People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29

sufficient, that notice of the election
containing all the details, naming the
places of holding the elections, ant
and designating supervisor in eacl
precinct must be published in a news
paper and posted in at least three
public places in each precinct. Tht
supervisor, two other judges and TIVE
clerks must hold the election. Pol
books must be kept and return,
made. The cost of holding such al
election would be several hundred
dollars in each county. The whole
matter seemed impracticable wher
fully understood. Objections weTt
made 10 it from all parts Of the dis.
trlct. Several committeeman re-
ported that they could not hold suci
an election in their precinct. Tht
judicial committee was convened or
July 10th in Wellington. Six com
mltteemen were present in person auC
Mr.. Glass Of COwley county held Sly
proxies. The chairman Of the com
mittee, Mr. W. :. Pie, refused to cal
the committee To order because a
quorum was not present in person
Judge Ray and O. p. Fuler were
both present. Mr.. Fuller promptly
consented to calling of the committee
to order and agreed to abide by It,
action. After considerable talR
Judge Ray in the presence OF the
committee consented 10 the calliUg
OF the committee to order, waived all
lrregularity on account of a quorum
not being present and agreed that he
would abide by the action of the com,
mittee. The committee proceeded tC
transact business. The county cen,
tral committee was in session and the
judicial committee called uyOn the
county committee for an expression
Of its preference for primary election
or delegate conveltiun. The county
committee favored a delegate conven-
tion by a very large majority.
The judicial committee then recon.
sidered their action in calling a pri,
mary election and called a delegate
convention consisting of eleven dele.
gates from Cowley county and ter
from Sumner county. The commit.
tee fixed the time for holding a coun-
ty convention to select the delegate.
to the district convention at the samt
time 70" nominating county officer.
and fixed the basis of representation
at one at large for each precinct and
one for every forty votes cast fol
Bryan.
Shortly after this action was taken
Judge Ray asserted that the whole
proceedings Of the committee were
void and that he would not stand by
their action. He threatened to circu
late petitions and secure nomination
in that way, He also ID lised the
holding of primary election in Sum
ner county and let COwley do as il
saw tit. He then proposed that if a
majority Of the judicial committee
would meet and ratify the action OF
the committee taken on July 10th be
would abide by the result and make
no further kick.
Acting upon this promise the COM
mlttee was called to meet in Winfield
July 24th. At a great inconvenience
to themselves five members of the
Sumner county committee went tC
Winfield and five Of the Cowley coun.
ty committee met in person and five
other members represented by proxies
were present and the committee took
the following action:
WHEREAS, The action If this COM
mlttee had ct meeting in yelling.
ton, Kansas, on July 10, has been
questioned and doubt of its validity
expressed for the reason that mai1r-
lty OF said committee was not present
IN person, now therefore be il
Resolved, That the action of this
committee had and taken on July 10.
1897, and the same is hereby ratified
and adopted as the action of this com.
mittee. Be it further
Resolved, That the calls issued for
convention and primaries be approved
and continued and the same date and
place made for said convention nv
TINS committee. Be il further
Resolved, That the chairman of
the county central committee of Sum-
ner county be requested to sign the
call for a county convention in Sum-
ner county.
Judge Ray used every means to
prevent committeeman from attend
ing the meeting and went so far as to
threaten the candidacy of z. T. Hous.
ton if he attended the meeting. But
majority of the committee met and
all supposed that Mr.. Ray would be
satisfied and go into the convention
and take his chances with the other