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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

Tho Renublicans of Sedgwick county VIII
,oaet in delegate convention at the CARRIED
ba1I in +be CITY of Wichita, on saturday, sep
TENDER the 9Th 1891 at 10 O'Clock a. M, Tor the
rurnose of placing in nomination candidate
Tor the Office Of Judge OF the eighteenth JuuI-
cial District. This convention VIII DC Joni lt
ed of the same number OF delegates ana seleCt
ed in the same manner as that OF the county
convention. as hereinafter provided. Anu VI
the same daV at the same place, at II o CloCH
n m the Republicans viii meet IN delegtOe
Convention for the nomination OF the 1oIl9~lH ~
county officers, towitf Sberl1, county ~ -
Register of Deeds, Coroner, County SuTNeSoI,
"Reminiscences of the Second ComInisslqqnTI
District and County Treasurer Ior Cne olOi
and long term. - turn con-
Cenfious shall be one delegate Tor each IMelits :
five votes. and one delegate for each ln iig9
fractional part thereof cast for James N. M li
lowell at the last general election, and one ael-
egate-at-large for each uoWAenIp anu
the city of Wichita. e.,oo.oa o,e
Two sets of delegates may be selected one
for each convention. Said delegates sDall oe
selected bv a majority of the Repnollc5n Not QUE
cast at the primaries, Whlcn shaill ~ IL
I'd dav of September. 1891. SAID primaries Mlll
he held in the townships at the regular pla .eI
of voting therein, beginning at c lock anu a
closing AT O'Clock p. n, and IN the sd
nrimaries shall begin at O'Clock ana Clo9e aI
o'clock D. m and be held at the IoIIo"lns
places in said wards; ..,,o
second ward-Stoner's livery stable
Third ward-Huey's livery stable.
Fourth ward -,
sixth ward- -, =
The several townships and wards under thls
call shall be entitled to the following nunlOer
-, aaala cor vent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

Farmer Smith Is said to have been the
choice of the Republican league that met
in Topeka the other day, tor governor.
Bob Moore Of Butler had better hustle
ahead with his corn shucking and get
out among the people.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

Traveller f:ryiug 20 write Ais name on a
,o.el rs~.stsrl-Ta.s - az historic hOstslry.
I believe,
Host tproudIvJ-Yss. SIR. ozs Of tee Old
est hotels In this section, ar
$50 : szppossd-trola the I,enA '--tsood
EsEA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

The question of free coinage will be
the knot that will cause a great amount
of trouble in the next two years. Part
of the Republicans and Democrats are
for 1t; part OF the Democrats and Repub-
hcans are against 1t. The Peoples party
are extremists. After 1892. one of sthe
three parties must cease to be 4 national
marty,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13
Another Rebellion Brewing.

From the Leavenworth Times.
Dissatisfaction with the sub-treasury
scheme has increased among the Kansas
Alliance men until it has almost reached
tie proportions of mutiny. The more
intelligent leaders realize that this par
ticular lunacy handicaps the organlza-
tin-,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

Ms:sgsoriczilT FpsaEinz. y91 cAs never
tel hos tss ca Sil4 jump n taAS tSas~
hold
n twas asnyfb!s al - would fanp
oct Of zoe viscow. ssoad tsfnk, WIEN
,hsy stArt che ~ her Ltt-s family srE7-
r.erts -Sgw YORK E2o1h.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

The Alliance has discovered a new
way to gain recruits. Beat the Repub-
lican nominees. Happily, however, it
= not efticacious. Harrison Kelly Is
The only representative of his kind.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13
They VIII Attend to Business.

From the Lawrence Journal.
The "Prohibtion-before-R Republican,
ism" papers of the state have had very
much to say in reference TO the position
taken by Mr.. Higgins in his letter sug-
costing that prohibition was not the only
plank in the Republican platform, but
has anyone observed prohibition reso-
luton in any of the Republican county
platforms so far this year? The Repub-
iicans have sense enough to know that
they have enough to do this year with
out carrying chips on their shoulders.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13
Kansas in the Swim.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The commonwealth of Kansas is very,
verv bad or it is very, very good. 1t
used to raise the cry of famine and grass
hoppers e every year. Last year it raised
the Alliance crop, but the sun burst OF
prosperity is at hand. The bug man of
the state says there is not enough chlnch
bugs in the state for experimental pur-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

The farmers Of Kansas may not be, as
politicians. gaining ground, but as agri-
culturalist they are gaining a great deal
from the ground.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

Harrison Kelley says he went over to
the Alliance because the Republican con
gress beat the force bill. Why didn't he
say he Topped because his liver was out
of fix, and be done with it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

Judge Botkin is afraid his enemies will
kill him. He believes in protection,
which, coming from Kansas, will be
cheerful news TO Dir. Mckinley.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

The Indian hereafter is to have his
beer as freely as he Pleases. This will
uncivilize him more quickly than the
allotment plan can civilize HIM.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

One reason that we are having SO
much rain is that the signal service has
not been predicting them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

Senator PETER has veered around in
the direction of home, being in Illinois
now. His acquaintance with railway
conductors is becoming quite extensive.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
He Had to Let EN- Go.

