Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-09-04
THE TLnKEr

1Ho decided maJOrlJy-S2 out OF 96
votes-by which Judge Stevens was re-
nominated for the Office of sheriff, was
certainly flattering and there could
hardly be expected better endorse
ment of a faithful public servant by
his partisans. And he deserved such
an endorsement. During the time he
has filled the Office he has constantly
endeavored to do his full duty, to treat
all persons alike, to promptly execute
all papers In his hands, to preserve the
peace and walk before the public as a
moral and upright citizen and cOnsci-
entiOus officer. He will make a clean,
dignified and honorable fight for re-
election and it is the duty of every dem
ocrat who pretends to be guided by the
well recognized democratic doctrine of
majority rule, to pull off his coat and
labor as hard tor this nominee as he
would had any other democrat been the
nominee. More than IS per cent. of
the convention vote placed Judge Stew
ems on the ticket and we confidently be.
lieve that at the November election he
will get about that per cent. of the en-
tire vote of the county.
II. A. BURNETT.
The nominee for register of deeds, H.
a. Burnett, of Sharon township, though
not heretofore actively engaged in poll
tics never before having been a candi-
date for office, is well and favorably
known to nearly all of the old settlers
of Barber county. He came here from
Illinois, about 1880, we believe, and
with the exception of two years spent
in western Kansas, he has worked as
siduously on his farm and at all times
he has commanded the respect of his
neighbors. He has first class bust
ness education, he is good penman,
very pleasant and affable gentleman
and as register of deeds would prove to
be competent and obliging. We have
known him for seven years and can
say that we never met a man In the
county of whom we formed better OPP
inion. His election is practically as
sured for already dozens of republicans
have indicated that they would vote for
him.
T. P. WILSON.
Few men are better known in the
southern part of Barber county than
Tom. Wilson, the nominee for treasur-
er. He has camped in nearly every
canyon in Barber county; he has slept
with nearly every oldtimer, he has been
afaithful and energetic advocate of the
supremacy of the thriving city ofKiowa,
and there is not man living who can
say that Tom. Wilson ever broke a
pledge or went back on friend. He is
competent to fill any Office and if the
voters will look up his qualifications
they will learn that he is the man to
put in that office. 1t is nothing but
fair that the democrats should have an
opportunity to examine the books of the
important office to which Mr.. Wilson
aSpireS.
LOUIS BISSANPZ.
The nominee for county clerk is a
business man OF Sun City. He is one
OF those active, energetic and scholarly
Germans who always make competent
officers. He agrees to take the office
and pay his own deputy, and this is Ger
tainly con sideration. Mr.. BissantZ
is very popular in the western part of
Barber county and he will go over the
county and make friends wherever he
meets men. He is deserving, sober,
industrious young man and his claims
deserve consideration.
d. j. ABER.
The present county surveyor is the
nominee of his party for reelection.
He has done his work faithfully and
well during the past two years and
there Is no reason to doubt his qualiti-
cations. In fact he is the man the land
owners of Barber county do want. He
is plain, matter of-fact man and his
election is assured. He practically has
no opposition now and by November he
will be able to go through and win the
race with hands down.
J. n. REAGIN.
The delegates for the first COM
missioner district deliberated long and
well and then put before the people as
candidate for commissioner, one of
the best men in the county, j. Nj. Rea-
gin, OF Mingona township. He is per-
haps the best-read and best posted man
in the county, on all practical questions
and he will make an admirable public
ofhcer. He is one of the people, farm
er, who knows the needs of the masses
and he does not wear the collar of any
man or set OF men. He will be with
the people and will see that no abuses
| creep into the county government if his
voice can prevent it,
d. L. PIERCE.
Another absolutely independent and
fearless exponent OF the peoples inter
ests is Capt. d. l.. Pierce, of Turkey
Greek township, nominee for commits
sioner in the third district. Like Mr..
Reagin who will sit with him as COM
missioner, he does not wear a collar.
lie is a successful farmer, stockman
and fruit raiser and he is the imperson
alton of honesty. Capt. Pierce comes
from portion of his district entitled
To the office and there appears TO be no
doubt about his election. His people
and the people of the entire county
need him in their business and they
are going 70 have hun. Mark that.