The advocate., 1897-09-15
POPULIOTS ASSEMBLE.
Good Tickets Nominated and Resolutions
Adopted,

ingtOn county POpulists reatflrm tatth II
the Omaha and st. Louis platforms, in
dOrse the Abilene platform and denOunc'
9ell-Outs and bOOdlers.
Edwards county PopuIists nominated
the following ticket Saturday: Clerk, G
Cormack; Treasurer, J. /. BrelsfOrd
Sheriff, w. Polling; Register, II. Reeder
Surveyor, E. P. Sheppard; Coroner, DR.
Alexander
Ford county Populists have nominated
the following ticket: Sheriff, Fl. b. Bell
Clerk, r. S. Crane; Treasurer, J. M. Bell
Register, John S. Martin; Surveyor, S. E.
COOns Coroner, A. G. Milton; Commits
sioner Ed Kirkpatrick
In Clark county the POpulists have
nominated the following ticket: Treas
urer, ]. w. Robson; Clerk, r. H. Nc
Kown; Sheriff, Geo. NJ Grimes; Register
J. J. Dorsey; Surveyor, ]. w. Jones. The
resolutions indOrse the st. Louis plat
form, indOrse the State administration
and indOrse BOyle's fight for reasonable
cattle rates.
The POpulists and other silver parties
OF Franklin county have agreed on the
following ticket: Treasurer, George
Evans (Pop.); Clerk, John Davenport
(sllVer Rep); Register, G.. F. Appleton
Dem) (renOminateO; Sheriff, G. Luce
POpO; Coroner, ]. G. VanschOiack
Oem); Surveyor, Charles Hutchings
POp). Resolutions were passed OppOs-
ing special session.
Harper county POpulists have nOmi-
mated the following ticket: Treasurer,
A. G. Gwinn; Clerk, John L. Plckens;
Sheriff, John A. Miller; Register, j. B.
Randels; Surveyor, ]. Ben Lee; Coroner,
DIR. r. A. Trimble; Commissioner, George
w. Halloween. The resolutions indOrse
the st. Louis and Abilene platforms, In
dorse Governor Leedy and representa-
tiVes in Congress, oppose government
by injunction, sympathize with Cuba,
lndorse silver at 16 to 1, favor union OF
reform forces, and indOrse Bryan.
Stafford county POpulists had a lively
convention, September 4. Frank MaxOn,
who has served but one term as Treas
urer, was turned down, apparently with
out cause. The nominees are: Treas
urer, b. G. Estes; Clerk, G. r. Shaffer;
Sheriff, Fred Johnson; Register, L. Main;
Coroner, Doctor Sparks; Surveyor, Sher-
man Smith; Commissioner, H. M. Lyon.
The resolutions indOrse the Omaha plat
form, indorse Governor Leedy and the
State administration, oppose interference
of Federal courts, and indOrse Represen-
tative Carr
The Populsts of Cherokee county
have nominated the following ticket:
Treasurer, Frank Hoover; Sheriff, O. w.
Sparks; Clerk, S. w. Swinney; Register,
Ross Davidson; Commissioner, G. H.
Smith; Surveyor, ], II, Jenkins; Coro-
ner, w. H. Hisle. MessrA Sparks and
Hisle are Democrats and Mr. Smith Is a
silver Republican. 1t required some eff
fort TO arrive at an agreement but every
thing now seems to be thoroughly har-
monious. AS this county gave Leedy a
majority Of 1000 last year, the ticket
will undoubtedly be elected.
The report of the Cloud county Popu-
list convention in these columns last
week did not include reference to the
resolutions, which indOrse the economi-
cal manner In which Popullst officers are
administering the afkairs OF that county
indOrse Governor Leedy and the State
administration and especially the course
Of webb McNall, commend the course Of
Congressman Vincent, Senator Moshel
and Representative Stoner, demand the
resignation of members Of the Legisla
ture who will not support maximum
freight law, and indorse free silver ant
w. j. Bryan.
In Saline county the Populists use thu
primary system in the nomination o.
candidates. This years primaries wer
held September z and resulted in the