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September 22, 1877, court-house, Oswego; Major H. W. Martin chair- man, C. A. Wilkin secretary. Treasurer, G. M. Caldwell, by acclama- tion; register, 1. W. Patrick on first ballot over W. A. Starr; county clerk, T. A. Fellows, by acclamation; sheriff, D. M. Bender on fourth ballot over S. B. Abbott, J. W. H. Golden, and George Campbell; sur- veyor, George Thornton; coroner, W. R. Moore; commissioners, first district H. S. Coly, second W. J. Herrod, third J. B. Swartz.
F. B. McGill chairman central committee, George Thornton secretary.
September 14, 1878, court-house, Oswego; D. Kelso chairman, L. M. Bedell secretary. Clerk district court, H. C. Cook; county attorney, J. S. Waters; superintendent public instruction, Allen C. Baker; commis- sioner first district, T. E. Clark.
C. H. Kimball chairman central committee, D. M. Bender secretary.
April 24, 1879, opera house, Oswego; R. W. Wright chairman, L. M. Bedell secretary. Treasurer, George Thornton on first ballot over M. M. Kingsbury; sheriff, D. M. Bender on first ballot over J. W. H. Golden, D. H. David, and C. B. Woodford; register, I. W. Patrick on first ballot over J. M. Morgan, E. B. Baldwin, and George Foland; county clerk, W. H. Keirsey on first ballot over A. T. Dickerman, and F. G. Hunt; surveyor, J. M. Wells, by acclamation; coroner, W. W. Inglish on first ballot over Dr. N. M. Miller; commissioner second district, A. N. Russell on second ballot over George Hildreth, J. W. Mason, D. F. Noblett, Michael Noel, and A. W. Darling.
C. H. Kimball chairman central committee, R. W. Wright secretary.
September 25, 1880, opera house, Oswego; J. S. Waters chairman, F. W. Felt and A. H. Tyler secretaries. Senator Fifteenth district, W. B. Glasse on third ballot over C. H. Kimball, M. W. Reynolds, and H. W. Martin; probate judge, Nelson Case on first ballot over A. H. Ayres, Win. Starr, and H. W. Martin: county attorney, L. C. True on first bal- lot over J. D. Conderman and J. E. Bryan; clerk district court, H. C. Cook, by acclamation; superintendent public instruction, M. Chidester on second ballot over J. F. Hill, Nathan Williams, and Allen C. Baker; commissioner third district, J. J. Henderson.
J. S. Waters chairman central committee, J. E. Bryan secretary.
September 24, 1881, Oswego; J. S. Waters chairman, E. W. Bedell sec-
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retary. Treasurer, George M. Caldwell on first ballot over George Thorn- ton and G. S. McDole: register, A. M. Fellows on fifth ballot over I. W. Patrick, Marshall Johnson, Jesse M. Morgan, and James Paxton; sheriff, D. M. Bender on second ballot over J. W. Wilson, S. B. Abbott, D. H. David, J. W. H. Golden, and C. E. Simons; county clerk, F. W. Felt on second ballot over W. A. Starr and W. H. Keirsey; surveyor, B. R. Cun- ningham, by acclamation; coroner, Lewis Peterson on first ballot over S. M. Gregory.
J. S. Waters chairman central committee, J. H. Morrison secretary.
September 29, 1882, Oswego; Thomas O'Hare chairman, L. M. Bedell secretary. County attorney, 1 .. C. True on first ballot over T. C. Cory and J. E. Bryan; probate judge, Nelson Case, by acclamation; clerk dis- trict court, H. C. Cook, by acclamation: superintendent public instruc- tion, Anna C. Baker on third ballot over O. M. McPherson, M. Chidester, B. R. Cunningham, and W. F. Schoch; coroner, H. C. Richardson, by acclamation; commissioner second district, C. M. Keeler on first ballot over A. N. Russell and A. T. Dickerman.
T. J. Calvin chairman central committee, L. M. Bedell secretary.
October 20, 1883, Oswego; J. E. Bryan chairman, O. M. McPherson secretary. Treasurer, C. W. Littleton on first ballot over M. L. Trotter; register, Asa Smith on first ballot over E. B. Baldwin and N. M. Miller; county clerk, F. W. Felt, by acclamation; sheriff, J. T. Lampson on sec- ond ballot over Andrew Kaho, C. E. Simons, C. B. Woodford, and W. H. Webb; surveyor, B. R. Cunningham, by acclamation; coroner, Ed. Dor- sey, by acclamation; commissioner third district, J. E. Brooks, by accla- mation.
