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The Eagle, 1894-09-19

The front page of 1894-09-19. 487 words, read by machine from the Library of Congress scan and reproduced without correction.

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, ., briefly to the law paeü -hj the Inst -:í'Tegislature reducing the fees of county officers and said that he hoped that every democrat would stand by it. Nominations for temporary secretary were then declared to be in order and the names of 55 B. 55ralton, John Bum Bum-side - side Bum-side and 5r. T. Williams were placed be before - fore before the convention. Each of the gen gentlemen - tlemen gentlemen named withdrew and Charles G. Bell was nominated and elected as tem temporary - porary temporary secretary. Judge Boone moved that, as the pre precincts - cincts precincts were called each delegation should select one of its number to serve on the committees on credentials, rules and permanent organization, and platform. The call of precincts was begun and the following committees were appoint appointed - ed appointed : COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.

H. Feltis, After the committees had been ap appointed - pointed appointed the convention took a recess un until - til until 2 o'clock. Upon the reassembling of the delegates the committee on creden credentials - tials credentials made the following report which was read by L. A. Skelly, secretary of the committee : Mr. Chairman: 5Vc, your committee on credentials, find the following dele delegates - gates delegates with proper credentials, and ask that they be given a voice in this con convention - vention convention : PRECINCT NO. 1. Harry McAllister, Thomas W. Holson, J. Wellgehausen, Oliver Myers.alt.act. Albert Strauch, 5V. II. Dtirkee. PRECINCT NO. 2. Frank Bell, J. D. Nolan, James Jackson, A. Hirsehberger, 5Vm. Christinan, Robert Kirker. 5Vm. Pound, PRECINCT NO. 3. J. W. Fleming, L. A. Skelly,

Tlie democratic county convention was called to order last Saturday morning at Morrill hall, by Hon. J. 5V. Fleming, chairman of the democratic, county cen central - tral central committee, at 10:30. Secretary ( jiarlcs G. Bell read the call for the con convention, - vention, convention, after which the chairman de declared - clared declared that nominations for temporary chairman of the convention were in order. L. A. Skelly nominated J. 5V. Fleming and 5V. B. Walton nominated G. D. Bantz. The nominations were closed and a rising vote was taken which re resulted - sulted resulted in 57 for Fleming and 25 for Bantz. Fleming thanked the conven convention - tion convention for the honor conferred and referred

G. 5V. M. Carvil, A. II. Harllee, C. G. Bell, James Harvey, H. S. Martyr, Steve Uhle. PRECINCT NO, 4. C. Byrne, J. II. Allison, D. Gorman, precinct no. 5. Faustino Olguin, Julian Martinez. L. Lopez, precinct no. 6. Julian Matta, Frank Mitchell, by proxy Julian Matta. J. A. Potter was afterward given a seat in the convention as a delegate from Georgetown. precinct no. 7. 5V. L. Conant, Avaristo Cook, Ross Thomas, 5V. B. Horn. 5V. P. Doyle, PRECINCT NO. 8. A. C. Windham,- Lon Moore. J. E. Cosper,

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