Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-09
CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS.


Ladenberger hall, Hoisington, at IL a.
M, Sept. 4th, by the chairman of the
county central committee. On motion
III. ]. RoetZel was made temporary
chairman, and Will E. Stoke temporary
secretary Upon motion the following
committees were appointed:
On Permanent Organization John
D6herty, Geo. w. Greene, Jake Damn.
On Credentials j. S. Winget, II. ].
Klein, Geo. Kincaid.
Order of Business-Fred Windhorst,
John Helfrich, J. b. Trester.
On Resolutions-Henry Wildgen,
VIM. F. Schiller, N. NJ. Osborne.
Upon motion the convention then
adjourned to 1:30 p. N.
Upon reconvening the committee on
permanent organization reported, for
chairman, Will E. Stoke, secretary, II.
j. Klein. Report accepted and adopt
ed.
Committee on credentials reported
accredited delegates from every town
ship but one (Cleveland) the total dele
gates numbering 112. Report was &C
cepted and adopted.
Committe on order of business re.
ported the following:
ORDER OF BUSINESS:
Reports of the three committees.
2-Nomination of candidate for
county Treasurer.
3-Nomination of candidate for
sheriff.
4-Nomination of candidate for sur
veyor.
5-The appointment by the chair of
"a committee of three to notify the
other convention of the nominations
made.
6-Election by the convention of
chairman and secretary of the county
central committee, and the election of
township committeeman by townships.
denomination of candidate for
county clerk, register Of deeds, coro
ner, and commissioner for the second
district.
s-Any new or special business.
9-Adjournment.
The report was on motion accepted
and adopted.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following, which were unan.
imously adopted, viz:
RESOLUTIONS.
REsOLvED-lst, The democratic
voters of Barton county assembled in
convention at HoIsington, Sept. 4, 1897,
do hereby affirm our allegiance to the
democratic party and its principles as
enunciated in the Chicago platform of
1896.
REsoLvED-That we further affirm
our appreciation of the efforts of that
noble and illustrious leader, VIM. j.
Bryan, of Nebraska, during the recent
campaign of the people against trusts
and monopolies.
RESOLVED That we are in favor of
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer at the ratio of Is to l, without
waiting for the consent of any other
nation.
RESOLVED That we extend our sin
cere sympathies to the laborers of the
coal mining states, who are now en-.
with organized greed as encouraged
and sustained by the advocates of the
single gold standard; and we deplore
the state of affairs that permits the
courts to usurp the powers of Congress
and rule the country by injunction.
Motions made and adopted that all
candidates be brought out by informal
ballot, and that the delegates present
from each township be empowered to
cast the full vote of such township.
Nominations for treasurer now being
in order an informal ballot was taken,
with the following result: Henry
Schwier 46, Henry Wildgen 25, Louis
Zutavern %, Geo. Orr Z, J. S. Winget 5
c. Beye s, Ii. j. Klein 8.
First formal ballot t-WlIdgen 4s
Schwier AZ, Winget 6. Beye 6, Orr 5
and Zutavern4.
Second formal-Schwier 50, Orr %
Beye 10, r. Merton s, Zutavern z
Henry Schwier nominated. Mr.. Wild
gen had declined under any considera
tion to accept nc cmination-on busi-
ness grounds-and Mr.. Zutavern had
also notified his friends that he could
not accept. Upon motion the nomina
ton of Mr. Schwier was made unani-
nous.
Informal ballot Sor sheriff: D. c