Republican county convention

[The worklist dates this item "1893-09" (Sep 1893 – Jan 1897); the page is the Butler Daily Democrat of Saturday 11 Jul 1896, p. 4. The report of the Republican county convention held that day at Butler continues at the head of a column from elsewhere in the issue; its beginning was not found on this page. The candidate is printed "L. L. Hegenaur, of Prairie".]

[…] were named as candidates:

BALLOT.

Gench .... 68½
Day, .... 13½

J. W. Gench, of Pleasant Gap, was declared the nominee.

Committee on resolutions made their report of usual resolutions.

REPRESENTATIVE.

L. L. Hegenaur, of Prairie, was nominated by acclamation.

SURVEYOR.

John Sanderson, of Osage, E. C, Gilbreath, of Hudson, were named:

BALLOT.

Sanderson .... 62
Gilbreath .... 68

Gilbreath nominated.

A resolution was adopted endorsing Lewis for Governor, Wix for Railroad Commissioner and Burney, Court of Appeals.

DELEGATES.

Chas. Gilbreath, O. D. Austin, A. H. Lamb, Ben Wix, J. K Martin and F. V. Hamilton were selected as delegates to Springfield.

Hon. R. E Lewis, who was present, then addressed the convention.