J. H. Morrison chairman central committee, Jess Brockway secretary.
September 6, 1884, Oswego; Thomas O'Hare chairman, S. W. Kniffin secretary. Senator Ninth district, C. H. Kimball on first ballot over J. B. Swartz and J. E. Bryan; county attorney, J. D. Conderman on third ballot over W. B. Glasse and J. H. Morrison; clerk district court, E. B. Baldwin on first ballot over W. W. Cook; probate judge, S. L. Coulter on first ballot over Isaac Hill; superintendent public instruction, Mrs. Anna C. Baker, by acclamation: commissioner first district, D. A. Jones on second ballot over J. F. Hill, Louis VonTrebra, and J. C. Mc- Knight; commissioner second district, to fill vacancy, J. M. Mason on third ballot over Peter Shufelt, J. N. Tibbets, M. Noel, and William Slaughter.
T. C. Cory chairman central committee, S. O. Fletcher secretary.
October 17, 1885, opera house, Oswego; J. B. Swartz chairman, S. T. Herman secretary. Treasurer, C. W. Littleton, by acclamation; regis- ter, Asa Smith, by acclamation; sheriff, C. B. Woodford on first ballot over I. N. Cornelius, J. T. Lampson, W. H. Sharp, and Joseph Craft; county clerk, W. W. Cook on second ballot over O. E. Woods and W. J. Quick: surveyor, W. W. Dentler on first ballot over J. M. Hart; coroner, E. W. Dorsey, by acclamation.
H. H. Lusk chairman central committee, A. H. Tyler secretary.
On October 10, 1885, a convention was held at Edna, at which James Wilmoth was nominated for commissioner of second district.
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October 9, 1886, opera house, Oswego; J. W. Marley chairman, J. W. Weltner and L. M. Bedell secretaries. County attorney, T. C. Cory on first ballot over J. D. Conderman and Jess Brockway; probate judge, T. J. Calvin on first ballot over Isaac Hill and F. H. Atchinson; clerk dis- triet court, E. B. Baldwin on first ballot over W. E. Crawford; superin- tendent public instruction, Mrs. Anna Hickenbottom on second ballot over Mrs. Anna C. Baker, C. C. Robbins, L. Tonilin, J. W. Iden, and Mrs. Susan C. Keefe; commissioner third district, J. E. Brooks.
J. W. Marley chairman central committee, M. E. Williams secretary.
August 27, 1887, Oswego; S. T. Herman chairman, Abe Steinbarger and H. H. Lusk secretaries. Treasurer, W. F. Thorne on first ballot over B. R. Van Meter and William Slaughter; register, J. A. Flora on fifth ballot over O. S. Kliser, Ella Wood, Wilf Cooper, and J. A. Lough; sheriff, J. T. Lampson on seventh ballot over C. B. Woodford, D. M. Bender, I. N. Cornelius, and A. M. Newman; county clerk, Wylie W. Cook, by acclamation; surveyor, E. P. Bayless, by acclamation; coroner, J. T. Finley on first ballot over Rep Smith; commissioner first district, D. A. Jones.
S. T. Herman chairman central committee, Joseph Craft secretary.
September 1, 1888, Oswego; J. B. Swartz chairman, W. F. Thrall secretary. Senator Tenth district, C. H. Kimball, by acclamation; county attorney, J. H. Morrison on fourth ballot over A. A. Osgood, F. H. Atchinson, M. E. Williams, J. D. Conerman; probate judge, T. J. Cal- vin, by acclamation; clerk district court, Colin Hodge on fourth ballot over J. S. Hileman, Ira F. Adams, H. H. Graue, W. H. Hunter, and George Hildreth; superintendent public instruction, Agnes Baty on third ballot over A. D. Martin, S. L. Fogleman.
L. S. Crum chairman central committee, W. W. Cook secretary.
August 31, 1889, Parsons; J. B. Swartz chairman, Thomas O'Hare and Evelyn B. Baldwin secretaries. Treasurer, William Slaughter, by acclamation; register, J. A. Flora on third ballot over B. R. VanMeter, J. S. Odell; sheriff, W. H. Sharp on fifth ballot over J. E. Brooks, S. B. Shaffer, J. B. Pickering, A. J. Kirby, and W. J. Webb; county clerk. George Tilton; surveyor, J. W. Boggess; coroner, Thomas J. Finley; commissioner, J. W. Scott on first ballot over C. J. Darling.
W. W. McEwen chairman central committee, J. L. Maginnis secretary.
August 23, 1890, Oswego; J. B. Cook chairman. A. H. Tyler secre- tary. County attorney, W. F. Schoch, by acclamation; probate judge. R. M. Hart, by acclamation; clerk district court, Colin Hodge, by accla- mation; superintendent public instruction, Fannie Smith on first ballot over Samuel Wade; commissioner first district, B. D. Roberts.
