Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-15

The next three weeks promise to be
lively ones for Kansas politicians, and we
now predict tiiat there will be several sur.
prises for the prohibition republicans
the party that nominated Col. John 4.
Martin rs its prohibition candidate for
governor.
On the Goth inst, two important csnvcn-
tons will assemble at Topeka. The DEM
ocrats are called for the purpose of plac.
ing in nomination a state ticket and pies
idential electoral ticket. On the same day
and in the same city will assemble the con
ycntion to be made up Of republicans who
favor the re-submissiOn OF the prohibition
amendment, either by direct vote or by
n constitutional convention. Ifuis deem.
cd advisable these republicans will also
place state ticket In the field.
Already, we believe We can nearly guess
what will be done ut Topeka next week.
We guess that tire democrats will meet and
organize; the re-submissionists will 10 the
same. The latter will appoint commit.
tee to wait upon the democratic convention
and announce that inasmuch rs both con
ventions are understood TO be in favor Of a
rc-subuission OF the prohibitory amend
ment the constitution, IL is desirable that a
conference b. had between representatives
OF the two conventions. There will be a
few kicking democrats who will object TO
n coalition, and these will cause stir for
short time, then subside, and the demo
Gratis will appoint conference committee.
This committee will consult with similar
committee from the republicans, and the
two agree on n report to be made to their
respective bodies. After the usual amount
Of parleying, me reports will be agreed on.
Zach convention will then separately
adopt its own platform, and proceed to
make nominations. Either the republi.
cans will nominate Gov. Click and two OF
three other democrats, and I'LL up the re-
malnder Of the ticket with republicans OF
they will wait till the democrats have
made their nominations and will endorse
the ticket.
Anyway, a fusion ticket will be the ont.
come of the work ut Topeka next week.
There will be but one state ticket nomi-
mated, or we are away off on our guessing.
And II there Is fusion ticket nominated
1t will be elected in November. Ii can be
without the indirect assistance OF the pro-
hibitionists-the followers of the st. John
yam Bennett-Campbcl combination.
But right here Is going to come in our
good luck without being even asked for,
The regular prohibitionists have issued a
call for state convention to assemble al
Lawrence on the second day Of September
and they propose nominating a full state
ticket. AS is said in their call they pro-
pose organizing party, shaving prohibi.
bitiOn for its chief corner stone," and one
in accord with the principles enunciated In
the platform Of the Pittsburgh convention
the one that nominated St. John.
Can any one fail to see that with three
conventions to occur rs advertised, with
two moro state tickets in the field, the reg.
ular republican ticket, nominated at To-
peka in July, will undoubtedly fail Of
election. The prohibitionists cannot elecl
their men, and the consequence will be
that Governor Click will be reelected
and he will BE- supported by good ticket
of conservative men, though they may not
all be democrats.