Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-10-20
THE COUNTY TICKET.

THE COUNTY TICKET.
Elsewhere will be found the report
OF the action taken by the democratic
county central committee in endorsing
the nomination of Messrs. Armstrong
and Cobun.
Pursuant to that action we this week
place those gentlemen upon the county
ticket, and give the democratic ticket
as it will be printed for the election.
In placing the name of John Arm
strong upon our ticket as candidate for
of the committee have done the proper
thing. and the DEMOCRAT can and will
| give Mr. Armstrong hearty support.
| He is well known as one of the best
men of our county; is farmer who has
experienced the ups and downs of agri-
culture under the perniciOus republi-
can legislation for the last thirty years
| and one who will work first, last and
all the time to the interest of farmers.
He will never be influenced by the rail-
roads or by the horde of republican
place hunters who haunt the Kansas
state house during the sessions of the
legislature.
The same can be said of Mr.. Cobun,
our candidate for representative from
this county. We believe he will work
to the interests of the people of our
county better and more faithfully than
could his opponent. He has served one
term in the legislature and is we'll pre-
pared to push forward economic and
needed legislation, and it is our judg-
ment that he will be elected by larger
majority than was given him two years
ago.
A reference to our ticket will show
that the positions of county attorney,
probate judge, clerk of the court and
school superintendent are left blank,
the democratic party of the county
showing no preference for either candi-
date for the various positions.
For county attorney, the DEMOCRAT
hopes to see Mr.. E. L. Hotchkiss re-
ceive tie support of democratic voters,
as we believe him to be the best fitted
for the position; and the support of this
paper will be given MIR. Hotchkiss from
now until election day. He has proved
himself good man in the place, and
will, we doubt not, fill the position two
years more with increased satisfaction
to the people of the county.
For probate judge, the DEMOCRAT
favors the election of Mr.. T. II. Brewer,
the present probate judge, for the same
reasons that we favor Mr.. Hotchkiss,
i. e., that he has made a good officer
and is entitled to another term. He
has never expressed himself that he al
ways voted as he shot, or that he was
too old to commence voting for demo-
Gratis.
Between Mr.. Simpson and Mr..
Charles, the two candidates for clerk of
the district court, this paper will make
no choice. Both young men are doubt
less well qualified for the Office; both
are deserving of recognition from their
parties. Mr. Charles has always been
an active worker for the republican
party, holding the position of ward
committeeman for several years, and
being the present republican city clerk.
Mr.. Simpson is farmer who has. so
far as we know, always worked indus
triously to gain competence.
Between MIR. Mckinney and Mr.. Nc
Taggart, the candidates for superin-
tendent of schools, the DEMOCRAT shall
also remain neutral.
We should like to be enabled to sup
port straight democrats for the various
county offices this fall, and believe
that, had such ticket been nominated
| it would have won. AS we have no
such ticket in the field, we can only
shape our course to the end that will
eventually benefit our people and ad-
vance democratic principles.
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