From the New York sun.
Highwayman-Hold up your hands!
Hicks.
Manson. You can rob us.
Smithers
Highwayman--Why not?
Hicks. Because we have only So be-
Manson. tween us, and you can't
Smithers ! take five from three.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

One Of the rarest products in Kansas
is the man who can carry an sex" before
his title gracefully.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

The price of flour was raised 36 cents
on the sack in England day before yes
terday. Hold your wheat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

The beer bottle is opened for the
American Iudian, but the American citi-
zen is still waiting for the opening of the
Cherokee strip.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

The King Of Tramps came to the rescue
of the United States Treasurey. He said
lot of galoots were going to loot the
vault.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13
Common Mistake.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Tom INC NIIICIII4hlI I-II7IoIIVt'
These towards who kill their wives
and sweethearts and then make vain
and feeble flake" of trying to kill them
selves. do not meet with, or deserve,
popular approval. II they would kill
themselves first, then they might be ex-
cused for subsequently endeavoring to
kill the poor women whose lives they
have so long worried.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

Blaine may be an invalid but his claim
to the presidential nomination is valid.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

The Republican party of this state
would be better off if few more Har-
rison Kelley's would read themselves
out of it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

Many and many woman in Kansas
is doing up jellies to send back.east..to hel
relatives where fruit Is not so plentiful,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

The illness Of the emperor in Germany
is being used to depress prices on the
bOIIrsp
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

Tim Mccarthy denounces Bill Hig-
gins. In all PROBABILITY, Mr.. Higgins
anticipated all this when he wrote his
letter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

Hon. VIM. Higgins is writing another
Ietter-this time to the New York Voice,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

]. J. ingalls, says a drunkard is a phe-
nomenon. Sometimes he is even worse
than that. a regular aurora borealis.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

Senator Plumb is not going to Europe
This decision is probably worth as much
to him politically as his work against the
Mckinley bill.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

A man in Kiowa county claims to
have discovered the fountain of per-
petual youth. This is news for the "old
crowd.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

The United States cruiser, Charleston
is off for China. Blair is not aboard.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-13

Total l'~
BY order of the Republican Central Com
mittee. K. I. ALLEN, Chalrlhah'
r. c. JACKMAN, Secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
Henry Boyle for Commissioner.

The democrats Of the third COM
missioner district met at OlmltZ pur-
suant to call ON the 2lst inst, and
proceeded to place in nomin alton a
candidate for commissioner.
l.. K. Beneiel of Pawnee Rock was
made chairman and John III. Bement of
Clarence, secretary. The call was read
and on motion an informal ballot was
taken for candidate for commissioner.
which brought out the names of L. K.
Benefiel and Henry Boyle. a forma
ballot was taken and Henry Boyle re-
ceiving the highest number of votes,
was declared nominated and on motion
the nomination was made unanimous.
L. K. BENEFIEL, Chairman.
JOHN III. BEMENT, Sec.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
It Improves with Are.

Don't think of deserting the demo-
cratic party because it is old. It may
be little antique but the fashion for
antique things is becoming all the rage
now days. The democratic party enjoys
the renown of being the oldest political
party in America, and has the advan-
tage of being both old and modern. 1t
has stood the test of time while dozens
of other political parties have sprung
up. been weighed i'm the balance of
justice, found wanting and have again
passed into oblivion, while the party of
democracy las stood firm. She has been
defeated frequently in national con-
tests, but her principles have never yet
been defeated. They are so near in ac-
cord with the masses of people, that
time and agair, the majority of the
people have voted for them. They are
so near the approval of the populace
that every new political organization
that springs into existence. adopts a
platform as nearly democratic as pos.
sible, without being purely So. They
are SO nearly correct that the repubii-
cans have stolen part Of them, placed
them under an assumed name, put them
into operation and found them te
work admirably, and they are very
anxious for the world to know what 3
great triumph free-trade is under TIT
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
Scared into Fits.

