People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-08-25

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month paid the privates by tue gov.
ernmant we regard inadequate, and
favor the government making good
to the soldiers the difference paid
them BY the government and $40 pei
month.
Whereas, Sumner county Is now
pay ng more than her inst proportion
OF the state tax b. reason OF the pre-
seat method OF assessment, therefore
be Ii.
Resolved, That the method oil
assessment be changed by subtract.
ing the 500 exemption after the tota
assessment is divided by three.
Fl. HAWKINS, Chairman.
The following resolution concerning
the County High school was intro
duced in the convention and the
nominees for trustee pledged to carry
out its Instructions.
WHEREAS, The bill providing for
a high school at Wellington was
passed through the last legislature
without consideration by or the knOwl.
edge OF the people, whereas the Re
publicans are seeking to make 1t a
partisan school,
THEREFORE,, Be it resolved that
we the Peoples party OF Sumner
county are opposed to the county sus.
tanning any expense for new building
or any other additions to the present
building until the whole matter OF a
high school be submitted to vote OF
the people Of the county and we
further pledge our nominees for county
commissioner and high school trustees
to work and vote In accordance with
this resolution.
The nominations were interrupted
by the arrival Of Geo, T. Pitts Of this
city, G, ]. Stillwell OF Milan, and o.
BeesOn of Caldwell, who announced
the action Of the Democratic cOnven-
tiOn in nominating D. N. Caldwell for
county attorney, and commencing
him to the consideration Of the Popu.
list convention. The Populist con-
ventiOn nominated Caldwell as Its
choice for county attorney by accla-
nation. -9
W. NJ. Copeland, the present dis.
trict clerk, Bennie Wiley of Belle
Plaine, and Eli lngham of Caldwell,
were nominated for district clerk.
Wiley was nominated on the second
ballot. The first ballot resulted:
Copeland, ls4; Wiley, 1872; Ingham,
%. The second ballot resulted: Will
ley, las; Copeland, lSl; Ingham, 8.
B. i. Myers Of Sumner and H. J
DOnahue Q. Guelph were nominated
for high school trustees; E. L. Cline,
present incumbent, declined to be a
candidate.
]. W. Lockman of South Haven,
was nominated for commissioner from
the Third commissioner district
Cyrus Newman OF Chikaskia town.
ship, was nominated for representa-.
tive from the 73d representative dis
trict. 3
James A. Ray OF Wellington, was
nominated for representative from
the 74th representative district.
The Democratic county convention
met in the free silver club rooms oyer
Cranes book store at II o'clock this
The convention organized
by electing Bart Fletcher OF Caldwell
chairman and Charles Harris OF Ok
ford, secretary. The various COM
nittees were appointed and an ad-
ournment was taken until l:30 o'clock |
This afternoon.
At l:30 O'Clock pm. the convention |
was called to order. The committees
and nominations were de-
,lared in order. The convention
nominated D. N. Caldwell for county
attorney and adjourned till 4 o'clock. |
The Democrats reconvened at four
o'clock and nominated all the nomi-
nees Of the Populist convention save
,omm ssioner and representative in
,he south district. These will be
at Democratic conven-
ion heretofore called to meet in
Caldwell next Wednesday.