People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-15

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advice or assistance"
To the ordinary and average hon.
est Republican voter this simple
haste in converting the committee,
may have but little significance, but
it has a meaning "for a. that"
From the published call OF the
convention, which this prematurely
held committee has authorized much
may be seen.
We first notice that the call shows
IN the list Of candidates to be nomi-
mated:
First. "For Register Of Deeds
This is the Office for which the
present secretary Of the committee,
D. {. Willard is "a candidate.
Mr.. Willard resides in Wellington
and would like to have "For Regis.
ter Of Deeds" come first on the order
Of business, as his record and party
work demand recognition, which
might not be accorded if any other
candidate nominated should live in
Wellington.
1t is true that the matter of the
order in which candidates are to be
voted for, is a subject for the CON-
mittee on that subject to pass upon,
but then they will doubtless be aided
in reaching their VERDICT" much as
Millard desires. The other candi-
dates will please stick peg here.
Another thing which will strike
the Republican observer as a rather
queer proceeding is the fact that the
representatives OF the various town
ships and wards in the county con-
ventlon on Sept. Sd, is changed.
Just why the party representatives
to the convention should be changed
this year, and particularly reduced
is pertinent question. The vote
Of the party last year was very large
so large as to achieve great VIC
tory, and it is somewhat queer that
the ratio Of representation should be
so radically reduced as it appears.
The reason is that the population
of the county has materially
decreased during the past year or
two.
But it is very easy to see that the
main loss in population has been
sustained by the country districts, so
that their representation will be
more affected and lessened in the
convention, than the representation
Of the towns and cities from where
the ticket heretofore mentioned is
intended to draw its principal sup
port in the convention: Te-wit,
Wellington, Caldwell, South Haven,
and Gueda Springs. The country
districts will stick another peg here.
1t is one Of the courtesies OF
political ethics to concede that each
candidate will receive the local sup
port Of his township and vicinity.
They are expected to receive local
support complimentary to them,
without dispute or interference.
In extending and conceding this
courtesy to each candidate if CON-
bination of candidates can be
formed whose combined local sup
port aggregates majority Of the
votes in the convention, it is very
easy to see how the members Of the
combine can be named without fear
or favor and with much harmony
among the defeated candidates and
their supporters.
Just such combination is the one
which we have given above, and as
pro of thereof, desire to submit a few
facts and figures which any one can
CLEAN for himself by reference to the
call of the convention.
The total number Of the delegates
entitled to seats in the convention is
1872, which means 1872 votes. The
number necessary to choice is 81
votes. Each successful candidate
must receive and need only receive
81 votes.
Applying this principle Of cOnced-
ed local support by courtesy we may
expect James W. Ewing to control
the 10 votes Of Walton township, 4
votes OF Guelph township, votes OF