Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-08-28

house, in Medicine Lodge, on Saturday,
August oath, 1899, and nominated the
following ticket:
Sheriff. w. Dobson.
County Clerk. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. T. house.
Coroner ...-.-.................Dr W. III. Moore.
Surveyor. w. Hill
Commissioner LIST Dist B. Cool.
Commissioner ID Dist. b. Riklor
This is practically the slate agreed on
by the three cities of Medicine Lodge,
kiowa and Hazelton, months ago. It
was clearly case of ''you tickle me
| and I'll tickle you." The country dele
gates thought they were having say so
in the convention as did the members
of the G. A. R., but it turns out that
they might as well have sent their
boys to town while they remained at
home and looked after the immense
crops, their luscious fruits and their
fat cattle. Their presence was purely
formal-just for effect. The three
towns mentioned did the work and took
the cake. Taliaferro and Wheat and
Huffaker and Ingraham and Freeman
and Byerley may mourn; but while they
do, the political leaders of Barber coun-
ty will rejoice and make merry.
The convention met at o'clock and
was called to order by the chairman of
the central committee, A. L. Noble.
The call was read by Secretary Axline.
T. A. McNeal was chosen temporary
chairman and Oscar Haberline and w.
G. Charles temporary secretaries.
| The usual committees on credentials,
| order OF business, permanent organiZa-
ton and resolutions were appointed.
! The committee on credentials met III
the county clerks Office and the only
real trouble of the convention occurred
before this committee. VIM. Springer
was present from Nippewalla township
and protested against the recognition of
Col. w. w. S. Snoddy as delegate, for
the reason, as he claimed, that the col
Onel was not resident of the township,
having moved with his family to Medi-
cine Lodge several weeks since. Col
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occasion to call Mr.. Springer some pref
| ty hard names. The two were kept
apart by high desk or it is probable
that the INDEX would have had to re-
port more serious item of news, for
| Mr. Springer is one of the grittiest men
in the county and Will fight at the drop
of the hat. During the row, one of the
committee rushed up stairs and asked
for an officer. "They want somebody
to read the names of the delegates, - sug-
gested someone. SO w. T. Rouse star
ted down; but someone else, who smelt
the smoke of battle suggested that the
sheriff was wanted. About half of the
convention went down to command the
peace. The peace preservers arrived in
time to see Arthur Hunt and William
Springer attempting to fight over the
Springer-Snoddy battle; but friends
| would not let them at each other. A
truce was declared and Col. Snoddy and
his delegation was admitted to the con-
vention, Notwithstanding the protests
of Mr.. Springer's friends.
The committee on permanent organi-
zatlon recommended II. A McNeal for
chairman and Mr.. Mcclure, of Kiowa,
for secretary, and Mr.. Fash, of Eldred.
assistant. Mr.. Haberline and Mr..
Charles were left out entirely; but in
what interest did not appear.
The committee on credentials report
ed, seating the delegates certified in last
weeks issue. There were 10 Contests
except as reported.
The committee on order of business
recommended the nomination of candi-
dates in the following order: Register,
sheriff, treasurer, clerk, surveyor, coro-
ner. The vote to be by delegations. No
nominating speeches allowed.
For register of deeds Mr.. Kemp NOM
mated E. NJ. Byerley; Capt. Fair nomi-
mated Jas. Huffakeri Mr.. Jayne nomi-
mated Mr.. Ingraham and Mr.. McNeal
left the chair and nominated Z, II, Nix
on.
Here a funny incident occurred AS
sistant Secretary Fash took the chair
when Chairman McNeal stepped down.
When MIR. Nixon's name was present
ed. Mr.. Fash, in all soberness said
Gentlemen, you have heard the nomi-
nation of MIR. Nixon. Those of you in
favor of the nomination say Aye!n The
convention was too smart to be caught
and instead of voting 1t reared with
laughter at the bull made by Mr.. Fash.
1t was suggested by the friends of some
of the other candidates that the break
was not joke or an error, but a pre-
concerted plan to test Mr.. Nixon's
strength at the very outset; but this re-
porter can hardly believe that such was
the case.
Delegate Jayne wanted to vote by Sc
cret ballot but he was promptly sat
down on. Had that system prevailed,
the nominee of the convention would
not have been Mr.. Nixon, in all proba-
bility.
The result of the first ballot showed
NNon- .....................2 "a
Byerley.. %
Ingraham "a
huHaker OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Is
The balloting continued for three
hours, first Nixon being ahead and
then Ingraham, Byerley and Huffaker
being practically out of the race, though
their friends did not seem to realize it. |
On the thirtieth ballot, Mr.. Nixon was |
nominated. Medicine Lodge, with the |
exception OF one vote, went for him: |