The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-17
enback-Antimonopoly Party.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE DICKINSON COUN
TY CONVENTION.

SOAN A1AN 1--WE
Pursuant to call, the AntimonOpolists
of Dickinson county assembled in mass
convention at the Court House i'll Abb
lene, Saturday, Sept. 10Th, at 2 p. M,
and was called to order by the chair
man of the county committee.
r. F. Russell, of Abilene, was elected
chairman, and w. Armstrong, of JEFF
ferSOn, secretary.
On motion, it was voted that the
Chair appoint committees OF three each,
on order of business and on resolutions,
and that a recess of fifteen minutes be
taken to enable the committees to con-
| suit and prepare reports.
The Chair appointed Messrs. c. W.
| Brooks, j. Shadinger and n. Thurstin
committee on order of business, and
Messrs. Wakefield, Cranston and Pond
| on resolutions.
At the end of the recess the cOnven-
ton was called to order by the Chair.
Committee on order of business re-
| ported as follows: First, report of com
mittee on resolutions; second, nOmina-
ton of candidates i'll the order named,
| for Treasurer, Sheriff, County Clerk,
Registered Deeds, County Surveyor and
Coroner; third, election of County Cen
trail Committee; fourth, miscellaneous
business.
On motion, the report was received
and adopted.
The committee on resolutions, thrO'
| its chairman, submitted the following
| report, which was adopted:
The National Observation-Disclosures Party
| OF Dickinson county, in convention assembled,
declare their adhesion to the principles OF the In
| danapolis platform of 1884.
end. That we believe money was made for man
| not man for money, and that we condemn as un-
wise and unpatTiOtic the present boarding OF vast
sums in the L. s. tres Try, while the pubit debt
is permitted to accumulate.
3rd. We believe railroads. the creatures OF law
| should be subject to law, and made the servants
not the masters OF the people
| 4th We condemn the granting of special privi-
| legeS to enable men TO get rich without work,
| in the case of national bankers and demand that
all money be issued by the government, made full
| legal tender, and be loaned to all able to give
good real estate security, at not more than per
| cent.
| 5th We condemn the practice OF permitting
| large tracts OF lands TO pass into the hands OF
| either home or foreign capitalists, and demand
that ownership of land be limited TO actual Occu-
patton and use.
| 9Th We demand the abolition OF that useless
! and dangerous relic OF monarchy and stronghold
| OF class privilege and monopoly, the Y. 5. Senate
| and,that the President OF the United States and
all other elective officers be chosen by direct vote
It'll. We demand such revision of our patent
laws as will check their present tendency to Gre
| ate great and burdenSome monopolieS.
| sth We endorse as the car1idal principles of
| our party: honest government, just laws, with
| equal rights for all and special privileges for
| no ne, and believe it is the only national party
| pledged to these truly American principles.
The following nominations were then
made by the convention:
For Treasurer, S. d. Pond, of Buck
eye; Sheriff. Jos. Shadinger, of Chez
yer: Clerk, DR.. c. w. Brooks, of Cen
| ter; Register of Deeds, n. Thurstin, of
Hope; Surveyor, Robert Cain, of Will
| lowdale; Coroner, r. T. Russell, of Alb
| ilene.
The committee appointed by the CEN
trail committee at its last meeting, to
report plan of county canvass, now
! submitted its report, recommending
! that chairman of central committee, or
| the executive committee, furnish speak
ers for local meetings when requested,
and that circular be prepared by the
central committee reviewing briefly the
issues, which shall be printed and placed
| in the hands of every voter in the couI-
ty. The convention then proceeded to
select county central committee, as
| follows:
Chairman, W. II. T. Wakefield, of
Center. Grant, A. J. Wilcox; Cheever,
L. T. Fickes; Center, c. w. Brooks;
Hope, A. B. Partridge; Jefferson, We
Armstrong; Buckeye, Geo. F. Livingss
ton; Abilene, B. G. Cranston; Lyon,
Earl Robinson; Lincoln, VIM. Jones;
Union, a. d. Blanchett: Sherman,
w. Ault; Banner, L. Armstrong; Will
lowdale, Robert Cain. 1t was voted
that the committee have power to fill
any vacancy in its number.
After adjournment of the convention
the members from the second commits
sioner district assembled and nominated
L. T. Fickes for County Commissioner.
A meeting of the County Committee
was called at the Office of B. c. Grams
ton in Abilene, on Monday, Sept. 21st,
at 2p. N.