Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-09-27
1T WAS A DRY AFFAIR.
The Republican Convention on Satur.
day Renominated all of the Pres
ent Incumbents. Done in the
TWinkling of an Eye. Lack
OF Interest the Prin-
clpal Feature.

mouthpieco of the party six weeks ago
was carried out to the letter All of the
republican officials whose terms expire a
little more than three months hence,
were;renominated. There were no op.
posing candidates. Everything went
off smoother than clock work. There
was much opposition to the machine
but those VINO could not be terroriZed
were shut out of the convention.
F. r. Ellis was made chairman and
II. E. Glenn secretary. The conven-
ton put on an air of external patriotism
by singing America" after which the
usual committees were appointed and
an adjournment was taken until after
dinner.
The convention re convened at o.
clock and in less than thirty minutes
the delegates were under the circus
tent looking at more interesting show
The committees made their reports
and they were adopted. The creden-
dentials committee made it short by
emitting the names of the delegates
and admitting anybody who could hold
down chair.
The resolutions are as follows. The
committee consisted of E. II. Nixon,
G. q. Wilgus and Jas. Huffaker:
The Republicans OF Barber county, in
convention assembled, reafirm allegiance to
the principles of the party, national and
state, as enunciated in the platforms of the
st. Louis and Hutchinson conventions.
We calI attention to the promises made by
the Republican party in 1885, and to the evi-
dences of general pros perity now apparent
to everyone. Every prediction has come
true; every pledge has beenfulfllled.
AS result of the war with Spain, every
loyal American has renewed pride in his
country. The nation has a higher standing
among the powers of the world. Patriotism
and progress have been the watchword and
the speedy and satisfactory termination Of
the war through the wise policy of our ma
tional administration, has made the world
respect the United States of America,
We favor a vigorous prosecution of the
present war in the Philippines. We believe
that where our flag has been raised, there it
should remain. We favor no backward step,
and condemn the utterances of certain al
legged Americans who are encouraging the
Filipinos in their fight against the best govern
ment on earth.
We believe in expansion. An increased
market for American products is demanded
and it will be obtained with the successful
termination of the warfare in the Philip
pines. We also favor the upbuilding of our
merchant marine. the laying of the Pacific
cable. the construction of the Nicaraguan
canal and the increase of the American navy.
We emphatically indorse the course of
President William Mckinley in peace and war
We are proud of General Funston and the
Twentieth Kansas. They have made the name
of Kansas famous throughout the world.
We indorse the administration of Govern
or Stanley and his associates.
The Republican party has in the past plao-
ed legislation on the statute books of the
state and nation to regulate trusts. and can
safely be depended upon to continue to do
SO in the future.
We pledge the nominees of this convention,
if elected, to give Barber county q clean and
business like administration, in the future
as they have in the past. and we pledge our
selves as we go from this convention to their
hearty support.
On this statement of principles, the party
of prosperity, progress and patriotism goes
before the voters of Barber county, conf
dent of the result.
Nominations were then made. The
chair was so far off his base that he ask
ed how the convention desired to vote
| e. G. Wilgus, who is blossoming out as
| a conspicuous young patriot" and who
| has some pie-counter ambition prompt
| ly arose and moved you" that j B Ga
no be declared the nominee for sheriff
| f''this convention, ''by reclamation. A
dozen voices in chorus chimed IN witt
second the notion" Mr.. Gano wa
| declared the nominee by unanimoui
vote. F. b. Chaplin was nominated To-
treasurer, j. r. Holmes for clerk, G
Keller for register, E. G. Davis for sur
veyor, DIR. w. III. Moore for coroner
all by reclamation. There were n,
competing candidates, but If there h ad
been, there would have been no oppor
tunity for placing their names befor,
the convention. The chair did no
wait for other nominations. He knew
what he was put there for.
A central committee was next elect
ed by the delegate system. The leader
of the Medicine Lodge delegation tool
it upon themselves to name the com
mitteemen Of the absent townships a
we'll as those in which the delegate
could not agree. 1t was handy inn
proyement on the machine and it ma,
do away with much friction.
Congressman Chester l. Long wa
next called to the floor but he did no
detain the faithful very long. III,
| stated that he could read it on thei
countenances that the delegates de
sired to see the other show and that b
would make it short. He began b
congratulating the machine for its hal
mony and wound up in the Philippines
Only those who endorsed the admins
tration policy were patriots, and it wa
necessary that Barber county elect tn
republican ticket to sustain Presiden
Mckinley. If the republican ticket i
elected, he said, he would know tina
the people of Barber county by that &C
instruct him to vote to sustain til
president and he would act accordlngl,
But Chester didn't say what he woul
do If the ticket should be defeated. W
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