Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-09-01
THE INDEX.
Try THE

OF delegates selected by the Democracy
OF the different townships i'm Barbour
county, the object of the convention being
10 nominate county ticket, a delegate to
the state convention and to select county
| central committee. as stated by Chairman
Payne when he called the convention to
order On motion of L A. NcCleary
t,Capt. B p. Ayers was chosen temporary
chairman anu E. T Car,,thers secretary.
On motion the chair named as committee
on credentials the following gentlemen:
DR.. |. w. StoGt, j. w. Mckinney and Il.
u. tutlip, who reported the following as
entitled to seats.
Medicine Lodge, Il. A. NcCleary, DR..
Stout, d. A. McCanless, L. B. Stockstill.
John Ramsey and Judge Lacey.
Sun City. B. P. Ayers, j. P. Chinn, N.
G. Rowley.
Elwood township, R. Nj. Smith and j.
w. Mckinney.
| Lake City, Reub. Lake, Louis Heston.
VIM. Nichols and I. G. Cutllp.
| No delegates reported from Kowa.
| Mr.. Heston moved that committee of
three be appointed on perman, mt organi-
zatlon and order of business, when the
chair appointed the following: Messrs.
Heston, Stockstill and Chinn, who soon
afterwards exported, recommending that
the temporary organization be made per-
manent. and that the order of business as
1t appears below be followed. The report
was adopted and the committee discharged.
On motion of Mr.. McCleaIy commit
tee OF five were appointed on resolutions.
Which committee, after the convention tax
ing recess of thirty minutes reported the
following which were unanimously ..dopt-
| ted:
The Democratic party of Barbour
county in convention assembled proudly
refers to its history and traditions as the
party OF equal rights to all, specia priyi-
| leges to none prot, ctiOn of the weak
against the strong equal and j st taxation
free speech, free press free schools
fr G and incorruptible ballot and a civil
service reform based on the Jeffefsonian
idea of capability and honesty, do
RESOLVE, That now, as heretofore k is
opposed to siAnptuary legislation and in
favor of the widest latitude of personal
liberty consistent with the public safety !.
and at the same time is, us it ALWAYS has
been, in favor of an honest, fair and inn
partial enforcement OF all constit, .tionallv
enacted laws of the State and Federal gov
ernmentS.
That we are in favor>of re-submission
OF the prohibition amendment to the con
stiti!tiOn to the people.
That we are opposed to a third term for
PRESIDENT or Governor, believing it to be
detrimental to the best int rests of a free
people.
That We invite the cooperation of all
persons who favor economy and reform in
| the administration of the affairs of orr
State and Federal governments to act with
us, to the end that the productive interests
| of our country ma be lightly burdened
and that economy in public expenditures
may be secured and that efficient and hon.
est public officials may be selected as the
servants and not the masters of the people.
The resolutions are signed by Il. A. Nc
Cleary, d. A. McCanless, n. G. Rowley.
r. Lake and r NJ Smith who COMPOSED
the committee.
Nominations for county officers being In
order L. A. McCleary placed before the
convention the name of E. w. Payne for
the position Of representative in the legis-
latlre, and there being no other nomina-
tons Mr.. Payne was declared the unani-
nous choice of the convention.
For probate judge Mr.. Heston nomina-
ted the present incumbent, s. Shepler,
and that nomination was made by accla-
nation,
d. A. McCanless was then nominated for
district clerk and Capt. B. p. Ayers for
county attorney by acclamation.
On motion of r. cCanless no nomi-
nation was made for the position of super
intendent of public instruction.
The next office being that OF district
judge for the second district the chairman
stated it wo"ld be following bad prece-
dent set by the republicans for any of the
convention except the delegates from that
district to take part in making the nomi-
nation. The suggestion was adopted and
the delegates from Lake City retired, and
after agreeing on the name of Louis Hes
ton for the position of judge of the sec
ond district, the convention approved of
the selection and Mr.. Heston was declared
the nominee.
On motion the several township dele
cations selected their central committee
men, whose names were announced as
follows:
edicine Lodge, T. A. McCleary and DIR
1. w. Stout.
Lake ity, Reuben Lake.
Eiwood, j. w. Mckinney.
Sun City, B. p. Ayers
Kiowa, G. B. Blackstone.
E. w. Payne was elected delegate and
d. A McCanless alternate to attend the
state convention AZ Eulroria.