Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-08-29
THE CONVENTIONS.
The Populists and Democrats
Unite on a Strong Ticket.
Harmony and Good will
Prevail Throughout.

The Populists and democrats of Bar
Der county are to be congratulated ON
the work which they accomplished OH
Saturday. The ticket which they pre-
sented to the voters is one against
which no objection can be urged and
it's success at the polls would be a for
tunate event to the taxpayers.
Both conventions organized at IL
o'clock-the democrats in the court
house and the Populists in the opera
house. There were two candidates for
temporary chairman of the Populist
conventIon-John MacGregor and A.
l.. Herr. The ballot gave McGregor AZ
votes and Herr "a, several of the pre-
cincts not voting. U. C. Herr acted as
temporary secretary.
w. Q. Afford was chairman of the
democrat convention and Robert
5. Field secretary. Immediately
after the usual committees were ap-
pointed in each convention confer
ence committee WAS appointed, and
both conventions ratified the central
committee agreement before taking a
recess for the noon hour. After din
ner the conference committees coEven-
ed and they were in session more than
All hour. There was little misunder-
standing about which party should
have commissioner under the commit
tee agreeme Mt, but finally the Popu-
lists cOnced ed that Office and district
| clerk to the democrats. This arrange
ment was then unanimously adopted
by each convention and both got down
to business.
Permanent organization in the POpu-
list convention was effected by making
| V. G. Sleeper chairman, w. S. Moo
NAV secretary and j. N. Herr assist
ant secretary.
| The resolutions:
The Peoples Party of Barbar county renews
its faith In the immortal principles set forth
| in our different national and state platforms
| We express our confidence in the integrity
and ability of our sta udard bearer, Hon. John
w. Breidentbal and we pledge our united
! support of the entire ticket nominated at Fl
Scott July 18th.
| We commend the patriotic and unselfish po-
| sitiOn taken by Hon. l. p. Campbell and Hon.
| Claude Duval, declining to accept a nomina-
ton with the fusion forces divided, and our
hopes and wishes are for harmonious nomi-
| nation September 11th.
The Populists of Barber county, in view of
the past services OF Hon. Jerry Simpson,
which have always been in the line of reform,
fol-
| for United States senator.
We are especially proud Of the man the fu-
sion forces have nominated for state senator,
| Hon. Lot Ravenscraft, and we pledge him
| our enthusiastic support.
In county affairs, we emphatically denounce
the extravaganza and unbusiness-like meth
| DDS which have characterized the recent re-
| publican administrations, and, I'm the event of
our success, we pledge the taxpayers of Barber
county an economical administration based
| on sound business principles.
| Nominations were made in the fol-
lowing order;
Representative
County Attorney
Probate Judge
Superintendent.
Clerk of the district court
Commissioner
There were two candidates for repre-
sentative-J. A. Lester of Cedar, and
Z. b. Cole of Medicine Lodge. Mr..
Lester was nominated. The ballot:
Cole. Observation-Disclosures. ..2l
G. w. Ellis and Burd Lacy were
nominated by reclamation.
When nominations were called for
county superintendent, John M. Doan,
of Lake City, and F. NJ. Shell of this
city were named. Mr.. Shells name
was used without his consent. He bad
requested that his name be not used
but there were some who desired to
nominate him wifhOnt b;o ooooook