The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-09-05
egation present. AS shown by the
credentials the following is the


credentials the following is the
ROLL OF DELEGATES.
Salem: Geo. Marshall, Jos. Bayer, ii. NJ.
Maranaion: j. D. Goshorn, J r. willough-
| by, WIN. wyckof, r. Davson, n. j. Strong,
". A. English, r. Simpson, X. Hodges, Chas
Hun Humboldt: j. Bond, WIN. Rath, VIM. Lock
hart, s. A. ID. Cox, J Lcekhart, q. Hettinger,
French to NJ say Tss: M Mssry Hee sush
er, A. J. Myers, M. Il. Dawson:
lola: c. L. Benton, 7. NJ Bartels, w: C..
Jones Sam Riggs, Frank Horyille, y = Ire
| Ter, Otto KruegeI, Robert Purdom, VIM. Bean.
Carlyle: L H. Lemasters, g. A. Cozine:
Elm: j. J. Weaver, Harry Thompson, j. W.
Hunt
Geneva: G. W. Kelley, Geo Mulnix.
The committee ON credentials also
constituted itself a committee on per-
| manent organization and recommend
/ ed that the temporary organization De
made permanent. The recommends
ton was approved.
!. The committee ON resolutions then
reported the following which were
unanimously adopted:
We hereby renew our loyalty to the cardinal
principals Of the Democratic party as illustrate
/ ed I'm Its platform Of ISIS. and
ResoIred: First, That we indorse Grover
II
Second, We demand the free coinage OF Sill
Third, We denounce the Mckinley bill, and
all other Republican measures to perpetuate the
robbery Of the farmers, and tender, as Demo-
Gratis helping hand to manual labor and give
| it our sympathies in Its contest with organized
Fourth: We denounce the Force bill now
pending in Congress, as corrupt party meas
ure intended to perpetuate the Republican par
fifth, We demand legislation disallowing
aliens to acquire title to lands and the revis-
ion of such acquisitions to the Government on
just repayment, and that the public domains
remain open to homestead only.
tifh, We demand board Of railroad COM
missioners elected l'y the people, and that rail-
roads be assessed at their actual value.
Seventh, We hail with pride the awakening
OF the people to economic reform and are glad
to see them falling into line with the Democrat
ic party on this issue.
Finally we believe that whatever we do In the
line of governing this government should be
done on, the same business principles Of honor
and integrity that we take with us In every 9TH
er kind of business
The committee to select delegates to
State convention reported the fellow
ing delegates: w. l.. Jones, J. T.. Ire
land, Chas. Mendall, VIM. Rath; AL
ternate, Geo. A. Bowlus, J. M. Collins.
Geo. Hettinger, J. Bond.
The convention then nominated the
following
COUNTY TICKET.
Clerk of Court, Harry Boeken, Salem;
Probate Judge, George w. West, Ge-
neva; Superintendent, Miss Vide NJ.
Featheringill, Carlyle; County AttOr-
ney, J. b. Goshorn, Moran; Represent
tative, n. j. Strong, Moran.
All of these nominations were made
by reclamation. G.. w. Kelley was
first suggested for Probate Judge but
he declined on tho ground that he was
too old. There was good deal of
talk back and forth, and finally DR..
French attempted to solve the diff
Guilty by declaring that he was oppos-
ed to this convention making any
nominations at all. "There is already
party i'm the field" declared the
Doctor, (which maintains precisely
the principles of the Democratic par
ty. 1t is sheer suicide for us to place
ticket in the field. There can't one
of uou be elected, and hope that you
will all decline to rum" But the good
Doctor was reminded that this was a
Democratic and not an Assistant
Peoples convention. 1t had come
there to nominate Democratic ticket
and by the shade of Gen. Jackson 1t
was going to do it. The Doctor SUBJ
sided. At last somebody happened to
think of one Geo. w. West, alleged to
reside in Geneva township, and as he
was not there to decline he was made
| the nominee for Probate Judge. A
like condition of absence enabled the
convention to secure a candidate for
superintendent in the person of Miss
Vide NJ. Featheringil1. Mr.. J. b.
Goshorn accepted with much equani-
nifty the nomination for county at
torney. 1t was certainly distinguish
ed compliment to be paid to an at
torney who has not yet been in the
county a year. When y. j. Strong
was first named for Representative he
declared emphatically that he could
not accept it. This left the conven-
ton at sea. Somebody suggested
Benton, but he said he could not
serve if elected. Others were thought
of, but finally a delegate hit upon the
happy thought thai" Strong is In pref
| ty good condition and if he has to be
slaughtered he is fat enough That
settled it and it did no good for Mr..
Strong to attempt to decline after that
AS two of the townships in the First
district were not represented, it was
decided TO postpone the nomination of
a candidate for commissioner until
September l6, when a district conven-
ton will be held at Humboldt for that
purpose.
On call of the townships represented
the following were named as "a
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Geneva, G. w. Kelley; Carlyle, c.
A. Cozine; Marmaton, J. b. Goshorn;
Salem, H. NJ. Wixon; lola, s. A. d.
Cox; Usage, James Taylor; Elm, J. w.
Hunt; Humboldt, J. Bond. The con-
vention then adjourned.
CONVENTION NOTES.
1t is not worth while to use much
space i'm commenting upon a ticket
which will hardly be heard of again.
1t may be said however, that the con-
vention probably did as well as it
could under the discouraging circum-
stances. Harry Boeken, the nominee
for clerk, is young man whom we
have always much admired. He has
dead loads of nerve-he needs it to en-
ter the lists against Jacoby-and he
has an enviable reputation for staying
at home and minding his own busl-
ness. The election will not prevent
him from continuing to do this. Geo.
w. West we do not know, either per-
sonally or by reputation. Miss Vide
NJ. Featheringill is most estimable
young lady who has been a successful
| teacher in our country schools for sew