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Thirty-third District .- September 9, 1882, Parsons; S. Mayginnis, chairman, Lee Clark, secretary. W. L. Simons nominated on first ballot (informal), but declined ; on second bal- lot J. W. Fee nominated over J. B. Swartz and S. L. Obenchains .- September 23, 1884, Parsons. David Kelso on first ballot.
Thirty-fourth District .- September 29, 1882, Oswego; E. D. Keirsey, chairman, An- drew Kaho, secretary. J. S. Waters on first ballot over H. C. Richardson .- September 6, 1884, Oswego; James Paxson, chairman, Wm. Houck, secretary. H. C. Cook, by acclama- tion.
Thirty-fifth District .- September 28. 1882, Chetopa ; Wesley Faurot, chairman, E. W. Be- dell, secretary. J. H. Crichton on first ballot. -September 22, 1884, Chetopa; R. A. Bart-
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lett, chairman, Joe R. Hill, secretary. J. B. Cook, by acclamation.
Twenty-eighth District .- September 25, 1886, Parsons. F. R. Morton .- September 2, 1888, Parsons; J. H. Beatty, chairman, V. J. Knapp, secretary. W. W. Cranston nomi- nated on first ballot .- August 30, 1890, Par- sons; W. H. Thorne, chairman, M. Byrne, sec- retary. A. H. Tyler on second ballot over J. M. Birt and C. J. Darling .- October 4, 1890, a second convention was held to act on the matter of Mr. Tyler's withdrawal, he having signified to the central committee his willing- ness to withdraw. His action was accepted, and J. M. Birt was nominated in his place.
Twenty-ninth District .- October 9, 1886, Oswego; J. W. Marley, chairman, M. E. Will- iams, secretary. J. H. Morrison on first bal- lot over H. C. Cook .- September 13, 1888, Altamont; W. F. Schoch, chairman, M. E. Williams, secretary. H. S. Coley ou first bal- lot over J. J. Miles .- September 13, 1890, Al- tamont ; H. M. Debolt, chairman. W. K. Orr, secretary. J. H. Morrison, by acclamation.
Thirtieth District .- October 16, 1886, Che- topa; J. C. McKnight, chairman, Bayard T. Burnes, secretary. J. J. Slaughter, on second ballot, over J. S. Hileman, B. D. Roberts, Colin Hodge, and Isaac Butterworth .- Octo- ber 2, 1888, Edna; J. E. Snevely, chairman, Presley McKnight, secretary. J. S. Hileman, by acclamation .- September 6, 1890, Edna; 'E. A. Herrod, chairman, M. N. Baldwin, sec- retary. W. J. Raymond, by acclamation.
Twenty-sirth District .- September 3. 1892, Parsons; J. W. Fee, chairman, J. D. Lusk, secretary. D. M. Bender, on first bal- lot, over Arch Wade .- August 25, 1894, Par- sons ; F. M. Webb, chairman, J. D. Lusk, sec- retary. D. M. Bender, by acclamation .- July 29, 1896, Parsons: George K. Ratliff, chair-
man, J. D. Lusk, secretary. D. M. Bender, by acclamation.
Twenty-seventh District .- September 20, 1892, Chetopa; T. J. Calvin, chairman, Dr. C. S. Newlon, secretary. W. G. Hoover, by accla- mation .- August 4, 1894, Oswego; L. M. Be- dell, chairman, G. A. Nicholetts, secretary. W. J. Lough, over W. F. Schoch .- July 28, 1896, Chetopa; J. F. Von Trebra, chairman, G. WV. Tilton, secretary. W. J. Lougli, by acclama- tion .- June 4, 1898, Parsons; J. W. Iden, chairman, J. D. Lusk, secretary. Arthur Cranston, over Charles F. Turner .- September 27, 1900, Parsons; M. L. Morgan, chairman, H. C. Sourbeer, secretary. J. B. McDonald, over Fred H. Brown and J. M. Gregory.