L. S. Crum chairman central committee, W. W. Cook secretary.
September 5, 1891, Mound Valley; M. Byrne chairman, W. W. Cook secretary. Treasurer, William Slaughter; county clerk, Geo. W. Tilton: register, J. C. Richcreek on third ballot over J. W. Fee, J. A. Flora, L. G. Bigwood; sheriff, A. Kaho on third ballot over W. H. Sharp. I. N. Cissna, A. W. Newman, D. M. Bender, J. E. Brooks, and J. W. Bennett; coroner, T. J. Finley on first ballot over Jacob Crump and S. O. Clayton: surveyor, M. C. Gaffey on first ballot over J. W. Boggess.
W. F. Schoch chairman central committee, Colin Hodge secretary.
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August 16, 1892, Parsons; W. G. Hoover chairman, W. K. Hayes and C. S. Newlon secretaries. Senator, W. W. McEwen, by acclamation; county attorney, A. D. Neale on third ballot over M. Byrne, J. W. Iden, and D. H. Wilson; probate judge, H. H. Graue was nominated on first ballot over A. T. Dickerman and W. F. Grierson, but as he had not been a candidate for that office he declined to accept the nomination, and W. F. Grierson was nominated on second ballot over A. T. Dickerman; clerk district court, E. C. Clark on first ballot over H. H. Graue; superintend- ent public instruction, A. D. Martin, by acclamation; commissioner third district, J. W. Scott, by acclamation.
D. C. Rockhold chairman central committee, U. S. Harr secretary.
REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE CONVENTIONS.
Forty-third District .- October 7, 1871, Oswego; W. H. Carpenter chairman, H. L. Partridge secretary. Joseph J. Woods nominated on third ballot over W. H. Carpenter and Josephus Moore. - October 12, 1872, Parsons; J. J. Woods chairman, S. O. Fletcher secretary. W. W. Harper on first ballot over J. H. Tibbets .- October 11, 1873, Oswego; W. W. Harper .- 1874, Parsons; J. J. Woods .- October 9, 1875, Par- sons; A. North chairman, R. E. Holloway secretary. M. W. Reynolds, by acclamation.
Forty-fourth District .- October 7, 1871, Oswego. D. C. Constant on first ballot over Alexander Bishop .- October 5, 1872, Oswego; B. W. Perkins chairman, Sylvester Cook secretary. W. H. Mapes, by acclama- tion .- October 11, 1873, Oswego; W. H. Mapes .- September 26, 1874, Chetopa; W. P. Bishop chairman, N. Sanford secretary. J. C. McKnight on first ballot over R. W. Wright and S. M. Canady .- October 9, 1875, Chetopa; J. C. Watson chairman, E. W. Bedell secretary. Owen Wim- mer on third ballot over R. W. Wright, C. H. Bent, and E. Johnson.
Forty-fourth District .-- October 7, 1876. Parsons; S. Mayginnis chair- man, W. L. Winter secretary. M. W. Reynolds on first ballot over W. A. Starr .- September 28, 1878, Parsons; A. H. Ayres chairman, Wm. Horsfall secretary. M. W. Reynolds on first ballot over Frank Webb .- September 27, 1880. J. B. Swartz on first ballot.
Forty-fifth District .- September 9, 1876, Oswego; W. H. Mapes chairman, W. B. Glasse secretary. F. A. Bettis on first ballot over James Paxton and R. W. Wright .- September 4, 1878, Oswego; E. D. Keir- sey chairman, S. M. Canaday secretary. F. A. Bettis on thirtieth ballot over F. B. McGill, H. W. Barnes, J. L. Williams and others .- Septem- ber 25, 1880, Oswego. J. S. Waters on fourth ballot over R. W. Wright and J. L. Williams.
Forty-sixth District .- September 23, 1876, Chetopa; G. W. Jenkins chairman, S. T. Herman secretary. J. H. Tibbits on first ballot over H. W. Martin and Owen Wimmer .- September 21, 1878, Chetopa; Tim Kay chairman, George H. Bates secretary. T. J. Calvin on sixtieth bal- lot over H. W. Martin, Alex. Duncan, and J. H. Crichton. - September 22, 1880; L. M. Bedell chairman, J. F. Hill secretary. T. J. Calvin, by acclamation.
