Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
THE PEOPLES ooNvEs11oR.
Full Proceedings Of the EoisipgtOn Con
vention Of Last Week.

vention Of Last WeeA.
The convention was called to order in
the forenoon by the chairman :of the
county central committee, Robert Mer-
ten, and ON motion Henry Everett was
made temporary chairman and c. b.
Harrison temporary secretary. The
usual committees on credentials, order
of business, permanent organization,
etc. were appointed, and the conven-
tion then adjourned to 200 O'Clock p. 10.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Coming to order again after dinner,
the several committees reported and
the reports accepted. M. w. Cobun
was reported for permanent chairman,
but objection was raised that he was
not delegate and therefore not eli
gible to the craftsmanship. After
friendly discussion on this matter, Mr..
John Rearick was selected as perma-
nent chairman and Jas. w. McCau!ey
as permanent secretary with G. B. Har-
rison as assistant secretary.
The resolutions, being mainly the st.
Louis platform, were adopted. A reso-
luton declaring any person who had
acted with either of the old parties
since. the organization of the peoples
party, ineligible to act as a delegate
was voted down, after being thoroughly
discussed.
The committee on order of business
arranged for the selection of candidates
in the following order, viz: Represent
ative, Clerk of District Court, County
Superintendent, Probate Judge, Com
missioner for 1st District, and County
Attorney.
A resolution was adopted that
required each candidate, after his name
was brought before the convention,
should come forward and define his
position on the platform of the peoples
party.
Nominations then being in order,
Mr.. L. NJ. Fits placed before the con-
vention Mr.. J. B. Fenno; W. P. Bruce
nominated Mr.. M. w. Cobun, and the
names of Henry Everett and Henry
Smith were also placed before the con-
vention for representative. Before a
ballot was taken each Of these gentle
men came before the convention and
pledged themselves to stand by the
alliance platform and the result of the
convention in short but impressive
addresses.
First ballot-Cobun 20, Fenno IS,
Everett Is.
Second ballot-Cobun 24, Fenno Is,
Everett Z, Smith 2.
Third ballot-Cobun 80, Fenno Is,
and Smith 2. The nomination of NJ.
w. Cobun was made unani nous, and
he being called forward delivered an
address that surprised even his most
enthusiastic friends.
For Clerk of the District Court the
following gentlemen were nominated:
Chas. F. Wilkins, of Eureka township;
Frank Soeber, of Liberty; G. B. Har-
rison, of south side, and M. Simpson.
After each candidate had come up
before the delegates ard defined his
position, a ballot was taken with the
following result: Harrison 36, VIII
kins 8, Seeber Z. The nomination of
G.. 3. Harrison was made unanimous.
The following named gentlemen
were named for Probate Judge: JAS.
w. McCauley, of HOisington; T. FL.
| Crawford. Each candidate pledged
| himself to the movement, and Mr.. Nc
Cauley declined to receive the nomina-
ton, stating. as his reason that hisssub'
alliance already had one candidate in
tie person Of Mr.. Cobun. A ballot
was taken, which was announced as
follows: McCauley 20, Brewer 20
Crawford 6.
| AS various persons throughout the
audience had kept tally and were
agreed almost unanimously that Nc
Cauley had received 81 vOtes-enougl
to nominate, he again declined to run
and on the next ballot Brewer was
nominated by a vote of 2S, to "a fol
McCauley.0
For County Superintendent of school.
1 the following names were placed before
the conventions: A. McTaggart, Mis-
Mary Rearick, II. G. Benke and L
Baldwin.
First ballot -McTaggart p, Mis-
Rearick IA, Benke s, Baldwin 6.
Second McTaggart 27, Rear
ick 13, Benke and Baldwin 6. Th'
nomination of Alexander McTaggar
was emades unanimous. He made
short talk. and impressed those pres
ent with being man who would FL
the Office with ability.
A motion was made and carried tha
convention proceed to the nomination
of county attorney, and after the bilsi
ness of the convention was through
the delegates from the first commits
siOner district should select their can
didate. The names of the following