The advocate., 1891-08-26
TEE BARBER COUNTY DEMOCRATIC (D
CONVENTION.

The Democratic county convention
of Barber county was a decidedly in-
teresting affair. 1t appears that a
committee of Republicans and Demo
Gratis had previously held consulta-
ton and arranged q program by
which the two were to fuse and divide
the spoils. The developement of the
scheme in the convention, resulted in
a regular monkey and parrot tlme,"
and the outcome was not precisely as
it was intended to be- %he following
from the Barber county IndeG will
show chow good and how pleasant it
is for brethren to dwell together in
unity"
The committee on order Of business reported
recommending selecting candidates in the fol-
lowing ORDER Treasurer, clerk, sheriff, recorder,
surveyor, coroner, and election Of central COM
mIttee Mr.. Afford moved that the report be
accepted and the committee discharged. Mr..
Denton offered an amendment that we proceed
TO nominate candidates for sheriff, recorder,
treasurer, clerk, coroner and surveyor. MIR.
Denton spoke at length In favor OF his amend
ment He said: 1--WE have denounced any at
tempt to fuse with any party not advocating
democratic principles. Any party that holds
caucus behind closed doors Is not entitled to
existence in this free country Any man with
thlmble full Of sense can see that the report Of
the committee Is made for fusing with some out
side party. Democrats can't afford to do 1t. We
can't 90 before the people with such ticket;
they won't swallow such medicine. II this con-
VentiOn Is In favor of assisting the Republican
party Of Barber county, now Is the time to say
so. II DObsOn and NIxsOn are put on the Demo-
crst ticket, no Democrat except Democrats for
revenue" will stand 1t. We see here an open
attempt to do what we have just denounced.
The scheme Is to nominate candidates for treas
urer and clerk, and then adjourn, leaving the
other places to be filed by the central CON-
mIttee who will put on Republicans. These two
offices have been agreed on In private caucus
between Republicans and sO-called Democrats
After adopting the resolutions we have, we can.
not for moment entertain the Idea Of q mixed
ticket"
A. j. Jones replled THE ungentlemanly re-
marks and insInuatiOns are as false as he'll, and
the man who made them has scratched more
Democratic tickets than the men who made the
report. SO far as the change In the order OF
business Is concerned, It Is immsterial am
for straight ticket, and viii stand by every man
whose name is on the ticket"
Mr.. Denton: II have never met with any
committee of Republicans and don't know the
programme. am Democrat under all cOndl-
tlOns. The Republicans have agreed to give US
the offices OF clerk and treasurer the other
places are to be left blank. That means fusion.
The Democratic party is older than the Repub-
llcan party, and Its principles are eternal. No
Democrat is In favor Of half ticket, given US by
Republicans, while they take the balance. This
scheme Ia as plain to me as the MONDAY sun,
and 1t can't be forced down Democratic thr0ats.
There is scheme, and 1t can't be mistaken"
Reub Lake: twelve months ago today the
gentleman was here with paper In his hand,
and was not advocating Democratic principles.
1 am anti Alliance. There are but two parties,
the Alliance and antLAlllance l am In fayOr Of
good Republican, II we can't get the man we
want he Is better than any other"
Judge Ben Carr: "Mr. Lake says there are
but two parties, the Alliance and antI-Alllance.
That is great mistake. There are some Demo
Gratis now bowling that we must not nominate a
ticket. We have nothing In common with Re
pubicans. Last year 2Sl Democrats voted the
Republican county ticket, while only lS7 voted
the Alliance county ticket There are two men
here who think they carry the Democratic party
in their vest pocket. Don't let the central CON-
mlttee have power to ill the ticket with Subsi-
1 dlzad noFnnoPaka Thara IN a hiviQion Of lOavau