Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-25
A DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS.
: HEADQUARTERS
DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
TOPEKA, KAN, June II, 1891.

HEADQUARTERS
DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE, :
TOPEKA. KAN, June IL, 1891.
DEAR SIR: At meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the democratic
state central committee held in the
Ryus house at Kansas City, Kansas,
June 6, 1891, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
First. It is earnestly recommended
to the democrats of the several counties
in the state that they preserve and
maintain their party organization in
tact SO as to be ready for the great
political battle of 1892. And that DEM
ocratic clubs be organized in each
county and the chairman of the state
central committee be notified of such
organization of such clubs in order that
proper literature may be sent them by
the national and congressional COM
mittees and other kindred democratic
organizations, for their organization
upon the political questions OF the day.
Second. That the chairman of the
committee be instructed to co1nmun-
icate this resolution to the chairmen of
the several county committees in the
state.
In the discussion of the political sit
uation by the executive democratic
committee at Kansas City, Kan, on the
9Th instant, it was we'll understood that
a very different state of affairs existed
in many counties in this state, and the
democracy of the state would have to
rely upon the good Judgment of tue
local county COMMITTEES to handling and
dealing with all matters in the coming
county campaign this fall. 1t was a
pleasure for me to assure the com.
mittee at that meeting of the faithful
services, good judgment and energetic
effort made by the chairmen and their
COMMITTEES in almost every county in the
state during the memorable campaign
of last fall. And while we were only
in part successful, it was only by the
we'll directed efforts of the democracy
and their magnificent organization in
many counties that caused the over
throw of the republican party in Kan
sas, and displaced five congressman and
one United States senator with an equal
number of gentlemen who are pledged
to support only those measures most
beneficial to the whole people and a
platform, all worthy planks which have
been contained in the democratic plat
form for years, and hattled for by our
democratic statesmen in congress at
almost every session. l hope and be-
lleve they will redeem all pledges.
believe that in all cases where the dem
ocracy and the alliance or peoples
party form coalition this fall, for the
purpose of making certain the defeat of
the republican county ticket, you should
call your committee together and from
them Select conference committee to
confer with an equal number from the
alliance or peoples party, and this joint
committee agree as to the particular
offices to be filed by the alliance; then
you should call regular democratic
county convention, perfect the organiza
ton of your democratic county com
mittee, if you wish to make any
changes, and then proceed to regularly
nominate that portion of the county
ticket allotted to the democracy by The
conference committee, and by resolu
ton adopt that portion of the ticke
nominated by the alliance, and the ALI
ance should also in convention as
sembled, regularly nominate that par
of the ticket allotted them by the con
ference committee, and by resolution
indOrse that portion of the ticket nom
mated by the democracy. This plal
will preserve, perfectly intact, botl
organizations and make them doubl
effective In the local campaigns TIL
fall, and make the overwhelming de
feat of the republicans in this stat
certain in 1892. But under no circum
stances should your local democratic
organization be abandoned, and if tn
alliance or peoples party are not Willing
to treat the democracy fair, you shout,
place a full democratic ticket in tn
field and fight hard for it's success; bu
in any event keep your party organiza
ton perfect.
Please inform me of the action of th
democracy in your county after al
parties have nominated that will.
Respectfully,
w. G. JONES, Chairman.
w. c. HAWKINS, Temp. Secy.
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