Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-09-17

the honor two years ago. No other
name was suggested and the versatile
county attorney was put in position to
be knocked out by Lyman w. DeGeer.
lie thanked the convention. and point
ed with pride to his record as county
attorney in saving the people SO much
money and in enforcing the law! He
actually claimed to have done his whole
duty in enforcing the prohlbitory law,
though he said he had not played the
ferret act.
Until the day before the convention,
G.. II. Martin thought he was in the
race for county attorney; but he wasn't.
All of the prohibition machinery of
this county was brought to bear for
Mr. Martin. headed by Mayor Tom Nc
Neal, of this city. One reason
for importing John McGregor to town
appointing him city marshal was re-
ported to be in the interest of Mr.. Mar
tin for county attorney. The fight
tor the Medicine Lodge delegation
was on that issue, but all to no avail.
The convention appeared to take the
view of Mr.. Martins claims expressed
by Mr.. Cameron, that the party owed
Martin nothing; that he was paid last
year for what he did-about Sl50,as the
rumor reached the INDEX.
.. T. Beeson was nominated for
county superintendent without OPPOSE
ton. In this the ''slate' was slightly
broken. 1t had been agreed that E. NJ.
Byerley was to have that Office so as to
get him out of Aliens way aohen Rouse
resigns. But the machine slipped a coy,
somewhere, and Mr.. Byerley was again
left out in the cold, with Mr.. McCague.
Mr.. Byerley is rank prohibitionist,
and this may have been reason for
shelving him. BE is another man,
however, who will continue to work
and tear his garments for the grand old
party, just the same.
The platform on which the nominees
must stand. reported by Mr.. Long, is a
mixture of spread-eagle and rot; it is
sugar coated for the old soldier, especi-
ally; is, like the state platform a brief
history of the state of Kansas from the
standpoint of denagogue. 1t endors-
es the state platform, prohibition, hog
wash and all, and it also endorses the
conglomeration adopted by the repub-
lican convention at Dodge City. Of
course it endorses Ingalls,, and instructs
NOJ EIdrod m x,ofo for him ond ,,Co III
honorable means to secure his return to
the senate as the misrepresentation of
Kansas. 1t slaps the alliance in the
face, and say that no good can come
political course behind closed doors.
Humphrey, Hallowell and Love were
also endorsed.
During the convention, the republi-
can candidate for district judge, Mr.
Love, of Harper county, being present
was called on for speech; he respond
ed and made very smooth and
nice talk, giving the old soldiers lots of
taffy, and dealing in string of gener.
alities, such as any ambitious school
boy might pick up by hearing bright
men talk. If Mr.. Loves decisions and
rulings are as faulty as his grammar
he will be frequently reversed.
After the regular convention, the
delegates from the first commissioner
district met and nominated j. Is. Coo
a candidate for county commissioner.
The Medicine Lodge delegation met
and nominated the following township
officers: Trustee, Dial. Morris; clerk
Frank Chaplin; treasurer, A. M. Houch
in; justices, r. NJ. Woodward and VIM
MObley; constables, Jas. Anderson anG
Vernon Lyle.