1t is amusing to notice how easily
some men get "rattled' and go off half
cooked just at the time when they
should be the most calm, and possess
their full senses. Bro. Armstrong. of
the Beacon, after reading our article of
couple of weeks ago, which stated the
political situation in this county, aud
pointed out what would be the result
of the contest next Tuesday, got SO
confused that he rushed in half
column article of denial and mis- state
ments that certainly brand him as daft,
and unreliable. After attributing to
us language that we never used, and
willfully misrepresenting the meaning
of what We did say he adds:
"Then again, it has not been twelve
months since Mr.. Stoke was cOurting
the tavors of the alliance, and trying
to keep On friendly terms with them,
but the most superstitious would not
have dreamed that in SO short a time
he would place bis arm SO gently around
the republican party and try 10 form
an alliance with it to beat the farmers
contrOle of the county affairs. 1t is
reasonable to suppose that iii another
year he will be running republican
paper, trying to beat the alliance"
If he means by ''courting the favor
of the alliance that we desire the good
will of the farmers of Barton county,
he was right. We saw no harm in the
alliance movement as it was twelve
months ago OF more; we knew as we
know now, that if the farmers of the
west band themselves together for the
purpose of looking after their own in-
terests they could bring ABOUT beneficial
results to the entire west; and man
who would not work for the good of
his state, county or community is not
to be called man. But. it the Beacon
man means that we were cOurtirg the
favor of the third party, with its unten-
able and un-American ideas of sub
more willful falsehood We have
always-and always will-wOrked for
that which we believed to be the best
interests of our state, county and town.
We have done so in the belief that that
| was the way to build up our business
as the publisher of a county newspaper
and it makes little difference to us what
any whipper snapper who may choose
to foist himself upon public patronage
may say of our acts in the past or ouI
probable course in the future. One
thing is certain, and that is, we will
ever be- consistent, honest and open in
our dealings, whether that plan suits
Mr.. Armstrong; idea of newspaper
| EDITORS duties or not.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

The democratic party OF Barton
county, i'm convention assembled, proud
of it's history in the past and confident
of victorious and successful career
IN the future, declares aS its basis OF
political faith and practice, as follows:
1st-We are in favor of tariff reform
of the kind that will lessen the burdens
Of the people and be in the interests of
humanity and economy in the admins
tration of government.
2d-We are in favor of placing gold
and silver on parity; of the free coin
age of American silver and an increase
of the circulation of good and lawful
money.
3d-We favor the substitution of
greenbacks or treasury notes for the
national bank currency.
4th-Believing that the network OF
railways that cOver~Our land, built
mostly by aid of the government, are
managed and manipulated with an un-
just discrimination against the agrl
cultural classes, we therefore favor
more stringent laws, both state and
national, for the management and con-
troll of ali systems of transportation in
order that few men may not rob the
many nor the wealthy fatten off of the
laDOTS OF Tie lew.
5th-We favor legislation both state
and national that will suppress and
destroy all mOnopolies. trusts and
combines that interfere with or attempt
to regulate the prices Of common neces-
sar1es of life.
6th-We favor the adoption Of the
Australian system of voting. believing
that the safety of our land depends
upon free and untrammeled ballot.
uninfluenced by money. secret societies
. or personal surroundings
7th-Beleving that the simplest and
least complicated laws are the best, that
the machinery of government should
not be burdened with the ownership Oi
industries or enterprises that require
the employment of great numbers OF
people or the investment of large sums
of money in business ventures, we
therefore condemn the government;
ownership of railroads and land loaning
scheme of the So called peoples party.
Sth--The great cardinal principal OF
the democratic party is faith iE self
government of the people, therefore we
condemn the last state legislature OF
Kansas for refusing to submit to vote
the prohibitOry amendment, knowing
when they did so they were setting at
nanght all rights of the people to peti
tion or demand a hearing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
ner-you can safely depend on that.

oner-yOu can safely depend on that.
In the fight for county commissioner.
the DEMOCRAT has nothing to say con-
cerning the situation in the second
district. Clayt Moses of Great Bend
is the republican candidate. and John
Armstrong, of northeast of town. the
peoples party candidate. In the third
district there are three candidates In
the field. and the DEMOCRAT unques-
tionably believes that the democratic
candidate, Henry Boyle. is the best
qualified for the position. He is a
careful and Industrious farmer; one
who has never sought office, but who
has the confidence and esteem of bis
neighbOrhOod. He is a resident of
Albion township, near Maherville, in a
section of the district that has never,
to our knowledge, had d member of the
board; all former commissioners having
been from the central or southern part
of that district. The convention which
nominated him was composed of rep
resentative farmers Of that district, and
we believe their judgment will be en-
dOrSed by the voters on next Tuesday.
Summing up the situation all around,
there is everything to make democrats
feel confident and to inspire them to
efforts that will make the vote as
unanimous as possible. But while the
outlook is bright, no democrat should
cease to work for the whole ticket.
from top to bottom. Let us make our
success as pronounced as possible.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29

