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DECEMBER 16. Hiawatha gets a daily mail route.
1867.
JANUARY 8. The petition of Geo. W. Parker and seventy three other house-holders of Irving Township, asking that S. hilling and Meisenheimer be licensed to keep a dram shop in Hiawatha is presented to the County Commis- sioners and it appearing that the petitioners were a majority of the house- holders of the township, it was ordered that a license be issued upon the pay- ment of $75 into the county treasury. February 21st the law in regard to granting licenses was changed by the Legislature so as to require a petition from a majority of the residents, both male and female, before license could be issued. On March 2nd John Schilling appealed to County Clerk E N Morrill, for his license. Mr Morrill submitted the question to County Attorney Kil- ley, who gave a written opinion to the effect that a license could not be issued until the applicant had complied with the new law. Schilling and Meisen- heimer then closed their bar.
-G. L. Becker having declined the appointment of trustee for Locknane Township, John G. Spencer is appointed.
JANUARY 24. T. K. Hansberry, of Salem, Neb., is preparing to build a large flouring mill, water power, on the farm of I. P. Winslow, Esq., near Pa- donia. The material is being placed on the ground and will be built in the spring .- Union Sentinel.
-The Union Sentinel says: "On Monday last a deer might have been seen leisurely trotting through town. No attempt was made to capture it.
FEBRUARY 11. On petition of O. H. McCauley it is ordered that the town site of Robinson be declared vacated except California Avenue and the lots thereon, Temple street and the four blocks in the center of the town site commencing on California Avenue and Temple Streets with so much of the streets and alleys as are adjoining said blocks.
FEBRUARY 21. The stock holders of the Brown County Wind Mill Com- pany vote to accept the proposition of Samuel McCowan to purchase the mill and to pay all the indebtedness of the company therefore.
MARCH 1. The Assessor's returns show the following products for 1866: Wheat, 45,015 bushels; Corn, 297,772 bushels: Barley, 7,614 bushels; Oats. 65,- 412 bushels; Potatoes, 5,692 bushels; Sorghum, 8,311 gallons; Wool, 10,540 pounds; Horses, 1,853; Mules, 174; Cattle, 5,415; Sheep, 5,172; Hogs, 2,368.
MARCH 2. The State Historical Society is organized. Samuel A. King- man is President.
MARCH 6. School district No. 30, Shore, is organized by Superintendent Noah Hanson. The first board are John M. Canon, director, J. A. Warhurst clerk, J. R. McDaniel, treasurer.
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MARCH 7. School district No. 31, Laus Creek, is organized by Superin- tendent Noah Hanson. The first board are Thos. Anderson, director, Thos. Miller, clerk, Ephriam Gamble, treasurer.
MARCH 25. Township election. Resulted as follows:
Claytonville Township: A. B. Anderson, Trustee; I. N. Seaman, M. E. Streetor, Justices: C. F. Trapp, Theo. Schecher, Constables.
Irving Township: John Schilling, Trustee; J. G. Kelsey, I. P. Winslow and T. J. Kenyon, Justices of the Peace; Geo. E. Sellegg, Isaac Schmitt and L. B. Sloan, Constables.
Walnut Creek Township: Franklin Meyers, Trustee; F. A. Livermore and Wm. C. Thomton, Justices of the Peace; Jacob Bacon and Orlin Dickson, Constables.
Locknane Township: John G. Spencer, Trustee; J. R. Bunn and C. C. Powers, Justices of the Peace; J. M. Frink and Dan Woodman, Constables.
MARCH 29. The Sixth Semi-annual session of the Brown County Teachers' Institute is held at Hiawatha
APRIL 4. School district No. 32, Euchre Creek, is organized by Superin- tendent Noah Hanson. The first board are Luther Sperry, director: Thurston Chase, treasurer; Elbridge Chase, clerk.
APRIL 13. The Central Branch makes its first sale of land in the county. It deeds lots 6 and 7 in 22-3-17 to David J. Parks. Before the close of the year 13,207 acres had been sold.
