People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-01
Patriotic Address by Hon. w. L.
Brown of Kingman. Old Soldiers
in Line for the New Fight.
DELEGATES NOT INSTRUCTED.

In accordance with call by the
county central committee Of the PEG.
Pies party the delegates from the
townships and precincts of Sumner
county assembled in cenv ention at
the court house in yelling ton at 10
O'Clock a. m, March "A, 1894.
The convention was called to order
on time by A. c. Lambe, chairman of
the central committee, who after
very appropriate remarks in regard
10 the conditions Of the people and
ne country and the necessity of the
copies party and the real producers
40 rlghtful owners Of the wealth of
lie land, who have been ordered to
keep Of the grass" going to work
farnestly and have an abstract of
Title made to find out to whom the
grass belongs, said the first thing in
order would be the election of tenn
p0rary chairman.
On motion of J. C. Shofner of the
city of Wellington and duly seconded.
A. 9. Lambe, Of Avon township. was
placed in nomination. No other
names being suggested, the motion
vas put by J. K. Moore, secretary of
Ehe central committee, and Mr..
4ambe was duly elected.
A motion by W. S. Pile, of yelling
ON city, was made and seconded that
K. Moore, of Wellington township.
lct as temporary secretary. No other
lames being announced, Mr.. Moore
IN secretary.
1 as ghes... secretary, c. L. |
4 Ky request Of tbs nington,
layton, Of the city Of me..,
as made assistant secretary.
Z. r. Houston, of Downs township,
owed that committee of five upon
tedentihls be appointed by the chair
Ian. The committee consisted of
he fOllb wing persons: H. c. Smith,
Platt, john Yates, A, Cam and
!, NJ England,
rlrc / iOti6n OF Henry Shapcott, a !
bmmittee on permanent Organiza-
on was dispensed with and the tenn
prary organization retained.
Moved by W. S. Pile that a COM
littee Of five on resolutions be ap-
pinted ); the chairman, Motion !:
Arred. Afterwards the committee
Jas Increased by ], K, Moore toseyen !
i'd the motion carried. The follow.
G are the names of the committee
DpOinte1: G.. E. Meeker, z. Z. |
lOustOn, Samuel Mutt, ]. NJ. Kirby,
B. Creekmore, R. j. Hukle and j,
y. Chapman,
It this stage 1t was moEed that all
he union old soldiers of the late war
m0ng the delegates arise to their
get. Thirty-Ave arose, as having
Orne arms to save their country in
er hour Of peril, and there was de-
icted on their cOuntenances a deter
linatiOn to assist again by their
Otes to save the country from the
Il resent wreckers of the union.
H. c. Shapcott moved committee
( five on order Of business be ap-
Ointed. Motion carried and the
hartman appointed the following
ersons: H. c. ShapcOtt, +. Tate,
/. H. Howe, w. B. Coldwell and L.
V. Johnson.
On motion the names of the county
entral committeeman of townships
nd precincts were called for and
heir names announced, a list of
which and pOStoffice address of same
attached below.
d0tiOn to adjourn until half past
E O'Clock was carried.
The convention was called to order
ter dinner, and the report of the
Committee on the order of business
vas read. The report was as follows:
lst, The report Of committee on
credentials.
md, Report Of committee on rese-
utions.
Bird, Election of IA delegates to
tn congressional district convention.
4th, Election of II delegates to
tate convention to be held at TOpe-
"a June II, 1894.
9Th, We recommend that each
elegate to the state and congress