Thirty-third District .- September 9, 1882, Parsons; S. Mayginnis chairman, Lee Clark secretary. W. L. Simons nominated on first ballot
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( informal ), but declined; on second ballot 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, A. Kaho secretary. J. S. Waters on first ballot over H. C. Richardson .- September 6, 1884, Oswego; James Paxson chairman, Wmn. Houck secretary. H. C. Cook, by acclamation.
Thirty-fifth District .- September 28, 1882, Chetopa: Wesley Faurot chairman, E. W. Bedell secretary. J. H. Crichton on first ballot .- Sep- tember 22, 1884, Chetopa; R. A. Bartlett chairman, Joe R. Hill secretary. J. B. Cook, by acclamation.
Twenty-eighth District .- September 25. 1886, Parsons. F. R. Mor- ton .- September 2, 1888, Parsons; J. H. Beatty chairman, V. J. Knapp secretary. W. W. Cranston nominated on first ballot. - August 30, 1890, Parsons; W. H. Thorne chairman, M. Byrne secretary. 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 willingness 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. Williams secretary. J. H. Morrison on first ballot over H. C. Cook .- September 13, 1888, Altamont; W. F. Schoch chairman, M. E. Williams secretary. H. S. Coley on first ballot over J. J. Miles. - September 13, 1890, Altamont; H. M. Debolt chairman, W. K. Orr secretary. J. H. Morrison, by acclamation.
Thirtieth District .- October 16, 1886, Chetopa; J. C. McKnight chair- man, Bayard T. Burnes secretary. J. J. Slaughter on second ballot over J. S. Hileman, B. D. Roberts, Colin Hodge, and Isaac Butterworth .- October 2. 1888. Edna; J. E. Snevely chairman, Presley McKnight sec- retary. J. S. Hileman, by acclamation. - September 6, 1890. Edna: E. A. Herrod chairman, M. N. Baldwin secretary. W. J. Raymond, by acclamation.
Twenty-sixth District .- September 3, 1892, Parsons; J. W. Fee chair- man, J. D. Lusk secretary. D. M. Bender on first ballot over Arch Wade.
Twenty-seventh District .- September 20, 1892, Chetopa; T. J. Calvin chairman. Dr. C. S. Newlon secretary. W. G. Hoover, 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 Democrats 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. A part of the ticket was as follows: W. C. Watkins for representative, H. C. Bridgman for county clerk, Nelson Carr for county treasurer, Samuel Dunhanı su- perintendent public instruction.
October, 1867, Democratic caucus in Buntain building, Oswego. W. C. Watkins nominated for representative Eighty-fifth district, H. C.
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Bridgman for county treasurer. The rest of the ticket was left for par- ties to run independent. Dr. J. B. Thurman ran for probate judge.
September 19, 1868, Fleming building, Oswego; J. D. McCue chair- man, J. F. Waskey secretary. Representative Eighty-fifth district, W. C. Watkins; superintendent public instruction, Jacob Ruble; county commissioner, G. W. Franklin; county attorney, N. L. Hibbard; county clerk, D. W. Clover; clerk district court, E. Wells: probate judge, John Richardson.
In 1869 no convention was held, a caucus deeming it best to let parties run independent who wished to oppose the Republican ticket.
Saturday, 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 assembled, and adjourned to Sep- tember 24th, after electing W. P. Lamb and M. V. B. Bennett delegates to the state convention.
September 24, 1870, Oswego: D. J. Doolen chairman, George Huston secretary. D. C. Hutchinson, representative Eighty-fifth district: J. A. Cox, probate judge; L. F. Fisher, county attorney; J. J. Browne, super- intendent public instruction; J. M. Cunningham, clerk district court; J. M. Richardson, commissioner third district.
M. V. B. Bennett, chairman central committee. 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, G. W. Houston: regis- ter, Frank Campbell; surveyor, Wade H. Prichard: coroner, G. D. Boon; commissioner first district, D. J. Doolen; third district, J. M. Richard- son; 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. Democratic 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 committee to confer and unite in calling a county convention to nominate a fusion ticket.
October 18, 1872, court-house, Oswego; H. L. Taylor chairman, J. J. Browne secretary; Democratic-Liberal convention. Senator Fifteenth district, William Dick; probate judge, Thomas H. Bruner; county attor- ney. R. M. Donally; clerk district court, J. H. Macon; superintendent public instruction, David Donovan; coroner, A. P. Johnson; commis- sioner second district, C. M. Monroe; representatives, Forty-third district T. C. Cory, Forty-fourth Christian Lieb.
No convention held in 1873.
