Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
It Finds Several Victims and Puts Them
Forward to Go Down Once More.

It Finds Several Victims and Puts Them
Forward to Go Down Once More.
The republican county convention
met in the court house on Saturday,
the 5th, at 1870 a. m. It was called to
order by chairman of the central COM
mittee, Ross. A. D. Butler was made
temporary chairman and Oscar O'Blen-
iss and Ira II. Clarke temporary secre-
taries. Committees on order of busi-
ness, resolutions, credentials, and per-
manent organization were appointed,
and the convention adjourned to 1:30
p. m.
AFTERNOON.
Called to order at 2 O'Clock. The
committee on order of business re-
ported as follows: The reports Of the
various committees to be made and
the nominations to then follow in the
following order, viz: Treasurer, Clerk,
Register, Sheriff, Surveyor, Coroner
and Commissioner. The report was
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of the county central committee he first,
then the selection of township commit
teemen, and the nominations; the re-
port accepted and adopted as amended.
The following township committee
men were selected: Albion. J. w.
Logan; Beaver, NJ. C. Brinson; Buffalo,
Levi Gum; Clarence, A. M. Button;
Comanche, G. A. Willms; Eureka, J. r.
Harris; Fairview,' T. G. Barrows;
Great Bend, Geo. Caraway; Homestead,
Ira Clark; Independent. NJ. G. Gilmore;
Lakin, H. L. Ives; Liberty, P. r. Cory;
Logan, w. L. Stewart; Pawnee Rock,
Eli Bowman: South Bend, DIV. Ward;
Wheatland, Frank Millard; Walnut,
M. B. Fits; Washburn, j. N. Robinson;
City-1st ward, H. J, Sturgis; I'd ward,
A. j. Buckland; Sd, Jas. Clayton; 4th,
w. H. H. Keeney. THE townships of
Cheyenne, Cleveland, Grant and Union
were not represented.)
The convention then waited ten
minutes until the committee on creden-
tials was ready to make its report.
| Here Caraway informed the conven-
tion that the chairman of said commit
tee was fixing up credentials for some
delegation.") During this wait speech
es were called for from "ex-members
of the alliance" but for some reason he
did not respond. E. c. Cole responded
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delegates Except Caraway), and gave a
neat little talk about Appomattox, Bull
Run, etc. He mentioned President
Harrison, and not wave of enthusi-
asm rolled across the peaceful breasts
of the delegates, but when he men
toned Jim Blaine the boys enthused
quite bit. Caraway was then called
for, and Immediately opened his mouth
and put his foot into it. He said when
he concluded to come to Kansas he
hunted around for place where there
was good republican majority, and
found it here in Barton; he said that
"when he came here Barton county had
500 republican majority" (Some of the
delegates probably wondered if his
coming had anything to do with reduc-
ing that majority to zero?) He gave
the alliance calamity howlers,'' re-
pudiators," etc., a few side wipes and
read an extract from some paper on
pension iniquities;" the whole trend OF
his short speech was the same old
f,ir rt
in trade.
The committee on credentials theT
brought in their report, giving the
number of accredited delegates from
. each township, but no names of dele
gates. Upon motion, the roll of town
, ships was called and the names O,
, delegates announced.
A ballot was taken for chairman o.
the central committee, resulting in tht
following vote: Geo. n. Moses 81, JAS
Clayton 80, M. Caraway 60, w. II. II
second ballot resulted in the election o
Caraway with SO votes, the resul
standing-Clayton 81, Moses z. Keene,
4, Ross 2, and Schermerhorn 1.
There being no delegates from Beave
township, Caraway moved that as ther'
were two republicans present from tba
township they be allowed to act as del
, egates; carried. A. j. Buckland want
ed TO let Brother Fenno" represen
Union, but Mr.. Fenno very respectful,
declined.
The committee reported James Clay
ton for permanent chairman and Franl
Red6eld, Oscar O'Blennis and U. H
Holder, secretaries.
Mr.. Clayton, in taking the chai
stated that sit was not best to max,
much of d speech" that the delegate
should ''try and come together ant
nominate a ticket" that they shoult
''try and make up all differences, ant
endeavor to nominate a ticket and 10