Twenty-eighth district .- June 2, 1898, Os- wego; J. A. Cox, chairman, Lee McGill, secre- tary. T. J. Flannelly, by acclamation .- July 19, 1900, Oswego; Walter Von Trebra, chair- man, Lee McGill, secretary. J. W. Marley, by acclamation.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTIONS.
In October, 1866, an informal Democratic caucus was held at a spring on Short's claim, in section 22, Montana township. D. M. Clover was chairman, and M. A. Victor, secretary. It was attended quite generally by the Demo- crats in the community, and the sentiment was to vote a Democratic ticket. In view of this they nominated a full county ticket. I have obtained only partial information respecting it. .\ part of the ticket was as follows: W. C. Watkins, for representative, H. C. Bridgman for county clerk, Nelson Carr for county treas- urer, Samuel Dunham for superintendent pub- lic instruction.
October, 1867, Democratic caucus in Bun- tain building, Oswego. W. C. Watkins nom-
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inated for representative Eighty-fifth district, H. C. Bridgman for county treasurer. The rest of the ticket was left for parties to run independent. Dr. J. B. Thurman ran for pro- bate judge.
September 19, 1868, Fleming building, Os- wego; J. D. McCue, chairman, J. F. Waskey, secretary. Representative Eighty-fifth district, W. C. Watkins ; superintendent public instruc- tion, Jacob Ruble; county commissioner, G. WV. Franklin ; county attorney, N. L. Hibbard ; county clerk, D. W. Clover; clerk district court, E. Wells ; probate judge, John Richard- son.
In 1869 no convention was held, a caucus deeming it best to let parties run independent who wished to oppose the Republican ticket.
July 23, 1870, court-house, Oswego. M. V. B. Bennett made a speech, and steps were taken to effectually organize the party in the county ; what had been done theretofore having been rather informal, and hardly regular party action. A county convention was called for September 10, 1870, at Oswego, which as- sembled, and adjourned to September 24th, after electing W. P. Lamb and M. V. B. Ben- nett delegates to the state convention.
September 24, 1870, Oswego; D. J. Doolen, chairman, George W. Houston, secretary. D. C. Hutchinson, representative Eighty-fifth dis- trict; J. A. Cox, probate judge; L. F. Fisher, county attorney; J. J. Browne, superintendent public instruction; J. M. Cunningham, clerk district court ; J. M. Richardson, commissioner third district.
M. V. B. Bennett, chairman central com- mittee. August 5, 1871, J. J. Browne elected in the place of Bennett, resigned ; J. F. Waskey, secretary.
October 21, 1871, Oswego; J. J. Browne, chairman. Sheriff, G. W. Franklin ; treasurer,
J. F. Waskey ; county clerk, George W. Hous- ton ; register, Frank Campbell ; surveyor, Wade H. Prichard ; coroner, G. D. Boon ; commission- er first district, D. J. Doolen ; third district. J. M. Richardson; representative Forty-fourth district, Gilbert A. Cooper.
J. J. Browne, chairman central committee,
August 24, 1872, Oswego; J. J. Browne, chairman, J. F. Waskey, secretary. Demo- cratic and Liberal Republican conventions in session at same time; H. L. Taylor, chairman, and J. M. Mahr, secretary Liberal convention. Each convention instructed its central commit- tee to confer and unite in calling a county con- vention to nominate a fusion ticket.
October 18, 1872, court-house, Oswego; H. L. Taylor, chairman, J. J. Browne, secre- tary ; Democratic-Liberal convention. Senator Fifteenth district. William Dick; probate judge, Thomas H. Bruner; county attorney. R. M. Donelly; clerk district court, J. H. Macon; superintendent public instruction, David Donovan; coroner, A. P. Johnson ; com- missioner second district, C. M. Monroe : rep- resentatives, Forty-third district, T. C. Cory; Forty-fourth, Christian Lieb.
No convention held in 1873.
