Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01
REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION.
Sowards, sturgis, Charles and Brown
Named According to Program
of the Bosses.

of the Bosses.
The republican county convention
met in the forenoon of the 9th, the
temporary officers being, Chairman w.
81. 81. Keeney, Secretary Henry Lindas.
After the usual committees were ap-
pointed, an adjournment was had to
p. m.
The first on the program after dinner
was the report of committee on Gre
dentialis. This committee reported all
townships except Cleveland represen-
ted.
The committee on permanent organ
iZation reported as follows: Chairman
q. Fl. Holder; Secretaries D. Bosse and
Henry Lindas.
The committee on order of business
reported thus:
Election of permanent officers.
2-Reports of committees.
3-Ncmination of representative.
IN omination of clerk of district
court.
denomination of county attorney.
DENOMINATION of probate judge.
7-Nomination of county superin-
| tendent.
8-Election of central committee.
DENOMINATION of commissioner for
3rd district.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported thus:
We, the republicans of Barton county
in convention assembled, pledge our.
selves to use every honest endeavor to
remove the slanderous stigma OF
''moral, political and material ruin,'
that has been cast upon the fair name
of our state by the so-called peoples
party" in the platform adopted at the
national convention at Omaha.
AS party, we call upon all patriotic
citizens to join with us in standing uI
for Kansas to the end that we may nc
longer be humiliated before our sister
states by utterances of calamity repre-
sentatives on the floors of national
congress, and that we as county shall
be redeemed from calamity rule, and
that a sure panacea for calamity is
found in Barton county's bountifu
crop of 4 100000 bushels of wheat aud
over 100000 bushels of corn, ant
other farm products in proportion, ant
also in the greatly reduced crop o1
| ThorofOro ho
RESOLVED, That we most heartily
endorse the able and patriotic admins
tration of President Harrison, and his
denomination, and pledge our support
of national and county tickets.
| On motion all nominating speeches
were dispensed with, and the candi
dates were to be brought before the
convention on an informal ballot.
An informal ballot was then takeI
for representative, with the following
result: w. W. SoWards of Homestead
63; John Lindas of Pawnee Rock 33
Oscar O'Blemiss of Clafin IL; A. M
Butttn s; 7. J. Ross 4; John Harris 1
and w. L. Garwood /.
Formal ballot-Sowards IA, Lindas
80, Scattering Is, Sowards receiving +;
majority of all votes cast was declared
the nominee. He was called before
the convention, and said he chad mad,
a clean canvass for the nomination ant
would make clean canvass for tn
election---and would be elected
For district clerk. the informal ballo
resulted: w. R. Bunting 33; R. A
Charles 55, John F. Lewis 27, John r
Harris Z.
|. First formal-Charles 81, Bunting
81, Lewis 20 and Harris 4. Charlie
having received the majority of al
votes was declared the nominee. Messr
Charles, Bunting and Lewis were callet
before the convention and thanket
ftheir friends for the favors done them
! For county attorney, the informa
ballot was: III. J. Sturgis 81, D. A
Banta 46, Frank Smith IA, EIricl
Cole 1.
i First formal---Sturgis 80, Banta 80
and Smith s. Mr.. Sturgis was declared
the nominee for county attorney.
For probate judge, informal ballot
b. F. Ogle ALI, John W. Brown S94
John Pascoe q, Nj. B. Fits IL.
4 First formal ballot---Brown 43, Ogl
SO, Pasco %, Fits 15.
Second formal ballot--Brown 50
Ogle 81, Pasco "a, Fits 9. Mr.. Pasc
withdrew from the race in favor of MI
Brown.
| Third formal---Brown SO, Ogle SO
MIR. Brown was declared the nomine
J for the convention.
For county supe erintendent, the in
: formal ballot resulted: Fred Lutscb
. 10, j. B. Prose Is, ". T. Clark 8, Wi
Hamilton %, F. g. Mckinney 21, Nor
rison (of Fairview) Is. Mr.. Morrison
very gracefully withdrew his name fror
before the convention.
, First tformal-Hamilton 3S. McKir
, ney 80, Prose %, Lutschg 10, an
} Clark 6.