Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-10-11
That Comparison.

tanned long and labored article COM
pairing the late Lamite convention in
this county. with the Republican con-
vention held week earlier IN this coun-
ty. The candidate for county treasurer
on that ticket being senior editor of that
sheet would have the people believe
that the harmony and good feeling ex-
listing in our convention was born OF
indifference or on account of things be-
ing arranged, or lack of principle or
political conviction and earnestness,
while the 'boistorous gath
ering of thirty-fve men representing
ten of the twenty-five township of the
county was a Representative body better
qualified to deal with the interests of
the county and select the men who are
ito administer its affairs.
Let us look at these claims for short
time, as to the make up of the Republi-
can convention, no one Will deny that
due and ample notice had been given of
the time of holding the caucuseS, that
every township save one in the
county was represented by. duly elected
delegates, men who had the confidence
OF the communities they represented,
men who left the field or shop or office
to come to the convention not as candi-
dated hoping that political lightning
Inh IoI
with no other end in view than the Sc
lection of good men for the various re-
sponsible positions to be-flled. and that
they did their work well is apparent to
every candid man in the county, so APP
parent is this that one of the best posted
men. in the opposition convention said
in reply to the remark that J. B. Moods
was good man and good sheriff that
the same might be said of every man on
the Republican ticket. assses
What higher compliment could be
paid either convention or lis ticket.
It is true that-the party had no boss
who had spent weeks or perhaps months
formulating windy platform OF fifteen
different resolves, written at its News
PAPER HEAD QUARTERS to try toseagry
favor or mislead somebody, yet it had
fixed and defina ideas Oh the matters in
hand, on the spur OF the moment form
ulated and adopted platform which
Lam and Garretson have not cared to
refer to, and that to no ben
eft to itself or cause.
This much for the Republican con-
vention and it's work. Let us for a few
moments look on the other picture as.
we have it before us.
For week prior to the meeting of
Lam and Garretsons convention, notice
bad been published and posted notify
ing the people of The time when the
convention was to be held, of the time,
when and number of delegates to be
sent from each township, making the
number of delegates seventy-six. the
largest number ever called for by any
party in the country, yet less than one
half the townships were represented,
and several of these by self appointed
delegates. In all thirty-fve met at the
court house September 22d, as an anti
monopoly convention, the proceedings
of which will be found on the first. page
of last weeks issue. .i-s-s
At once upon the organization of the
convention boisterous contention was
commenced, a large minority claiming
that the whole state had been made up
in the Independent office, the resolu-
ton had also been made up in the office
with the possible exception of two OF
three which may have been prepared by
some one besides the regular -resoIutor,
and although Lam had been excluded
from the conion resolutions when they
came to be read his services were in
dispensable for obvious reasons.
The resolution were read and al
adopted except the one referring to af
fairs, and that referring TO the equShz
ing of the money. of the soldier anc
bondholder, both which Stirred up some
opposition. The former being defeated
as near as we could Judge the usua
vote on each section was five, the on,
censuring the Kansas Chief, the Kirwir
Chief and the HERALD received from
votes for and none against, so of cours'
it was unanimous, wranglipg and afre
quent reference to. the ring were to -b'
heard on all sides. and the manuver
of Lam to conceal his purposes wer'
really amusing, such as nominating
stool pigeon candidate to make. it appea
that his men were not getting there, &c
many of the delegates became disguste'
and left before tho work xvas done. oh