Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-08-19

put out a ticket, in one year from now
| we will be where we are to-day-a mere
handful of men, and someone will be
trying to manipulate u.s."
Sam Robinson said that If his voting
the republican ticket last year was a
logical reason for an adjournment now
then in Gods name adjourn. but be
could not see the connection. He hoped
: the chair would rule the motion out
of order.n
Mr.. Denton: I'VE have met to nom.
mate democratic county ticket. Those
most interested do not want such a
ticket. Ii this is true we ought to adj
journ. We see cut and dried pro.
gramme before this body. We have re-
publicans and alliance men nominated.
Then we have gentleman who don't
wantit. Then we have Sam Robinson
who says he voted the republican tick
ct. If he Is not republican. he is not
good democrat. We have listened to
such nonsense long enough. Put out
the resolutions, and do not put mp men
who can't get $50 votes. Every demo-
crat knows that it costs money to make
the race. Leave the party untrammel-
ed to vote for the best men. l am op-
posed to putting up men to be sIaught-
cred. Let us spend our time and mon
ey In promulgating the principles of the
resolutions. My judgment is that after
the play that we have had here, we had
better adjourn, and not make fools of
ourselves by putting up ticket. The
motion to adjourn is always in order -
Judge Carr arose, and several others
tried to talk him down. He declared
he would not be choked down Here
is cut and dried programme, fixed up
behind barred doors, with a sentinel at
the door. Two men were agreed on,
RoDlnson's nomination and declina-
ton were a part of the program. Will
you nominate an alliance man? No
straight democrat seems to want any
office except the two that were agreed
on in that secret caucus, and the two
the republicans agreed to give u.s."
Mr.. Robinson: 81 had supposed the
democrats advocated principles for
which men were ready to die, yet here
we have men making fun of democracy.
Gov. Robinson received $50 votes in the
county last year. There are men here
who, if they can't run things to suit
themselves, want to ADJOURN
Chairman Pierce raped tor order.
He told the convention he wanted that
nonsense stopped or he would resign
the chair. He then put the motion to
adjourn. The ayes and nays were ia
ken and the vote was 80 close that he
called for rising vote. The motion
was lost.
MI. Robinson moved that the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Kelbaugh be made by &C
clamation. The motion carried.
Nominations for register of deeds
were next called for. A. j. Jones NOM
mated T. l.. O'Bryan. Mr.. O'Bryan
said: II am much obliged for the honor
of the nomination, but 1 heard to-day
that was to be straw man, put up
to be knocked down. L don't propose
to be straw man for anybody, and
therefore decline the nomination"
Sam Robinson: 81 nominate DR..
Stout"
DR.. Stout: mo you don't. 1 nomi
nate Sam Robinson, and move that
nominations be closed and Robinson
be elected by reclamation" The mo-
ton was put and carried,
Nominations for treasurer were call
for. A. j. Jones said Il nominate in
good faith, Notwithstanding the charges
of STRAW man, good democrat, who
is capable and honest, Frank l.. Cor
don, of Lake City,
W. G. Afford moved that nomina.
tions be closed, and MIR. Gordon unani-
mously elected. The motion carried.
T. L. O'Bryan nominated j. B. Eby
for county clerk. Sam Robinson NOV
ed that nominations be closed, and Mr..
Ely be unanimously elected. The mo-
ton carried. Judge Carr voted no,
and explained his vote by saying he |
thought Mr.. Eby too good man to be |
put up for slaughter. A. j. Jones re-
piled that ''Mr. Ely is q years of age, |
and does not need a guardian Judge |
Carr answered.: "He has his guardian |
with him.
For coroner, T. @. Molloy nominated |
w. 8. Denton. Mr.. Denton said:
when see this thing so brazenly car
ried out, refuse to let my name be
used even for coroner. Talk of demo-
Gratis and republicans combining! | |
refuse to allow democrats for revenue
only' arrange program for me. THIS !
Is cut and dried ARRANGEMENT by
committee OF republicans and demo |
Gratis for reyenue,"" put UP last night. |
Frank Gordon was agreed on for treas
urer, and j. B. Eby for clerk. The |
other names are put up tor trading pur-
poses. will not be party to such |
schemes. / give you fair warning that |
democrats viii not vote any such tam
Rle-Ieg ticket. l know what am talk |
ing about. 1t is shame and disgrace
to put up an honest old farmer to be
sacrificed by republicans and would-be
democrats. You can't hood-wink the |
people. This convention VIII hardly be |
adjourned before it will be we'll known |
that two names were put on to be sup
ported, and the others were put there
TO be slaughtered.
Mr.. Gordon stated that he knew moth
ing about any scheme to slaughter any |
one He had once made race in the
FACE Of certain defeat, and was willing
to do so again.
Mr.. Ely stated that "he had never
heard of any job, and he thought the
statement in regard thereto was un-
true. had no idea of getting the NOM