The Lamar register., 1893-09-23
Tho "Resormers- Convention.

noon. d. II. Dickson was made
chairman and W. c. Bentley secre-
tary.
The accredited delegates were;
Lamar No. /, l.. H Colebourn. Harry
Wolfe. /. Maxwell, Frank Wright,
Green Blosser and Stephen Harrell;
Precinct No. 6, c. E. Billingslea, W.
Z. Tuttle, Geo. F. Pearl, W. r. Waldo
and G. w. Burke; Granada, j. S.
McClung, Geo. Baxter and Frank
Gilman; Holly, Theo. Baxter and l.
G. Stubbs; Carlton, ID. H Dickson
and L. S. q. Newman; Wilde, A B.
New.
After the convention was organized
Mr.. Waldo moved that when they
adjourn they go into secret session
with doors closed and locked to come
to some agreement in the division of
the "spoilsn The motion was adop
ted, except that distribution of the
Offices was substituted for the word
"spoils."
The doors at 2;30 were again
thrown open to the public, 1t be
came at once apparent that no agree
ment had been made regarding the
''spoils.r There was fight The
east end united with Lamar against
The north side, controlling the con
.yention, and the result was that that
section got substantially nothing.
j. I. Lawless was nominated for
clerk by the combination above beat
ing A. E. Crawford Ben Lee was
nominated for assessor in the same
way, beating George F. Pearl. The
same combination, - to Z, again
knocked out the north side on super
intendent Of schools, g. L. Feast
beating W. r. Waldo, T. L Pike
was nominated for treasurer by accla
nation.
A bone was magnanimously thrown
to the northsiders. c. L, Billingslea
was nominated for sheriff, beating c.
d. Baldwin. Samuel Higbee, of
Carlton was nominated by aeclama.
tion for commissioner, F. T. Irwin,
of Lamar, for surveyor, and DR., Dick
ason. of Granada, for coroner.
W E. Tuttle and DIR. Bedell were
put in nomination for chairman OF
the central committee, and the for
mer chosen.
The resolutions endorse silver, ia
vor a change in the tax and attach
ment laws, and then continue,
ReSolred, That the present county gov
ernment of Prowers county is unmindful
OF the best interests of the citizens and
taxpayers of this county. That the fees
and salaries of officers are excessive and
/ burdensome; that where officers are al
lowed per diem, they have occupied
and charged for more days than were
actually necessary for the discharge OF
their d ties; that where the principal
i could not absorb all the fees of an office
he has created deputy ship and hired a
deputy for that purpose without regard
/ to the needs OF the office. That the ex
/ penditure of the county's money has
I been reckless and wanton and there was
no justification for paying sl,0O0 for the
old grader other than partisan favoritlsm
and unjust discrimination against needy
citizens and workmen.
Resolved, That we denounce the ac-
tion OF those republican leaders who
have so managed the county conventions
Of this county that the people have had
% voice in the county convention, nor
will the great mass Of the republican
voters OF the county have any voice nor
choice Of any of the county candidates
on the republican ticket this year.
! though after the fixed ticket will have
been placed before them by the bosses
the people comprising the party will be
ordered to fall into line.
Resolred. That the conditions con
fronting the people OF our county exist
ing of such corruption as now control
our county government, demand that the
people organize in the interest of reform
and an economical administration of our
county government, and we invite the
voters of our county to unite with us in
support of the candidates nominated by
this convention, and we promise that
with the success OF the independent tick