Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-07-23
Alliance Judicial Convention.


on the 18th of July, as previously ar
ranged, and was called to order at 10 a.
m. by ]. a. Hammers, a member of the
judicial committee. After stating the
object of the meeting, a temporary or
ganization WAS effected by electing w.
o. Hammers president, and L. NJ. Pres
nall, secretary.
Committees were appointed as fol.
lows:
1st, 6 on order of business. End, 6 on
permanent organization. 3rd, 3 on Gre
dentials.
ORDER OF BUSINESS: g. j. Skeen,
Frank HickOx, Lewis Bragg, G.. E. Bod
ley, WI. Stranahan, Isaac Cozlett
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION: Jerry
Simpson, Ii. Walker, Jas. Lockard, j.
A. Hammers, Sam'l Slickey, T. p.
Richards.
CREDENTIALS: w. NJ. Duffy, j. d.
Denning, J. "A. Lockard. ,.-,r-
RESOLUTIONS: j. F. Campbell, Geo.
I. Bailey, Thos. Lee, W. M. Brown,
Robert Gaddy.
The convention then took a recess
until p. m.
Mrs. Lease, of Wichita, and Lectur-
er Scott, of the 18th congressional dis
trict, made short speeches after dinner
before convention was called to order
The convention was called to order
at , p. m. by the president.
The committee on permanent organ
ization recommended that the temper
airy organization be made permanent
Adopted.
Committee on credentials reeommen-
ded delegations from ffty-two alliances
represented be seated, and two viz:
Citizens Alliances of Harper and An
thOny, be rejected. .
Moved, the report be adopted. 49,
Amended, that the two Citizens ALI
ances be allowed the same representa-
ton as the others: Carried. ~,
The convention proceeded to vote by
roll call on the reception of the dele
gates from the two Citizens Alliances
when vote stood 81 to receive and q to
reject. The chair declared them en-
titled to seats:
Committee ON order of business. re-
ported and their report adopted.
Moved, that in nominating candi-
dates. there be no speeches made. Car
ried.
The following names were then pro-
posed: G. w. Ellis. Geo. w. Mckay
7. j. Beebe and Geo. E. Mcmahon.
Moved that vote be taken by roll cal
| and ballot deposited in box. Amended
that each delegate answer for his ALI,
ance his choice of candidates. Carried
j. A. Hammers was appointed to as
sist the secretary IN keeping tally.
Moved that each candidate sign the
declaration of principles and platform
Then proceeded to vote on candidates
| First 'Eot6,
Ellis. 20; Mckay, "a; Beebe. 8; Mcmahon, o.
Second vote:
Ellis, Is; Mckay, %; Beebe, ?; Mcmahon, 2.
Third vote:
Ellis, p; Mckay, %.
Moved that the nomination of Nc
Kay be made unanimous. Carried.
Mr.. Mckay was then called for and
made few appropriate remarks and
signed the declaration of principles and
platform.
A judicial committee of 5 was then
appointed as follows:
n. w. Duffy, D. NJ. Ewing, w. o
Hammers. Of Harper county, L. NJ
Presnall, Robelt Taliaferro, of Barber.
Report of committee on resolutions
was as follows:
RESOLUTIONS.
We, your committee beg leave to submit the
following report:
LIST, We demand the abolition Of national
banks and the substitution Of legal tender
treasury notes in lieu of national bank notes
issued in sufficient volume to do the busines.
of the country On cash system, regulating
the amount needed ON per capita basis a.
the business interests of the country expand,
that all money issued by the government shall
be legal tender in payment of all debts, both
public and private.
End. We demand the free and Unlimited coin
/ age of silver.
Bird, We demand that congress shall pass such
laws as shall effectualIy prevent the ,dcaIing
in futureE in all agricultural and mechanical
productions, preserving such a stringent sys
TEN of procedure in trials as shall secure
prompt convictions, and imposing such penal
ties as shall secure the most perfect compli
ance with the law.
4th. we demand the passage of laws prohibit.
ing alien ownership OF land, and thai congress
take early steps to devise some plan to obtain
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