Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20

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| the roll-on the motion to amend the
majority report. This was the test
vote. There was great cheering
when it was known the women had
won, and when the official vote was
announced, ayes $40, noes 26S, the
demonstration was the most marked
of the convention.
Mrs. Diggs led Anna Il. Shaw for
ward and pinned upon her bosom the
| yellow badge of the Peoples party in
token that hereafter she would be
classed as Populist Then Susan b.
Anthony was likewise baptized in the
new faith and the vention renewed
its cheering, the women gathering
affectionately around their leader
weeping tears of joy at the touching
spectacle.
1t was now in order to act upon the
resolutions as amended. Before this
was done change in the phraseology
was made, the following being substi-
tuted for the national bank paragraphs:
We reiterate our opposition to all banks of
issue whether national OF state and demand
the establishment OF post..l savings banks by
the national government for the protection of
SIN MI deposiIor', and call attention to the
wldeSpr distress caused by the large num-
ber of bank failures during the past year,
loss or all their SavingS as evidence of the
necessity of this demand.
The convention adopted the resolu-
tions by acclamation, after which
delegate demanded that Miss Shaw
give two whoops for the Peoples
party.
Miss Shaw came forward and said
that the women's way of whooping
was to sing praise God From Whom
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hymn and the great audience rose
and joined in the song.
The convention then adjourned un-
til 2:30 o'clock and all delegates shook
hands with Mrs. Diggs, Miss Shaw,
Miss Anthony, Mrs. Chapman-Cat
and other suffrage women.
NO SYMPATHY FOR THE A. p. A.
When the convention reassembled
al $50 o'clock Hamlin Garland spoke
for woman suffrage.
Shearer of Marshall county intro
duced resolution favoring the South
Carolina method of handling the
liquor traffic. The resolution was
promptly laid on the table.
j. f. Mcdonald of Bourbon county
introduced the following resolution:
The Peoples party of Kansas having
learned with deep re-ret that a new element
has mas arisen up in our country, and We
6eheve Tor the purpose OF creatin;
discord in the ranks of our party I'd for the
purpose OF dlsrupting all labor or .anizatous,
Its purpose benk to arraign one class of citi-
zen5 -alnst all others On account of their re-
ligious faith
Resolved That the Peoples party. as its
name implies, Is n party of the people. and
hence the enemy of oppression and tyranny
in every form. and do most emphatieally
condemn such conuuct as unchrstian un-
american, totally ODnOSe1
the institution OF our country and we
pied our best efforts to defeat the principles
of such organization and to protect as far as
we are able every individual of every reli rious
creed or political belief in his sacred iEht to
worship God according to the dictates of his
own conscience.
A motion to table was made and two
votes taken viva voce, but the division
was SO close that the chair ordered a
vote by show of hands, resulting
yeas 2lS, nays POS.
The question of adopting the reso-
luton was then put and it was car
ried by an almost unanimous vote.
NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES.
Nominations for associate justice of
the supreme court being in order,
William Calhoun placed George W.
Clarke of X ce county in nomination.
Il. II. Kane of Dickinson county
named Judge \. B. Nicholson of Nor
ris county O. C. Clemens presented
the name of Judge w. C. Webb of
Shawnee county.
A ballot was taken. resulting as
follows: Clark, 305; Webb, 235; Nichol-
son. 30. Before the secretaries could
figure up the returns several counties
changed their votes to Clark which
gave him the nomination by an over
whelning majority.
The next thing in order was the
selection of candidate for governor
When the chairman called for nomi-
| nations there was a great clamor for
l.. ID. Lewelling. When C. L. McKes-
soi of Elk county presented his name
before the convention for renomiDa-
ton the enthusiasm was unbounded.
McKesson pointed with pride to the
| admin stration, and said that the
! Peoples party expected Lewelling to
| lead it to victory in 1894, as he did
| in 1892
Carpenter of Marion county moved
| 20 make the nomination unanimous
and by acciamation. The motion
| prevailed.
Chairman Dunsmore appointed Nc
| Kesson and Carpenter committee to
i GSCOfb Jiit " O0e HALL 1HO
committee found the states chief ex-
ecutive at his quarters at the Throop.
Before the committee returned large
! portrait of the governor was displayed
| upon the stage, which threw the con-
vention into high state of excite
ment The cheering lasted until the
governor appeared upon the platform,
when order was restored and the
governor was given an opportunity to
accept the nomination and addressed
! the convention at some length. He
,,eyoted his attention largely to ma
| tional affairs.
Lieutenant Governor Daniels OF
| Crawford connty, ID. J. Furbeck of
| Shawnee. J. Cole of Reno and j. v.
Randolph of Lyon were placed in
nominatio for lieutenant governor.
! They were called upon to show them