In 1874 the Democrats united with Liberal Republicans, and lield a Democratic-Reform convention, October 14, 1874, Labette City; William Dick, chairman. Senator Fifteenth district, J. M. Mahr, on first ballot ; district clerk, R. C. Taylor, on first ballot, over A. J. Cary ; county attorney, J. C. Parkhurst, by ac- clamation ; probate judge, H. C. Blanchard, on first ballot, over S. L. Coulter (not present) ; superintendent public instruction, E. H. Tay- lor, on first ballot, over Mary A. Higby; rep- resentative Forty-third district, William Dick, on first ballot, over C. M. Monroe and J. C. Merwin; representative Forty-fourth district,
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W. T. Cunningham and D. J. Doolen were successively nominated and declined, after which Henry Tibbets was nominated by ac- clamation.
J. B. Lamb, chairman central committee.
October 8, 1875, Oswego; R. M. Donelly, chairman, Dr. M. M. Milligan, secretary. Treasurer, A. J. Cary, by acclamation ; sheriff, Nixon Elliott, on first ballot, over J. H. Macon and W. M. Rogers; county clerk, L. C. How- ard, by acclamation ; surveyor, Wade Prichard, by acclamation; register, R. C. Taylor, by ac- clamation ; coroner, Dr. M. M. Milligan, by ac- clamation ; commissioners, first district, D. J. Doolen; second, Christian Lieb; third, J. H. Martin; representatives, Forty-third district, G. W. Graybill; Forty-fourth, H. G. Webb.
J. B. Lamb, chairman central committee, T. B. J. Wheat, secretary.
September 23, 1876, court-house, Oswego; R. M. Donelly, chairman, Nixon Elliott, sec- retary. Senator Fifteenth district, Angell Mat- thewson, by acclamation ; county attorney, W. P. Talbot, on first ballot, over G. W. Fox; probate judge, D. J. Doolen, on first ballot, over Dr. J. Spruill; clerk district court, I. H. Fry, by acclamation ; superintendent public in- struction, Mrs. Hattie Coleman, by acclama- tion.
G. W. Fox, chairman central committee, W. J. Herman, secretary.
September 29, 1877. Central committee decided not to hold convention. G. W. Fox, chairman, W. J. Herman, secretary.
September 21, 1878, Oswego; G. W. Fox, chairman, J. B. Lamb, secretary. Probate judge, l'. Y. Thomas ; representatives, Forty- fourth district, J. H. Martin ; Forty-fifth, H. C. Blanchard ; clerk district court. J. K. Rus- sell ; county attorney, I. S. Jones ; superintend-
ent public instruction J. Covalt ; commissioner first district. D. J. Doolen.
G. W. Fox, chairman central committee, D. H. Mays, secretary.
August 25, 1879, Oswego; G. W. Gabriel, chairman, H. C. Hall, secretary. Treasurer, T. P. Waskey ; sheriff, J. H. Macon ; register, WV. T. Berry ; county clerk, L. C. Howard ; sur- veyor, S. R. Southwick (W. H. Godwin sub- stituted ) ; coroner, J. B. Lamb; commissioner second district, I. D. Johnson.
G. W. Fox, chairman central committee, J. M. Hall, secretary.
October 9, 1880, Oswego; G. W. Fox, chairman, F. C. Helsell, secretary. Commit- tee having consulted with committee from Greenback party, reported in favor of union on following basis; Greenback nominees for senator, district clerk and superintendent to be indorsed, and the Greenbackers to withdraw their candidates for and indorse Democratic nominees for county attorney, probate judge, and representatives in Forty-fourth, Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth districts. Adopted .- County attorney, George F. King, on first ballot, over WV. P. Talbott; probate judge, W. P. Talbott, on first ballot, over James Barton ; senator Fif- teenth district, Geo. Campbell; clerk district court. J. K. Russell ; superintendent public in- struction, M. T. McCarty indorsed; commis- sioner third district, A. H. McCormick in- dorsed.
G. W. Fox, chairman central committee, F. C. Helsell, secretary.
October II, 1881. Central committee de- cided not to hold convention. Mr. Fox re- signed as chairman central committee, and J. M. Mahr was elected chairman, F. C. Helsell, secretary.