name of reciprocity. The best recon-
mendation that we have for democracy.
is that thieves will usually. steal good
thing when they can, and both the re-
publicans and alliance have their eyes
on the democratic platform. Guard
against such imposition by voting for
democracy in this county this fall. and
next fall vote for state and national
democracy, by so doing you will be help
ing yourselves and your posterity in
the best way pOssible.-Ellinwood
Advocate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
ALBION.

From "E. NJ. Pa
Farmers are all very busy putting in
wheat nowadays.
Mr.. Jacob Shaffer's daughter and
husband came from Iowa last Friday.
w. H. Rice and VIII Colgrove left
last Tuesday to put down wells near
Kinsley.
Last Wednesday evening, Mr.. and
Mrs. keyes gave lawn party to a large
number of their friends it being their
thirtieth wedding anniversary. After
an hour spent in reading and singing
they were presented with a handsome
dinner set,a large arm chair and num-
Der OF other articles. The company
were then invited cut to a large tent
where a bountiful supper was spread.
After supper the young folks passed the
time quite merrily by playing out door
games, and all went home at late hour
wishing their kind host and hostess
many happy returns.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
Religion and Masonry.

There are certain religious sects that
are SO opposed to Masonry that they
will not support man fer Office if he
belongs to that order. This is right
they have, and we make no Objecti OH
to that. We believe in according to all
men the fullest latitude and cOnvic-
tiOns, and of accrediting them with
sincerity OF purpose, whatever may be
their philosophy. Each person must
stand or fall by his own convictions.
and no one has a right to deny him this
privilege and it's responsibilities. But,
we do object to candidates who are
not Of that particular faith,
making Masonry an issue among
those to whom it is obnoxious. We are
informed that Mr.. Bosse is making this
point against Mr.. Pleger in his can
vass. IT this be true, it should lose
him the vote of every self-respecting
voter. Creditaple men tell us that such
is a question that has nothing to do
with politics, any more than a man 8
religion has; and neither should be
made an issue against a candidate.
We mention this not in spirit of op-
position to Mr.. Bosse, but that he may
deny it if false; and if false none will
be more willing than we to make the
correction. We know that this same
question has heretofore been used in
campaigns in this county, and it is time
that it should be ended.--Great Bend
News.
1t is surprising what queer ideas of
what constitutes legitimate campaign
argument some people have. The idea
that because a man is a Mason he
should not be supported for county
Office is one of the queerest notions that
ever entered the head of any man.
While there may be some voters in the
county who conscientiously believe
that secret benevolent societies are
wrong, it can hardly be possible that
any man would for a moment think
that belonging to any of such societies
would disqualify man from filling an
office of trust. We trust that there has
been some mistake about the charges
above made
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
HOISINGTON.


From the Dispatch
w. NJ. Beecher Is having a residence
built on east First street.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Johnston on Monday, October 10Th.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs
Tommy Moore on Friday, October 10Th.
DUCKS are very plentiful on the bot
toms and sportsmen from far and near
are Staying them by the hundreds.
d. o. Gray has been appointed to fill
the Office of commissioner for the third
district until successor can be elected.
1t is good selection.
The leading event of the season in
this part of the county was the celebra-
ton of the goth anniversary of the mar
riage of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. keyes on
the evening of October I4th at their
home in Blood creek valley. The even
ing was beautiful, still and clear with a
bright moon. At an early hour friends
and neighbors began to assemble until
the house and grounds were alive with
people and teams. About eight O'Clock
they were called to order to listen to
some fine singing and recitations by W.
B. Co1grove, L. 7. Shaffer, Walter
Cope and Misses Lucy Cope, Effie Pei
ter, and Rena Towers, after which Elder
Colgrove In a few well chosen words,
rendered to Mr.. and Mrs. Keyes the
congratulations of the company, wished
them many more years of happiness
and presented them with an elegant
dinner set of decorated China dishes
consisting of over go pieces, breakfast
castor and drinking mug of similar
ware, fancy fruit dish. a jelly dish, a
cane seat arm chair, plush cabinet al
bum, box of fancy ruching, some
handkercbiefs and about five dollars in
money from their numerous friends
Mr.. Keyes responded for himself and
wife in his easy unembarassed manner,
thanking the friends for their kind re
membranes,