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

For the office of county superintend-
ent, Geo. c. Smith, of New Kiowa.
nominated II. S. Lands, of that town
ship, and paid him many compli-
ments. He denied that Mr.. Lands had
any Catholic proclivities. Squire
Male seconded the nomination.
Mr.. McGregor nominated Z. b. Mae
Donald, of Medicine Lodge. lie had
evidently not been posted in the pro-
gramme, for, at this point, W. J.. F..
Burney, the silver-tongued orator of
his party in this county, arose, and in
a fiOwery speech, seconded the nomina-
ton. Mr.. Burney was not delegate;
but his friend and partner, II. l.. Shan
non, had kindly given him a proxy for
the time being, that he might give Mr..
Macdonald big send-olf.
Geo. Sexton objected to Mr.. Bnrney
electrifying the convention and de-
manded that he show up his creden-
tials. Mr.. Shannon explained how Mr..
Burney WAS only temporarily filling his
place.
Alex. Hopkins also objected to Mr..
Burney, a fluent speaker, coming in
and taking part in the convention. He
then appealed to the convention To vote
for Lands and strengthen the party.
Squire Male wanted to know if this
young man Macdonald they were all
talking so much about was tax payer?
y dense silence followed.
Mr.. Hopkins didn't know about
whether he was taxpayer or not; but
he did know that Macdonald had no
claims on the party.
Mr.. Shannon had by this time taken
his own seat and he regretted that his
friend Macdonald was opposed be-
cause he was polished gentleman.
He was, unfortunately, poor; lie was
not child of fortune, but he was the
peer of any man in the county.
Geo. Sexton didn't care so much
about polished gentlemen and peers,
but he did want some man with
strength and so he would vote for Ian
dis.
Delegate Dunbar, Of Hazelton, nom
mated A. E. Hook, and announced
that his candidate would not put
strength into the party, but he would
put strength into the schools.
RED HOT.
Squire Male had not finished when
he asked if Macdonald was taxpayer.
He took the floor again and announced
that Mr.. Lands had more than a car
pet sack to pay taxes on. He, Male.
was opposed to strangers wanting all
the best offices. He said ''these recent
importatioLs have no interest in the
county or tho Offices further than to
draw their salaries" And another
thing, he didn't want Medicine Lodge
to have all the offices. Kiowa town
ship was entitled to something. He
wanted the old settlers to have some.
thing.
Mr.. Overstreet, not delegate, from
the top of a chair i'm the rear of the hall
announced that the old settlers have
not made Barber county what it is
That's so, was echoed by dozen ere
cent impOrtations," through the audi
ence.)
Mr.. Bradbury defended Mr.. Mac,
Donald. He thought it treachery for
any one to say that any candidate
would weaken the ticket. He also de-
Tended the new settlers of the county
Matters were getting warmed up in
good shape and the chairman peremp.
torily ordered a ballot taken. 1t re.
suited in Landis receiving 26; MacDon-
aid, is; Hook, /.
PEACE ONCE MORE.
There was considerable button-hol
ing when the next order was announce
TO be the nomination of a candidate fol
probate judge The followsng nomIna
tions were made: Robt. A. Neff, by w
A. Campbell; II. ii. Hardy. by E. T
Noble; w. G. Douglass, by Samue
Light; J. L. Chenoweth, by NJ. b. Gil
bert.
The first ballot showed Hardy, %
Neff, IL; Douglass. s; Chenoweth
none.
The second ballot showed Hardy, 26
Neff, 10. The nomination of Judg
Hardy was made unanimous.