Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-08-19
The Agony Over
The Democratic Convention
Inharmonious.
1t dominates a Ticket for
Slaughter.
The Slate Agreed ON Behind
Barred Doors.
Republican and Democratic
Agreements Exposed.
A Regular Cat and Monkey
Time.

CIdLS going through Inc IdTc0 OIL HOLn
mating a county ticket that had beer
agreed on by democrats for revenue
and republican caucus. behind barred
doors, with a sentinel" This is the
language used by w. S. Denton, lead
ing democrat, and he said II know
what 1 am talking about"
AT 2:30 the convention was called tC
order by u. l.. Pierce, who called or
side the railing. Twenty four persons
took seats, counting the chairman and
secretary. Some time after three 9TH
ers came III. The INDEX, the Cresset
and the HazeltOn Express had report
ers behind the clerks desk, and three
alliance men stood in the door to the
clerks room. There was a good audi
ence OH the outside of the railing.
DR.. Stout nominated ID. l.. Pierce
for temporary chairman, and he was
duly elected. w. G. Afford nominated
L. c. MollOy for temporary secretary
and Mr.. Molloy was elected.
Mr.. Afford moved that the chair ap-
point committee of three on order OF
business. The chair, without putting
the motion, appointed A. J. Jones'
Reub Lake and DR.. Karr, of Sharon.
1t was moved that the chair appoint
committee of three on permanent
organization, and a committee of three
on resolutions. The chair, without
putting the motion, appointed DR.
Stout, John Higgins and DR.. Karr, OF
this city, on permanent organization
and w. S. Denton, w. G. Afford and
L. l.. O'Bryan on resolutions.
A. j. Jones moved to take recess OF
Is minutes. Motion carried.
AT the expiration of the recess the
convention was called to order. The
committee OH resolutions reported, lie.
affirming faith in democratic princi
pies, and denouncing the republicans as
corrupt, and the alliance as visionary
They denounced any attempt to fuse
with any organization not in harmony
with democratic principles. The reso.
lutions were adopted.
The committee on order of business
reported recommending selecting can.
didates in the following order: Treas
urer, clerk, sheriff, recorder, Surveyor
coroner, and election of central com
mittee. Mr.. Afford moved that the re-
port be accepted and the committee
discharged. Mr.. Denton offered an
amendment that we proceed to nomin-
ate candidates for sheriff, recorder,
treasurer, clerk, coroner and surveyor.
Mr.. Denton spoke at length in favor OF
his amendment. He said: 1--WE have
denounced any attempt to fuse with
any party not advocating democratic
principles. ANY party that holds eau
Gus behind closed doors is not entitled
to existence IN this free country. Any
man with thimble full of sense can
see that the report of the committee is
made for fusing with some outside par
ty. Democrats can't afford to do it.
We can't 80 before the people with
such ticket they won't swallow such
medicine. If this convention is in fav.
or of assisting the republican party OF
Barber county, now is the time to say
SO. If Dobson and Nixon are put on
the democratic ticket, no democrat, ex.
cept democrats for revenue" will
stand it. We see here an open attempt
to do what we have just denounced
The scheme is to nominate candidates
for treasurer and clerk, and then ad-
journ, leaving the other places to be
filled by the central committee, who
wno1 Till put on republicans. These
two offices have bee" agreed on in phi
vate caucus, between republicans AM
so-called democrats. After adopting
the resolutions we have, we cannot fol
moment entertain the idea of mixed
ticket"
A. J. Jones replied: THE ungentle.
manly remarks and insinuations are as
false as hell, and the man who made
them has scratched more democratic
| tickets than the men who made the re-
port. So far as the change in the or.
der of business is concerned, it is i'm
material. l am for a straight ticket land
will stand by every man whose name
is on that ticket"
Mr.. Denton: II have never met with
any committee of republicans, and ]
don't know the programme. ! an dem.
ocrat under all conditions. The repub
licans have agreed to give us the Offices
of clerk and treasurer; the other places
are to be left blank. That means fus-
ion. The democratic party is older than
the republican party, ana its principles
are eternal. No democrat is in favor
of half ticket, given to US by repnbli-
cans, while they take the balance.
This scheme is as plain to me as the
MONDAY sun, and it can't be forced
down democratic threats. There is a
scheme, and it can't be mistaken"
Reub. Lake: Twelve months ago
to-day the gentleman was here with a
paper in his hang, and was not adY0r
eating democratlc principles | am
| anti-allianee. The are but two parties,
the aaiiance and anti-alliance. am in
favor of good republican if We can't
get the man we want; he is better than
any other"
Judge Ben Carr Mr.. Lake says
there are but two parties, tbs alliance
and anti-alliance. That is great mis-
take. There are some democrats now
bowling that we must not nomin-
ate ticket. We have nothing in COM
mon with republicans. Last year 23l
democrats voted the republican county
ticket, while only lS7 voted the alliance
county ticket. There are two men here
WHO think they carry the Democratic
party in their vest pocket. DON'T let
the central committee have power 10