Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-09-29

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Sept. 18th, and full county ticket was
nominated, as follows: Representative,
L. A. McNeal, present incumbent; dis
trict clerk, Frank Holmes, of New
Kiowa: probate judge, II. II. Hardy.
present incumbent; county attorney.
X. Ii. Whitaker, of Sharon; county
superintendent, Harry Lands, of Kio-
wa township; coroner, j. w. Farrow,
of IIazelton.
The convention was presided over by
Eugene w. Thompson, OF New Kiowa,
while +. III. Nixon, of this city acted as
secretary.
FIRST ROW.
The first row in the convention was
over the election of chairman. Z. 7.
Noble, of this city, stated that as there
were cOntesting delegations from Sun
City, neither should be allowed to vote
on temporary organization. This was
a slap at the Neff delegates who were
taking an active part in the proceed
ings. In the interest of harmony the
Sun City delegates were not allowed to
vote until the committee on credentials
had reported.
The chairman, Neff man, then
named as a committee on credentials,
Messrs. Nixon, of this city, Oliver, of
KiOwa, and Fair, of Hazelton.
ANOTHER RACKET.
Delegate Shannon. of this city, at
tempted to get a Hardy and Mcdonald
committee on order of business. and
moved the appointment of f. T. Noble,
w. n. Bradbury and DR.. Brown.
Alex. Hopkins opposed the motion
and moved that the motion be laid on
the table. This was to allow the chair
man to carry out the cut-and-dried pro-
gramme. The motion was carried and
then the chairman was authorized to
appoint the committee. He named
Messrs. Shannon, Sexton and Hopkins,
taking care TO keep the friends of Neff
and Lands in the majority.
HE FoaGIvES AND FoRGErs.
On motion of Squire Male, of Kiowa,
the temporary organization was made
permanent. This was the first evidence
the convention had that the honest old
squire WAS playing in the hands of the
New KiOwa outGt-the same element
that slaughtered him last year.
OUT OF NAMES.
Geo. Sexton then moved for the APP
pOintment of a committee on resolu-
tons. The chairman said his list of
names had run out and he would be
glad to have suggestions. Accordingly,
j. y. Murray, of Mumford, T. 5. Up
dyke, of Lake City and f. Gibbs, of
Lodi, were appointed committee on
resolutions.
CREDENTIALS.
The committee on credentials report
ed and admitted Messrs. Campbell.
Whitaker and LampOrt of Sun City.
This was the only contesting delegation.
Those admitted were friends of Mr..
Neff.
TIFF CIRCUS BEGINS.
When the committee on order of bus
mess reported, Mr.. Rogers, of Num-
ford, moved that the candidates for
the several offices be required TO come
forward and express their sentiments
on the great question of prohibition.
He wanted to know if they were in IA
for Of the enforcement of this law or
not.
Alex. Hopkins and several others
hoped up to oppose the motion. Hop
kins was recognized and proceeded to
give it as his opinion that it was nei-
Their the time or the place for such a
proceeding. He and the party wanted
harmony and prohibition talk created
discord.
Nominate a man pledged to temper
ance and he will be defeated; nominate
an anti-prOhibitionist and he will be de-
feated. move to lay the motion OH
the table," said the fiery delegate from
New KiOwa.
Geo. ii. Sexton announced that he
was republican in a republican con-
ventiOn and he would not ask a candi-
date 10 commit himself to some tech
nical form. Nominate a republican
without requiring any pledges, and lie
would be ID if he wasn't going
TO support him.
Mr.. Rogers, who introduced this fire.
brand in the camp, wanted it under
stood that he, too, was a republican,
the same kind of a republican Gov
Martin is, and he wanted men to speak
out on this momentous question.
Sam. Light, of Elm Mills, thought
that if the people would back the Off
GERS up they would enforce the prohib-
itory law without any previous pledge
to do so.
w. y. Bradbury. of Aetna, thought
that it was in the power of the pro-
bate judge and county attorney to say
whether prohibition shall be II success
or not. lie wanted the candidates fol-
the offices to speak out and be either
linen or mice He understood there
were candidates before the convention
VINO would not, if elected, attempt to
enforce the law. The party is pledged
to prohibition and he wanted no can
didates who were afraid to expires;
themselves.
Mr.. Light said when a man takes the
oath of Office, he swears that he will en-
force all laws.
+. I. Noble would be glad to heal
from the committee ON resolutions on
the subject.
Mr.. Sexton was in favor of laying the
motion on the table.
Mr.. Gilbert said this was simply q
question of law and order against law.
lessness or disorder. He wanted mel
for Office who will go through the
back alleys of this town and seek out
the dens of iniquity. The hills and can
yons of Barber county are full Of places
that should be wiped out. He wanteC