August 12, 1882, court-house, Oswego;
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George S. King, chairman. C. F. Winton, sec- retary. Probate judge, A. G. Drake, by ac- clamation ; county attorney, R. T. Holloway, by acclamation ; clerk district court, R. C. Tay- lor. Authorized committee to fill vacancies.
October 7, 1882. Central committee ac- cepted A. G. Drake's withdrawal as probate judge, and agreed to leave that place and also superintendent, vacant, and to support Green- back nominees. Nominated C. M. Monroe commissioner second district.
J. M. Mahr, chairman central committee, George S. King, secretary.
September 22, 1883, Oswego; J. M. Mahr, chairman, George S. King, secretary. Sheriff, J. P. DeJarnett, on first ballot, over J. J. Free- man and A. J. Mapes ; treasurer, E. C. Dent, on first ballot, over J. F. Waskey; register, J. M. Cunningham, over C. M. Monroe, on first ballot ; county clerk, F. W. Fry, on first ballot, over J. M. Bannan; surveyor, A. B. Bushnell, by acclamation; commissioner third district, M. E. Carson.
W. H. Morris, chairman central commit- tee, George S. King, secretary.
October 14, 1884, court-house, Oswego; J. R. Brown, chairman, W. H. Cook, secretary. Senator Ninth district, J. J. Kackley ; probate judge, F. M. Smith; clerk district court, J. M. Cunningham; no nominee for superintend- ent; W. H. Cook, commissioner first district, indorsed.
J. R. Brown, chairman central committee, J. M. Landis, secretary.
October 28, 1884. Central committee ac- cepted the withdrawal of J. J. Kackley, and placed W. J. Conner's name in his place ; also nominated George S. King county attorney, and J. Covalt, superintendent. Afterward Chairman Brown and others published a card 14
denouncing action of committee in placing Con- ner's name on ticket, etc.
October 6, 1885, Oswego; J. P. DeJarnett, chairman, W. W. Fry, secretary. Treasurer, E. W. Ross; register, George Miller; sheriff, H. R. Lewis; county clerk, J. S. Odell; sur- veyor, A. B. Bushnell; coroner, T. A. H. Lowe; commissioner second district. Lewis Goodwin.
G. W. Gabriel, chairman central committee, J. M. Landis, secretary.
October 12, 1886, opera house, Oswego; A. H. Garnett, chairman, I. H. Fry and A. W. Mackie, secretaries. Probate judge, G. W. Gabriel, by acclamation ; county superintend- ent, G. Guy Morris, on first ballot, over Fanny Cooper; representative Twenty-ninth district, Gilbert A. Cooper. Motion carried to make no farther nominations, in interest of State and Congressional tickets.
G. W. Gabriel, chairman central committee, A. H. Garnett, secretary.
During this canvass Dr. Gabriel withdrew as candidate for probate judge, and the central committee placed J. J. McFeely on the ticket in his place.
September 13, 1887. Oswego; A. H. Gar- nett, chairman, J. S. Odell, secretary. Treas- urer, James L. Wilson ; sheriff, Samuel Ledge- wood; register of deeds, I. H. Fry; county clerk, D. H. Martin; surveyor, A. B. Bushnell ; coroner, Cæsar Wilson.
G. W. Gabriel, chairman central committee, A. H. Garnett, secretary.
September 1I, 1888, Mound Valley ; G. W. Gabriel, chairman, J. F. Waskey, secretary. Senator Tenth district, R. L. Sharp, by ac- clamation; probate judge, J. W. Deatherage, by acclamation ; county attorney, F. M. Smith, by acclamation; clerk district court, E. W. Ross, by acclamation; superintendent, Fanny
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Cooper, by acclamation; representatives, Twen- ty-eighth district, M. V. B. Davis; Twenty- ninth, George S. King; Thirtieth, W. G. Reamer.
