Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-09-21
THE popuL1sr cosvErr1or.
One Of the Strongest Tickets Ever Presented
to the Consideration Of the Voters
Of Barber County.

representative. DIR. A. s. Cloud
| Clerk OF the District Court, s. j. Adams
County Attorney. "A. l.. Herr
Probate Judge. Burd Lacy
superintendent >. F. NJ. Shell
Commissioner, 3rd Dist. H. G.. Walker
The Peoples party convention of Bar
Der county. OF 1898. held in this city
last Saturday was what might be called
a lively affair. The question which
brought on the discussion and some
feeling was the question of fusion and
complications arising therefrom.
Temporary organization was effected
at IL q. m. by electing II. G. Walker
chairman and Clayton Herr secretary
Committees were appointed as follows:
Credentlals-A. Roessler, Jared Hoag,
VIM. Brown.
Order of Business-R. NJ. Smith, Otis
Davee, b. V. Ray.
Permanent Organization-O. Mills L.
G. Golf, w. A. Creighton.
Resolutions-W. FL, Slack, D. G..
Murley, w. D. Moriarty.
An adjournment was taken until 1870
p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The reports of the various commit
tees were received and adopted. All
precincts were represented.
The temporary organization was made
permanent, and the order of business
was as follows:
1. Representative.
2. County Attorney.
3. Clerk of the District Court.
4. County Superintendent.
5. Probate Judge.
6. Commissioner. 3rd district.
RESOLUTIONS.
The Peoples Party of Barber county in con-
vention assembled hereby reafi rms its allegf-
ance to the Omaha and st. Louis platforms.
Resolved; That We enthusiastically endorse
the state administration in it's splendid fight
for the enforcement of the laws against the
corporations which have so long defled the
law making and law enforcing officers of the
state. We endorse it most heartily for it's bus
mess like and economical administration of
public affairs.
Resolved; That in county affairs we favor
the most economical administration of the
county business that is consistent with the
best interests of the people.
The question of fusion or no fusion
was next presented and discussed. On
motion report was requested from the
conference committees appointed by
and acting under the direction of the
Populist and democratic committees
two weeks previous. Ed. Blaich, of
Kiowa, and secretary of the joint COM
mlttee, arose and explained that the
only report that could be made was that
the committees had not agreed on any
report.
1t was then moved by O. Mills and
seconded by W. A. Creighton that the
chairman appoint committee of five
to meet with a conference committee
from the democratic convention and
confer with view to arranging a plan
of fusion and report within one hour.
The committee consisted of o. Mills,
Otis Davee, w. Fl. Slack, j. D. Keller
and b. V. Ray.
The democratic conference committee
consisted of s. K. w. Field, o. z. T.
Ewell, G. J. Southworth, DR.. Corn, L.
G. Nichols.
The joint committee were in confer
ence almost one hour when the follow
ing report was brought back to the
Populist convention. 1--WE publish it
here verbatim:)
REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
The committee appointed by the dem
Ocratic convention to confer with your
committee, after discussion, ask to be
allowed to nominate the representative
and concede the other Offices TO the Pop
ulists. Signed: o. Z. Il. EwELL.
Oh. dem. com.
0. MILLS,
Oh. Pop. com.
J. D. KELLER,
Clerk.