Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-09-23

W. lie SAID ne was IN q print shop
from devil to editor and never yield
ed to temptation though he spurned
many an entlcing inducsment. He
wound up by saying that he is for
'honest money" and will work for the
best Interests of his constituency, if
elected. These are promises diametri-
cally opposed to each other and Haber-
lem, if elected, will stand by his first
pledge and thus help to down the farm
ers of Barber county.
Nominations for county attorney
came next and Chairman Fair asked
the secretary to preside while he made
a nominating speech. j. D. is not much
of an orator but 1t did not need any
flowery oratOry to nominate G.. M. Mar
tin; that had been done some months
before and all that was necessary was
to place his name before the conYen-
ton. Mr.. Fair thought his favorite
prohibition candidate won laurels in
the recent debate with G. w. Ellis, but
most of the people of Barber county
differ with him IN that respect. After
j. D. concluded his remarks, the rules
were suspended and Martin was made
the unanimous choice of the convention.
For probate judge two candidates
were put In nomination-W. X. Julian,
of Kiowa, by c. l.. Bramwell. and ID.
E. Tedrow, of Mlngona township, by
James Huffaker. Here the power of a
a deal was made evident. Julian had
been slated by the bosses because he
stayed out of the race for county attor-
ney, and to satisfy him and his friends
he was given probate judge. In plac
ing Tedrow in nomination, Mr.. Huffa
ker made strong plea for his old com.
rade; told how he had lost limb in
the service of his country. ETC., but to
no avail. He related an instance in a
battle where Col. Shaw was a factor
and just then another instance was
called to the minds of DR.. Tedrow and
his friends wherein another "Col.
Shaw" was factor and the result is
fresh in the minds of us all-the pull
ing down of an old soldier and deserv-
ing man in the interest of republican
democrat. Of course everybody knew
that Tedrow's cake was dough as the
following ballot showed:
Jullan.. Az
IedroW. INSTRUMENTATION. .2S
Julian was declared the choice of the
convention and they proceeded to
shoot il into another cripple.
For county superintendent two men
were also placed in nomination-W. B.
Rackley, of Elm Mills township and E.
E. Hagerman. of this city. The regard
the republican party had for a disabled
school teacher is expressed by the Zig
gers on the blackboard"
Rackley.. ................. 80
Hagerman. ..................16
Rackley was declared the nominee
and the convention began to whet the
knife to slaughter another man who is
only wanted on election day.
For district clerk, F. Z. Read, of this
city, was nominated by M. j. Lane of
Kiowa, ard F. ]. Saunders of Sun City,
by Green Adams. Saunders Inflated
candidacy fell to the ground in this
wise:
6ead. Observation-Disclosures. 30
ShuAuCIO' D
The central committee was then or
gained by roll call of the townships
and after it was completed, his Gold
bugship. Luther M. Axllne, arose in
his dignity and moved you" that the
central committee be empowered to
fill any vacancy or vacancies that might
occur. The republicans want to try
the flirting act with the democrats but
we Believe that when the tlIoe comes
for the consideration of a proposition,
the democracy of Barber county will
not mingle with Mark Hanna's utensils.
A motion to adjourn was then made,
but several wanted to hear from Mar
tin and Julian and time was given
to let the convention see and hear
the candidates. j ulian made the better
talk in that he did not do more than
thank the convention for nominating
him. He did not even ask the conven-
ton to refrain from encouraging the
central committee in pulling him off
the ticket in the interest of another
man or men.
G. M. Martin came forward and said
that he sought the nomination because
he had to have it to live through these
gold standard times, and he should
have gone little farther and said that
the reason why he came out of the pro-
hibition party and went with the gold
standard republicans was because he
wanted Office. The populists would not
give him place at thepublic teat he had
tried to get something by running on
the prohibition ticket, but failed: he
couldn't hope for anything from the
democrats, and he well knew that the
repu blicans would take anything that
could say something about a so cent
dollar-these are the reasons why Mr..
Martin has changed his political COM
plexion so often. G.. M. talked a few
minutes about not having any silver
bullion; he didn't care much what be-
came of the rest OF humanity just so
the good people took care of him. The
convention then adjourned.
COMMISSIONER CONVENTION.