Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-31
COUNTY CONVENTION.

The following committees were appointed
On credentials: H. H. Boulson, M. ]. Tur-
rell and A. L. Childs.
On rules and order of business J. D. Stew
ems, ]. A. Mahurin and J. N. Caldwell.
On resolutions d. W. Ramsay, w. H.
Mellen and S. S. Irwin.
Committee on order of business reported as
follows:
Ist Report of committee on credentials.
2. Report of committee on resolutions.
3d. Election of six delegates to the state
convention.
4th. Election of five delegates 10 the ju
dicial convention
5th. Election of delegates to the senatorial
convention
9th. All votes to be by ballot, and ma
ority of all votes cast to be necessary to elect
delegates.
Committee on resolutions reported as fol-
lows
We, the Peoples party of Anderson county,
in delegate convention assembled, hereby affirm
our devotion to the principles set forth in the
national convention at St. Louis
Peoples party of Anderson county that our del
egates use their influence for the nomination of
Senator Leedy, of Cofey county, for governor
first and L. P. King, of Cowley county, second,
as far as practicable, and for J. D. Botkin tor
congressman-at -large first, last and all the time.
Following are the delegates chosen
State Convention w. M. Brown, H. Hester
o,,1
w. o. Champe
Judicial District Convention J.. N. Cald-
we'll, J. D. Stevens, R. S. Ayers, R. Herring
ton and T. J. Wilson.
State Senatorial Convention D. McCullom,
w. w. Weber, H. H. Boulson, S. l.. Mathews,
Geo. Smith, Perry Lieurance, A. A. Chllds, J.
F. Resell, J. A. Mahurin, C.. A. Boy, D. w.
Ramsay and S. T. Hannum.
The delegates to the senatorial convention
were instructed to support J. N. Caldwell, OF
this county, for the nomination, as this county
is entitled to name the man.
The utmost harmony prevailed in the con-
vention, Several ladies we're present. and
they exhibited much interest in the deiberatlon
of the convention.
The astrologer and the seer, the believer in
signs and omens and auguries, is in evidence
lust now One student of the stars declares
that the planets were in such conjunction at
St. Louis on June IS as to insuret the triumphant
success of Maj Mckinley and Republican DOM
nation. He sees in the ascendancy of of Mars
at the moment of Mr.. Bryan's nomination the
utter defeat and complete political humiliation
of that young aspirant for presidential honors.
One observer of condolences refers to Ma
poleon's ''Wateroo" on June I8, and intimates
that the apostle of protection and the single
standard will suffer defeat as did his great pro-
totype, while another writes "Epoch-mak-
ing events occur in cycles The condolences
are striking. Lincon's mother came from
Kentucky; so also did Bryan's mother. Lincoln
lived in Salem, III. ; SO did Bryan. Lincoln
was nominated in Chicago, and Unexpectedly;
so was Bryan Then as now the issue was mo-
mentous, and then as now westerner was Sc
leoted by the convention. Like Lincoln, Bryan
had boldly taken stand in defense Of principles
which at the most may only be deferred-never
destroyed Could whisper in Bryan's ear !
would say Be like Lincoln and go forth
preaching the newer emancipation untrammel-
ed" Meantime, the "hustle' of the campaign
will continue until the polls close.-Farmer's
Voice.
1T gives us pleasure to know that the Peo-
,1e,e nartv has a new national chairman-Sen-