MAY 6. Joint school district No. 5, B & N, is organized by Superin- tendent Noah Hanson. The first officers are Jas. Dyche, director; Archibald Morehead, treasurer; Ira J. Collins, clerk.
MAY 9. J. S. Tyler issues a call for the friends of Manhood Suffrage to meet in Hiawatha June 8th.
MAY 13. Mrs. Lucy Stone and H. B. Blackwell addresse. the citizens at the court house in favor of female and negro suffrage.
JUNE 8. Impartial suffrage meeting at Hiawatha. E. N. Morrill was chosen chairman and B. F. Killey secretary. J. S. Tyler delivered a short address on the subject of "Manhood Suffrage." On motion the chair appointed Messrs Tyler, Ellis aud Lacock a committee on resolutions who reported the following which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, All persons are entitled to the right of suffrage without respect to sex or color, therefore be it
Resolved, That we are in favor of striking the words "White" and "Male" from the con- stitution of our state, and that we hereby pledge ourselves to work earnestly for the accom- plishment of these great natural and political rights.
D. K. Babbitt, Dr. H Graves, Noth Hanson, Simeon Wilkinson and J. S. Tyler were appointed a county central committee to act in conjunction with the state central committee in furthering the great cause of impartial suffrage.
JULY 4. Sunday School picnic in Col. Bierer's grove. Capt. E. N. Morrill was president of the day. Ira J. Lowcock read the Declaration and Rev. H. P. Robinson, of Highland, delivered the address.
AUGUST 20. The Brown County Impartial Suffrage Committee announce the appointment of the following precinct committeemen: Roys Creek, M. B. Bowers, T. D. Ransom: Robinson, R H. Bollinger, Mrs N. P. Rawlings, C. L. Carroll; Pages, W. H. Sawyer, George Pierce, T. W. Price; Locknane, Riley Woodmin, C. Smith, D. HI Sutherland; Tylers, J. K. Bunn, M. Frink, Mrs. J. S. Tyler: Pony Creek, Wm. Collins, Johnathan Scott, James Stumbo; Carson,
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George M. Bennett, Mrs E A. Spooner, A M. Aldrich; Hiawatha, B. F. Killey, Mrs. John Walters, H Graves; Padonia, Miss Mary Leavitt.
AUGUST 21. Capt. E N. Morrill is appointed land agent for the C. B. U. P. R. R. for Brown county .
AUGUST -. Rev. J. H. Ballou organizes a Universalist church at Hiawatha.
SEPTEMBER 2. George W. Glick, as attorney for the C. B. U. P. Railway, appeared before the Board of Commissioners and asked that the assessment of the railroad be reduced from $12,000 per mile to $9,500 and that that portion of the road on the Kickapoo Reserve be exempted from taxation. The request was granted.
-The board nrikes an estimate of county expenses for the ensuing year as follows: Salaries, $3000: Courts, $100); Bridges, $2000; Printing, $500; Inci- dentals, $1000.
-The tax levy is fixed at three mills for county purposes and two mills on all taxable real estate for road purposes.
-The Seventh Semi-annual session of the Brown County Teachers' Insti- tute is held at Carson. The following officers are elected: President, N. Ilan- son; Vice-presidents, A. G. Speer, I Hardee, E N. Morrill; Secretary, A. Carothers. Assistant Secretary, Mrs. C. Longerborn; Treasurer, W. P. Fuller; Auditor, J. ( Shannon.
SEPTEMBER 25. C. Y. H. Langston, a colored gentlemen from Leaven- worth, speaks at the court house in favor of negro suffrage.
SEPTEMBER 27. Miss Olympia Brown addresses a meeting at the court house in favor of female suffrage.
OCTOBER 3. The Fourth Annual Fair is held by the Brown County Agri- cultural Society. The following officers are elected: Samuel Speer, President; S. W. Wade, D H. Sutherland and John Maglott, Vice-presidents; E N. Mor- rill, Secretary: Ira J. Lacock, Treasurer; John Schilling, J. N. Seaman and B. F. McCoy, Executive Committee
OCTOBER 8. The St. Joe and Denver City Railroad hold a meeting at El- wood for the election of directors. E. N Morrill, of Brown county is chosen as one of the directors.