J. F. Waskey, chairman central commit- tee, Geo. S. Liggett, secretary.
September 26, 1889, Chetopa; E. C. Dent, chairman, F. M. Smith, secretary. Treasurer, J. F. Waskey; sheriff, W. H. Swartzell ; regis- ter, I. D. Highleyman; county clerk, I. M. Hinds; surveyor, J. H. Dersham; coroner, A. H. Wells.
J. M. Kleiser, chairman central committee.
August 30, 1890, Parsons; J. M. Kleiser, chairman, J. J. Rambo, secretary. Clerk dis- trict court, Isaac M. Hinds; county attorney, George S. King.
August 20, 1891, court-house, Oswego; J. F. Waskey, chairman, F. W. Frye, secretary. Treasurer, J. W. Galyen; sheriff, W. H. Swartzell; register, W. S. Houghton; county clerk, J. J. Freeman; coroner, George S. Lig- gett ; surveyor, J. H. Dersham; commissioner third district, W. A. Huff.
F. W. Frye, chairman central committee, George S. Liggett, secretary.
September 29, 1892, Chetopa; George S. Liggett, chairman, A. J. Austin, secretary. The convention indorsed the full ticket thereto- fore nominated by the People's party.
J. M. Landis, chairman central committee, J. F. Waskey, secretary.
September 29, 1893, Mound Valley ; G. W. Gabriel, chairman, J. W. Waskey, secretary. Treasurer, J. B. Montgomery, by acclamation ; county clerk, J. J. Rambo, over John W. Rick- art; sheriff, J. C. Arnold, over C. R. Walters and I. D. Highleyman; register of deeds, Frank F. Lamb, by acclamation ; surveyor, C. R. Walters, by acclamation; coroner, Dr. A. B. Temple, by acclamation ; commissioner first
district, Jerome Callahan, by acclamation ; high school trustees John Gilham, P. W. Shick, W. S. Jones, G. W. Gabriel, I. D. High- leyman, W. S. Huff.
J. M. Kleiser, chairman central committee, J. F. Waskey, secretary.
August 17, 1894, Parsons; J. O. McKee, chairman, Alf D. Carpenter, secretary. Pro- bate judge, Harry Levi; county attorney, I. D. Highleyman; clerk district court, John W. Rickart; superintendent public instruction, Mrs. Kate Southwick.
G. W. Gabriel, chairman central commit- tee, J. D. H. Reed, secretary.
September 12, 1895, Oswego ; J. O. McKee, chairman, J. D. H. Reed, secretary. Treas- urer, J. W. Galyen; county clerk, J. D. H. Reed; sheriff, J. D. Jones; register of deeds, P. J. McGinley; coroner, George S. Liggett ; commissioner third district, G. W. Gabriel.
George S. King, chairman central commit- tee, J. D. H. Reed, secretary.
September 24, 1896, Oswego; George S. King, chairman, J. D. H. Reed, secretary. The convention endorsed the whole Populist ticket.
Charles M. Frye, chairman central com- mittee, C. A. Lamb, secretary.
August 24, 1897, Oswego; W. P. Eddy, chairman, Alf D. Carpenter, secretary. Coun- ty clerk, E. H. Hughes; high school trustee, George S. King. The convention endorsed the remainder of the Populist ticket.
C. A. Lamb, chairman central committee, Charles P. Garst, secretary.
July 16, 1898, Parsons; C. S. Leinbach, chairman, George S. King, secretary. County attorney, I. D. Highleyman; probate judge, George S. King; clerk district court, A. R. Bradfield; superintendent public instruction, Mrs. Kate Southwick; coroner, (to fill va-
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cancy ), Josiah Richmond ; high school trustees„ Walter Phillips and W. H. Cook for full term, James E. Rice to fill vacancy ; commissioner third district, W. H. Swartzell.
W. P. Eddy, chairman central committee, A. H. McCarty, secretary.
September 12, 1899, Parsons ; W. P. Eddy, chairman, B. F. Goudy, secretary. Conven- tion endorsed the whole Populist ticket.
