Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-09-07
REPUBLICAN, RATIFICATION.
The Boys Came Together According t
Appointment and Ratified" the
Old Officers.

morning SESSION was WITHOUT event.
Ira Clark, Ed. w. Moses and John
Langham were nominated for temper
airy chairman. Clark withdrew his
name: roll call elected Moses by
vote of III to 81 for Langham. This
vote demonstrated the strength of the
management" and showed what the
final result would be. A city delegate
then moved that the usual committees
Of five each be appointed by the chair,
when country delegate asked if there
twas anything more Great Bend want
ed" and moved that 1.-THE committees
all be appointed from the city of Great
Bend.' The chair proceeded to ar
range his committees, and during this
time Mr.. Keeney announced for Dick
Bosse that ''the delegates will be
entertained at the different hotels at
his EXPENSE" which announcement
was greeted with loud cheers from a
hundred hungry Threats. The COM
mittees appointed were:
On credentials -Miltimore, Kellar,
Luce, Grant, and Caraway.
Order of business Scum, Lewis,
James, Highley, and Hamilton.
Permanent organization--Ogle Stew
art, McMullin, Prose, and Bicknell.
Resolutions-Sow Huff, John
son, Baker, and Dalziel.
An adjournment was taken to pm.
and the convention proceeded to eat at
Mr.. Bosses expense
AFTi!, EOON.
The committee Oh credentials re-
ported 100 delegates present and prop
erly accredited.
D. A. Banta was reported for perma-
nent chairman and G. L. Hobart per-
manent secretary. A motion was
made to adopt the report Of the COM
mlttee on permanent organization.
Carraway offered as a substitute that
the temporary organization be made
permanent. MI. Sturgis moved to lay
substitute on the table, stating that
the motion to substitute was an Gin
suit to the committee" Caraway hop
ped up to reply, but the point of order
was raised that motion to table was
not debateable-and the ''mouth" was
closed by rule of the chair. Motion to
table carried, and the motion to adopt
report of the committee carried.
Mr.. Banta was conducted to the
chair, and made short spread-eagle
speech, covering the same ground that
every republican orator has gone over
when that party was still alive. He
said 1.-The republican party, and that
party only, is responsible for the exist
ence of this country. its PROSPERITY
etc. He pointed with pride" and
''viewed with satisfaction" and all
those old chestnuts of bygone days.
He denounced all other parties as 'sfol-
overs in reform movements" and of
course hit the populists an under clip
and ridiculed democracy. He was
loudly cheered by men who three years
blind followers of crankisms and ring
rule.
The resolutions adopted renewed
allegiance to pledges of national plat
form; pointed with pride to the gen.
eral prosperity(?) of the country
brought about through republican
administration; favored bi-metalism
and sound currency of both gold and
silver; favored liberal PENSIONS; con-
demned the populist state administra-
ton and pledged the redemption of the
state from the ''blighting curse of
anarchists. These resolutions were
adopted. While they are silent as the
grave on the questions of woman stuff
rage and prohibition, the convention
threw a bait to the prohibition element
by nominating James Clayton, one of
the foremost prohibitionists of the
state, as chairman of the central COM
mittee. While they know their party
is pledged to both issues, in the Ian
guage of Que delegate, they would not
cross the river till the river was
reached" James Clayton was elected
chairman of the central committee by
a vote of 131 to "a for G. A. Swartz.
The rules were on motion suspended
and Dick Bosse was nominated by
reclamation for treasurer and Pres.
Typer for clerk.
Frank Kramer placed Geo. Spencer
in nomination for sheriff and Jim
Dalziel named Lutte Aher for the place.
A roll was called, resulting: Spencer
131, Aber So, Geo Stryker. 1.
Steve Williams was nominated by
reclamation for register of deeds, and
S. A. Newcombe for county surveyor.
For coroner, DR.. a. FL. Connect and
Dr. S. j. Shaw We're placed i'll nonina
ton. Result eff vote: Connect Sc.
Shaw 70.
A central committee was selected,
ind the convention proper adjourned,
after which the delegates from the
first commissioner district nominated
G.. u. Mont gomery for comm issiener.