Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

The Republicans met in convention last
Saturday in this city and nominated their
county ticket, in accordance with the cut
and-dIied arrangement made days before
Capt. Pardee was delegate, and as it was
feared he might cause some trouble on the
floor, being Outspoken against st. John
and the work of the Topeka convention.
he was made chairman. The Topeka
platform was endorsed. The following
ticket was then nominated: Representative
Geo. D.. Omer; Probate Judge, Frank
Saunders; County Attorney E. Sample
Clerk of the District Court r. j. Talliafer.
70; Superintendent of Public instruction,
Rev. A. AXline; Commissioner second
Distaict Leander Wilson. Thisis the ticker
agreed on when the delegates were selected
and it represents that part of the Republic.
can party in Barbour county which pretends
TO favor the enforcement of the prohibition
law, at the same time are seeing it Violated
evrey day without making any effort to
stop the violations. 1t is made up of men
who the law and order element in the party
will not support.
The cndIdItes were called on for speech
IS and those present responded. Mr.. Or
ner said he would do his best, as he had
done the last session, to represent his peo-
pie. He stood upon the Republican state
platform and would be found on any plat
form his party might make. His speech
was surprise to many for the impression
had gone out that he was not in sympathy
with the prohibition plank in the platform,
but was rather encouraging violations OF
present prohibition laws here at home.
Mr.. Sample said he had been asked many
times to prosecute persons for violating
the laws, but he had considered many OF
the cspes trivial, and by refusing to prose
cute be Rad saved the county from having
deb of at least two thousand dollar:
loaded nit. If the people did not fee
flke encouraging his course in the matter
they had the privilege of voting for another
independent man.
His speech di1no create any astonish
ment, and though the language was not a.
clear as itmight have been it was under
stood what he meant that's, that he had beer
asked to prosecute violators of the prohi
bition laws this I've deemed inexpedient, al
it would have cost the county too much
If the people were not satisfied with hi
administration of the affairs of the office
vote for Mr.. jenkins.
Judge Saunders made such a speech as
man always does when first nominated t,
an Office. entirely barren of interest.
Mr.. Talliaferro had a PARKWAY, don't-cart
accent look and appeared to care littl
J whether school kept or not: at tn
same time he was thankful for the high hor
or conferred on him.
There was notable absence Of represer
tative men in the convention as'delegates G
spectators. Those present were the sam
old crowd who have been managing thing
: to suit themselves for so many years. Non
of the conscientious peohibirionists wei
present. The friends of Rev. Hill ha
4 hoped that he would be, as it was promise
P he should be, nominated for Probate Judg
and even that gentlemanlhimself, who is o.
! enough not to listen to promises made /
; such class Of politicians, was very niue
f surprised when he learned his name w
4 not even mentioned in the conventio
a The Office was given to man who pror
e ised to make trouble for the boys If
: did not get an Office.