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

at Abilene and for their wisdom in the choic
of candidates for the various state ofices.
Resolved, That we congratulate the citizen
of Barber county on the economic mamie
in which its financial affairs have been con
administrations.
Resolved, That we heartily invite all VIII,
favor continuance of the present economi,
policy and are in favor of the interests of tn,
producing classes TO affiliate with us.
Nominations were then declared in
order and F. NJ. Shell was placed in
nomination by j. o. Hahn, of Sharon
who in short but forcible speech
spoke of Mr.. Shells record aud paid a
just compliment to a deseryant man
and an efficient officer. The nomina-
ton was seconded and on motion the
rules were suspended and Mr.. Shell
was made the unanimous choice of the
convention.
For probate Judge, M. E. Naughton,
OF Sharon township, placed in nomina-
ton b. Lacy, of this city. Jared Hoag,
of Mingona, nominated S. S. Funk, of
this city, the present incumbent, in a
neat complimentary speech. II. Z.
Watts, OF Cedar, was also placed in
nomination but his name was after.
wards withdrawn. Ballot:
Lacy .........-.........l0
On motion of L.C.Goff, Judge Funk's
nomination was made unanimous.
For district clerk, E. r. German, of
Hazelton, placed In nomination w. S.
Ballard. of that township. Mr.. Cor
man spoke highly of Hazelton's candi-
date and those who did not know Mr..
Ballard before are as enthusiastic in
supporting him as his friends have been
heretofore. After Mr.. BIS nomination
was seconded, l.. c. Golf, of Kiowa.
moved that his nomination be made
unanimously by reclamation, which
motion prevailed.
For county attorney A. L.. Herr. of
Kiowa, and c. w. Ellis, of this city,
were placed in nomination. The bal
lot:
Ellis ........... az
Herr. TX
For representative three candidates
were put in nomination-F. 7. Patton.
OF Moore, IL. p. Watts, of Cedar, and
A. Roessler. of Valley. The first bal
lot resulted in no one receiving
majority of the votes cast. MIR.
Roessler then withdrew his name and
Ii. z. Watts asked that Mr.. Patton's
nomination be made unanimous, but it
was objected to. The second ballot
gave MIR. Patton a majority OF the votes
cast. Ballots:
LIST. End.
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Watts ~ 30
ooessier ---------------.--
Mr.. Patton's nomination was made
unanimous and he was then called for
ward for speech. He responded in a
easy manner and made good
speech of about 20 minutes duration.
He SAID he stands squarely on the Pop
ullst platform and will stand by Peo-
pies party principles first, last and all
the time, will vote for a u. S. senator
who is in full sympathy with our prin-
ciples and will always be found uncom-
promlsingly opposed to the gold stan
dard. In state matters he will, if cleo
ted, assist in conducting it's affairs in
wise and economical manner and will
do all in his power to reduce taxation
and guard the property of the common
people against the entertainments of
corporate greed and will to the best of
his ability work for the best interest of
county. His speech was well received
and the convention was fully satisfied
that it had selected the right man for
the right place. Frank Patton will as
certainly be elected to represent Bar
Der county in the next Legislature as
the sun will rise and set on November
8, 1896.
c. w. Ellis was then called and made
a short speech. He promised, if cleo
ted, to guard the in terest of the county
and would especially advise the COM
missioners to take careful action in re-
gard to our bonded indebtedness. He
said that under our present financial
system it would be impossible for the
county to meet its bonded liabilities
and was opposed to paying the debt
with an appreciated currency, that it
requires from two to three times as
much of the farmers products today to
pay the debt as it did when it was at
first created and he was opposed to pay
ing with anything save the dollar of the
contract. His speech was well received.
The next business of the convention
was the selection of eight more dele
gates to attend the senatorial cOnven.
ton which assemblies at Coldwater on
the 18th inst. The last delegate con-
ventiOn failed to select sufficient num-
Der owing to the fact that the senatori-
al committee had not yet made the ap-
portionment. After considerable nomi-
mating and withdrawing had taken
place the following delegates were cleo
ted by reclamation: A. Roessler, II.
S. Lands, J. M. Doane, J. F. Lee, H.
c. Walker. John McGregor, E. R. Cor