NOVEMBER 5. General Election.
Pony Creek.
Hiawatha.
Tyler's.
Robinson.
Pages.
Padonia.
Roys Creek.
Locknane.
Walnut Creek.
Total.
Representative 11th District, E. Bierer. ..
64
89
19
23
22
217
..
60
66
Ira J. Lacock
23
43
37
4
26
133 2 1
..
..
J. S. Tyler
6
-
98
26
138
59
30
49
61
97
603
Sheriff, I N. Seaman
15
79
12
50
26
8
15
57
53
267
Eli Moser
27
62
13
86
31
20
33
29
309
Register of Deeds, J. K. Klinefelter
18
28
13
41
9
7
21 27
53
196 384
County Assessor, D. K Babbitt 6. J. K. Bunn
27
10
18
72
11
14
16
49
60
95
558
Surveyor, E. H. Niles .6 J. O Shannon
7
63
14
70
31
28
49
30 57
233
Commissioner Ist District, John Walters
20
79
13
10
37
9
9
42
52
23
220
Commissisner 3rd District, J. K. Dickason
21
55
12 3
2.2
1
33
49
6
1
2
5
122
For the amendment to the Constitution restricting the elective franchise to loyal persons.
40
5.2
15
50
18
11
37
52
67
342
Against ......
31
10
80
41
18
13
18
11
222
To strike the word "Male" out of the Constitution
24
38
10
36
13
5
28
46
51
248
Against ....
19
55
19
95
45
24
22
25
37
341
. . 48
73
299
8
19
5
5
9
129
Against ...
21
54
21
100
45
23
24
29
65 29
265
To strike the word "White" out of the Constitution
24
41
10
34
17
7
27
40
57
227
County Clerk. E. N. Morrill
42
97
25
10
59
$29
20
10
6
63
337
Commissioner 2nd District, Jacob J. Weltmer ..
46
95
20
102
58
26
50
61
94
552 1
37
19
55
72
183
6
16
29
County Treasurer, W. B. Barnett ...
.6 J. W. Oberholtzer
25
69
12
97
41
22 16
35
52
36
366
17
87
8
6]
49
107
56
27
43 9
9
335
34
26
19
19
J S. Tyler
14
2
55
42
2
3
38
S. W. Wade ..
Theo. Schecher
346
-
66
David Glen
2
L. E. Dunn
1
Representative 12th District, John Downs
45
8 6
39
. .
. . .
17
78
48
M. B. Bowers.
.
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NOVEMBER 7. David Downer purchases the Union Sentinel from Lacock and Oberholtzer.
NOVEMBER 9 The County Clerk is authorized to lease the upper room of the court house to school district No. 4 for a school room for three months.
1868.
JANUARY 1. Rev. Geo. Turner is appointed missionary for the Episcopal church in Brown county. Congregations were established at a number of places but no permanent churches were organized.
JANUARY 10. W. B. Barnett is appointed County Treasurer to fill the vacancy occuring from January 12, 1868 to July 7, 1868, occasioned by the act of the legislature changing the time for the Treasurer to enter upon his duties. -J. B. Butterfield is appointed Constable for Irving Township to fill vacancy caused by the removal of G. E. Selleg.
FEBRUARY 17. School district No. 33. Kentucky Ridge, is organized by Superintendent Noah Hanson. The first board are E. R Cornelison, director; Thos Hart, treasurer; W. W. Cornelison, clerk.
FEBRUARY 19. School district No. 34, Morrill, is organized by Superin- tendent Noah Hanson.
FEBRUARY 28. Township- five in ranges fifteen and sixteen are lopped off from Brown county and given to Jackson county. This is done in the in- terests of Hiawatha and Holton in order to throw them nearer the center of their respective counties and enable them to hold the county seats.
