Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-28

resolutions shall report, and the resolu
tions be considered.
| Appointment of a conference com
mittee.
The nomination of candidates in the
following order. County Clerk; Rigistel
of Deeds; Surveyor, Treasurer, Sheriff
and Commissioner of 1st district The
report was adopted.
| The committee on resolutions offered
the following which was unanimously
adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
RESOLVED, That we, the Peoples party
in convention assembled in Hoisington
July % 1899, do hereby reaffirm our
allegience to the principles set forth by
| the party's National platform as adopted
at st. Louis.
! That we express our appreciation for
| the wise and economic administration of
John W. Leedy, and fully endorse the
work of the Populist legislature both in
| it's regular and special session. Be it
Resolved, That we, fully endorse and
appreciate the we'll rendered and efficient
service of such officers as John Briden-
thai, Web McNall, W. w. Culver, VIM.
Stryker and Boyle.
ResotUed, That we favor the free and
unlimited coinage of both gold and
silver at the rate of 10 to l and that all
currency be issued by the general goy-
ernment direct to the people without
the intervention of National banks.
RESOLVED, That the Republican party
be severely criticized and condemned for
allowing the unbridled and free forma-
tion of trusts and combines now ram
pant, in our country and that it is as
much the policy of the Peoples party to
oppose trust and combines in the future,
as it has done in the past
Resolved, That the policy of the pres
ent governor of this state, in removing
the instructors of the State Agricultural
College is greatly condemned and
against the best interest of the students
of that institution and a detriment to
the best interest of the college, and that
the Republican party is responsible for
the dissatisfaction now existing there
Resolved, That we favor the complete
independence of the Cuban people as
soon as they are cable of self govern
ment.
Resolved, That it is the duty of every
citizen of the U. S. to uphold and defend
our national flag. the stars and stripes,
wherever they may wave, and to protect
and support our soldiers and sailors
wherever they may be in the discharge
of duty.
The conference committee was ap-
pointed as follows: John Brodie, William
Hood and J. E. McQuillin.
The convention proceeded to the
nomination of candidates for the various
county officers.
1t was ordered that the candidates be
brought before the convention by an
informal ballot, and that on roll call of
precincts the chairman of each delega-
ton announce the vote.
Ed Howard, of Eureka was called to
the table to assist the secretaries in
tallying the vote.
The first ballot for county clerk
brought out Randall Livesay 81 votes,
J. w. Soderstrom 15, Ed Howard 13.
VIM. Honnen 6, o. Aspy 8, W. P. FEEDER
4.
The second ballot gave Livesay %,
Howard 10, Soderstrom 10, Hormen 7
Aspy 6, F. M. Lutschg 2
Third ballot; Livesay %, Howard Is.
Honnen IA, Soderstrom 8, Aspy 6,
Lutschg 3.
At this point in the proceedings it
was ordered that the candidates be
asked to come before the audience and
state their positions on the issues of the
day. They came forward and each
made pleasing talk, which demonstrat
ed that the convention would get a we'll
qualified candidate in the selection of
any one of them
The fourth ballot was then taken
with the following result: Livesay "a,
Lutschg 23, Howard 10, Honnen Il,
Soderstrom 5, Aspy 1. Soderstrom
withdrew his name,
Fifth ballot, Livesay 20, Lutschg q.
Honnen Is, Howard I3.
Sixth ballot; Lutsch 30, Livesay %,
Honnen II, Howard 13 Howard then
| withdrew.
Seventh ballot; Lutschg Al, Livesay
24, Honnen IA.
r. Nj. Lutschg having received a ma
Jority of all the votes cast was declared
the nominee.
Mr.. Lutschg was called to the floor
and he made winning talk, which
showed that he Is profound thinker
and steady and deliberate student.
| +. s. Brodie was nominated by accla-