Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06
BUCOLIO BOSSES BOUNCED.
Oaraway and His Man Friday Ignomin'
iously Sat Down Upon.
The Republican City Convention.

1uo ISePuUuCdn Olty OOusoA11VA'
Friday evening of last week, accord
ing to call, the republicans Of Great
Bend assembled to nominate a city
ticket. The convention was composed
of SO delegates. Will Bunting was
made temporary chairman and Chas.
Hobart secretary, the temporary organ
ization afterwards being made per-
manent. The different com mittees
were appointed, among them being a
committee of four on resolutions, this
committee being: D. A. Banta, Silas
Clifton, Will Shockey and G.. W.
Nimocks. Three of this committee
were in favor of business" resolutions,
but Nimocks was bound to put in his
usual monkey business" in the shape
of prohibition plank. The wrangle of
the committee prevented their being
ready to report when the convention
was ready for them, 80 the delegates
decided by motion to go ahead with
business without the resolutions.
The first ballot for mayor was being
taken when NimOcks came in and said
he was ready to report, but was told
that the convention had decided to 60
on with the rest of the business first.
E. w. Moses was nominated for
mayor, the vote being: Moses So, Fair
IA, Langham 10, Chapman 8, and 4
scattering.
Nimocks again tried to get in his re-
l. Id - kI<, oh
and cried down by the delegates.
The convention then nominated the
balance of the ticket, as follows: City
treasurer, o. j. Richards; School treas
urer, G. l.. Chapman; Police judge, G.
M. Smith; Justices, John F. Lewis and
James Clayton; Constables, John Daw-
son and Geo. Thatcher.
A motion was then made and second
ed to adjourn; when Nimocks jumped
up and tried to get in motion to have
his report on resolutions heard. The
motion to adjourn was put and carried,
by vote of 50 to II, and the conven
tion adjourned.
Nimocks then mounted a chair and
started harangue to call the delegates
back, but most of them left the hall.
He moved to make A. Laidlaw chair.
man of the meeting, which motion was
put and MIR. Laidlaw presided. Nimocks
then proceeded to read his individual
report, and to denounce the convention
and it's officers for unfair dealing. Said
he was opposed to any policy that would
recognize the joints by imposing fines
on them; that but for Mayor Laidlaw
and Councilman Bailey a license would
have been collected from the joints. He
gave as a reason why he, as city attor-
ney for the past two years had not en-
forced the law, was because the city
could not afford the expense of pros
ecutions; he enumerated some of the
expenses of the city, among other
things asserting that it cost the city al
average of $50 every fire to pay the
fire company" This was false, as
everyone knows that there are but 16
members of the department and the
men are allowed but 81 each, and there
never has been more than IA men to q
fire at one time-the average being 12-
so that it has not cost the city the half
of $50 fire. He asserted that he was
not bolter of a republican convention,
but he wanted to record his vote
against the action of the convention.
He charged the chairman, MIR. Bunting,
with working scheme to ''hoodoo the
people," When he had blown off half
an hour, he called upon Caraway to
make kick.
Caraway was anxious and willing to
shoot off his blatent mouth. He told
the wondering listeners what good
republican he was; how pure and free
from guile; how he loved prohibition,
and ali that. He said to the delegates
who had sat down upon his pet plans:
"You have run like towards. 1t ap-
paears like your policy is to catch demo
cratic votes; if 80, you can't catch
mine." He singled out Louie Zimmeht
aud attacked him personally, calling
him 1.-The gentlemen with the bay win
dow Mr.. Zimmeht came back at
the braggart and told him how his,
Caraway's, policy had scattered the
republican party of this county"
Mr.. Bunting, who by the way had
made fair and impartial chairman,
here appeared and branded as false.
hoods the charges that he had manipu.
lated the convention in any manner
He had no knowledge of the intention
of the delegates to make him chairman,
until they called him to the chair, and
had been fair and impartial in hi
rulings.
MIR. Laidlaw said he thought the
convention had been cowardly in moi
hearing read the report of the com
mittee on resolutions.
Mr.. Woodburn made about the same
talk. He wanted to see the convention
recognize the ladies, and nominate
their candidate.