Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05


natured convention than the Democrat
ic gathering Of last Monday, Sd inst, in
this city when the full county ticket
was nominated. Every precinct in the
county was represented and these rep
resentatives were the bone and sinew
of Barber cOunty-men who are here
TO stay, who have aided in building up
the county and placing it on its firm
foundation as the best county in South
ern Kansas. y glance at the list OF
delegates will show that the best citi-
zens only took part in the deliberations
of Monday.
PROCEEDINGS.
The convention was called to order
by L. l.. O'Bryan, chairman of the
county central committee who at once
moved the election of 4. j. Jones as
temporary chairman. 7. G.. Cutlip
nominated Z. p. Caruthers for the same
position. A rising vote showed 81 for
Caruthers and 10 for Jones. The chair
man thanked the convention for the
honor conferred and promised to dis
charge the duties of the position fairly
and satisfactorily.
L. C. Molloy was elected temporary
secretary.
On motion, the chairman appointed
the following committees:
Organization and Order of Business:
I. G.. Cutlip, of Medicine Lodge, w. F.
Burns, of Nippewalla, G.. w. Hendrick-
son, of Lake City, G. G. Sparks. or Elm
Mills, and w. G. Afford, of Hazelton.
Resolutions; Judge Hall, of KiOwa,
j. ID. Youart, of Sun City, James Both
well. of Mingona, L. b. Stockstill, of
Sharon aud y. J. Jones, of Medicine
Lodge.
Credentials: ID. l.. Pierce, of Sun
City, Fred Hey, of Kiowa, T. L..
O'Bryan, of Medicine Lodge, Hamilton
Hayes, of Mingona, and j. ID. Fleming,
of Lake City.
y recess of thirty minutes was taken
that the committees might perfect their
work.
On re-assembling, the committee on
order of business through the chairman,
Mr.. Afford, reported, recommending
that the temporary organization be
made permanent and that the follow
ing order be followed in the nomination
of officers: LIST, County Attorney; I'd,
District Clerk; Sd, Probate Judge; 4th,
County Superintendent; 5th, Represen-
tative; 9th, Commissioner of the I'd dis
trict. Nominating speeches to be limit
ed to three minutes.
The report was received and the COM
mittee discharged.
y motion was made by Mr.. Cutlip
that the vote be by delegations, the
chairman of each delegation to an
nOunce the vote. This was not adopted
and the convention decided to vote by
ballot.
The committee on credentials report
ed the following as entitled to their
seats:
MEDICINE LODGE: y. Schmidt, T.
l.. o Bryan, y. J. Jones. E. z. Caruth-
ers, w. III. Worland, Robt. Lebrecht,
L. G.. Cutlip, VIM. Kiger, l.. +. Pear
son, +. Il. Howard, John Dollar, l.. Is.
Gillette, L. G. Molloy, John Higgins
and Harry Stevens.
KIOwA: i. w. Key, \. Z. Wilson,
r. Herold, NJ. S. Justis, O. p. T. :Ew-
ell, J. L. Lawrence, j. f. Hall, F. w.
Hey. j. I. Hockenberry, I. j. Kirkpat-
rick.
VALLEY: r. ID. Bailey, w. G. Wal
Ter.
NIPPEwALLA: w. +. Burns, J. L.
Turner.
HAzELTON: w. e. Afford, S. n.
London, John Weaver, James David
son.
MrNGONA: J. ID. Pursell, Jas. Both
well, j. NJ. Reagin, w. II. Hayes.
CEDAR: j. ii. Brown.
LOCKARD: Clay McGrath.
DEERHEAD: w. \. Clinkscales and
George Garten.
MCADoo: q. w. McAdoo and w.
Said.
DRY CREEK: John McFadin, L. A,
Shumate.
ELM MILLS: c. c. Sparks, Ed. vii.
liams.
ELwOOD: a. ). Hankins, 7. j. Dyer
SHARON: L. b. StOckstlll, w. NJ
Wilson.
TURKEY CREEK: d. l.. Pierce, NJ
II. Clements.
AETNA: J. A. Morris, j. b. John.
son, j. Bennington.
SUN CITY: A. Salyer, j. n. Bib
j. ID. Youart.
LAKE CITY: G.. w. Hendrickson, A,
Feltner, y. Mills, j. d. Fleming, w. H.
Cook.
RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions then
reported as follows:
Resolved, by the Democracy of Bar.
Der County, in convention assembled
LIST We heartily endorse the wise
| judiciOuS and economical administra-
ton of Grover Cleveland and regard his
re- nomination as the carrying out OF
the expressed wishes of the masses, and
we regard the coupling with his name
| that of the noble old Roman, Allen &
Thurman, as wise and satisfactory.
2d We endorse the nomination:
made by the Democrats Of this state al
| LeavenwOrth. july 4th, 1888 and com.
mend to all voters that gallant and
/ courageous and eloquent democrat
! John Martin, as par excellence the best
man in Kansas fer governor.
81 We endorse the action of our par.
/ " in demanding a reduction of the tar
! iii and will hail the day when only sucl
| revenue Is derived from imports as are
/ necessary to pay the expenses of the
| government economically administer.
/ ed. We favor cheaper clothing rather
than cheaper whisky. we favor cheaper
blankets rather than cheaper tobacco
and we demand OF congress laws thai