Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-21

mittee. officially opened the con
yention-
w. b. Wilkinson, of Lakin town
ship. placed L. G. Breeden in nomina-
tion for temporary chairman. and he
was on motion elected. W. Z. Feder
was elected temporary secretary. The
following committees were then, on
motion appointed by the chair:
On Permanent Organization and
Order Of Business-Ira ID. Brougher,
W. D. Wilkinson and John Helfrich.
On Credentials-D G. Luse, j. w.
McMican and q. W. Young.
On Resolutions--F. G.. Strothman,
J. 5. Winget and c. F. Diffenbacher.
Adjourned To 2 p: M.
AFTERNooN-Calle to order. Com
mittee on Permanent Organization and
Order of Business reported as follows:
To the Hon. Chairman aud Dele
gates:
We your committee recommend that
the temporary organization be made
permanent. For the order of business
We recon- mend
1st-Keport of Com. on Credentials
2d-Report of Com. on Resolutions.
3d--SeIection of delegates and alter
mates to the State convention to be
held at Topeka. Kans., June 3, 1896.
4tL-Selection of delegates TO the
State convention to be held at Hutch
inson, August 4. 1896.
Signed:
IRA D. BROUGHER,
Com. JOHN HELFRICH,
W. D. WILkINso N
and adopted.
Conlmiite on Credentials reported 60
accredited delegates present, the read
ing OF the list being omitted. The re-
port WAS on motion accepted and
adopted. On motion the delegates
present were empowered to cast the
full vote of the township; also any dem
ocrat present from a township not rep.
resented by accredited delegates was
authorized 10 cast the vote of such
township.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported the following
RESOLUTIONS:
Believing that an honest expression
of the people themselves upon any
question OF general Importance is the
best and safest guide to direct the
formation of political policies, we,
the democrats or Barton county, Kan
sas, in delegate convention assembled
declare:
FIRsT-That We have unbounded
faith in the democratic principles pro.
pounded and practiced by Jefferson and
Jackson, and we believe that these
principles will dominate and contro
the Chicago convention, and that Z
ticket will be nominated which in its
self is an assurance and a pledge that
this is to become once more govern.
ment of the people. by the people and
Cor the people. and will receive the
support of all the people who are op
posed to the disastrous doctrine oi
gold moDometalliSm, and republican
ism.
SECOND That, whereas, the present
depressed condition of the country ani
the shrinkage of values are largely du,
to the financial system, which has con
trolled the nation for over twenty
years, we hereby declare ourselves op
posed to the single gold standard au(
demand a return to the constitutional
standard of gold and silver by tn,
restoration, by the general government
independent of any foreign powers, O
unrestricted coinage of both gold an(
silver into standard money. at the rati,
of Is to l, and upon terms as they
existed prior todS73. The silver coli
to be full legal tender equally with golC
for all debts. public and private.
THIRD-That we have unlimited
faith in the ability and integrity o.
Hon. John Martin and Hon. DayiG
Overmeyer to represent the Democracy
of the state of Kansas IN the nationa
convention. to be held in Chicago, anf
we hereby instruct our delegates to thl
state convention to be held at Topeka
to use all honorable means at theil
command to elect them as delegates a
large to the democratic national con-
Eention. And our delegates are furth
or instructed to vote only for men fo
delegates to the democratic nationa