Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-12
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In pursuance To a call by the chairman
Of tlle county central cOmmittc, Il delegate
convention of the Democracy Of Barber
county was held in Medicine Lodge last
saturday, October 9Th, there being rprr-
scntatives from all the townships but kio-
wa. If delegates were elected in that town
ship they failed to GIT here.
The convention WAS called TO order by
Chairman McCleary. OF the central CON-
mittee. and, OF motion Of Il. l.. O'Bryan.
Capt. h. T.. Ayers was elected chairman AMI
+. j.. Car Tiers secretary.
On motion of Jas. Boutwell, the chair
man appointed a committee of thre OH Gre
dcntialS, til. committee being, Mcssrs. Both
well. Lacey and Pierce.
The committee reported the following as
entitled to seats in the conventions:
From Medicine Lodge Township-Dr.
I. w. Stout, {. Scott, j. p. Gibson, A. q.
Sparks. JAS. Boutwell,, M Bell. b. Lacey
Aternates: JAS. Crouch, 5. \. Ferguson,
Geo. Beaver, J. &. SanderSon, ID. \. McCan-
less, l.. r. Pearson and L. L. O'Bryam.
ElwOod-J. z. Hall, II. NJ. Smith, w. A.
Schuler as delgates and +. J. Mills, John
McFadden and w. II. Smith rs alternates.
Lake City,. C. Nichols. r. Lake, and
w. D. Thompson delegates, and NJ. &.
Mills, Archabald Feltner and J. NJ. Packet
alternatcs.
Sun Cfty-n. L. Pierce and B. P. Ayers.
A committee composed of ID. l.. Pierce,
,. Lacey and L. Lake were appointed OH
Order Of Business and committee COM
posed of 4. L. O'Bryan, L. c. Nichols and
II. NJ. Smith was appointed on r, solutions.
The committe OH order of business made
their report, when the following ticket was
nominated, and i'm the order mentioned:
For Sheriff-TaylOr C. Nichols:
County Clerks. J. Shepler.
Treasurer-T. A. McCleary.
Register Of Deeds--D. A McCandlcss
District Clerk-Dr. III. Yant.
Coroner-I F. Hargis.
SurveyOr-D. Tomblinson.
Commissioner, Sun City District-r. 5.
Proctor.
Commissioner, Lake City District-w.O.
Thompson.
On motion Of Capt. b. B. Ayers the con-
vention made no nomination for tie Office
Of County Attorney.
The convention then proceeded to elect a
new central committee, rs follows:
Medicine Lodge TOwnship-T. l.. OBy-
an and DIR. I. W. Stout.
Sun City TownShp-T s. Proctor.
Lake City Township-R. Lake.
ElwoOd Township. p Hall.
KiOwa Township-C. ID. Blackstone.
The committee on resolution, through
the chairman, T. l.. O'Bryan, reported the
following:
RESOLVED, That the Democracy Of Bar
Der county, IN convention assembled. with
pleasure and satisfaction looks back over
the splendid victories gIined by the party
In ISL, and believes that the SUCCESS then
attained was but the beginning OF what is
to be expected in 1884. IL believes that the
days Of Republican misr,ile are numbered
and that never before has there been bright
or prospects for the supremacy Of the DEM
Ocracy than now.
RESOLVED, That We stand square on the
platform adopted by the DrmOcnicy Of this
state at the Emporh convention In 1881.
and believe that the people generally are in
favor Of re-submission of the prohibitory
amendment to the constitution.
Resolved, That we endorse the admins.
trltion Of Hon. Geo. w. Click rs the roy-
ernor Of Kansas, and believe that his cleo
ton was blessing to the people.
RESOLVED, That we endorse the candida
cy OF Judge Amos Harris, present judge or
the Eighteenth district, and recommend
him for the votes Of all good citizens who
favor pure and hsnest Judiciary.
DIR. !. w. Stout offered as an amendment
10 the report tho following, which was
adopted;