W. P. Eddy, chairman central committee, A. H. McCarty, secretary.
June 6, 1900, Parsons; A. H. McCarty, chairman, James Wilson, secretary. Senator, G. W. Gabriel, by acclamation ;· superintend- ent public instruction, Mrs. Kate Southwick, by acclamation; high school trustees, George S. Kingover and C. H. Bowman; commission- er second district, Philip Gears, by acclama- tion. Endorsed the remainder of the Populist ticket.
P. F. Smith, chairman central committee, A. H. McCarty, secretary.
DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT CON- VENTIONS.
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Usually there was a fusion of the Demo- cratic party with some other party on candi- dates for the Legislature ; the names here given are those for whom the Democrats generally voted. Sometimes they were nominated by a convention, sometimes indorsed by the con- vention, sometimes by the central committee, and sometimes no definite action at all was taken upon their candidacy.
Forty-fourth District .- October 4, 1876, Parsons. A. Wilson nominated on first bal- lot ; vote was reconsidered, and on second bal- lot G. W. Gabriel nominated .- In 1878, J. H. Martin .- September 25, 1880, Parsons; W. H. Morris.
Forty-fifth District .- October 7, 1876. de- cided not to make any nominations .- October 16, 1880, Oswego. Joint convention of Dem- ocrats and Greenbackers; Thomas Wilson, chairman, George S. King, secretary. J. C. Murphy, on second ballot, over D. Doyle.
Forty-sixth District .- October 7, 1876, Chetopa; A. G. Drake, chairman, W. J. Milli- ken, secretary. George E. Stone, by acclama- tion .- October 16, 1880, Chetopa. A. D. Martin.
Thirty-third District .- In 1882, G. W. Gabriel; in 1884, W. H. Porter.
Thirty-fourth District .- In 1882, George Campbell; in 1884, J. W. Deatherage.
Thirty-fifth District .- October 14, 1882, Chetopa, W. P. Wilson; in 1884, H. H. Lieb.
Twenty-eighth District .- In 1886, W. H. Utley ; in 1888, -Davis .- August 30, 1890, Parsons; S. C. Rickart, chairman. Jas. Tan- ner indorsed.
Twenty-ninth District .- October 12, 1886, Oswego; Levi Metier, chairman, Walter Phil- lips, secretary. Gilbert A. Cooper, on first bal- lot, over E. Tanner .- In 1888, George S. King. In 1890, central committee indorsed P. A. Mor- rison.
Thirtieth District .- In 1886, R. S. Ly- barger; in 1888, R. S. Lybarger. In 1890, central committee indorsed candidacy of Alex- ander Duncan.
In 1892 the county convention indorsed the Populist ticket, including the candidates for representative in both districts. In 1894 no representative conventions were held, and no action taken in county convention in reference to representatives. In 1896 the county con- vention indorsed the whole Populist ticket, in- cluding the candidates for representatives in both districts.
Twenty-seventh District .- July 23, 1898,
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Parsons; C. K. Leinbach, chairman, James Wilson, secretary. G. W. Gabriel, by acclama- tion .- September 29, 1900, Parsons; J. L. Wilson, chairman, S. S. Huffman, secretary. Grant Hume, the Populist candidate, was in- dorsed by acclamation.
Twenty-eighth District .- August 13, 1898, Edna; C. S. Carlton, chairman, A. H. Mc- Carty, secretary. J. F. Waskey, by acclama- tion .- July 29, 1900, Chetopa ; George S. King, chairman, C. S. Carlton, secretary. M. I. Daviss, the Populist candidate, was indorsed by acclamation.
GREENBACK COUNTY CONVENTIONS.
October 23, 1877, city hall, Parsons; A. N. Sourbeer, chairman, A. H. McClear- secre- tary. Treasurer, A. J. Cary; sheriff, J. H. Macon; county clerk, L. C. Howard; register, H. E. Ingraham; surveyor, W. H. Prichard; coroner, B. D. Ellis; commissioner third dis- trict, P. W. Shick.