MARCHI 2. The act of the Treasurer of Brown county in selling the south- east quarter of section 16, town 1, range 15, the same being school land, to H. A. Rogers and John A. Blanchett for $3 00 per acre when the same was ap- praised at $5 00 per acre, is legalized.
MARCH 3 The acts of the district board of Union school district No 3, Brown and Nemeha, is issueing bonds to build a school house is legalized by the legislature.
MARCHI 3. More state roads.
-One from Highland across Brown county towards Falls City.
-One from Hiawatha to White Cloud on the shortest and most practica- ble route. The commissioners are Wm. B. Barnett and J. F. Babbitt on the part of Brown county.
MARCH 6. School district No. 35, Hecklar, is organized by Superintend- ent Noah Hanson. The first board are Henry J. Hecklar, director; Jacob W. Bowron, clerk; Abel Hedge, treasurer
MARCH 12. Joseph Kocher, B. F. Killey, D. K. Babbitt, J. Schilling, E. N. Morrill, H. M. Robinson, W. B. Barnett and Ashley Chase issues a call for a Republican County Convention March 21st.
MARCH 21. Republican County Convention at Hiawatha. Hon. Samuel Speer was called to the chair and D. K. Babbitt was elected secretary. M B. Bowers and J. S. Tyler were chosen delegates to the State Convention. E. N. Morrill, J. S. Tyler and M. B. Bowers, as a committee on resolutions reported the following which were unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That we heartly endorse the action of Congress in its re-construction policy, and do not believe that the time has yet arrived for the rebels to leave the back seats.
Resolved, That believing that treason should be made odious, we cordially approve the action of the National House of Representatives in impeaching Andrew Johnson; thereby
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relieving the county of the great obsticle to a speedy restoration of the political status of the people so recently in the rebellion.
Resolved, That the Republicans of Brown county hereby pledge their hearty and undivided support to Gen. U. S. Grant as their candidate for the Presidency.
Resolved That the public debt incurred to preserve the National existence should ever be regarded as a sacred obligation binding the country to its full payment in the most perfect good faith and to the fullest extent of the legal requirement.
Resolved, That we hereby pledge ourselves to support no man for office who is not fully and thorougly committed to the principles of the Republican party.
A central committee consisting of E N Morrill, chairman; D. K. Babbitt, secretary; Samuel Speer, R. H. Bollinger and J. S. Tyler were chosen.
Radical speeches were made by Messrs Wilkinson, Scott, Collins, Tyler, Lacock, Macy, Bowers, Morrill and Speer.
APRIL 3. Brown County Teachers Institute holds its semi-annual meet- ing at Hiawatha.
APRIL 7. Township election.
LOCKNANE TOWNSHIP.
Trustee, J. W. Powers .41
.. B. W. Smith 27
Treasurer, J, G. Spencer 40
.. Robert Ray 24
Clerk, J. W. Penn 38 W. Meyers 28
Constable, E. H. Doolittle 37
66 W. M. Warner 24
: Ashberry Gaskill. 1
CLAYTONVILLE TOWNSHIP
Trustee. A. B. Anderson 93
D. P. Williams 56
P. L Bunk. 1
N. Hanson 2 Treasurer, John Bunk. 77
J. Kirk 1
..
Philip S. Kelly .63
P. S Bunk
1
Clerk, Seeley Sherman 66
.. L. Hughes .4
66 L. M. Hughes .53
.6 J. L Hughes
1
66 I. N. Seaman 1
66 J. S. Snodgrass 24
Constable Marion Wade .87
66 D. P. Pritchard 53
.50
66
B. A. Williams 27
.6
J. Freeland
.1
J. Hughes .. 1
MAY 20. Republican Convention at Chicago. Grant and Colfax nomi- nated for President and Vice-President.
JULY 4. Celebration at Padonia. Speeches are made by Rev. J. A. Simp- son, Albert G. Speer and J. O. Shannon.
JULY 6. Democratic Convention at New York. Horatio Seymour and Frank P. Blair nominated for President and Vice-President.
JULY 7. On petition of B. F. Killey and others the Commissioners sus- pend the operation of the game laws so far as they apply to prairie chickens.
