People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-10-03
The Democratic Ticket,

The Democrats held their county
convention in the armory Monday and
decided not to nominate a county
ticket or any part of one.
The convention organized that fore
noon by eleCting B. A. Fletcher of
Caldwell chairman and W. D. Frantz
of this city secretary. After the ap-
pOintment of committees on perma-
nent organization, resolutions and
order of business the convention took
a recess until 2 o'clock p. m.
When the convention reasSembled,
the temporary organization was made
permanent and the committee on res
OlutiOns reported the following reso-
buttons which were adopted without
discussion or a dissenting vote:
WHEREAS, The Republican party
Of Sumner county in convention as
sembled, were too cOwardly TO 60 upon
record upon any of the great ques-
tiOns of the day, and whereas, the
Democratic party has always been
willing to give a reason for the faith
that is in it-therefOre be it
RESOLVED by the Democrats Of
Sumner county convention assembled.
That we congratulate the people up
on the renewed prosperity due to the
benefcent tariff law passed by the
Democratic party in contradiction to
the financial depression under the Op-
Grafton of the Mckinley Act.
That we declare ourselves TO be un-
alterably opposed to the single gold
standard, and demand an lmmedi-
ate return Of the constitutional stand.
ard of gold and silver by the restora-
ton by the government independent
ly of any foreign power Of the unre-
stricted coinage Of both gold and
silver into standard money at the
ratio of 16 to and upon terms of
exact equality. The silver coin to be
a full legal tender with gold for al
debts and dues, public and private.
That we denOunce in unmeasured
terms the eXtravagant expenditure
OF the peoples money unwarrauted by
law by the Republican state admin.
istration with Governor Morrill, at its
head. And especially do we denounce
the like unwarranted expenditure by
the Republican officials of Sumner
county.
Respectfully submitted
sc. BURNETT,
Chairman.
The only show of a difference of
opinion arose over that part of the
report of the committee on order of
business which read as follows:
Your committee deem the nomina-
tiOn of candidates for county offices
this year inexpedient; hence we
recommend that this convention do
adjourn sine die without making any
nominations for county offices.
VIM. Corzine of Caldwell made a
motion to adopt the report. S. c.
Burnette also Of Caldwell moved to
strike out this paragraph of the re-
port. The vote on Mr.. Burnette's
motion was test and was so stated.
There was absolutely no discussion Of
the questions or policies involved.
No one seemed disposed to give any
reasons for the faith within. There
were only three ''ayes" for Burnette's
motion and the original recommend
alton Of the committee was adopted
with only one dissenting vote.
The delegates from the Third COM
missiOner's district met in separate
convention but adjourned sine die
without doing anything.
The new county central committee
organized by electing VIM. ]. Lingen.
felter chairman and c. e. Flandro
secretary. The names Of the new
committeeman so far as reported are
as follows: