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. 0. 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, Parsons; 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 acclamation, 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. Canaday. - October 9, 1875, Chetopa; J. C. Watson, chairman, E. W. Bedell, secretary. Owen Wimmer on third ballot over R. W. Wright, C. H. Bent, and E. Johnson.

Forty-fourth District. - October 7, 1876, Parsons; S. Mayginnis, chairman, W. L. Winter, secretary. M. W. Reynolds on first ballott over W. A. Starr. - September 28, 1878, Parsons; A. H. Ayres, chairman, Wm. Horsfall, secretary. M. W. Reynolds on first ballott 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. Keirsey, chairman, S. W. Canaday, secretary. F. A. Bettis on thirtieth ballot over F. B. McGill, H. W. Barnes, J. L. Williams and others. - September 25, 1880, Oswego. J. S. Waters on fourth ballot over R. W. Wright and J. L. Williams.

Forty-sixth District. - September 9, 1876, Chetopa; G. W. Jenkins, chairman, S. T. Herman, secretary. J. H. Hibbits 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 ballot over H. W. Martin, Alex. Duncan, and J. H. Crichton. - Septemher 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 (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, Andrew 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 acclamation.

Thirty-fifth District. - September 28, 1882, Chetopa; Wesley Faurot, chairman, E. W. Bedell, secretary. J. H. Crichton on first ballot. - September 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. Morton. - September 2, 1888, Parsons; J. H. Beatty, chairman, V. J. Knapp, secretary. W. W. Cranston nominated on first ballot. - August 30, 1890, Paxsons; 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, chairman, Bayard T. Burnes, secretary. J. J. Slaughter, on second ballot, over J. S. Hileman, B. D. Roberts, Colin Hodge, and Isaac Butterworth. - Octoher 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, secretary. W. J. Raymond, by acclamation.

Twenty-sixth District. - September 31 1892, Parsons; J. W. Fee, chairman, J. D. Lusk, secretary. D. M. Bender, on first ballot, over Arch Wade. - August 25, 1894, Parsons; F. M. Webb, chairman, J. D. Lusk, secretary. D. M. Bender, by acclamation. - July 29, 1896, Parsons; George K. Ratliff, chairman, 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 acclamation. - August 4, 1894, Oswego; L. M. Bedell, chairman, G. A. Nicholetts, secretary. W. J. Lough, over W. F. Schoch. - July 28, 1896, Chetopa; J. F. Von Trebra, chairman, G. W. Tilton, secretary. W. J. Lough, by acclamation. - 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, Oswego; J. A. Cox, chairman, Lee McGill, secretary. T. J. Flannelly, by acclamation. - July 19, 1900, Oswego; Walter Von Trebra, chairman, Lee McGill, secretary. J. W. Marley, by acclamation.

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 Dunham for superintendent public instruction.

October, 1867, Democratic caucus in Buntain building, Oswego. W. C. Watkins nominated 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 probate judge.

September 19, 1868, Fleming building, Oswego; J. D. McCue, chairman, 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.

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 September 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 W. Houston, secretary. D. C. Hutchinson, representative Eighty-fifth district; 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 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, George W. Houston; register, Frank Campbell; surveyor, Wade H. Prichard; coroner, G. D. Boon; commissioner 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. 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 attorney. R. M. Donelly; clerk district court, J. H. Macon; superintendent public instruction, David Donovan; coroner, A. P. Johnson; commissioner 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; 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 acclamation; probate judge, H. C. Blanchard, on first ballot, over S. L. Coulter (not present) ; superintendent public instruction, E. H. Taylor, on first ballot, over Mary A. Higby; representative Forty-third district, William Dick, on first ballot, over C. M. Monroe and J. C. Merwin; representative Forty-fourth district, W. T. Cunningham and D. 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. 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. Howard, by acclamation; surveyor, Wade Prichard, by acclamation; register, R. C. Taylor, by acclamation; coroner, Dr. M. M. Milligan, by acclamation; 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, 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 instruction, Mrs. Hattie Coleman, by acclamation.

G. W. Fox, chairman central committee, W. J. Herman, secretary.

September 29, 1877. Central committee decided not to hold convention. G. W. Fox, ohairman, W. J. Herman, secretary.

September 21, 1878, Oswego; G. W. Fox, chairman, J. B. Lamb, secretary. Probate judge, P. Y. Thomas; representatives, Forty-fourth district, 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, secretary. 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, 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 W. P. Talbott; probate judge, W. P. Talbott, on first ballot, over James Barton; senator Fifteenth district, Geo. Campbell; clerk district court, J. K. Russell; superintendent public instruction, M. T. McCarty indorsed; commissioner third district, A. H. McCormick indorsed.

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 withdrawal as probate judge, and agreed to leave that place and also superintendent, vacant, and to support Greenback 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. 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. Barman; surveyor, A. B. Bushnell, 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, 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. Afterward 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, secretary. 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.

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 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, secretary. Treasurer, James L. Wilson; sheriff, Samuel Ledgewood; register of deeds, I. H. Fry; county clerk, D. H. Martin; surveyor, A. B. Bushnell; coroner, Caesar 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 acclamation; superintendent, Fanny Cooper, by acclamation; representatives, Twenty-eighth district, M. V. B. Davis; Twentyninth, George S. King; Thirtieth, W. G. Reamer.

J. F. Waskey, chairman central committee, Geo. S. Liggett, secretary.

September 26, 1889, Chetopa; E. C. Dent, chairman, F. M. Smith, secretary. Treasurer, J. F. Waskey; sheriff, W. H. Swartzell; register, I. D. Highleyman; county clerk, I. M. Binds; 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 district court, Isaac M. Hinds; county attorney, George S. King.

August 20, 1891, court-house, Oswego; 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. Liggett; 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 theretofore 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. Rickart; 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. Highleyman, W. S. Huff.

J. M. Kleiser, chairman central committee, J. F. Waskey, secretary.

August 17, 1894, Parsons; J. 0. McKee, chairman, Alf D. Carpenter, secretary. Probate 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 committee, J. D. H. Reed, secretary.

September 12, 1895, Oswego; J. 0. McKee, chairman, J. D. H. Reed, secretary. Treasurer, 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 committee, 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 committee, C. A. Lamb, secretary.

August 24, 1897, Oswego; W. P. Eddy, chairman, Alf D. Carpenter, secretary. County 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 vacancy), 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. Convention 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; superintendent public instruction, Mrs. Kate Southwick, by acclamation; high school trustees, George S. Kingover and C. H. Bowman; commissioner second district, Philip Gears, by acclamation. Endorsed the remainder of the Populist ticket.

P. F. Smith, chairman central committee, A. H. McCarty, secretary.

Usually there was a fusion of the Democratic party with some other party on candidates 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 convention, 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 ballot; vote was reconsidered, and on second ballot G. W. Gabriel nominated. - In 1878, J. H. Martin. - September 25, 1880, Parsons; W. H. Morris.

Forty-fifth District. - October 7, 1876, decided not to make any nominations.-October 16, 1880, Oswego, joint convention of Democrats 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. Milliken, secretary. George E. Stone, by acclamation. - 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, I. 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. Tanner indorsed.

Twenty-ninth District. - October 12, 1886, Oswego; Levi Metier, chairman, Walter Phillips, secretary. Gilbert A. Cooper, on first ballot, over E. Tanner. - In 1888, George S. King. In 1890, central committee indorsed P. A. Morrison.

Thirtieth District. - In 1886, R. S. Lybarger; in 1888, R. S. Lybarger. In 1890, central committee indorsed candidacy of Alexander 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 convention indorsed the whole Populist ticket, including the candidates for representatives in both districts.

Twenty-seventh District. - July 23, 1898, Parsons; C. K. Leinbach, chairman, James Wilson, secretary. G. W. Gabriel, by acclamation. - September 29, 1900, Parsons; J. L. Wilson, chairman, S. S. Huffman, secretary. Grant Hume, the Populist candidate, was indorsed by acclamation.

Twenty-eighth District. - August 13, 1898, Edna; C. S. Carlton, chairman, A. H. McCarty, secretary. J. F. Waskey, by acclamation. - July 29, 1900, Chetopa; George S. King, chairman, C. S. Carlton, secretary. M. I. Daviss, the Populist candidate, was indorsed by acclamation.

October 23, 1877, city hall, Parsons; A. N. Sourbeer, chairman, A. H. McCleary secretary. 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 district, 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 committee, of which J. W. Briggs was made chairman and S. M. Bailey, secretary.

August 20, 1878, grove near Labette City; R. M. Donelly, chairman, S. M. Bailey, secretary. 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; district clerk, J. K. Russell, by acclamation; representative Forty-sixth district, J. M. Bannan.

August 21, 1879, Labette City; J. 0. McKee, chairman, J. W. Breidenthal, secretary. Sheriff, J. 0. McKee, by acclamation;, treasurer, 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. McFeely; coroner, Moses Steel, by acclamation; surveyor, W. H. Godwin; commissioner second district, J. C. Murphy.

M. Snook, chairman central committee.

August 14, 1880, Parsons; D. Doyle, chairman, 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 committee, L. Garneau, secretary.

October 16, 1881, Mound Valley; J. J. McFeely, 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 ballot, over John Hoffman; coroner, William Rowe; commissioner first district, D. Doyle.

J. M. Bannon, chairman central committee, 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 public instruction, J. Covalt, on first ballot, over Angelia Bishop and Mary Bradbury; coroner, W. J. Millikin, acclamation; representatives, Thirty-fourth district, George Campbell; Thirty-fifth, W. P. Wilson; commissioner second district, M. Breidenthal.

J. M. Barman, chairman central committee, J. W. Breidenthal, secretary.

October 23, 1883, Mound Valley; J. W. Breidenthal, chairman. Treasurer, L. Garneau; sheriff, J. C. Murphy; register, W. Miller; county clerk, J. W. Fleming; coroner, U. Osborne.

J. W. Breidenthal, chairman central committee, L. N. Thompson, secretary.

October 27, 1884, Parsons; representative Thirty-third district, W. H. Porter.