People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-01-21
The State Partnership.

legislature for state printer. Else
where we print the Topeka Capitals
report Of the caucus. All the candi.
dates received less votes on first
ballot than they expected due to so
many complimentary votes for local
candidates. The fight was supposed
to lie between Brown of Kingman
and the editor Of the VOICE. Mr..
Parks led on first ballot because his
district, the Sixth, had no other can
didate, and the members from that
district lived up, as they always do
in convention or elsewhere, for their
home man. On first ballot Brown
received II votes, Naugle 10, Parks
"a. The second ballot gave Brown
u, Naugle Is, and Parks %; the
third Brown and Naugle both tied
at 10 and Parks went to 80; on the
fourth ballot Brown and Naugle tied
again at 26 while Parks remained at
80. Brown had reached the limit
of his strength and on the next three
ballots he remained stationary while
Naugle gained one vote each ballot.
Then Naugle jumped to SO, then to
40, Parks declining to 26 and Brown
remaining stationary. Our friends
crowded around to congratulate US
on our election which they predicted
on next ballot, but we declined and
cautioned them to wait until the end.
Mr.. Parks thought he was defeated
and sent word in to his friends twice
to vote for Naugle. His friends in
side, however, had received "tip"
from Browns friends that if they
would remain firm for Parks Browns
friends would send him enough
strength to nominate him. Several
ballots were taken with little or no
change, Naugle's vote fuctuating
from 40 to AZ. In the meantime
Brown was laboring with Parks for
a "divy" of the emoluments of the
office in return for votes enough to
nominate him. In this he utterly
failed. Mr.. Parks stood like a man
and came out winner free from
pledges. He and his supporters de-
sired Browns defeat and would lave
come to Naugle had they found it
necessary. Finally some of Naugle's
support broke to Parks, as did also
some OF Browns. Naugle's friends
reported to him that he was losing,
having fallen to So, and asked for
instructions. Naugle promptly told
them to go to Parks, and on the
next ballot his vote declined to 81
Browns to 10 and Parks was
nominated.
1t was heralded everywhere in the
newspapers that Brown was in the
lead in the fight, but it will be no.
ticed that at no time did he lead
either Naugle or Parks.
Mr.. Parks, the successful aspirant
was elected in the joint session OF
the legislature Tuesday of this week.
He is a thorough gentleman, a
printer Of many years experience
and will make good officer. He
is editor Of the Beloit Call, one Of
best Populist newspapers in Kansas
We admire mis- candor, his spunk
and his manhood, While the edito,
of the Voice coveted the prize very
much we congratulate the party and
the people on the election of Mr.
Parks.
As for Mr.. Brown, upon his own
personal proposition to US, we have
shaken his hand in the presence O
Gov Leedy and agreed with him tc
cease personal hostilities the one
toward the other. While Brown
and Naugle may have differences o.
opinion in the future they will not b.
OF personal or factional nature
Brown seems to be satisfied and SC
are we. Therefore all is lovely anG
the goose hangs high-in Mr.. Parks
possession.
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