Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-26
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The Ofcial Call Issued bv the Chairman of
the state Central Committee.

| The OmciaI Call Issued bv the Chairman al
the state Central CommIttee.
LEAvENwORTH, April 1.-THE following
is the the officiaI call issued by Charm IN
Carroll for the Democratic State convca-
| ton:
delegate convention of the Democratic
party OF the State of Kansas is hereby called to
meet in the city of Wichita at eleven O'clock a.
N. on Thursday. May IL. 1885,. for the purpose o:
electing eighteen delegates and eighteen alter
mates to represent the Democratic party OF the
State of Kansas in the Democratic Naiiona!
convention TO be held in the city of ST LOUIS
on June s. 1888. The basis of representation il
the State convention shall be one delegate and
one alternate for every 2O votes or any frac
ton thereof over 100 votes cast for Hon. s L
Isett, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant
Governor in IS O.: also every county in the State
that has been organized since that election.
and each unorganized county shall be entitled
to one delegate and one alternate TO said ron-
vention as follows:
Allen. q; Anderson, 5: Atchison. Il: Barber
8; Barton, 6: Bourbon, g.; Brown, 6; Butter,
Chase. &; Chautauqua 5: Cherokee. ~: Cay
8; Cloud, 4: Cofiey, 6; Comanche, 2: Cowley
II; Crawford, 10; Cheyenne, 3 Clark. 3: Davis.
4: Decatur, 8; Dickinson. IL; Doniphan. >
Douglas, .: Edwards 9; Elk, 3: Ellis 4: Els
worth 4; Ford, 4; Finney, 5; Fran In. IL
Garfield, L; Cove, /; Gray, /; Graham
Greenwood, s; Greedy, /; Grant /: Hamilton
4; Harper. 6; Harvey, 5: Hodgeman. =: Has
D
Johnson, z; Kearney, l: Kingman, d: Kiowa.
2: Labette, IL; Leavenworth, IL: Lincoln, 4:
Linn, q; Lyon, Z: Lane, 9; Logan. l; Marion. :
Marshall, II; Mcpherson, 5; Meade, 4: Miami
6; Mitchell, T.; Montgomery, IL; Morris
4; Morton, 2; Nemaha, 8, Eeosho
Ness, 2; Norton. 8; Usage, 8; Osborne
4; Ottawa. 8; Pawnee, =; Phillips. 5:
Pottawatomie, 8; Pratt, 4; Rawlns. =: Reno
6; Republic 6; Rice. 5; Riley. 4 Rocks a. Rush.
4; Russell, 2; Salina Z: Scott. 2; S-war1. :
Sedgwick, IA; Stanton. l; Shawnee, IL. Sheri,
dan, / Sherman, 1; Smith, 5; Stafford. 4: Ste
vens, 1; Sumner IA; Thomas. 3; Trego, /: Wa
baunsee, 4; Wallace, /; Washington. 8; WITCH
tia, /; Wilson, 6; Woodson, 4; Wyandotte, II.
We recommend that the primary convent on
for the election of delegates and alternates to
the State convention be held in the counties o
districts as the several committees may deter.
mine on May 5. The manner OF selecting the
delegates and alternateS. whether by county OF
district, mass or delegate conventions. TO be de-
termined by the several county committees each
for itself.
The secretaries of the several conventions.
county, district or mass, are respectfully re-
guessed to forward to the secretary OF the State
Central committee, at Leavenworth, full and ac.
curate lists OF the delegates and alternates
chosen Immediately after the adjournment OF
their respective conventions.
The State convention when assembled at
Wichita shall elect four delegates and four IL.
ternates at large to the National convention
and the delegates from the several Congress
sional districts, in attendance at said State
convention, shall elect in separate conference,
two delegates and two alternates from each
Congressional district to be reported to, and in
dorsed by the State convention.
All voters in the State, whether heretofore
formally affiliated with the Democratic party or
not who are IN harmony with the position OF
the Democracy on National questions and be-
leve in the principles as emphasized in the late
message of the President to Con-rcss, are
heartily and cordially invited to join in the Sc
lection OF the representatives of party in the
National convention.
We earnestly urge upon the Democrats of
Kansas the absolute Importance of prompt and
thorough organization of the party in every
county and township in the State in order that
every district may be fully represented il the
State convention and an active and effective
organization obtained once for a vigorous
campaign the coming summer and fall
We respectfully request every Democratic
newspaper in the State to publish the notice
and editorially call special attention to the inn
portance of complying with the suggestions
herein made
BY order OF the State Central Committee at
Leavenworth, April 5. 1888.
EDWARD CARROLL Chairman.
H MILES MOORE. Secretary,