The advocate., 1897-10-06
POPULIST CONVENTIONS.
Combinations of Silver Men Effected in
Nearly Every County in the State,

by the POpulists and other silver parties
in Hamilton county: Sheriff, A. F. link;
Clerk, E. M. Scott; Treasurer, w. P.
Humphrey; Register, Mrs. Starkey; Cor
Oner, A. L. Green; Surveyor, d. e. Hog
bin.
Cove county POpulsts nominated the
following ticket: Clerk, J. B. Beal; Treas
urer, Jacob Tustin Sheriff, G. Fuller;
Register, J. A. Velen; Surveyor, A. r.
Kerr; Commissioner, G.. w. Smith.
Messrs. Beal and Kerr are Democrats.
The resolutions indorse the Abilene and
ST. Louis platforms, indOrse the State
administration and oppose government
by injunction.
Graham county Popuhsts have named
the following ticket: Treasurer, G. S.
Brown; Clerk, r. B. Garrett; Sheriff,
D. G. Greenwood; Register, B. S. Smith;
Surveyor, J. w. RawsOn Coroner, ]. H.
Conner; Commissioner M. V. McKisson.
{ The resolutions indorse the 1896 State
and national platforms, indOrse the
good work of the Legislature and COM
mend legislators who did all in their
power to pass maximum freight law.
The following ticket has been named
in Douglas county by the POpulists:
Sheriff, 4. P. Pine; Clerk, VIM. Draper;
Register, A. S. Howard; Coroner, P. M,
Lewis; Surveyor, T.. G. Darling; Com
missioner, w. w. Stewart. Messrs. Dar-
ling and Lewis are silver Republicans.
The resolutions indOrse the Omaha, st.
Louis and Abilene platforms, indOrse
Senator Harris, pledge allegiance to BIZ
ynnnHdnDon IN
Bryan, condemn government by injunC-
tiOn, indorse Governor Leedy and COM
mend the management Of the State Ag-
ricultural College.
In Osborne county the Populists passed
resolutions indorsing the st. Louis plat
form, expressing harmony with the Chi
cagO platform, declaring silver to still
be the leading issue, ridiculing The idea
that the Dingley bill has improved the
times, indOrsing Governor Leedy and
Superintendent McNall, commencing the
good work of the Legislature and de-
nouncing the boodlers, and Endorsing
Populist county officers. The following
ticket was named: Treasurer, B. j. Roy;
Sheriff, Henry Wismiller; Register, Ed
win Upton; Clerk, d. J. Sparks; Sur
NGyUIs d. W. NOAOLOly LIZ De AVA
Falls; Commissioner, D. M. Stoner.
Jefferson county silver men have
agreed on the following ticket: Clerk,
M. M. MAXWELL Register, M. s. Jones;
Treasurer, Walter Ferguson; Sheriff,
John Williamson; Surveyor, John Ijams,
Jr. Coroner, Doctor Youngman; Com
missioner, Ed Mcclure. Ex-Representa-
tive Gest was Chairman of the conven-
ton and George Harman was Secretary.
The resolutions indorse Bryan's teach
ings, indOrse Governor Leedy, point with
pride to the work Of the Legislature and
it's exposure of it's own members, indOrse
the enactment of the school book law,
stock yards law and similar measures
and indorse Representative Marks rec
ord.
Anderson county POpulists have
named this ticket: Treasurer, ]. w.
Shields; Sheriff, Joe Agnew; Register,
J. D. Walrad; Clerk, H. H. BOlsOn; Sur
veyor, w. J. Brinckley; Coroner, Doctor
Splawn; Commissioner, ]. j. Anderson.
Shields is silver Republican and Agnew
is a Democrat. The resolutions Teaffirm
the st. Louis and Omaha platforms, In
dorse Governor Leedy and his veto of
the Senate bill, indorse Boyle and Nc
Nall, oppose government by injunction,
demand postal banks of deposit as a
result Of local experiences and denOunce
Republicans for endeavoring to use the
results of foreign crop shortage to en-
hance party prestige.
Woodson county POpulists have named
the following ticket, which the Yates
Center Advocate heartily commends: