, 1873-07-23
cat1ao They wnntoa mon Of MI parties and ali

:, Az; isin1oy olco moro htto1npLou 70 BhVo tIo
RRopub1ican party. md warnod lnembors Of the
Republican party not to "go of III s1uico,"
unless thoy know wllero they woro going. What
fault could they find will, tic Dss A[onen plat
form.7 Did not the party say nil that could bo
Batd to suit tho Grangos2
h1r. Henderson again lot himself out.
Capt. Ycoman declined to allow lila nnmo to DO
used.
.Aftor protraoted debate, it WAS tacitly ngrood
EVERY MAN
in sympathy with tho meetlng, and who aub-
Hcribod to tho call, should bo permitted TO par
tlcipato in tho work Of Reform md DO Welcome.
up "a follows D. ". prinlle, DR.. e. I; Wilson,
Thomas Ohntland, b. II. Fulior, Gerald Fullor.
OF thoao, Mr.. prindlo has boon a Republican,
and 30 have NJ. Ohatlaud and =. ,l, T.. Eni!or
and DR.. Wilson m oll.lino Democrat. Tho Com
mitteo returned in half ali hour with tho rosolls-
tiona. which woro rond. A motion WAS mndo to
take them up s,ngly, but 1t was defoatod, and
thoy wero .....
ADOPTED WITHOUT DISSENTING VOICE,
Mr.. IIondornon making tho motion. Tho roso-
lutions, which worc tolographod to The TRIBUNE,
and published In :. ssaunday'a e paper, were
unanimously, Alr. Kinney excepted. Foaring tho
platform was not sufficiently specific aa to tho
usefulness Of existing paEtics, Capt. Ycoman
ofrorod supplementary resolution, aotting forth,
's,e backs on existing partios," without foar md
This rouaed Mr.. Kinnoy to final effort to
save tho Republican party: To grioved to 800
old party, which wns good enough for him. II
thoy proposed to pass TINT resolution, he pro-
posed to retire. I1o WAS told, In good-humor-
Cd way, by many volcos. to
"0Er OUT"
hIr, Kinney looked melancholy, but retained
Mr.. Mallbono, IN adopt at talking. said tho
Republican pnrty had hocomo as corrupt as any
party that over existed. Crodit Mobilior pre-
pockets did tho money como It was abstractod
out OF tho hard onlninEB Of the fArnora. APP
plauHo.] Ho had always boon Republican, but
thought it vas time to DO something else. II
they wanted Reform, they sAonld have
NEW PATTY.
rApp]auBol.-h party devoted to IN honest and
economical administration Of public affairs. 1Io
would voto for Carpcntor Il there WAS no bettor
man to vote for, but llo believed they could find
better man.
Mr. Henderson did not think Mr. Kinney had
any right to take part in tho meeting II ho did
not pfoposo to stand by it's action.
auont,"a Baptist preacher well known in these
parts, had always been q Republican but, as
tho old lady remarked whom asked If sho would
tako another cup OF coffoo. she said: mo;
gtyc mo tea anything for change, ,-any thing"
Laughtor.] Ho desired change. Thore was
no fcar Of their changing for tho worse. He did
not conceive that to be pohsible.
The resolution WAS then passed without dia-
eenting voice, Mr. Kunoy Bupprcssiug his mega
tive.
TIE ELECTION OF FOUR DELEGATES
to represent the county in tho Stato Convention
ut Dos Moinoe was the ncxt business in order.
They ,wero. nominated by the Convention and
Deiegaies-D. i. Fuller, a. s. Boomer, D. W.
prindlo, =. M. Wilson.
INcynalcs-J. 3. bLorso, S. n, s1allbono,
George n Dele Roy ): Z.,1a =; Zm%StTnn No. ,aa,ur
Mr Prindle worc formerly Republicans, and DR..
Wilson waB n Democrat; and, Of tho niternntoB,
Mr. Morse, blr. Mallbone. and Mr, Zimmerman
Democrat Mr. prindlo was chosen Chairman
of tho delegation, which goes to Des Mones un-
embarrassed by Instructions.
Tho motion BY which tho meeting was called
"Far1ncrs' and Laborors' Convention" was ro~
considered. and 1t waa styled the -...
"wEDsTEn COUNTY ANT1-a1oNopoLY CONVENTION"
in accordance with tho call a County Central
Committee WAS appointed to call n County Con-
vention to nominate county officers
Tho Convention then adjourned, every ono
satisfied with tho days work, except Mr. Kinney.
| COMPOSITION AND CHARACTER OF FT11ECoNyENr1oN.
| layo given this extended nccount OF tho pro-
coedings, because tho Convention IL . fair SAM
Pic Of tho Anti,Monopoly Conventions hold in
| marks giro IN idoa of tlla santimenta held by
tho farmers on tho vital questions which now
engross the attention Of tho agricultural commu-
nifty Of every Western State. There wero pros-
their living by cultivating the soil, ,-beaidoa d
large number OF outsdors.7 I was informed by
q gentleman who knowa nearly every mau
the county that nnetephs Of th9Se Csc
Republican party, and: that ono-tenth
only had boon Democrats ard Libornls. Tho
| speeches wore generally short, porspcuous. and
to the point; and the rules Of Parliamentary
| nrfar nn1 rEn~o
Those who imagined tho farmers could not trana~
net their business in a quiet orderly, and in-
tel1igent manner wore mistaken in their calcula-
ton. Tho Convention exhibited more common
seuBo than political conventions generally, and.
on tho whole, was much moro Harmonious. This
was tho first public gathering Of the farmers in
Webster County. and everybody WIS invited.
Hereafter they will hold delegate conventions,
when the status Of tho members will 10 dellnod
and discordant clements be excluded.
| SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CONVENTION.
The action OF this Convention is full OF sig
nificauco, because this town has been tho home
nineteen years .ago, and it waa expected that
this county, whoro lo ia vol known, would
have Furnished n sufficient number Of
his friends to control tho Convention,
and turn it IN Lis favor. That expectation was
general, and some of tho party managers have
boon manouyering einco the call was issued,
hoping to rope in tho unsophisteatod farmer.
1t was Of tho highest Importance. that tho farm
ore OF his own county ah0nid declare fof MIN ~
unequiyocal and omphatic language. It would
have boon signal triumph for him. and would
hayo boon heraldea by all tho party-papers in
the State rs MI evidence Of his popularity with
tho farmers. Tho do7ornor was In town several
daya prior to tho Convention, in company with
ono Of the stato-Honso Cou1miss,oners, the
ostensiblo object OF his. visit being to inspect
somo quarros whore they exhumo gypsum.
There aro wickod persons, howoyor, who
ero increduluuA on. this point. They
aro aurpriaod tho Governor neyor thought
Of visiting these Gypsum beds before, aud
say that be hns been hore often enough end long
enough to be acquainted with every foot Of tor
ritory in tl,o vicinity. These inoredulous per-
eona state boldly that tho roal purpose OF hie
viait waa to Stay Pipe" and control tho Conyon.
ton. It cannot be doniod that ho bud much al
stake; that Tho Endorsement Of Ills own county
would have aided him immensely all ovor the
State and hayo loft the Impression upon the
minds Of many. that those who knew him best
and longest had no faith In tho imputntionB caai
| upon liH integrity by tho unfortunate dofalca.