People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12
The POpuIist Convention.

The POpulist Convention.
Shortly after ten O'Clock the dele
gates began 20 assemble in the opera
house. The only decorations in ths
room were four large sheets Of white
paper tackled to the wall. Each of
these bore a heading Republican
Platform" in large bold letters. Be-
yOnd this their spotleSs whiteness was
not marred.
At 1925 o'clock &. N. A. C. Lambe,
as chairman of the county central
committee called the convention to
order and announced that it was the
intention to hold an executive session
in the morning and requested all ex-
cept delegates to the convention to
retire.
When tie doors of the convention
were thrown open the temporary Or
ganizatiOn was effected. G. E. Meek.
erOf Belle Plaine, Lyman Naugle of
Wellington and ], W. Chapman of
Valverde were placed in nomination
for temporary chairman. The vote
resulted; Meeker, 11S; Naugle, 81;
Chapman, 80. T. D. LOwery of Dix
on was elected secretary by acclama.
tion and c. B. Lambe of Avon was
likewise elected assistant secretary.
On motion of ]. H. Franklin, Mrs.
Sam Mutt of South haven was invit-
ed to the stage to read the Republi-
can county platform. She responded
nd read the following,
We the Republicans Of Sumner
county in convention assembled do
resolve
First, That, we are a blank
That we have not one idea, not One
conviction, not one principle to enun-
ciate.
Second, That our candidates want
the offices and the SpOils Of office.
Third, That we are an utter blank
therefore we resolve to resolve no
thing.
OF course there was applause and
plenty of it.
The following committees were
then appointed:
Credentials: ]. W. Allen of Belle
Plaine, H. H. Howe of Falls and H.
W. ShapCOtt of Seyenty-Six.
Order of Business; A. G. Lambe of
Avon, j. W. Anderson of Gore, A. L.
Barner of Palestine, W. B. Coldwell
of Oxford, and H. F. Harbaugh OF
Greene.
Resolutions: Judge Lyman Naugle,
Senator A. G. FOrney and Hon. ]. NJ,
Doubleday.
Permanent Organization: A. Lo.
gan of Avon, ]. W. Chapman of Val.
verde, Mrs. Sam'l Mutt of South Hav.
en-, Lee Hedrick of Springdale, and ].
K, Moore of Wellington township.
On motion the convention then ad.
jOurned until o'clock p. m.
Immediately after the adjournment
the new central committee met and
organized by eleCting A. G. Lambe as
chairman; Lyman Naugle, secretary,
and V. c. Sleeper, treasurer.
At lbs o'clock pm. Chairman Meek
er called the convention to order anC
called for the report of the commit
tee on credentials. Harry Shapcott
reported for the committee but die
not present list of delegates Tht
report was adopted. The committee
on permanent organization recon-
mended that the temporary Organiza
tiOn be made permanent, and the re
port was adopted. A delay was oc
casioned by the absence of the report
of the committee on order of business
And to occupy the time Andrew Yea
kle of Eden township suggested thai
all those who expected to be candi
dates be requested to exhibit them
selves upon the stage. John Bower
master of Guelph, in his quiet, mod
est, unassuming manner, opposed thil
sort of circus performance and tht
subject was temporarily dropped.
J.K. Moore of Wellington township
moved that in all cases where tht
delegations are not full, the delegate,
present be authorized to cast the full
vote of the township or ward. Car
ried.
The committee on order of business
made report as follows:
We recommend that nominations b,
made in the following order, and tha
voting be by call of townships:
First, treasurer; I'd, sheriff; Sd, coun
ty clerk; 4th, register of deeds: 5th
surveyor; 9th, coroner.
| We further recommend, that afte
these nominations the delegates from
the Third commissioner district as
semble and make a nomination fo
commissioner.
| j. NJ. Afford of Bluff township
moved to amend the report by havin,
written informal ballot after tn
names of the candidates are presented
to the convention and that the part,
| receiving the highest number of vote