The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15
THE PARMERs' COOPERATIVE AS
ISOLATION.

Proceedings OF Its Late Convention
Saturday last was the day appointed
for the Farmers Cooperative a Association
to meet at the court house in this city and
nominate ticket for county officers. The
meeting was called to order about 2 p. IN.
by the president, J. n. McCreary. Chas.
Paine, the secretary OF the association,
moved that the chair appoint committee
OF three on creden tials. Carried, and
Messrs. w. Z. Ross, A. Hurlburt, and B.
F. Myers, appointed. There being by this
time some forty OF fifty persons present,
the chair several times called for all haY-
ing credentials as delegates to come for
ward and present them to the committee,
but no one responded to the call. There
did not appear 10 be any delegates pres
ent. Finally, on motion OF W. B. Ross,
all persons present willing to represent
their respective school districts, were in
vited to act ~ delegates, and hand the
committee their names, but no one re-
sponded to this. Then j. n. Miller re-
marked that hc was not a delegate, but
was willing to act as such, especially for
the purpose OF having q protest passed
against the proposed passage in the next
legislature Of stlte her d law. He was
also opposed to having any nominations
made for county officers, believing that
the best way was for all who desired to
be candidates, and let the people make
their choice at the polls.
Mr.. Paine accounted for the small at
tendance OF delegates by the fact that it
was generally understood that the con-
ventIon was not to make any nominations.
He took the opportunity OF explaining the
proposed sale of the county railroad
stock, stating that the $20O, coo b., X &
7. stock was not worth the paper it was
written on, but that the 500, 600 A., T. 4
8. +. stock might be sold for 40 cents OH
the dollar, although that was uncertain.
He tn ought the best policy was to author
| lie the commissioners to sell it at that fig
ure, takln pay in county railroad bonds,
and thus reducing the county debt from
S4OO, 900 to $500, 900. He also cOrrOborated
Mr.. MIller's statement that an attempt
would be made in the next legislature to
pa - herd law applying to the entire
state, aud advanced several arguments in
opposition to herd law so far as Lyon
county was concerned.
W. b. Ross moved the adoption of the
following resolution:
RESOLVED, That we, the delegates of the
| Farmers' Cooperative Association in CON-
| crease OF the volume OF currency, and are
| emphatically opposed to any steps being
taken by the general government at pres
ent to enforce specie payment.
Mr.. Paine moved to substitute green
backs for the word currency. Carried.
w. A. Randolph, Esq, being quite ac-
cidentally present, was called out, and
made y fOrcible speech in favor OF the res
OlutiOn-his leading argument being that
Imitation OF the currency would raise the
price OF Kansas crops, and enable the
farmers to get enough for their crops to
pay of their Indebtedness. Mr.. A. W.
Plumb replied to Mr.. Randolph, and Op-
posed the resolution. He believed that
the leading issue between the democratic
and republican parties would be the slav-
cry question, not the currency question,
and he then proceeded TO make some very
pr acticaI objections to the imitation policy.
The resolution u amended was adopted,
by rising vote Of9 to Z, the msjOrity OF
those present not voting either way, and
apparently waiting to hear from Ohio be-
fore coming to a decision.
The committee on credentials having
failed to find any delegates present, gen.
eral invitation was extended to all per
sons to express their opinions and vote
upon any question.
The following re Olution was adopted
without oppositsOn:
Resolved, That the law now In force in
Nr hn or
monty called the ''Herd Law" would DE
q great detriment to the people of Lyon
county, and we are opposed TO the pass.
age Of such law, to be Of general appli-
cation 10 the state.
The following was Oeffred:
WHEREAS, There is quite division OF
opinion in the cooperative association in
regard tomaking nominations; therefors
Resolved, That we adjourn withOui
, making any nominations.
Messrs. W. B. Ross, j. w. Lynn, and
Charles Drake were called out, and sup.
|, ported the resolution, which was adopt
ed, and the convention adjourned with
out date.
The impression upon the disIntcresteC
reporter was that the Farmers eO-opera
J tive Association, having last year put vi
: ticket which the farmers ruthlessiy vOU
ed down, no candidates would receive
, any more nominations from the same
source, and therefore the association, 81
far at least as its p 'litical Importance il
concerned, has expired. There seems Il
be no element In Lyon county which car
be organized into a successful, or ever
important, opposition to the republican
party.