Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-08
THE DEMOCRAT TICKET.
Comments Of the County Press on the
Winners.

Comments of the County Press on the
Winners.
Ellinwood Advocate:
A more peaceful, harmonious and
we'll conducted convention than that of
last Saturday was never held in Barton
county.
The delegates showed their good
judgment by sticking together. AS one
of the candidates remarked, ''In union
there is strength"
Most of the candidates were unani-
mOuslY nominated. In NOyembar they
will be unanimously elected. AS one
of the delegates said. I'VE expect all
opposition to get disgusted with them
selves and withdraw from the race be-
fore election day"
After the democrats had nominate d
the winning ticket last Saturday,
kind providence proceeded to show i.s
satisfaction and appreciation of what
they had done by precipitating very
copiously of the aqueous fluid, which
w
which gladdened the hearts of many.
Great Bend Beacon. (alliance):
The democrats of this county met at
the court house on last Saturday and
nominated county ticket, as follows:
For treasurer, r. F. .Pleger. of Great
Bend; clerk, H. j. Klein, of ElIinwood;
sheriff, T. Mallory, of Hoisington;
register of deeds, F. G.. Strothman, CT
Great Bend; surveyor, B. Markey, of
South Bend township; coroner, A. r.
Lash, of Ellinwood. The meeting was
very tame affair as compared with
what was expected. There were ten
or eleven townships that were not rep
appointed in some of them until they
were all filled except eight which were
left entirely blank.
[NOTE-If the Beacon means by "a
tame affair" that the convention did
not wrangle or haggle about the Offices;
did not have two or three dozen hungry
and eager candidates for the offices;
was not made the scene of electioneer-
ing jobbery and wire pulling, then. in
that sense, it was "a tame affair. p
EDITOR DEMOCRAT.
Great Bend Register, (mudslinger):
Now we have two democratic tickets
in the field, one put up by Jones, and
his ring, the other by the other wing of
the democracy.
The great unwashed and unterrifed
Bourbons went through the farce of a
convention OH last Saturday. The pre-
liminary meeting in the forenoon found
about 80 delegates of which 81 were
from Lakin township present. H. j.
Roetzel was made chairman, and Fred
Zutavern secretary. The committees
were appointed with great difficulty,
not more than five townships having
| representation.
The convention was slow in getting
themselves together and at 2:3O p. m.
it was called to order with less than SO
disgusted delegates, they having failed
| to find the JOINTS" the ''joint" under
the second hand store having been
! closed the previous week, unknown to
the country delegates and visitors.
They numbered away upon the door i'll
a vainless attempt to secure admission,
and quench their feyerish and longing
appetite. AS consequence there was
no enthusiasm.
| [NoTE-Comment on the above is
hardly necessary, for its wilful misrep-
reservations and lying statements are
only the droppings from the venomous
pen of political reprobate who has
neither sense nor manhood The editor
of the Register could not treat a politi-
cal opponent with even the cOmmOnest
courtesies, because of the dispicable
foulness of his own thought. Our
readers know we'll that he does not
represent the honorable element of his
party, and that his contemplate, lying
statements will neither hold republicans
to his ticket nor win democrats or alli-
ance men over to an endorsement OF
his pOlicy.-EDITOR DEMOCRAT.
Clafiia Banner:
The democrats in convention assem-
bled last Saturday, nominated the fol-
lowing named gentlemen as their
standard bearers this fall: Clerk, FL
j. Klein, of Ellin nwOod; treasurer, r. F
Pleger, of Great Bend; register, F. G
Strothman, of Great Bend; Sheriff
Tom Mallory, Of Hoisington. The
people of Barton county can now take
their choice, there being three full
tickets from which to make their choice
The fight, however, will be between the
two old parties.
Great Bend Tribune:
The democrats conducted their con.
vention in a very orderly manner, and
with more unanimity than usual.
| For treasurer, we are decidedly fol