Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-15
A LARGE CONVENTION,
Delegates Selected to The State, Con
gressiOnal and Senatorial COnyen.
hOns.-The Courthouse Filled
With Spectators.
JERRY SIMPSON ENDORSED.

The delegate convention held in thi
city on Saturday was unusually well al
tended, although the purpose of tn
gathering was simply to select dele
gates to nominating conventions.
Promptly at IL o'clock, a. m, Chair
man Cant of the Central Commit
called the convention to order, state,
the purpose of the convention an,
asked the pleasure of the convention a
TO temporary organization. The del
egates responded by selecting II. S
Lands as temporary chairman ant
Clayton Herr as temporary secretary
Chairman Lands was then called an,
made short but forcible speech afte
which he assumed the position of pre-
siding officer and the convention quick
~ got down to business. On motion
the usual committees were appointed
to-wit: three on permanent organiza
ton, three on credentials, three on OF
der of business, five on resolutions. as
follows:
CREDENTIALS.
u. Lacy, M. II. Clements,
Jerry Mussen.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Z. d. Newkirk, A. A. Pardee,
Otis DeVee.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Il. NJ. Smith, in, Herr.
s. j. Cole.
RESOLUTIONS.
A. Roessler, .F.O. Gates,
Il. L. l.. Burns, r. l.. GrOendycke
VIM. Brown.
The convention then took a recess
until O'Clock p. m. to give the com
mittees time to report, at which time
the convention was called to order and
the different committee reports were
received. The committee on order Of
business submitted the following re-
port which was adopted:
l. Report of committee on creden.
tials.
2. Report of committee on perma.
nenC organization.
3. Election of delegates to the state
4. Election of delegates to the con.
gre3siOnal convention.
3. Election of delegates to the sena,
torial convention.
6. Report of committee on resolu.
tions.
The committee on credentials report.
ed the different precincts and delegates
as follows:
DRY CREEK.
VIM. Bean, James Tallaferro.
LOCKARD.
j. L. McGrath, X. H. Clay,
l.. s. McElwain.
ELWOOD.
Il. NJ. Smith, A. Il. jarvis,
w. Ii. Smith, ID. f. McAdoo,
A. A. Pardee.
HAzELTON.
W. S. Ballard, IT. l.. Burns,
+. Il. German, j. D. Keller.
CEDAR.
G.. w. Nelson, John Elmore,
j. A. Lester, VIM. Lintner,
w. A. Maddox, Jerry Mussen.
ELM MILLS.
w. IL. Slack, w. H. McColl,
j. j. Chadwick.
LAKE CITY.
John M. Doan, Noah Warnstaff.
SUN CITY.
Homer Tasting n G Rowley
TURKEY.
II C Walker M II Clements
l. A Farmer
M'ADOO.
Otis DeVee George Hawkins
James Frazier G II Sheriff.
SHARON.
j r Fair &c Woollomes
VIM Brown NJ E Naughton
Dawson Brown z Duncan
l. w Storey
VALLEY.
Thomas Edes Scott Moomau
Andrew ROessler
MINGONA.
Jared Hoag F b Nurse
VIM Rosenberg Preston Parr
MEDICINE LODGE.
Fred Ellis b Lacy
Scott hubert 10 Warren
r j Taliaferro FOGates
G G Miller John McGregor
A l. Duncan August Schmidt
G II Blackford S J Cole
B F Glasier I'D Simpson
KIOwA.
Lie Golf AL Herr
J F Lee CM Durham
w d Moriarty in Herr
MOORE.
G d Newkirk FIT Patton
Charles Hlckle A j Howard
Mr. WhlttOn
NIPPAwALLA.
G w Triton w b Springer
} b Harbaugh r l. Groendycke
j w Wyer
Deerhead and Aetna not represented
The committee on permanent organ
ization recommended that the tempo
rsry organization be made permanent
The above reports were all unanimous
~ adopted.
STATE DELEGATES.
Nominations for delegates to the stat
convention were then declared in orde
and the following namss were place,
before the convention: III. S. Lands
l.. C.. Golf. w. Il. Snrinper CIavto