JULY 8. The Board of County Commissioners appropriate $500 for the Brown County Agricultural Society.
JULY 29. Democratic State Convention at Topeka. Geo. W. Glick is nominated for Governor.
AUGUST 4. Sunday School celebration in Bedkers grove three miles north- east of Hiawatha. B. F. Partch marshal.
AUGUST 6. The Republicans of Roy's Creek organize a "Tanner's Club" with M. B. Bowers, President; H. F. Macy, Secretary; L. B. Sloane, Treasurer;
Treasurer, H M. Robinson .58
Clerk, R. C. Chase ... 60 Justice, D. K. Babbitt 54
.. Thomas Mann 4
W. S Stretch
1
Constable, J B. Butterfield
58
John Simpkins
.58
L. B. Sloane
57
WALNUT CREEK TOWNSHIP.
Trustee, J. H. Rains 33
.. F. Meyers 11
Treasurer, C. E. Parker 34
N. Hanson .. 2
M. Willett 8
16 J. Cottrell .1
Clerk. A. M. Aldrich 36
.. J. W. Scott 9
66 M. Willett. 1
Justice of Peace, Stanford McDaniel. 8
.. .. John Downs 1
Constable, Jacob Bacon .. 34
John Mandsley
66 John Blanchett ,9
IRVING TOWNSHIP.
Trustee, John Schilling. 59
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ANNALS OF BROWN COUNTY.
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R. Brewster, Philip Gribling, G. W. Lindley, J. W. Canton and U. S. Keith, Business Committee.
AUGUST 19. Democratic Mass Convention at the court house. The call is for all opposed to a perversion of a true form of Republican government as evidenced by the re-construction a ts and who can affiliate and co-operate with the great National Democratic Party in the ensuing Presidential campaign.
AUGUST 27. A Grant and Colfax club is organized at Hiawatha with Thos. Mann, President; J. K. Klinefelter, Secretary; Thos. Ellis, Treasurer; A. J. Selleg, A G. Speer and J. M. Snively, Executive Committee. Speeches are made by J. O. Shannon and A. G Speer. It is resolved: "That the hospi- talities of the Club be extended to ali Democrats who wish to advocate the principles of the lost cause in our meetings."
AUGUST 29. Republican Convention for 11th Representative District at Hiawatha. Thos. Mann is chosen Chairman and J. W. Oberholtzer Secretary. A. J. Selleg is unanimously chosen delegate to the State Convention and John Walters alternate.
-Republican Convention for 12th Representative District at Carson.
-The Republicans of Carson organize a "Tanner's Club" with C. E. Par- ker, President; B. F. Watkins, Vice-president; A. Carothers, Secretary; J. J. Weltmer, Treasurer; Samuel Speer, G E. Irwin, F. Myers, Executive Com- mittee Speeches are made by Albert Speer and J. O. Shannon.
SEPTEMBER 9. Republican State Convention at Topeka Jas. M. Harvey is nominated for Governor.
SEPTEMBER 19. . Republican Convention at the court house. J. W. Ben- son is Chairman and D. K Babbitt Secretary. W. B. Barnett, C L. Carroll and I. P. Winslow are elected delegates to the Senatorial Convention and D. K. Babbitt is elected a delegate to the Judicial Convention.
SEPTEMBER 24-25. The Fifth Annual Fair is held at Hiawatha. M. B. Bowers is elected President and E. N. Morrill Secretary.
SEPTEMBER 26. Republican Senatorial Convention at Capioma. B F. Killey is chosen Chairman and J C. Hubbard, of Nemeha, Secretary. The Brown county delegates are B. F. Killey, I. P Winslow, Geo. E. Irwin and John G. Spencer. Albert G. Speer is unanimously nominated for Sen itor. J. C. Hubbard, I. P. Winslow and Samuel Speer are chosen as a Senatorial Com- mittee.
-School district No. 24, Union, is organized by Superintendent Noah Han- son. The first board are Gilbert S. Weathers, director: Andrew Austin, treasurer; William Radford, clerk.
