Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-03
PEOPLES PARTY CONVENTION.

PEOPLES PARTY CONVENTION.
The Gauntlet Thrown Down, and the Fight
Commenced.
Delegates of the peoples party OF
Barton county met in convention at
Hoisington, on Saturday last. The day
was pleasant. and many visitors were
present to watch the proceedings.
The convention was called to order
in the forenoon aud Robert Merten
selected as temporary chairman and
D. T. Armstrong temporary secretary.
Speeches were made by several of the
alliance leaders, the usual committees
were appointed. and an adjournment
taken until after dinner. Most of the
delegates and some of the visitors took
dinner in the lower room of the school
building with the alliance ladies.
At 1:3O the convention was again
called to order. The committee on
credentials made its report of the dele
gates accredited, which report was
accepted and adopted.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported as follows: Permanent
chairman, T. II. Butler; permanent
secretary, l.. L. Smith. Mr.. Butler
took the chair and delivered short
congratulatory address.
A motion prevailed that the delegates
present from each township be allowed
to cast the full vote of the delegati on.
The committee ON order of business
reported the following order: First
report of committee ON credentials; I'd
report of committee on permanent
organization; Sd report of committee
on order of business; 4th-nominatlon
of candidates in the following order:
Treasurer, Clerk, Register of Deeds,
Sheriff, Surveyor, Coroner, and Com
missioner for I'd district.
Logan township delegates having
not presented their credentials to the
committee on credentials, they were
here handed to the chairman, read, and
accepted by the convention.
A motion prevailed that the township
committeeman be selected before bal
loting on candidates began, and the
following committeeman were selected:
Albion, Henry Boyle; Beaver, w. A..
Brodie; Buffalo, J. A. Purviance; Chey-
enne, II. E. Smith; Clarence, j. r.
Barrows; Cleveland, S. B. Kelley;
Commanche, G. B. Harrison; Eureka,
w. E. Durand; Fairview, j. c. Will
kins; Grant, P. II. Livesay; Great
Bend, T. o. Cole; Homestead, Chas.
Fenno; Independent, Chas. Randen-
burg, Lakin, j. Patterson; North
Liberty, R. McMull;n; Logan, Adam
Jordan; Pawnee Rock, 1. T. Goatley;
South Bend, Geo. Hart; Union, Jake
Deal; Wheatland. S. S. Wilkinson;
Walnut, mot represented); Washburn
J.W. Coen; City-1st ward, VIM. Long;
I'd, B. Dodson; Sd, T. H. Brewer; 4th,
G. Nairn.
Moved and carried that the candi-
dates be brought before the convention
by an informal ballot.
A committee on resolutions had been
appointed before dinner, but thorugh
some misunderstanding, no report was
prepared. On motion the convention
adopted as it's resolutions the st. Louis
platform, the Ocala platform, and the
Cincinnati platform.
The motion to make nominations by
informal ballot was reconsidered, and
amended, that it be by informal ballot
and that the chairman of each delega-
tion announce the vote of his township
as the roll was called. The balloting
then commenced.
FOR TREASURER.
Informal ballot-R. F. Pleger 8, Jake
thinner 26, r. Merten 80, H. Uden 10,
DR.. Kleuber 1, w. f. Durand 8, Fred
Walker /, w. 7. Bruce /.
1st formal ballot-Merten so, Zim-
mer 35, Durand 1, Uden IL.
2d-Merten %, thinner 3s, Durand
l, Uden 10.
O3d-Merten 20. thinner SO, Durand /,
Uden 8.
4th--Merten %, thinner As, ,Uden 10,
total vote II; necessary to a choice 80.
J. Zlmmer having received 45 votes was
declared elected.
FOR CLERK.
Informal ballOt-D. r. Jones Z, Jas.
w. McCauley 80, r. Merten 8, Mel.
Simpson 6, G. Weltmer l, John Will
kins 10, c. b. Harrison Z, Nj. L. Har-
rison 2, A. Gould 2, L. L. Smith 2.
1st formal ballot Smith 2, McCauley
81, Simpson 2, Gould 6, Will Glenn 4
Wilkins 2. McCauley declared nomi-
mated.
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS.
Informal BALLOT Frank G. Stroth-
man 8, John Strothmfn 80, T. Hart
man 1, NJ. L. Harrison Is, John Arm
strong 20, H. Mayback 4, C.Weltmer l.
NJ. Hempey 4.
1st formal ballott-J. Strothman Al
Armstrong 15, Harrison II, DIR. Kleu.