Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-10-05
FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT.
Law AND ORDER CONVENTION
IN SESSION.
Timid Populist Candidates Fail
to Define Their Position in Re-
gard to Enforcing the Law-The
Proceedings.

Proceedings.
The county convention Of the Law
and Order League met at the court
room this afternoon. IL was nearly 3
o'clock when the president, DIR. F. 5.
Blayney called the meeting to order.
The various sections Of the county were
we'll represented, Secretary Phillips
was absent at the opening OF the meet
ing and ID. +. Shirk was made secretary
protein.
Remarks and reports as to the prog
ress of the work were made by Dr.
Weller of Enterprise, Rev Seabrook OF
Abilene, Rev. Rankin of Solomon and
others.
The committee consisting OF DR.. +.
$. Blayney, A. s. Phillips and ID. +.
Shirk submitted the following letter to
each candidate for county attorney and
sheriff:
ABILENE, Sept. 25.-At late meet.
lug OF the county Law and Order
League we were appointed committee
TO secure information on the following
questions from the various candidates
Tor sheriff and county attorney:
Are you personally in sympathy
with the Prohibition law in Kansasp
D. II elected to office will you do all
you lawfully can do TO enforce this
lawY
The Law and Order League would be
pleased to have an answer 10 these ques-
tions at an early date and also to have
you attend the meeting Oct. 2ld and
'Iake any other statements on these
questions you may wish to make In
view of the coming election.
s. s. Smith, Republican candidate for
attorney, replied to the questions as
follows:
GENTLEMEN: Ia reply to your com
municatiOn OF the 25th inst, haye this
70 say: / have not and shall not make
a pledge or promise to any individuals
Ur body Of individuals with the view OF
obtaining their support ut the cunning
election, other than that one pledge
which IL embodied in the oath Of Office
which 1 shall be required to take, II
elected namely: that | will support
tue constitution Of the United States
and the constitution of the State OF
Kansas and faithfully discharge the
duties of the Office Of county attorney.
rhis is my promise and my pledge ~
the voters Of Dickinson county. Upon
this pledse | stand and upon II | ask
the support of the voters of November.
III the voters OF Dickinson county
have not faith enough In my sincerity
of purpose when | shall solemnly Obli-
gate myself before God to faithfully
discharge the duties of the office to
which may he elected, then they
surely would have little faith in any
Inte election promises that | might
make. IL would p'esse me to have the
support Of all the citizens of the county,
md would feel gratitlsd to know that
| have the confidence Of those who are
arneatly and devotedly working for
the suppression of vice. crime and In
temperance, and who In all their honest
endelvoTs have always had, have now
and shall have my heartiest sympathy
and assistance.
II. A. Brown, Republican candidate
for sheriff replied ns follows;
IL am In sympathy with all the
laws that are on our statute b0Uks
2.-If am elected and take the oath
IT office | will do all that | lawfully
can do In discharge Of my every duty
without fear or favor.
After reading the replies the thanks
Of the committee were returned Messrs.
Smith and Brown.
The convention adjourned to meet
Oct. II, when the other candidates will
be again asked for their views an
action will be taken thereon.