People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22

to very attentively by the delegates
assembled, who returned vote of
| thanks.
Permanent organization was affect
ed by adopting the report Of the per-
manent organization committee as
follows: For chairman. A. c. Lambe;
for secretary. f. B. Fisk: assistant
secretary, S. c. Bishop.
The reports of the committees on
credentials and order of business were
next received. We omit the names of
the delegates for want Of space.
| 1t was decided to nominate candi-
dates for offices in the following order:
county superintendent, probate Judge,
clerk, county attorney, state senator
and the representatives.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following:
WHEREAS. The Peoples party of
Sumner county, Kansas. in delegate
convention assembled in the city of
Wellington. Kansas, desire to make
the following official deliberations:
first. that we fully endorse the plat
form of principles which was adopted
by the Peoples party convention at
Omaha, Nebraska, on July t, 1892:
Furthermore, we declare ourselves in
full sympathy and accord with the
platform and resolutions adopted by
the Peoples party state convention at
Wichita, June Ii, 1892. Therefore
be it
ResOlred, That we. the Peoples
party OF Sumner county, pledge our
loyalty. energy and support to both
national, state and county nominees.
Resolved, That we demand that an
equitable reduction be made of the
fees and salaries Of the county officers
by a general or special bill.
Resolved, That we favor a uniform
series Of text books for the common
schools, furnished by the state at
cost either by publication or con-
tract.
Nominations for county superin-
tendent were called and J. W. Nc
Laughlin was put before the con-
ventiOn in Il vigorous speech by A. G..
FOrney.
There being no other aSpirant he
was nominated by acclamatiOn.
Mr.. Mclaughlin was sitting in the
rear Of the room and was called to the
front by the convention. He thanked
the convention very kindly and made
one Of the prettiest little speeches we
have heard in many day. He told
his constituents that he had tried to
do his duty, that he had tried to
measure every official act by the STAN
dard of right and that if he had failed
at any time it was an error of judg-
ment and not Of heart. He promised
the same sort OF administration in
future. His agitation was easily
discernable and he plainly showed
that he appreciated the mark of con-
tldence the people were by this unan-
imOus act displaying. Though ridi-
culed and maligned by enemies before
his former election he now stood tri.
umphantly the master Of the situa.
tiOn and with many Of his enemies
now claiming his best friendship-all
won by kindness, close attention tC
business and competency.
For probate Judge the following
were nominated: Lyman Naugle, j.
X. Moore, Frank b. Fisk. First bal
lot resulted as follows; Naugle, 1S4
Fisk, 81; Moore, s. Nomination was
made unanimous.
Nominations for clerk OF the dis
trict court were next in order, Mis-,
Minnie Bell, Geo. W. Ewing, J. W
Orr and r. E. Bray were mentioned
when, a motion being made to clOst
the nominations. someone else moved
that all be received that might b,
, presented; whereupon z. T. Houston
b. +. Dervage, W. 5. Pile, w. B. Nal
ably and Carey Tilbury were put il
nomination. MeSsrs. Pile, Malabv
and Tilbury withdrew their names
Mr.. Tilbury saying, this is not m,
. year." A vote was taken, which re
suited as follows: Ewing, 40: Bra,
, II: Bell, l3; Orr IS; Houston. Is
, Dervage, Il: Tilbury, 2and Malaby 9
There not being a majority for an
= candidate, another vote was neces
: sary. Previous to taking this all can
didates present were lined up on tn,
platform and introduced to the au
dience. The second vote resulted: Ew
ing l3S: Bel. 10; Orr. l3; Bray. II
( Houston. IS: beverage. 10. Ewing
was declared the nominee. Nomina
tion was made unanimous.
4 motion was ui;-ae 60 change tn
order of business to nominate d stat
senator before q county atto-neg
+. Some noisy talking was made on tn
question. when tha -oli was called il
? the stento-iian roico 9, John Hincl
cliEc. who hid D-ey.2ssl. been Gale.
into service. ara tlc motion carried
e Nominations were then in o.de7
4 jean I..nchcli@c nominated i. G
: F1cncy. q Bclie i.sia, t9wa-.io N
! n. r. Rose, Z. n. Docbicla., Q