Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-09-27

equivalent to an election. Hugh is not
the only man of whom vanity hath
made fool.
TOWNSHIP.
The only interesting feature of the
afternoon was the small township con-
yention. The delegates present-2l IN
number-nominated atlcket. The point
of interest conferred on trustee. There
were three candidates-F. M. Lux
ems, w. S. Watkins and w. T. Collins.
In presenting the name of Mr.. Lukens,
Fred Ellis said that he believed in fol-
lowing precedent" all the way down
in giving a deserving Official q
second term. But precedent" got a
black eye and an object lesson was
made of mon who had the courage to
criticise the machine, as the following
ballot discloses:
LukenS. -.... .
w dtkiuS... ...-......... 10
Collins. 8
For treasurer. Waldron Chase and
Geo. w. Horney were named. The
ballot:
Horney. .......... 10
Mr.. Horney was declared the nomi-
nee.
For clerk the names OF Geo. Hubbard
and j. g. Walstad were presented. Mr..
Hubbard was nominated. The vote:
u;hbora 10
Walstad. .......... .................
j. L. Brady and Dial Morris were
nominated for justices and Joe Owens
and w. A. Myers were nominated for
constables and the business ended.
NOTES.
Oscar Haberlein attended the conven-
ton but not as delegate.
The resolutions are silent on that
So 900 item. The convention had no
time to waste on such small matters.
The Philippines and President McKin-
10y needed their attention.
Chester said he was in favor of con-
quering the Filipinos and depriving
them of their liberty if it took every
dollar in the country and every able
bodied American citizen. We suggest
that Chester should have proved that
he was in good faith. There was re-
crulting officer in town when he was
making his speech, and he remained
several days thereafter.
Fred Ellis made good chairman.
He can be relied upon to carry out the
program of the powers that be. Fred
is Just as bedient now as when he was
Populist.
The resolutions were adopted by a
rising vote. We noticed several who
have publicly condemned the Philippine
policy of the administration, stood up
and took the dose as gracefully as any
of them, apparently without pain.
Dick Lowry was on hand with three
cheers for Mckinley, Stanley and Long.
He tried to work it off on Jim Gano but
it Was evident that Jim had a few
friends in the convention.
Somebody ought to break the news
gently to Tom Reed that his republican
friends in Barber county have unani-
mously resolved that he is traitor to
his country.
Marion Lukens was not renOminated
for trustee because he had the man.
hood to resent the insults thrown in his
face by Commissioner Rankin. Mr..
Rankin ran in one vote against Lukens
after the ballot had been half counted
Mr.. Lukens was the best trustee the re-
publicans have elected for years and
was entitled to denomination. But
precedent" works only with those
who bear the same relation to the boss.
es as the poodle dog does to Mrs. Van
| derbilt.
We don't know whether Mayor Col
Inns Is from Missouri or not, but at any
rate he has been shown the extent OF
the love that the republicans of Medi
cine Lodge township have for the ole
soldier.
The resolutions were type written by
Chester L. Longs private secretary, r
Fl. Faxon.
Conspicuously among the absentees
was A. P. Booher, tho war.horse Of
Sharon township. He was another one
of those who had mind of his owr
and hence was unfit to be allowed a
seat in the convention.
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