the following resolutions:
Resolved. That he course of John Schilling in the last legislature meets with our hearty approval, and was alike creditable to him and honorable to his constituents.
Resolved, That the nominee of this convention is entitled to the hearty and unanimous sup- port of the Republicans of the Fiftieth District.
SEPTEMBER 11. E. N. Morrill re-elected President of the State Fair As- sociation.
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