F. A. Briggs, chairman central committee, A. S. Harper, secretary.
April 6, . 1878, delegates from various Greenback clubs met at Parsons for permanent organization, and elected an executive com mittee, of which J. W. Briggs was made chair- man and S. M. Bailey, secretary.
August 20, 1878, grove near Labette City ; R. M. Donelly, chairman, S. M. Bailey, sec- retary. Probate judge, W. A. Starr, on first ballot, over Noah Guymon; county attorney, J. A. Ball, on first ballot, over A. B. Hacker ; superintendent, J. Covalt, by acclamation ; dis- trict clerk, J. K. Russell, by acclamation; rep- resentative Forty-sixth district, J. M. Bannan.
August 21, 1879. Labette City ; J. O. Mc- Kee, chairman, J. W. Breidenthal, secretary. Sheriff, J. O. McKee, by acclamation ; treas- urer, W. H. Porter, on second ballot, over John
Hoffman, W. P. Wilson, and Noah Guymon; county clerk, S. M. Bailey, on first ballot, over W. P. Wilson; register, Lewis Goodwin, on first ballot, over Nelson Curl and J. J. Mc- Feely; coroner, Moses Steel, by acclamation ; surveyor, W. H. Godwin; commissioner sec- ond district, J. C. Murphy.
M. Snook, chairman central committee.
August 14, 1880, Parsons ; D. Doyle, chair- man, W. H. Potter, secretary. Senator, George Campbell; clerk district court, J. K. Russell; probate judge, J. M. C. Reed; superintendent public instruction, M. T. McCarthy.
J. J. McFeely, chairman central commit- tee, L. Garneau, secretary.
October 16, 1881, Mound Valley ; J. J. Mc- Feely, chairman, George Campbell, secretary. Register, J. W. Breidenthal, on first ballot, over W. P. Wilson, T. J. Finley, and W. J. Millikin ; treasurer, A. H. McCormick, on first ballot, over W. J. Millikin; county clerk, T. J. Finley, on first ballot, over J. Reasor and T. L. Cotton; sheriff, W. P. Wilson, on first bal- lot, over John Hoffman; coroner, William Rowe; commissioner first district, D. Doyle.
J. M. Bannon, chairman centra 1 commit- tee, J. W. Breidenthal, secretary.
October 7. 1882, Oswego; J. J. McFeely, chairman, C. L. Albin, secretary. District clerk, J. K. Russell, by acclamation ; probate judge, J. J. McFeely, by acclamation; county attorney, no nomination; superintendent pub- lic instruction, J. Covalt, on first ballot, over Angelia Bishop and Mary Bradbury; coroner, W. J. Millikin, acclamation; representatives, Thirty-fourth district, George Campbell; Thir- ty-fifth, W. P. Wilson; commissioner second district, M. Breidenthal.
J. M. Bannan, chairman central committee, J. W. Breidenthal, secretarv.
October 23, 1883, Mound Valley; J. W. Breidenthal, chairman. Treasurer, L. Gar-
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neau; sheriff, J. C. Murphy; register, W. Miller; county clerk, J. W. Fleming ; coroner, U. Osborne.
J. W. Breidenthal, chairman central com- mittee, L. N. Thompson, secretary.
October 27, 1884, Parsons; representative Thirty-third district, W. H. Porter.
GREENBACK DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
Forty-fourth District .- August 17, 1878, Parsons. James H. Martin nominated .- Sep- tember 25, 1880, Parsons. James H. Martin, representative, and A. H. McCormick, com- missioner.
Forty-fifth District .- August 14, 1878, Altamont. H. C. Blanchard .- October 16, 1880, Oswego; Thomas Wilson, chairman, George S. King, secretary. Joint convention of Democrats and Greenbackers. J. C. Mur- phy, on second ballot, over D. Doyle.
Forty-sixth District .- 1878, Chetopa ; John M .. Bannan. October 15, 1880, Kingston. W. P. Wilson.
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