In 1874 the Democrats united with Liberal Republicans, and held a Democratic- Reform convention, October 14, 1874, Labette City; Wil- liam 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. G. Parkhurst, by acclamation; probate judge, H. C. Blanch-
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ard on first ballot over S. L. Coulter ( not present ); superintendent public instruction, E. H. Taylor on first ballot over Mary A. Higby; represent- ative Forty-third district, Wm. Dick on first ballot over C. M. Monroe and J. C. Merwin; representative Forty-fourth district, W. T. Cunning- ham and D. J. Doolen were successively nominated and declined, after which Henry Tibbets was nominated by acclamation.
J. B. Lamb, chairman central committee.
October 8, 1875, Oswego; R. M. Donally chairman, Dr. M. M. Mil- ligan 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. Howard, by acclamation; surveyor, Wade Prichard, by acclama- tion; register, R. C. Taylor, by acclamation; coroner, Dr. M. M. Milligan, by acclamation; commissioners, first district D. J. Doolen, second Chris- tian Lieb, third J. H. Martin; representative 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. Donally chairman, Nixon Elliot secretary. Senator Fifteenth district, Angell Matthewson, 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 acclamation.
G. W. Fox chairman central committee, W. J. Herman secretary.
September 29, 1877. Central committee decided not to hold conven- tion. G. W. Fox chairman, W. J. Herman secretary.
September 21, 1878, Oswego; G. W. Fox chairman, J. B. Lamb secre- tary. Probate judge, P. Y. Thomas; representatives, Forty-fourth dis- trict J. H. Martin, Forty-fifth H. C. Blanchard; clerk district court, J. K Russell; county attorney, I. S. Jones; superintendent 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 secre- tary. Treasurer, T. P. Waskey; sheriff, J. H. Macon; register, W. T. Berry; county clerk, L. C. Howard; surveyor, S. R. Southwick (W. H. Godwin substituted); 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. Committee having consulted with committee from Greenback party, re- ported in favor of union on following basis: Greenback nominees for senator, district clerk and superintendent to be indorsed, and the Green- backers to withdraw their candidates for and indorse Democratic nomi- nees 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 W. P. Talbot; probate judge, W. P. Talbot on first ballot over James Barton; senator Fifteenth district. Geo. Campbell; clerk district court, J. K. Russell; superintendent public in- struction, M. T. McCarty indorsed; commissioner third district, A. H. McCormock indorsed.
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G. W. Fox chairman central committee, F. C. Helsell secretary.
October 11, 1881. Central committee decided not to hold convention. Mr. Fox resigned as chairman central committee, and J. M. Mahr was elected chairman, F. C. Helsell secretary.
August 12, 1882, court-house, Oswego; George S. King chairman, C. F. Winton secretary. Probate judge, A. G. Drake, by acclamation; county attorney, R. T. Holloway, by acclamation; clerk district court, R. C. Taylor. Authorized committee to fill vacancies.
October 7, 1882. Central committee accepted A. G. Drake's with- drawal as probate judge, and agreed to leave that place, and also super- intendent, vacant, and to support Greenback nominees. Nominated C. M. Monroe commissioner second district.
J. M. Mahr chairman central committee, G. S. King secretary.
September 22, 1883, Oswego; J. M. Mahr chairman, George S. King secretary. Sheriff, J. P. DeJarbett on first ballot over J. J. Freeman 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. Bannon; surveyor, A. B. Bush- nell, by acclamation; commissioner third district, M. E. Carson.
W. H. Morris chairman central committee, 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 superintendent; W. H. Cook, commissioner first district, indorsed.
J. R. Brown chairman central committee, J. M. Landis secretary.
October 28, 1884. Central committee accepted 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. After- ward chairman Brown and others published a card denouncing action of committee in placing Conner's name on ticket, etc.
October 6, 1885, Oswego; J. P. DeJarnett chairman, W. W. Fry sec- retary. Treasurer, E. W. Ross; register, George Miller; sheriff, H. R. Lewis; county clerk, J. S. Odell; surveyor, A. B. Bushnell, coroner, T. A. H. Lowe; commissioner second district, Lewis Goodwin.
George 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 superintendent, 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. Garnett chairman, J. S. Odell sec- retary. Treasurer, James L. Wilson; sheriff, Samuel Ledgewood; reg-
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ister 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 11, 1888, Mound Valley; G. W. Gabriel chairman, J. F. Waskey secretary. Senator Tenth district, R. L. Sharp, by acclamation; probate judge, J. W. Deatherage, by acclamation; county attorney, F. M. Smith, by acclamation; clerk district court, E. W. Ross, by acclama- tion; superintendent, Fannie Cooper, by acclamation; representatives, Twenty-eighth district M. V. B. Davis, Twenty-ninth George S. King, Thirtieth W. G. Reamer.
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