Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-08-31
CANDIDATES FOR REPREsENrAr1vE.

AS The POpullSt nominating cOnven-
tion is drawing close it is natural that
the matter OF available candidates
should be discussed. The main inter-
est this year seems to center on repre-
sentative and if we are informed cor
rectly there are at least three candi-
dates mentioned for the nomination,
viz: DIR. A. S. Cloud, of Kiowa, Chas.
Jesse, of Mingona township, and John
McGrath, of Eagle township. They
are all good men and Barber county
would be well represented should any
of them be chosen.
Or. Cloud was one of the first to set
tie inKiowa when the new city came in
to existence. Politically he is liberal
democrat and would be very acceptable
to that party. AS a parliamentarian
and debater he ranks we'll and his INTEL
lectual ability is questioned by none.
Those who favor the nomination of a
democrat for the Office of representative
could not find better man than DIR.
Cloud.
TO show how Chas. Jesse stands in
the estimation of the enemy we clip the
following from a recent issue of the
Cresset 1t will be noticed here that
Mr.. Jesse is pictured as being radically
wrong, but, coming from an editor who
has neither the desire nor the ability to
say anything deep, the accusation is
naturally to be expected:
1--WE understand that Chas. Jesse. of
Mingona township, is being urged by
his friends for the Populist nomination
for representative. We also understand
that the fuslonists are against Mr.. Jes-
BE. If consistency in reform work goes
tor anything, Chas. Jesse should have
any nomination he desires at the hands
of Populist convention in this county.
He was a reformer before he became a
voter; he has been radical; he has labor
ed for and talked reform both in and
out OF season; he does not talk anti
railroad legislation, favor the reduction
of the legal rate of interest and the tax
ing of the notes, mortgages and bonds
of the DlutOcrats just in order to catch
votes for the POpulist ticket. but be-
cause he believes in them. OF course
Mr.. Jesse is wrong, radically wrong,
put he Is Populist and always has
been consistent"
No one doubts that Mr.. Jesse is earn.
est and sincere in his political convic-
lions and his legislative ability is con-
coded. lie may be radical but he al
ways adheres to the text.
John L. McGrath is one OF the sterl-
ing men of Barbercounty. We do not
know whether he will allow his friends
to present his name to the convention
or not, but we do know that no county
would be called on to apologize for his
official acts. John McGrath took hold
of the reform movement in it's lncipi-
ency and is still an ardent and untiring
worker. He is not as much on the talk
as some people but is powerful on the
think and would make representative
of whom we could all be proud.
, The INDEX has no AK TO grind. ANY
of these men would be satisfactory to
us and should any cf them be the choice
of the convention we could support the
nominee with good cheer. The cOnyen-
ton will not be called for several weeks
at least and during the lapse of time
other candidates may be mentioned.
There is much good timber in Barber
county and we have perfect confidence
in the wisdom of the convention.