The Globe-republican., 1894-08-17
s,P0PULIST CONVENTION.
Another List Of lnnOcents Arrayed
Before the People, and Demo
crat with Pop Symptoms.

Yesterday the pops were at the bat.
They had nothing else to do but attend
their convention, aud turned out in full
force. About all of the precincts were
represented. Three O'Clock was the
hour to meet. but before that time man.
date from chairmal Bridenthal had to be
considered. He sent orders to nominate
a populist for representative, and give
the democrats the rest. The rank and
file wouldn't stand this, however, and
when they came together it was under
stood a straight, ticket would be put IN
the sield.
Major VanVoOrhis was put in the chair.
The Major doomed up like patriach of
old, with his commanding figure and
venerable whiskers.
A noticeable feature of the convention
was the presence of our esteemed ex-
contemporary, brother Cline, whose
righteous soul was vexed by failure OF
the z, 0. p. to appreciate his true worth.
He has gone over to the populists, and is
bright luminary among them.
Our scribe did not arrive upon the
scene until the meeting had began, and
long whiskered statesman was in the
midst of a most eloquent speech de-
nouncing the editor of this paper. He
was just rounding off a sentance in which
the editor was accused Oflying on the
pops until it required pIOtracted
religious meeting to straighten him out.
The speaker said he expected we would
lie enough in this campaign to make
another prOtracted meeting necessary.
Those next the door dragged us in the
room at this juncture, and the crowd
went wild with merriment.
1t seems they were placing candidates
before the convention, and our big
whiskered orator was one of them.
Something in the remarks he made
caused his hackers to weaken. and they
withdrew his name, leaving the contest
between DR.. G. A. Milton, of Dodge
City Mr.. Lane, of Bucklin: Horton, of
Wilburn, and Patterson. of Ford. Each
one of them begged to be excused, but
it was ruled out of order to excuse any
unless their names were withdrawn.
which only occurred IN the one instance
above named.
The chairman openly favored Milton,
and he was finally nominated on the
second ballot with Lane second in the
race.
DR.. Milton made few informal re-
marks of acceptance and thanks.
The convention then took up the mat
ter of district clerk. Mr.. Argabright, of
Pleasant Valley, and j. NJ. Bell, of
Dodge City. were announced. The
former captured the place by large
majority, as he made speech. while
Bell was not there to take the oath of
allegiance, and some had doubts rs to
his being naturalized il the party.
Il. F. Milton now placed the name Of
J. NJ. kirkpatrick before the convention
as candidate for county attorney. Mr..
Milton spoke Of the near and dear ties
which had bound him and his candidate
together for so long time. He said he
had personally examined him and found
every symptom, Of populism present in
rich abundance. In fact. while Kirk
patrick was an unflinching, dyed-in-th the
wool democrat. he yet was so permeated
with populism that he could not COM
prehend the mystery of his continuing
to be such solid. rock ribbed, iron
bound. democrat. Lots of the dele
gates could not comprehend the matter
either. and evidently feared that those
rich discoveries of populism upon the
person OF Mr.. kirkpatrick, were like the
Alaska gold mines recently sold to those
English spectators. sailed into him for
the occasion. for they demurred and
placed the name Of B. +. Milton before
the convention in opposition. NJ. Mil
ton made some prOtes.ations diSavow-
ing any desire to do the Garfield act. but
the disavowal was apparently regarded
by his admirers as that OF Julius Caesar
when declining the crown rendered him
by Mare Antony, and they kept on in
siSting. until an excited supporter of
kirkpatrick demanded positive an
swer, yes or DO, and another delegate
said they were liable TO have too MANY
Millions on the ticket. Mr.. Milton said
no. but his hackers would not Withdraw
his name. and he would quite probably
have been nominated had not the chair
entertained a motion to nominate Kirk
patrick bv reclamation. and declared il
carried without calling for the negative
vote at all.
Mr.. J. A. Beadie was nominated for Sill
perintendent of public instruction. with
out opposition.
The only name presented for probate
judge was Major Van Voorhis, who was
also nominated by reclamation.
The city delegates chose Ira Jackson
for county commissioner.
We shall have little occasion for nell
tioning this ticket during the campaign.
The candidates are respectable private citi-
zens Of this community. and likely to re-
main private citizens for years to come
The populist vote i'm 1892. was 229. while