Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20
NUMBER 5.

, selves to the convention after which
ballot was taken resulting in Fur
beck's nomination. the vote standing:
Furbeck, AIS; Daniels, 144; Randolph,
p; Cole %. The nomination of Fur
beck was made unanimous. The con-
vention then adjourned until 8 o'clock.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
When the convention reassembled
A. c. Gallagher of Crawford county,
state minc inspector, offered the fol-
lowing:
Resolved. That the Peoples party. in con
vention assembled. promise their support now
ana IN the future to assist the miners of Kan
sas In their lawful undertakings and the en-
forcement OF the law in which they are direct
! ly interested
The resolution was carried and the
convention proceeded with the regu-
lar order. DIR. J. b. DYKES of Smith
county placed j. w. Amis of that
county in nomination for secretary of
state. Frank Doster supported Ainis'
nomination. Other delegates seconded
the nomination. Amis was called
upon to show himself, which he did.
and he was nominated by acclama-
tion.
f. NJ. Tracewell of Cherokee pre-
sented the name of Auditor of State
Van B. Prather for denomination. A
Sumner county delegate nominated
Henry L. Harbaugh of that county.
w. II. Wilson of Miami seconded
Prather's nomination, z3nd another
Sumner county man seconded the
nomination of Harbaugh.
The secretary had begun to call the
roll, but was interrupted by the Sum-
Der delegate withdrawing his candi-
LAT and or, motion af M Ho
Van B. Prather was nominated by ac-
clamation.
Butler county dele gate presented
w. ii. Biddle for renominati on as
state treasurer. and the conven ton
SO declared by acclamation.
r. t. Gill, the one-legged ex-Con-
federate soldier of Johnson county,
proposed the denomination of John T.
Little for attorney general and he
was renominated by acclamation.
On motion of j. ii. Hale of Jewell,
III. n. Gaines was renomiuated for
state superintendent of public in
struction by acclamation
L. }. Close rose as an ex-Uniop
soldier and proceeded to place before
the convention the name of Colonel
w. A. Harris, an eX-Confederate, for
denomination as congressman-at-
large. He closed by asking the ex-
Union soldiers to stand up in honor
of the eX-Confederate, which they
did, giving him three cheers. Colonel
Harris was renominated by acclama-
tion.
CLEMENS RESOLUTION.
This concluded the nominations and
G. c. Clemens offered a resolution
calling upon Governor Lewelling to
Immediately proceed to INVESTIGATES
the charges against the management
of the state penetentiary to the end
that the party may purge itself of dis
honest employees.
Brown of Kingman moved to lay the
resolution on the table.
Mr. Clemens said if the resolution
met with opposition from Governor
Lewellings friends he would with
draw it, but his second refused to per-
nit its withdrawal, and the conven-
tion voted to lay the motion on the
table.
A telegram was read from Mary
Eliza beth Lease, saying:
NV Affections have not di 4abled speech or
pen / am thirsting for the fray with an anti
fusion convention, clean. honest ticket and
an equal suffrage plank in the platform Vic
tory is assured. Yours, in the middle of the
Cheers greeted the reading of the
message.
Chairman Breidenthal announce
that the new State central committee
would meet in his Office at o'clock in
the morning. He stated also that
many Western delegates had come
here on borrowed money and he
wanted to pass the hat
That's right" shouted the dele
gates and the hat was passed.
1t was ordered that a telegram of
sympathy and congratulation be sent
to the convention of the Railway
union in session at Chicago
LOVE FEAST
The convention was now turned
into love feast, and the women who
proposed to support the ticket were
requested to hold up their hands. All
the women held up their hands and
they were given three cheers.
Henry Bennett, general of the
Denver convention of Coxey's COM
monweal army, was introduced. He
pleaded for money to help him to buy
boats to transport his men down the
Missouri river. A bright young fellow
who stood on the stage Immediately
chipped in a S. bill, and some fifty
hats went through the hall and began
to rattle with silver until the sum of
sos. 60 had dropped in. This was after
wards increased to an even 500.
The convention then went from
speech to speech until the delegates
grew weary and finally at 1918 r.
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