Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-08-24
FORLORN HOPE.
One More Desperate Effort to Revivify a
Diseased and Dying Organization.

Inc representatives or fOrlOrn hope
denomlnating themselves the county re-
publican convention, met Saturday with
an air OF the courage Of despair which
always characterlzes the leaders of q
lost cause.
The convention was called TO order
by T. l.. Lindley, chairman Of the COLI
trail committee, at o'clock.
On motion of Hon. DIR. DAVIS, of Sh8-
ron, Mr.. t. a. McNeal was made TEN
porarV chairman.
Though the crowd manifested no de-
sire for speech, Mr.. McNeal, having
had one cut, dried, and chopped into
hash ready to serve up on this feast day
Of the forlorn hope, proceeded to allevi-
ate the supposed political hunger of his
| guests. Soda-pop and wind argument
are poor alleviators for appetites Suf-
fering for sweet morsels, but Mr.. Nc
Neal did manfully considering his visi-
BILE lack of the necessary supply. He
went into ancient history, and some
what mourntully referred TO the time
when republican convention was a
perfunctOry affair, and told how ''wave
Of unreasOn swept across the country
two years ago." with such power that
linen as sturdy as oaks were swept from
their feet" There seemed to be sud
den turning over of beliefs: they came
to believe, apparently, i'll the most Wild
and fantastic ideas, the result of which
was recently manifested at Omaha, in
a platform which was the 'Quintessence
Of all the calamity doctrines which have
been preached for two years previous u
1.-The peoples party don't believe what
they pretend to believe" 1.-The purpose
of the platform they are standing on is
to breed discomfort" We should teach
them to preach the gospel of harmony
and peace; show them our country is
mistress of the land and the sea; show
them the administration is purer than
ever before" In addition to these re-
marks Mr.. McNeaI attempted to init
mate that the peoples party was breed
ing dlsloyalty and treason to the Gov
eminent. He seemed to be laboring un-
der the delusiOn that the republican
party was the government. This, after
accusing the "men, stalwart as oaks, 'of
dishonesty in their political profession,
and entertaining unreasonable, wild
and fantastic ideas. without the shad-
ow Of an effort to substantiate a single
misstatement, made his talk one OF the
rankest demagogic stenches Of unrea-
son thst has perforated our court house
| for some time.
After gulping down this shadow soup
argument, the featers of the forlorn
hope proceeded to business.
On motion of Mr.. McGregor, Mr.. o.
car Haberlin, of Hazelton, was made
temporary secretary. After the appoint
ment of the usual committees, a recess
! of Is minutes was taken. After recess
the committee on organization reported
making the temporary organization per.
manent; which report was adopted.
The committee on order of business
reported the following, which was
adopted:
DENOMINATION for representative:
2nd-nOminatiOn for district clerk; 3rd
for county attorney 4th-for county
superintendent; 5th probate Judge:
6th-cOmmissioner for third district. ia
be nominated by delegates frOm that
district
The report Of the committee on reso.
lutions was then adopted, as follows:
We, the republican delegates of Barbe,
county in convention assembled, hereby re-
new our faith in the principles of the party
Of, for and by the people the grand old re-
publican party.
We endorse the national platform promul.
EACed at Minneapolis and the republican plat
form of the state of Kansas and the seventh
congressional district, and pledge our loyal
! support to that patriot, statesman and sol.
der, BENJAMIN Harrison, and brilliant jour.
| nalist, Whitelaw Reid. In the republican
state ticket we recognize collection of safe
| aDle and patriotic men; not only well quail
NED Tor the positions to which they aspire
every avocation of industry and material
progress, and pledge to them, as we'll a. to
the national ticket, our loyal support.
We especially and heartily endorse the can
| oloAcy OF Cheeter l. Long, our nominee for
congress In this district We recommend
| nlm 10 the voters of the district, regardless OF
former or present political affiliations, as the
| right man for the place. Our personal ac
quaintanoe with him makes us confident OF
his fitness, and we feel assured that his cleo
ton will mean that the seventh COMPRESSION
81 district of Kansas has sent to the halls OF
congress friend of the people.
In conclusion, we announce without re
serve our full faith and pride in the Ameri
caS nag, In the American Union, and in pop
ular government. We repel the assertion al
promulgated by the peoples party. that we al
nation are on the verge of moral, material
and political ruin, and we believe such utter
| ances are not only untrue but tend to spread
| spirit or discomfort and disloyalty. We cal
upon all men who love their country and
their country's flag who have a pride I'm Kan
sas and the record of her glorious achieve
ments as state, who have faith In her mate
rial development and her destiny. to rally tC
the support of republicanisp, and give the
lie to the SANDERS that have been scattered
abroad by her enemies.
G. G. SHIGLEY,
Chairman.
e. 7. GREEvER,
VIII. MCCAGUE,
w. G. HALL,
JNo. MCGREGOR.
The report was ready written on 9
typewriter, all cut and dried, and con
sisted seemingly of the least repulslYt
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