Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-08

Union Township
J.. L. Thompson 1. o. Deal
Walnut Township.
| Frank Schenk Peter Brack
Conrad %;aaa, 0ehs Henry ;na C;smp6eii
| P. ". Poison John Gallon a''
| Wasbburn Precinct
Dan Asher
I Wheatland Township
J.. Lowrey NJ. Sausea
w. Simpkins w. G. Jones
Great Bend City.
First Ward-Delegates, C. F. Diffenbacher Vol
| ney Rlcket, Peter Maus
Second Ward.--Delegates, Thos. Gilmore. D. b.
| Palmer and DR.. Meade.
Third Ward-DeIegates, w. A. Rush, H. P.
Moore. II. a.. Feldkamp, John Malta jr.. Max
Shafer, G. b. Morgan.
Fourth Ward-Delegates. o. R. Wilson, H. NJ.
| Shore, and G. w. Greene jr.
The report of the committee on
order OF business was adopted.
On recommendation of the com.
on permanent organization H.
j. Roetzel was made permanent
chairman and w. E. Stoke per-
manent secretary.
The committee on resolutions
reported, and the convention
adopted the following:
RESOLUTIONS;
With the fullest confidence in the
foundation principles of the Democratic
Party; with firm belief in the better
judgment of the American people. and
a knowledge that the doctrine of dem.
ocracy as taught and practiced by
Jefferson, Jackson and VIM. ]. Bryan
will in the end prevail, and that the
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from the hands of money changers and
military despots and returned again to
the people. be it
RESOLVED, by the democrats of Bar.
ton county, in convention assembled.
that we pledge our allegiance to the
principles laid down IN the Chicago
platform of 1896.
RESOLVED, further, that we endorse
and adopt as our statement of faith,
the resolutions adopted BY the Demo
cratic State convention held at Wichita,
May 23d. 1900, and pledge ourselves
as democrats, and our nominees to be
named today, to use every honorable
means at hand to carry out the pledges
herein made.
CHAs. SCHMIDT.
Com. J. B. CARSON,
T. P. NICHOLS.
A committee of three from the peo.
pies party convention appeared.
and asked to be heard. With the
consent of the convention they sub
mitted a resolution. which had been
passed by the other convention, asking
that the two conventions meet jointly as
committee of the whole, to decide
upon candidates for the various county
Offices, said candidates to be equally
chosen from the democratic and pop.
ulist parties, and that in the selection
of such candidates the two-t thirds rule
should be observed-each nominee to
| be selected by at least two-thirds of all
the delegates in both conventions.
After discussion this resolution was
| adopted by the democratic convention,
and upon motion the rules were sus-
| pended, and a recess taken to such
| time as the permanent chairman should
again call to order.
THE JOINT MEETING.
Upon the delegates from the
two conventions assembling in
the court room, by motion III. j.
| ROetzel was selected as chairman
and John BrOdie and w. E. Stoke
secretaries OF the meeting.
Upon motion the delegates
from each township represented
in both conventions were empOw-
cred to cast the full vote of the
township; and that nominations
be made in the following order:
| Ist, County Attorney; I'd, Rep
resentative; Sd, Probate Judge;
4th, County Superintendent OF
ISchools; 5th, Clerk of District
Court; 9Th, County Printer; 9TH,
Commissioner b., the delegates
| of the I'd district.
Nominations being then in
order, upon motion all rules were
suspended, and James w. Clarke
was nominated by acclamation
for County Attorney.
For Observation-Disclosures
ballot; M. w. Cobun 1913, III. S
Everett 54, Isom Wright 20, F
NJ. Russell 8. f. C. Davis 8. M. L
Harrison Z, B. J. Hennessy 2
and one each for III. E. Fruit
John Donovan and Randall Liv
esay.
Formal ballot-Cobun 1876
Everett So, Wright IA. Upol
motion OF Mr.. Wright the nomi
nation of NJ. W. Cobunw was mad
unanimous.