Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-02
OARAWAYs CONVICTION.
Proceedings Of the Republican Convention
Held Saturday.

Held Saturday.
The convention was called to order
by the chairman of the committee, Mr..
keeney, at 11:SO a. M, and the pro.
hibition element of the party scored
the first tally by capturing the tempo
rary organization. Chas. A. Willms
was made temporary chairman and
James Clayton temporary secretary.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Resolutions-D. n. Hezer. NJ. B.
Fits, A. d. Butler, c. d. Montgomery
and Geo. Miltimore.
Permanent Organization-O. B. Will
son, J. w. Howard, II. A. c. Hartman.
S. III. Chatten and Levi Gum.
Order of Busiuess-Thos. Dewerff.
Geo. Caraway, Boston Wilson, Dave
Gray and NJ. c. Elmore.
Credentials-Chas. Grant, L. III.
Allen, 81. r. Lewis, James Lonnon and
Al Wilson.
Each committee having at least one
resubmissiOn republican. an adjourn
ment was then had until 1:3O p. 10.
The convention got together again
at p. m., and the various committees
reported, and reports were adopted.
The committee on order of business,
by cute management and manipulation
of the Caraway following, reported in
favor of making all nominations in the
order of the Importance of the offices to
be filed, and then, at the wind up of
the whole business the adoption of res
olutions. This report was quickly
adopted, before the delegates really
understood Its purport, and the resub-
missionists in the convention were so
nicely tricked that they apparently had
all their wind knocked out, and Cara
way was joyous.
by the report of the committee on
permanent organization II. A. c. Hart
man was made permanent chairman
and Z. w. Waynant and III. r. Lewis
secretaries. Caraway's chairman made
short talk, begging for ''harmony,'
and as his faction had the drop on the
other fellows his prayer prevailed to all
outward appearances.
According to the order of business
adopted the election of ahairman OF
the county central committee was the
first thing in order. 7. j. Ross OF
Great Bend, and w. H. II. Keeney, the
old chairman, were placed in nomina.
tion-Mr. Ross evidently being com
promise as between Mr.. Keeney ant
Bro. Caraway, the latter named gentle
man evidently seeing that he must fore
go the pleasure of holding that respon
sible position this year. Mr.. Ross wa:
elected by vote of 90 to 81 for Mr.
Keeney. the whole number Of vote:
cast being 129.
| On motion it was decided to take al
votes by ballot.
The following county central commit
tee was then selected, viz:
| Albion-J. w. Butler.
| BuffalO-Levi Lusk.
Beaver-(nOt represented).
| Cheyenne-W. z. Buker.
| Clarence-(not represented).
Cleveland-(not representedl.
| COmmanche-Chas WiilmS.
Eureka. w. Howard.
Fairview-H. McCorkle.
Grant-(pot represented).
Great Bend Geo. Caraway.
Homestead-R. Wehr.
Independent j. D. Little.
Llberty-W. NJ. Howerton.
Lakin-E. L. Smith.
Logan-H. A. C.. Hartman.
Pawnee Rock-John Lindas.
South Bend-C. J. McEnroth.
Union-W. L. Simmons.
Washburn-J. 0. ElSOn.
Walnut--M. B. Fits.
Observation-Disclosures Millard.
4 City-ist ward, w. II. OdeIl; 2n
!, ward, f. =. Cole; Sd ward, James Cla,
ton: 4th ward, f. B. Schuster.
: On motion it was decided that til
first ballot in nominating should be a
informal one. Balloting tfen bega
for candidate for representative, th
informal ballot being: w. f. Peck 81
w. w. Carney 80. w. H. Rice 2S, c. 4
: Willms IA, A. ID. Butler &, c. d. Mon
gomerY 3, j. W. Pascoe 8, w. w. Sow
ards 3, Geo. Miltimore 2, j. b. Hal
mum 2, ID, n. Heizer ], 7. j. Ross /.
At the close of this balio. Capt. Pee
inquired for The platform, saying 1
T wanted to know what kind of platforl
s | he would be expected to ran on shoul
0 he be nominated, aud declining to d
D cept nomination until he knew wh;
o the platform was. Mesars. Heize
o Butler, Carney, Montgomery. Seward
e tPasccs, Willms and Hannum al
d nouDced that they were not candida1,
!, before the convention. Mr.. Heller di
q not want to see them all scared out
e and MIR. SOwards also wanted to kno
\ al, 1.ff