The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-08-17
The independent Convention.

ola, last Saturday as per call The
Smith and the call read. S. 7. Parsons
of Bartley was elected temporary chair
man and o. d. Mosher of Indianola, was
elected secretary. The following COM
mittee on credentials was appointed r.
c. Catlett, Ami Teel and M Reddy.
Committee on permanent organization:
J. H. Bayston, Cal Underwood, H H.
Pickens, H. Jones and Mr. Remington.
Committee on resolutions: n. butcher,
I. Vandervort, S. w. Stilgebouer. A.
Hammond and w. T. Lindsay Com
nittee on order of business w. R. Pen
nington, A. J. Foss and L NJ. Smith A
motion prevailed that the opera house
be secured for the afternoon session, as
the court house was entirely too small
for the delegates. J. Fletcher and J. H
Bayston were appointed committee to
take up collection to pay for the hall,
and they succeeded in raising SS.57.
Adjourned till 80 p. N.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Parsons. Report of the committee on
credentials.
The committee on resolutions reported
as follows, and the resolutions were
adopted amidst great enthusiasm;
We, the delegates of the Peoples Independ-
ent party of Red Willow county, in conven-
lad tttav rt,HI
Omaha platform of July 4th, 1892, and adopt
the following principles as the demands of
this convention, and we call upon all citizens
of the county, irrespective of former party
affiliations, to assist us in the carrying out of
the same by securing at the ballot box the
election of the member of the legislature who
is by this convention placed before the
people for their suffrage.
We demand that the law fixing salaries of
the county officers be reduced to fair COM
pensation. Also that all fees accruing in any
county Office shall be turned into the county
general fund and all salaries of county officers
be paid out of the general fund.
We demand that general suffrage be ex-
tended to the women of our state on an equal
ity with men.
The populists of Red Willow county are in
close sympathy with the wage workers of the
land and we denounce the combination of
railroad managers and government officials
ny WilCl LtlC MS VI NOthIlISIuGu are IIaLl-
pied upon.
That we heartily endorse the action Of our
senator, W. V. Allen, and of our representa-
tveS in congress, i'll their earnest endeavors
to secure legislation in the interest of the
toiling masses.
We recognize the necessity of public en-
ployment for tens of thousands of worthy Ne.
braska citizens who have been brought to
destitution by the crop-destroying drouths,
and We declare they must be saved from
beggary and starvation by setting them at
work upon the public roads, and upon state
surveyed, state-buIlt and state-owned irriga-
ton bitches, wherever water supplies can be
utilized, payment for these public services to
be made in county and state warrants, receiv-
able for taxes.
For legislation in the interest of the people
of the state and county we demand the initia-
tive refereedom system, to be established by
law as soon as possible and to carry out the
reforms demanded by our national, state and
county platforms, We demand the passage of
bill in the coming legislature for call tor
a constitutional convention to frame a state
constitution for submission to the people for
their adoption or rejection.
Resolved, That we endorse the actions of
Hon. l. A. Sheridan in the late general as
Sembly of the state.
the actiou of E. ]. Mitchell editor of the In
dianola Courier, in that he has endorsed the
independent platform and has joined the
party voice and vote, and rendered his paper
as an independent organ to herald the princi- |
Piles of the party to all people.
Therefored, be it
RESOLVED, That we, the Independent Con-
vention of Red Willow county, in session as
sembled, do hereby pledge our hearty support
to the above paper.
Motion made and carried that the
nominations be made by informal ballot.
I. M. Smith and M. Reddy were appoint
ed tellers. Informal ballot for treasurer:
Meserve I22, Fletcher "a, Reddy I. J. B.
Meserve was nominated by acclamation
He was called for and coming forward
delivered an address which was received
with much applause.
Informal ballot for attorney: Boyle
I2o, Dodge II. c. H. Boyle was nomina-
ted for attorney by acclamation and
acknowledged the honor in a few we'll
chosen remarks.
Informal ballot for representative:
Sheridan 75, Stilgebouer 81, Kinney ID,
Green II, Mcbride 2, Rozell I. First
formal ballot: Sheridan S6, Stilgebouer
az, Kenney S, Green 2, Hardin l. The
nomination of l. A Sheridan was made
unanimous. He thanked the convention
for the honor, pledging himself, if re-
elected, to do all in his power to further
the interests of the independent party.
Informal ballot for surveyor: Barber
us, Francis 22. Andrew Barber was
declared the candidate by acclamation.
Informal ballot for coroner: Sharp az,
Rollings 13, Blatt S, Brown Fl, Pickens
q, Everist IS, Korb s, Tibbett S, Bishop
I,..Quigley II. First formal ballot: Brown
So, Sharp IS, Everist "a. DR.. J. NJ. Brown
of BARLEY, was declared the unanimous
choice of the convention.
Motion carried that the delegates to
the different conventions be nominated
by reclamation.
The following delegates were elected: