People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-29
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lHItt anu sOmtllmeS ten times the
value of articles to keep up repairs.
We demand that there be a radical
reduction in express charges and if
the express companies cannot do the
business except upon the halves, the
common carriers, the railroad COM
panies, should be compelled to do the
business themselves direct, without
the intervention Of system for rob-
bing the people.
1t was greeted with cries Of "bun-
cOmbe" and treated very disrespect-
fully. On motion it was laid on the
table. Seeing the record they had
made in favOring mOnOpOlies, it was
again taken up and referred to the
committee on resolutions, after much
wrangling, which proved to have the
same effect as the previous motion.
Mr.. Heriff was very indignant that
so mild a resolution against the en-
crOachment of corporations should be
so vigorously hOOted out of the cOnven-
tiOn. He resented the idea that ii
was introduced for bunc0mbe and
claimed that he meant every line OF
it. Every one who has patrOnized
the express companies knows full well
| the justice of mis- demand, but he fail.
ed to realize that the Republican par.
ty is dependent on the corporation,
for their campaign fund.
The meeting became noisy and a
sergeant Of arms and two assistant,
were appointed.
On motion the convention proceed
ed to nominations and dispensed witt
nominating speeches beyond naming
the candidate.
For county attorney the following
parties were placed in nomination
! II. L. Wood, j. VI. Ready, w. 5. WHIT
tinghill. Whittinghill was nominated
on first ballot, the vote resulting a
follows? Whittinghill, l62; Wood, %
| Ready, 3. 1t was made unanimous.
For District Clerk, w. j. WOllam
Charles Locke, Isaac Rhine, r. F
Nugent were nominated. The ballO
stood. WOllam l3O: Locke, 81: M
gent, 80; Rhine, IL. \ motion t
make it unanimous was greeted will
some NOS"
There was close contest on Pro
bate Judge. c. c. Rulings, ChaS
Willsie and }. ID. Simpson were pu
in nomination. Simpson was nOmina
ted on second ballot, receiving II
votes, l23 being necessary to choice
Rulings received los votes and Willsi
10.
| For County Superintendent, Mrs. NJ
NJ. Carson and w. S. Warner wer
named. The first ballot stood, Car
son, l56; Warner, 81.
| STATE SENATOR.
The county convention then ad
| jOurned and the senatorial convention
convened with l. n. Cooper in tn
chair and Geo. Cain secretary. Johl
| T. Showalter, c. c. Curtis and ]. W
FOrney were put in nomination
and up to the third ballO
each had nearly an equal number o
votes. On the third ballot Valverd
cast its three votes for r. T. Simons
editor Of the Caldwell Ne,CS and befOr'
the ballot closed he received % votes
The fourth ballot gave him 81 and OF
the fifth he was nominated, receiving
l43 votes. FOrney'S vote all left hin
but his own precinct, IL votes, gOinl
| to SimOns. The nomination was In
| fuenced largely by the fact that al
the balance Of the ticket had been Sc
lected from Wellington and north
the south having been sighted.
Simons was called out and made ;
short speech, in which he said h,
would be ''in il" until the votes arr
all counted, leaving the Inference
| that he would then be 'Out Of it.
"And," says he, I'VE count all tht
votes in this country" and he might
have said "and more too" having in
mind Humphrey and Willis in 1890
The defeated candidates were called
upon for short speeches. Curtis dealt
his local competitor, Col. Showalter, &
cutting blow by remarking that the
contest had terminated just as he
wanted to see it terminate. Col. For
ney talked briefly, remarking that
the speech he had prepared would not
fit. Showalter had fed in disgust
and the convention adjourned in a
roar Of confusion.
NOTES.
Not an old soldier on the ticket.
We will dehOrn the Republicans in
November.
While the people have got this de.
horning business going, they propose
to lop of those Of Johnny Bull.
Republican haryests! Rats. An