Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
A SPURIOUS CONVENTION.

TOPEKA, KAN, Oct. 81, 1905.
EpIToR HRRALD--As an Instance OF the straits
to which the opposition 10 the cause OF free silver
are reduced, Che so.caed Democrat ticket for
state senator IN the foTtieth datrict, now on ilo
In the Office OF Secretary OF State Edwards, Ia a
case In point. The purported convention was
said TO have been held In tho city OF Norton on
the I'd day OF October, which. was as late as any
convention could be held and get papdre on hlo
inside OF the legal time.
C,E Mcneil OF kirwn makes oath that he
presided over the said convention, and one j., IT,
Geddia, whose residence 10 not given, makes
oath that he was secretary, The papers set forth
that w, b. Rogers OF Norton was nominated Tor
state senator, The certificate OF nomination was
sworn 10 before q. A. Lewis, notary pnDlic, OF
Phillpshurg, Kansas
How many people are there who, N Wow OF the
fact that this convention C2) was held at Norton
ON THE LAST DAY THAT 1T COULD M HELD, would
have gone thirty miles 10 execute the certificate,
an these gentlemen didY How many ever saw the
call for such convention puhliehedY " seems
that the hand OF some "geniuen Ia In this, and
when the proper time comes some gentlemen
may lind that In their zeal 10 fool the oliver Dem
0crate, they have gotten themselves into very
precarous situation. Enough proof OF crooked
ness s now In the hands Of tho proper persons,
TO make II extremely uncomfortable for some
certain ones. Such practice 10 not only con-
tempuble-it is criminal. y. q, JOHNSON
When the certified list OF nomina-
tions we're received by the county
clerks of Smith, Phillips, and Nortol,
from the secretary Of state, the demo-
Gratis Of the three counties were very
much surprised to find that demo-
crat had been nominated for state
senator for this district. AS none of
the members of the democratic sena-
torial committee had ever called any
convention for the purpose Of placing
in nomination candidate for such
Office, the members Of the committee
we're puzzled to know how the nomi-
nation was made. In Mr.. Johnson's
letter above it will be noticed that the
convention was held in the city Of
Norton on the I'd day of October.
The register of the Bissell House
shows that W. B. Rogers Of Norton,
who was nominated by the socalled
convention took dinner at that hotel
on Friday, October 2, 1896, as did j.
L. Giddls Of Oedsrvlle, the secretary
Of the alleged convention. O. e.
Mcneil of Kirwin, chairman Of the
alleged convention was also in this
city on that date asgthe writer met
him in front of the HERALD Office, at
about 10 O'Clock OF that day. Again
the mere fact that the signatures OF
the officers Of the said alleged con-
yention, were attested to IN this city
shows that the convention (?) was
held here instead Of at Norton as is
sworn to by the so-called chairman
and secretary. Two or three republic
cans who seem to have been let into
the secret also state that the conven-
ton (?) was held here. A large num-
Der Of democrats here are very indig-
nant about the matter, and the action
Of the alleged convention is repudiat-
ed by them, as the following from the
county central committee will show:
To THE DEMOCRATIC WORMS OF PuILLps
COUNTY:
Your county central committee in recent
meeting decided 1t to be for the best interests OF
the free silver cause, and on account OF the
fraudulent manner in which the Republicans
have tried TO force US to put out Democrat for
state senator, and the underhanded way In which
II shows up to take an undue advantage OF us. A
lot OF Republicans have attempted holding o
convention and tried In various other ways TO take
undue advantage Of them. We, your committee,
recommend that all lovers Of fair play and all
friends Of free silver cast their votes soldy for
N II. Mccormick, candidate Of tho free silver for
Ces for congress from this district; D. W. NIGEL
roy, candidate for judge Of the court OF appeals;
Dan Hart, candidate for state senator, and Q. II.
Turner, candidate for representative.
b, d. BHoTMERe, II. A. HANDY,
secretary. Chairman.