SEPTEMBER 28. The Bryn Zion Baptist Church is organized at Pitman school house, four and one-half miles south-east of Robinson, by Revs. Cozad and Cook. The constituant members were Allen and Elizabeth Mellotte, D. B. Pittsford, S. T. Mellotte, M. F. Streeter, Rachel McBride, Mary E. Mellotte, Mary Anderson, B. F. Lilly, Mrs. B F. Lilly. The organization was moved to Robinson in 1871. The last services were held December 19, 1885.
OCTOBER 2. Democratic Judicial Convention at Centralia. Wm. Hether- ington is Chairman and J. P. Taylor and W, D. Rippy, Secretaries. On motion of B. P. Waggener a committee on credentials is appointed. This committee reported the counties entitled to representation as follows: Atchison 10, Don- iphan 10, Brown 4, Nemeha 4, Marshall 2, Washington 2. All the counties are representated. Col. M. Quigg nominated A. G. Otis for Judge. W. D. Rippy
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nominated D. M. Johnson. Otis received 22 votes and Johnson 10. On motion of C. G. Means the nomination of Mr. Otis is made unanimous. Mr. Otis ad- dressed the Convention at some length. R Wheeler is made the Brown county member of the Central Committee.
OCTOBER 8. The Republicans of Hiawatha raise a Grant and Colfax pole. E N. Morrill is President and Lieut Merryhew is Marshal. Speeches are made by Col F. M. Keith and B. F. Killey.
OCTOBER 10. Republican Convention at Hiawatha. G. L. Becker is Chairman and I. N. Seaman is Secretary. The following ticket is nominated: E. N. Morrill, Clerk of the Court; Noah Hanson, County Superintendent; B. F. Killey, County Attorney; D. K. Babbitt, Probate Judge; M. B. Bowers, Representative 11th District; Geo. E. Irwin, Representative 12th District; A resolution is unanimously adopted that the change in the county lines, striking off two townships, was for the best interests of the county and in- structing the Republicans to oppose any measure having in view the restor- ation of said territory to Brown county.
OCTOBER 12. Republican Judicial Convention at Hiawatha. A. K. Moore is chairman and Noah Hanson secretary. Delegates present were Russell Williams, Thomas Steanson, Wm. H. Smallwood, E. J. Jenkins and C. Leland of Doniphan; David Martin, C. G. Foster, D. Carmichael, Benj. Wallick, N. J. Huntington, of Atchison; D K. Babbitt and Noah Hanson of Brown; Samuel Lappin and A. K. Moore of Nemaha; W. H. Smith of Marshall; Wm. S. Moore- house of Washington; A. Geiger of Republic. The balloting for Judge stood Nathan Price 9, David Martin 5, scattering 3. J. F. Babbitt is made the mem- ber of the Central Committee for Brown County.
OCTOBER 14. A new treaty is proclaimed with the Sacs and Foxes by which their reservation is reduced to its present limits.
OCTOBER 16. . Democratic Convention at Hiawatha. L. R. Wheeler is chosen President, Samuel Smouse, Vice-President and J. J. Miles Secretary. Nominations are made as follows: State Senator, Jefferson Martin, of Nema- ha county; Representative 11th District, Samuel Smouse; Representative 12th District, John M. Meredith: County Attorney, J. J. Miles; Probate Judge, Joseph Hall; County Superintendent, Hiram Hall; Clerk of the Court, Capt. David Glenn.
OCTOBER 26. School district No. 36, Prairie View, is organized by Super- intendent Noah Hanson. The first board are E. Harrington, director, S. E. Erwin, clerk, Wm. Kensinger, treasurer.
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NOVEMBER 3. General election.
Pony Creek.
Hiawatha.
Tyler's.
Robinson.
Pages.
Padonia.
Roys Creek.
Locknane.
Walnut Creek.
Total.
