Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-08

3-NOmlnatiOn of candidates in the
following order: District Clerk, Pro-
bate Judge, School Superintendent,
Representative, County Attorney.
Report of committee adopted.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following
RESOLUTIONS:
We, the democracy of Barton county,
endorse our national leaders, Grover
Cleveland and Adlai Stevenson; endorse
the platform of the national democratic
convention at Chicago, and the state
platforms adopted at Salina and
Topeka; endorse the action of the state
democratic convention at Topeka and
the Congressional convention at Dodge
City, and pledge our support to such
meE and platforms.
We favor the anactment of law
prohibiting the making of contracts
payable in gold coin.
We condemn the abject cowardice of
the republican party in ignoring the
question of constitutional convention,
and pledge the democracy to the sup
port of such measure to the end that
the people of Kansas may have an op-
portunitY of voting on the question of
whether or not they want prohibition.
We urge upon the coming legislature
of Kansas to enact strict railroad laws
that will prevent discrimination of
corporations in favor of certain locali-
| ties at the expense of the producers of
| the state.
| We condemn the republican party of
Kansas for their hypocritical cry OF
| "Stand up for Kansas in the face of
the fact that for the past ten years that
party has debauched the state treasury
brought odium upon her fair name and
injured her credit by maiigning and
misrepresenting her citizens.
1t was moved that the selection of
central committeeman be deferred un-
! til the close of the convention. A sub
stitute was offered, that the regular
order of business be followed, the, roll
| be called and committeeman named
for each township having delegates
present, and that the other townships
not having delegates present be re-
quested to send in names of their COM
mitteemen to secretary. The substitute
was put and carried. The following
committeeman were then named:
Buffalo township-Wm. Brandt.
Clarence-Calvin Reeder.
| Cheyenne-John Seus.
| Homestead-A. III. Baker.
Lakin-Joe Sprinkler.
Logan Gerry Piller.
| Liberty-B. Hoffstetter.
Pawnee Rock-L. K. Benefel.
| Walnut-John Gallon.
| City-1st Ward-C. F. Diffenbacher
2d-Louis Zutavern. 3d-Jas. w
Clarke. 4th-L. NJ. Krause.
| The secretary was instructed tc
notify the different townships not rep
resented, to send in names of theiI
committeeman.
The following resolution was ther
offered:
Be it resolved-That, owing to the
small attendance of delegates at this
convention, it is regarded as political
wisdom not to nominate candidates fol
county offices, but that full power ant
authority be and is hereby delegated tt
the democratic county central commit
tee of Barton county, Kansas, to take
such action as they deem best in nam
ing candidates for representative
county attorney, clerk of the distric
court, probate judge, and superintend
ent of public schools, and putting ou
a county ticket.
Moved that the resolution b,
adopted as read.
An amendment was offered, to th'
effect that the convention adjourn
subject to the call of the central com
mittee, cutting out that part of tht
resolution delegating the power tt
name ticket to the central committee
The roll being called on the question
of adopting the substitute, resulted
Nays 30. Ayes 81.
The motion to adopt the origina
resolution was then put to an an,
no vote, and decided carried by tn,
chair. An appeal from the decision
OF the chair was taken, and a rol
call demanded, resulting: Aye
%, Nays 81. The chair was sus
tanned and the resolution adopted.
The convention then adjourned, an,
the delegates from the third commits
sioner district met to place in nomi
nation candidate for county com
missioner.
ID. r. Logan was made chairman ant
VIM. Gagelman secretary.
An informal ballot was taken +
bring out the candidates. resulting il
the following vote: J. s. Winget 8, [