Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-07-25

ticket; and it nUS atpears that tliefe
are as good chances for the eleEtibh of
q democrat as governor us theirs &ere
iii 1883: ha
DsHissfatis statS GSdvsntiSa:
A delegate convention Of the defbo-
cratic party of the state of Kansas, is
hereby called tJ, meet at the Senate
Chambef; i'm the city Of Topeka; at A
O'clock p. M, on Wednesday; the 10Th
day of August, iss4; for the purpose 6f
nominating Candidates for state offices;
and the selection of d democratic State
Central committee.
Tie officers to be nominated atS as
follows: .ti---
Governor: .sl.
Lieutenant governor:
Secretary of state.
Auditor of state.
Treasurer of state:
Attorney ketiettti:
State superintendent of public in
struction.
Chief justice Of the supreme court:
Associate justice Of tlre suprettte
court. ITO fill vacancyl.
Nine presidential electors.
Two of such electors will be selected
from the state at large, and one from
each of the seven congressional dis
tricts. The delegates from each con-
gressional district in attendance ut said
state convention will elect, in separate
difference, one presidential elector
III I'm said district, whose name will be
Am ,rted to and endorsed by tire state
&C II, antiOn.
TN, basis of representation in the
state a invention will be one delegate
and one alternate for every two hum
dred f2OO,' totes cast for Frank Bacon
for lieutenaA t governor in lSSe, and one
del, gate an6 one alternate for every
fract, On of one Y undred or over: Pro-
yided. , hat every county in the state
that has i,eeH orga.a zed as municipal
township " i'll be entA ed to one dele
gate and one alternate 4 4 said conven-
ton.
On the above basis the representa-
ton from the various countiA VIII De
as follows:
Barber. ..........l Kin gmaD. ....:. :
COmanche. .....l Pratt. .........,,'.. 81
Harper. .........l Sumner. t..........r,
GThe whole number of voLes will l5
3l3.-ED.]
1t is recommended that the county
conventions for the election of dele
gates and alternates to the state COLI
vention, be held in the respective coun-
ties as the several committees may de-
termine, on Saturday, August 9th 1884.
The manner of selecting the delegates
and alternates will be determined by
the several county committees.
The secretaries of the several county
conventions, are respectfully requested
to forward to the secretary of the COM
mittee at Leavenworth, full and cor
rect lists of the delegates and alternates
chosen, Immediately after the adjourn
ment of said conventions, and that
they also transmit at the same time to
the secretary of this committee at
Leavenworth, the full name and post.
Office address Of each member of the
new county central committee selected.
The absolute Importance of prompt
and thorough organization Of the party
In every county and township In the
state is earnestly urged, IN order that
every district may be fully represented
in the state convention, and an active
and effective organization obtained at
once for vigorous campaign tile COM
ing fall.
Every democratic newspaper i'm the
state is respectfully requested to pub
lish this notice, and sditorially call
special attention to the Importance of
complying with the suggestions herein
made.
1t Is with pleasure and pride that this
committee congratulates the democrats
of Kansas and all lovers of true reform,
upon the work Of the great national
convention held at Chicago on July 9Th,
1854. The candidates there selected
Grover Cleveland and Thomas A. Hen.
bricks and must meet the approval and
win the support Of every believer i'm
constitutional liberty and honest ad-
ministration of public affairs.
All voters in the state who believe In
the principles of the democracy as
enunciated in the platform Of tho party
recently adopted at Chicago, and em-
phasised In the nomination of Cleve.
land and Hendricks are cordially In.
vited to participate in the selection Of
delegates to the convention hereby
called.
BY order of the democratic state ceh-
trail committee, this 10th day of July.
1884.
Ii. Mites MoORE, W. C. PERRY,
Secretary. Chairman.