People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-07-20
NO. 49,.

o. Barnett, NJ. II. Kirk, f. b. Smell,
K. j. Smith, c. Z. Elliott and A.
Graf, each one OF whom had per-
sonal piques against Ray, and three
OF whom, Barnett, Graf and Smell,
had yoted against when he was the
Republican nominee in 'S9-and all OF
the other delegates, unless il be Kirk,
went into the convention declaring
they would not support Ray il nom-
mated. This was all done with the
knowledge OF Major Ferguson and in
direct violation OF his agreement with
Ray. When the time came for the
election OF delegates, there was no
contest except In the Third and Fifth
wards, both Of which elected Ray
delegates. Notwithstanding the fact
that the First ward crowd left their
ward and made an unparalleled SLAM
derOus fight on Ray, his friends elect
ed every delegate that was put up for
him in Wellington, twenty.four. In
the effort to defeat Ray, no mention
was made Of his public services, but
his private and family affairs were
pried into. W. VI. Massey, OF Oxford,
and G. W. Whqley, OF Avon, made a
visit to Wellington TO look up Rays
and his family's private affairs. They
visited the merchants and inquired
into the state Of Rays accounts and
after the purchases OF his family, 60
ing 50 far as to follow one merchant
to his home and arOusing him out Of
his sick bed to inquire OF him about
Rays Indebtedness. But when the
convention day came it was learned
that the work OF the scavenger had
not been successful, for in the lam
guage Of Judge Burnette, "had there
been a ballot box at the Arlington
corner on the morning Of the cOnven-
tiOn in which each delegate had de-
posted his ballot, Ray would have
received one hundred and fifty votes.
The nomination OF Ray seemed inev-
liable. Rays Indebtedness was We
hemently discussed by Kirk, because
Ray refused to indorse him for post
master, by Graf, who owes twen-
ty thousand dollars himself, and
because he lost his suits which had
no merit, by Elliott & Wood for
causes well known. and who owe tif-
teen thousand dollars that they
make no effort to pay, by r. ]. Smith,
a hopeless bankrupt, with thousands
OF dollars Of judgment hanging over
him, by Lawrence & Richards, the
former having no credit and the lat
ter with ten thousand dollar judg-
ment against him.
But still the delegates stood firm,
until J. 6. Campbell, the secretary Of
the Republican committee, because
Ray had taken his hand out of the
county treasury, told the delegates
that If they nominated Ray, his "a
per would be turned to the Popullst
candidate. Andy Richards says:
'this scared the hayseeds and they
made break from Ray" 1t becom-
ing evident that Ray could not be
nominated, and lie having seen that
Ferguson had violated his agreement
by allowing the boilers to be put up
in the First ward, had succeeded in
turning his vote to Burnette and
thereby nominated him.
In conclusion, none Of this trickery,
chicanery, treachery, SANDER and ras.
cality could have been successfully
worked had the nominations been
made as the law provides, by either
the primary or the Australian ballot
system. Let US have law In our nOm-
inatiOns in lieu Of lawlessness
Respectfully,
A SUBSCRIBER.