Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-08-05
It is DONE!
THE WINNERS ARE NAMED !!
A Full Delegation Present,
and Everybody Satisfied.
A Good Ticket from Top
To Bottom.
Harmony and Enthusiasm
Prevail.
THE WINNERS ARE NAMED T!

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The delegates to the county nomlnat-
ing convention of the peoples party
met at the court house at 1890 O'Clock
Monday morning, to perfect an organ
Izatlon. s. S. Funk, chairman of the
central committee called the meeting
to order. III. S. Lands was chosen as
temporary chairman, and u. A. Glea-
son as temporary secretary.
1t was moved and carried that the
chairman appoint committees of five
on credentials, permanent organlza-
ton, order of business and resolutions
The chair appointed:
On credentials-R. NJ. Smith, VIM.
Springer, A. ROessler, J. Hall and j.
Watrus.
Permanent rganiZation-uon F.
w. Hickox, Jno King, Il. L. Kaufman,
l.. NJ. PresSnall and Joshua Jones.
ResOlutions-W. G. Musgroye, j. p.
Renfrew, Leon Beals, A. McCray, Geo.
Sellers.
Order of Business-Noah Warn
staff, Charles Nelson, Reese Clark, and
G.. Graves
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Meeting called to order at / 80 O'Clock.
Judge Mckay being present was called
on for speech. He said he supposed
his audience was glad he had escaped
the penitentiary. He had done nothing
wrong, and was only guilty of trying to
keep one republican from stealing from
another.
The committee on credentials report
ed. There were no contests. Report re-
ceived and committee discharged.
The committee on permanent organ
lzation reported, recommending for
president, IL. S. Lands; for vice presi-
dent, Hon. F. w. Hickox; secretary,
a. E. Herr; assistant secretaries. w.
g. MuSgrove and w. G. Matthews.
They recommended that the delegates
present be allowed to cast full vote of
the delegation. The report was adopt
ed as read.
The committee on resolution report
ed. The resolutions were read and
adopted, with enthusiasm. They are
as follows:
RESOLUTIONS.
We, the representatives of the Peoples par
ty OF Barber county, in delegate convention
assembled hereby heartily endorse the action
of the Cincinnati conference, believing that
the declaration put forth there is one of the
most important events of the century, and we
invite the voters of Barber county to stand
with us for the overthrow of the combinations
of capital which have first forced one party
and then the other, to submit to their selfish
demands.
We present not merely theory, Jefferson
ian or Lincolnian; but like those great states
men, we ask you TO meet the conditions which
confront you, and with their fearless states
menship. ''Sink swim. live or die" we have
unfurIed our banner for 92, emblazoned with
the battle cry, Equal rights to all, and spe-
cIal privileges to none"
We condemn the action of our state senate
| in obstructing reform measures demanded by
the people; and while we could not expect the
| house, I'm single session, to reform all the
| abuses which have grown up under republican
action for the past twenty-five years, we COM
/
that they shall continue in the good work till
it shall be fully accomplished.
We commend the efforts of the county Off
| GERS to enforce the law, and we believe the
moral sentiment of tho county condemns mock
trials at the expense of the people. We pledge
| our candidates to be law abiding men, who will
not wink at crime or corruption, and we pledge
ourselves to ask the resignation Of any one
| found guilty of the same.
We demand an economical administration OF
national, state and county affairs. and strict
| accounting for all money taken from the peo-
| pie in the way of taxation, and we denounce
the boosted extravaganza of the recent billion
dollar congress.
We believe that the politics of the past has
become corrupt, and that change will prove
| beneficial, and thus believing we invite al
persons who are interested in the welfare OF
our state and county to unite with us in oul
| efforts to bring back the decalogue into poll
| tics, and to prove that purity in politics is moi
an iridescent dream.
We commend Judge Mckay for his firm
stand in administering the law without fear OF
favor, and we denounce the spirit of dema
gogy which has attempted to bring him into
reprOach.
w. G. MUsGRovE)
GEO. w. SELLERS
A. MCCRAY Com.
l.. E. BEALS
j. p. RENFREw
The committee on order of business
reported, recommending that nomina
tions be made in the following order
Sheriff, treasurer, clerk, recorder, sur
veyor, and coroner. The report was re-
celved and adopted as read.
The next thing IN order was nomina.
tions for sheriff. 1t was moved thai
nominating speeches be limited to
three minutes, carried.
| VIM. Garrison, of Sharon, then in q
short aud laudatory speech nominated
5. s. Funk for the Office of sheriff. The
audience cheered and shouted, and
showed delight in the nomination. J.
w. Lappln seconded the nomination
and endorsed Mr. Funk 40 sCnor1