Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-24
THE PEOPLES CONVENTION.
A Delegation that Represented Almost
all the Counties in the District.
Full Proceedings.

all the Counties in the District.
Full Proceedings.
Tuesday, the 22d inst, pursuant to
call, the delegates to a peoples con-
vention to nominate a candidate for
congress in this, the 18th congressional
district, met in Great Bend. The con-
/ vention was called to order at 1920 a.
M, by the chairman of the congress
sional central committee. w. T.
Brush, of Clark county, state organ
izer of the alliance, was made tempo
rary chairman, O. w. Hindee of Sedg-
wick secretary, D. T. Armstrong OF
Wichita county assistant secretary.
The following committees were then
appointed.
On Credentials. w. Chapman, OF
Sumner, S. J. Fulkerson, of Pratt. and
R. II. Day of Rice.
On Permanent Organization-E.
Chaumber of Harvey, Theo. Dodge of
Lane, S. M. Alexander of Grant.
On Resolutions-S.J ]. Atkins of Reno,
J. H. Highly of Kowa, Jos. Slower OF
Sedgwick, E. G. Donavan of Edwards,
and Ed. Swander of Mcpherson.
On Order of Busiaess Sweeney
of Pawnee, D. N. Ewing of Harvey, S.
S. Keihl of Hodgeman.
Tbe convention then adjourned 20
mget at loo p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Called to order by temporary chair
man, w. P. Brush. The committee on
credentials reported ninety-three delee
gates present; the report was accepted
and adopted.
The committee on permanent organ
izatiOn recommends the selection of A.
S. Hackney, of Harvey, as permanent
chairman, and d. T. Armstrong as
permanent secretary. The report was
accepted and adopted and the gentle
men seated. Mr.. Hackney, the chair
man, made short address, and the
convention then proceeded to business.
The committee Oh order of business
made report which was adopted.
On motion it was decided that the
vote be taken by counties, the chair
man of each county delegation to
announce the vote of his delegation.
On motion it was decided to take an
informal ballot to bring the names of
candidates DeIOre the convention, and
that each candidate be given a Ghaisee
to show himself to the convention ans
define his position on the platform.
The committee ON resolutions @aaGe
report. She resolutions submitted
were those adopted by tflS st. Lesis
Meeting, with the addition of Ghree
others on the pension question and the
election of U. S. senators, presidents
and postmasters by direct vote Cs Che
people. The first seven resolutions gere
on motion adopted. Discussion was
had on the resolutions on the 2enAiOn
question, objections being made go
that part which said: 1--WE deEaand
that all honorably disch&rge3 soldiers,
their widows and orphans, &e per-
stoned, and that all pledges made GE
them by the government must be coan-
piled with as fully as were the pledges
made to the bondholders." This reso-
luton was thought by some to be too
sweeping: and if carried out would tend
to make favored class of pensioners
to the unjust taxation of the people.
After some lively debate the resolu-
tons we're adopted.
Resolutions to make the Kansas
COnanaoner. of Newton, and the Rice
Co. Eagle, of Lyons, official organs for
the 7th congressional district, were on
motion laid on the table.
A resolution to the effect Chat 1.-THE
nominee of this convention be notified
that if, when elected and sent to con-
gress, he betrayed the trust imposed
in him he would be treated by the peo-
pie of this district as men who were
guilty of treason were treated" was
offered but quickly tabled.
A resolution to permit persons pres
ent from counties having no accredited
delegates was also tabled.
An informal ballot was then taken
which brought out the names J. M.
Goodner, H. I. Smith, J. Simpson, B.
H. Glover, S. NJ. Scott, j. A. Hammers.
D. T. Armstrong, D. E. Winters, r.
L. O'Mealey, J. j. Bradford, B., Kies,
I'D. Parkhurst and J. b. Wymer. These
gentlemen, or as many of them as
were present, were called forward to
take their seats upon the stage.
President of the state alliance, B. H.
Clover, delivered short address declin-
ing to run for the nomination for the
very good reason that he was not a
resident of the district.
After the gentlemen whose names