President, U. S. Grant, Republican
54
153
18
146
59
16
66
48
131
691
Horatio Seymore, Democrat
11
11
10
55
38
8
15
22
8
178
Governor, J M. Harvey, Republican
54
153
17
144
59
16
61
47
130
681
Geo. W. Glick. Democrat
11
11
12
54
38
8
20
23
· 8
185
Lieut. Governor, C. V. Eskridge, Republican ..
54
151
17
146
59
16
65
47
129
684
Maxwell McCaslin, Democrat
11
12
12
54
38
8
16
23 48
129.
11
14
12
54
38
8
16
22
46
23
8
182 685
Auditor, A. Thoman, Republican. 66 Gotleib Schauble, Democrat,
11
11
12
17
146
59
16
65
47
129
685 180
Superintendent, P. McVickor. Republican A. Beatty, Democrat
11
11
12
54
38
8
16
23
8
181
Associate Justice, D. M. Valentine. Republican .. W. R. Wagstaff, Democrat.
11
10
12
54
38
8
16
23 -
· 8
180
Senator, A. G. Speer, Republican
57
148
13
142
55
14
64
110
631 2
6. U. . Keith
1
...
. .
13
11
15
54
38
8
16
23
8
186
149
17 |144
28
16
53
47
122
621
15 14
12
55
66
8
24
23
8 225
Representative lith Dis't, M. B. Bowers, Republican Samuel Smouse. Democrat
12
54
38
8
18
..
76
119
J Meredith. Democrat.
17
4
23
42 684
D. Glenn. Democrat
.10
12
53
37
8
16
23
7 178
Superintendent. N. Hanson, Republican .. H. Hall, Democrat
13
11
20
54
40
8
16
23
8
193
County Attorney, B. F Killey, Republican
53
152
19
141
58
14
66
43
131
677
J. J. Miles, Democrat
11
10
10
53
78
10
16
23
8
179 674
Probate Judge, D. K. Babbitt, Republican .. Jas. Hall, Democrat.
12
10
16
54
38
8
16
23
8
181
For Amendment.to Section 4, Article XV.
11
67
3
96
46
7
48
15
68
431
Against Amendment
18
31
15
11
7
3
8
63
2
158
Congressman, Sidney Clark, Republican
54
153
18
144
59
16
65
48
130
687
C. W. Blair, Democrat.
11
11
11
55
38
8
17
22
8
181
53
1153
17
1146
59
38
59
16
65
47
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182
Attorney General, A. Danford, Republican .. 6. Ross Burns, Democrat
11
10
12
54
38
8
16
23
8
53
153
17
146
59
16
65
47 130
686
53
1153
17
146
59
16
65
47
129
685
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Representative 12th Dis't, Geo. E. Irwin, Republican .. J. S. Tyler
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17
146
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16
66
43
132
County Clerk, E. N. Morrill, Republican ..
54 12
151
144
57
16
66
46
125
667
53
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53
157
13
144
59
16
66
42
130
150
142
59
16
61
130
685
Allen McCartney, Democrat
11
11
12
54
146 54
38
8
16
23
8
182 683
Secretary of State, Thos. Moonlight Republican. .. Wilson Shanon. Jr., Democrat ..
53
152
17
146
59
16
65
16 8
16
53
153
17
53
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66. J. Schilling
66 Jefferson Martin, Democrat
47
A. G. Otis, Democrat
428
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1
46
44 8
130 130
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Section 4 of Article XV of the Wyandotte Constitution read: "All public printing shall be let on contract to the lowest responsible bidder by such ex- ecutive officer and in such manner as shall be prescribed by law " This was amended at the 1368 election to read: "All public printing shall be done by a State Printer, who shall be elected by the Legislature in joint session and shall hold office for two years, and until his successor shall be elected and qualified. The joint session of the Legislature for the election of a State Printer shall be ou the third Tuesday of January. 1>69, and every two years thereafter. All public printing shall be done at the Capital, and the prices for the same shall be regulated by law."
This was adopted by a vote of 13,471 to 5,415. The peculiar wording of the section gave rise to the Hudson-Snow controversy in 1895, in which the Supreme Court rendered a decision from which each member of the court dissented.
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