Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-08-15

ALluIGn AOGSSl6I.
Aetna: VIM. Tyler, J. c. Fuller, w,
w. Conner.
Eagle: j. G. Robertson.
The committee on permanent organ
lzatlon recommended that the temper
airy organization be made permanent.
The report was accepted and the COM
mittee discharged.
The committee on resolutions report.
ed, and after it being considered plank
by plank, the following resolutions were
adopted and the committee discharged:
The union labor party of Barber county, in
convention assembled, look with pride upon the
almost unanimous uprising of the people of
the whole country in endorsing the principles
of the party, and rallying to the support of
streeter and Cunningham, our standard
bearers.
We, the members of the union labor party of
Barber county, Kansas in delegate convention
assembled. do re-afiirm and adopt the principles
of the platform adopted at the Cincinnati con-
vention, May Is, 1885, believing that it present.
ed the principles of JGcksonian democracy and
true Lincoln repubhcanism, and we therefore
come out from the ranks of both the old parties
and unite with us i'm practically carrying out
those principles in the interest of the producers
and labOrers of America
That, WHEREAS, The total income and in
crease Of national wealth and the savings of
labor do not exceed the sum of three and one
half per cent. we believe that all interest in
excess to that sum should be classed as usury.
W Il
by legislation, be made TO void the instrument
on which it is sought to be exacted.
RESOLVED, That we centure the members of
the United States senate and house of repre-
sentatives for the measures they have been
considering for the perpetuation of the money
power by seeking 10 refund the present nation
al debt in bonds to mature fifty years from date
Of issue.
RESOLVED, That in all foreclosures of mort
cages and sales of real estate on execution, the
law should give the owner of the realty one
year from the date of the confirmation of the
sherifl's sale in which to redeem from sherifs
sale, before sherifrs deed absolute shall be
issue and that we demand that our delegates
TO the state convention shall do their utmost
to have this plank inserted in our state plat
form.
to restrain the immigration of pauper italian,
Pole, bohemian and Hungarian laborers who,
under contract, lessen wages aud take the places
OF civilized American laborcrs, and in so doing
we only ask the same protection for our labor
that our laws give to the products of our capt.
talistie manufacturers.
RESOLVED. That we demand the abolition of
the saloon Tor the protection of our homes and
the ballot.
RESOLVED, That we denounce the vicious
system OF the commissioners of Barber county
in deposting the county funds in the First
National bank OF this city, at "a rate of interest
OF one per cent, by which means that fnstitu-
ton Systematically rObs the people of the cOun-
~ of thousands of dollars annually by dis
counting scrip AT from 10 To - per cent using
the people money illegally i'm SO doing. And
for the preparation of this wholesale fraud
upon the people, we alike condemn the demo-
cratic and republican parties.
Motion to elect the candidates by bal
lot was carried.
Motion to ballot without nominating
before the convention was lost.
Nominations for probate Judge then
being order, l.. j. Cathcart was placed
in nomination by J. l.. Pelton. J. G.
Fuller was placed in nomination by
VIM. Tyler. Nominations were closed
and the convention proceeded to ballot.
Chas. Bevans and l.. w. Story were APP
pointed teiiers. The result of the first
ballot showed thatCathcart had received
q votes and Fuller s. Cathcart was de-
clared the nominee and his nomination
was made unanimous on motion of
Jerry Simpson.
District clerk being next in order.
Thos. Butcher, of Sun City, was placed
in nOthination by Jerry simpson, and
there being no other nomination, the
rules were suspended and he was NOM
mated by reclamation.
superintendent of public instruction
the name of Eugene Ware was placed
in nomination by l.. Z. Beals. Motion
by c. J.. Swartz to suspend the rules
and nominate by acclanation, carried,
and Ware was unanimously chosen the
nominee of the convention.
The name of Wellington b. Tyler was
placed in nomination by J. l.. Pelton
for county attorney. His nomination
was also made by reclamation.
For county commissioner of the End
district, the names of Capt. S. II. Julian
and Chas. Rumsey were presented to
the convention, and a ballot taken by
the townships interested showed that
Julian had received votes and Rum
sey 4. Julian was declared the nomi-
nee.
Jerry Simpson was nominated by ac-
clamation for representative, and in
response to repeated calls from the con-
vention, Eoade a stirring speech,
The delegates elected to attend the
state convention 10 be held at Wichita
Aug. 18th. were as follows:
Jerry Simpson, l.. E. Beals, w. l..
Murdoch. c. l.. Swartz.
Five delegates were then elected to
attend the senatorial convention to be
held at Coldyater, Aug. 18th. They
were as follows:
VIM. Tyler. Jerry Simpson, VIM.
Monieg, VI. ": ConHcc, @. l.. swartz.
Each delegate was empowered to
choose his own alternate.
VIM. Mobley was elected central COM
mitteeman for Medicine Lodge town.
ship. and chairman of the central COM
mittee, The balance of the central
somnlttee MIS- retalnsd
On motion of Jerry Simpson. it was
lfsseiusd, That theexecHtive committee
Of the central committee be authorized
to I'll any vacancies that may occur on
the ticket nominated to-day.
There being no further bueiness, the
conventions adjourned sine die.