Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-07-02


John McGregor again felt it neces-
sars TO defend the central committee in
giving Medicine Lodge so many votes !;
there was no job in it; he was a repub-
lican. from the banner precinct of the
county.
Ill. Il. Shannon went INTO statistics on
the same subject, and demanded for his
side fairness aud justice only.
Mr.. Hopkins wanted to know if Mr..
McGregor had not gone over to Harper
county to work the alliance in the in
terest of Judge Edwards. Mr.. McGre-
gor denied it in emphatic terms. Mr..
Hopkins then finished his TRADE against
the committee, charging fraud and cor
ruption in fixing the basis of represent
alton so as to give Medicine Lodge such
an unfair advantage.
At this stage of the proceedings
about ii o'clock-the convention was
running clear away from the main
question, and there was all sorts of log
rolling and scheming going on; outsi-
ders were in the chairs of the delegates
tee delegates were mixed up with spec
tators, and there was very bad order.
Mr.. Sample moved to take recess
until Monday morning. The chairman
would not entertain the motion.
The roll was called for The chair
man tried to state the question before
the house, but declared there was no
roll of delegates, and it could not be
called. He then ordered call by town
ships on the adoption of the majority
report of the committee on credentials.
Mr.. Oyerstreet objected to Dry Greek
voting, as its case was involved in the
minority report. The chair overruled
his objection, and ordered the call con-
tinued. Mr.. Oyerstreet shouted him.
self hoarse attempting to get the chail
to recognize him and his appeal from
the chairs ruling. The Ellis men and
a considerable portion of the audience
hooted and yelled and drowned his pro-
tests. Bedlam was turned loose, sure
enough.
The roll was continued, and Mr. Over
street objected to Roundup voting. He
could not make himself heard He ap-
preached the chairman, as lid half a
dozen other Edwards men, as if about
to do violence. The Ellis delegates
rushed up to protect Chairman Haber-
lein. The two factions shook theil
fists in each otheE's faces.
Sheriff Dobson appeared and in the
name OF the State of Kansas command.
ed peace. He directed everybody to be
seated.
Mr.. Overstreet refused to take his
seat.
The sheriff threatened to put him out
of the room.
Mr.. Overstreet said he would 90 if the
| sheriff told him.
Undersheriff Boyd appeared, to assist
Sheriff Dobson in quelling the mob.
The sheriff declared that such behav-
iOr as he had witnessed was a disgrace
and it must not occur again, or he would
clear the room.
The roll was then completed. and the
| chairman declared the result as A for
the majority report, and 49, against 1T.
That seated the Ellis delegates. There
were but 81 votes in the convention, but
the chairman permitted the Valley del
| egateS TO cast three and half votes.
The announcement of the vote meant
a victory for the Ellis faction. and the
Edwards men plainly showed that they
did not propose to stand it. They had
all along objected to Roundup and Dry
| Creek, and as the later events showed.
they did not stand it.
w. w. Cook. of the Medicine Lodge
delegation, moved to adjourn. There
was more confusion, and the sheriff
again threatened to clear the ROOM
j. M. Lahey, of Medicine Lodge. an
+, Edwards delegate, wanted to know of
Sheriff Dobson who he represented on
the floor.
Delegate McGregor asked: ''Dobson,
are you delegate i'll this convention ?''
Chairman IIaberlein then put Oh his
lighting harness, and after pounding
the desk, and working his arms like IA
windmill, again declared his republi-
caniSm, and announced that he was
fighting for peace and harmony in the
republican party. He was Missed and
hOoted by the men who had secured his
election as chairman of the convention.
The majority report was declared
adopted, and the other committees re-
ported.
The temporary organization was de-
fclared permanent. Medicine Lodge
would not vote on the report.
Secretary Hooker, an Edwards man.
declined to act 0. Z. Lamport, of Sun
City, was elected to the vacancy.
The majority report on order of bust
ness provided for voting for delegates
to the Harper convention by ballot.
The minority report provided for voting
by delegations.
Mr.. Sample moved the adoption of
the majority report.
This raised another short-lived rum
Dus. The Edwards men thought they
saw in the ballot proposition scheme
to get some of their men, and Mr.. Nc
Neal attacked the recommendation of
the majority. He wanted an open bal
lot, and declared that secret ballot
was the refuge of men who promise one
thing and do another; it afforded the
greatest opportunity for fraud the men
who give or take brides favor the secret
DallOt-the SneakS the towards tho
men who would do under cover what
they would not dare do openly are the
ones who ciamor for the secret ballot.
Mr.. Sample was willing to accept the
minority report, and have the vote by
delegations; but he thoughtin Novem-
Der the deadly secret ballot would not
he 0hipctad To aunra h.. ia o.o..4ao..A..