Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION

OEMOURaTIU UUUNTY Jun ENTIUN.
Pursuant to call, the democrats of
Barton county met in convention at
the court house in Great Bend on Mon
day, the Sth.
Chairman of the central committee,
Fred Zutavern called the convention to
order at 1870 a. 10. He was made
temporary chairman and w. E. Stoke
temporary secretary. On motion the
following committees were appointed:
On CREDENTIALS Gallon, j.
w. Watkins and Cal Crilly.
On PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
Jas. w. Clarke, c. @. Bullock and John
Bement.
On ORDER OF BUSINESS
Strothman. V. S. Musil and F. D.
Wilson.
On REsoLUTIoNs-H. J. Roetzel,
Tom Mallory and M. N. Jones.
The convention then adjourned to 2
O'Clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The committee on organization re-
ported, for permanent chairman III. J.
Roetzel; permanent secretary Frank
Strothman; assistant secretary w. D.
Wilkinson.
Mr.. Roetzel took the chair and made
a ten minute speech, full of good.
straight democracy. He stated that he
had never presided as chairman of a
democratic convention but what the
democratic party was successful in
electing the ticket nominated by that
convention. He told, from personal
experience while member of the
Kansas legislature, of the true char
acter of A. w. Smith, the alleged
farmer who asks for votes on the re-
publican ticket for governor. and
pledged the certain defeat of the entire
republican ticket this fall by virtue of
democratic votes being put where they
will count.
reported as follows:
Report of Com. on Permanent
Organization.
2-Report of Com. on Credentials.
3-Roport of Com. on Resolutions.
4-Election of five delegates to the
Dodge City Congressional Convention.
denomination of candidates for
county offices.
On motion report accepted and
adopted.
The committee on credentials re-
ported credentials in for siXty-nine
delegates. The report was accepted.
A motion prevailed that each dele
CATION be authorized to cast the full
vote for the township. Also, that
where a township was not represented
by accredited delegates any democrat
present from such township be allowed
to cast the vote of the township.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported as follows:
REsOLvED-That we deem it ex-
pedient to now proceed to the election
of five delegates and five alternates to
the Congressional Convention at Dodge
City on August 10Th, and to then adj
journ this convention to Saturday,
September 8, 1892, for the purpose of
then placing in nomination candidates
for county offices.
The report was on motion accepted
and the resolution adopted by unan-
1mous vote. On motion an informal
ballot was taken for delegates to the
Dodge City convention, with the fol-
lowing result:
n. j. Roetzell 80, J. W. Watkins SO,
G. F. Diffenbacher go, F. J. Strcthman
90, WV. Truxall 40, Cal Chilly "a, JAS
w. Clarke 9, W. D. Wilkinson 9, W.
E. Stoke 9, John Bement 4.
On motion the rules were suspended
and the four gentlemen having received
the highest number of votes were de-
clared the delegates, as follows:
II. J. Roetzel of Ellinwood,
c. F. DiffeDbacher of Great Bend,
j. w. Watkins of Hoisington,
w. W. Truxall of Homestead,
F. j. Strothman of Great Bend.
On motion each delegate was en-
powered to appoint his own alternate.
The convention then adjourned to
meet at 2 p. M, September Sd. 1892,
for the purpose of naming candidates
for county Offices.