Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-07-11
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/ Joe Fugaie OF the Newton Journal
was exhibiting his boom for presiden-
tialelector at the Kansas headquarters.
Joe says he has been voting for presi-
dent by proxy for good many years
and that he wants n taste of the real
thing now.
In the closing hours of the conven-
ton j. Milton Turner, coal black
NEGRO from Missouri was introduced
and addressed the convention. Sena-
tor Tillman stoed on tho platform
near him but seemingly utterly obliv-
lious to his presence.
As was to be expected the Kansas
headquarters were the most attractive
in the city. The sunfiower predomin-
lated everywhere and steady stream
of kansans poured in and out of the
building all the week.
TheCalifornia delegation brought
load of fruit, GER of wine and car
of flowers to the convention with them
and Kept open house at the Coates.
AT the close of the convention over a
thousand bottles of wine and many
boxes of fruit were left and these were
distributed among .he various Kansas
City charitable institutions.
When Governor Altgeld was intro
dueed TO the convention and received
such an enthusiastic ovation an enthu-
siastic Illinois man on the press plat
form ssood up and yelled Look at
that now. There man whom the
whole country delights TO honor. That
dirty Chicago gang ought to be
ASHAMED of themselves now"
The fact that Kansas CITY has grown
to be great city is no better illustrat-
ed than by the manner in which her
newspapers handled the convention.
The reports We're full and complete
in every particular and the promptness
with which the service was furnished
excited the amiration of all the con-
vention visitors.
Colorado has been right in the push
this year. She furnished Tom Pat
terson as presiding officer for the Sioux
Falls Convention, Senator Wolcott as
temporary chairman of the Philadel-
phia convention. Governor Thomas as
temporary chairman Of the Kansas
City convention, and Senator Teller as
chairman of the Free Silver Republic
an convention az Kansas City.
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Pennsylvania hrs mad one Demo-
cratic governor in more than forty
years, Governor Pattison. Except the
farrit0rial CnvarncTS Lopcoc IaI rrI,,
one Democratic governor, G. w. Click,
of Atchison. The two met in the lob
by of the Baltimore hotel. Both men
commented on their distinction and
Governor Click added that they were
both elected the same year-1sS2
by the way" Governor Click added.
my old home was in Berlxs county,
in Pennsylvania "a good, safe DEM
|ocratic county, Governor Pattison
said. land not very far from home''
The two men beSGIae good friends at
once. Governor Ci,les is 73 wears old.
Pattison was tie yoangst governor
Pennsylvania has had since the days
when King George sent the colonists
"a territorial governor fresh from the
English school. He was 81 years old.
eral committees as follows: Creden-
tials, John II. Atwood; Rules and Or
der of Business. j. n. Fille; Permanent
Organization, c. w. Brandenburg;
Resolutions, David Overmeyer; To
Notify the President, S. f. Neeley; To
Notify the Vive President. w. w. Let
son. J. G. Johnson was chairman OF
the delegation and wtas also reelected
as member of the national commit
tee.
One noticeable thing about the con-
vention was the prominence of the
country west of the Mississippi in the
direction of affairs. Jones of Arkan-
sas headed the national committee,
Stone of Missouri was vice chairman,
Walsh of Iowa was secretary of the
committee, johnson of Kansas was
chairman of the executive committee
and Thomas of Colorado was tempor-
ary chairman. Westward the Star of
Empire wends its way.
When the credit for the insertion of
the 16 to 1 plank in the platform Is
being betowed the Kansas City Times
should not be overlooked. The Times
during convention week spoke with
no uncertain sound as to the dTty of
the party TO meet the issue square1y
and not attempt to dodge. The Times
under it's new management has grown
to be a power for good and it should
have the enthusiastic support of all
the reform forces in Kansas in this
campaign.
John III. Wise, n big Hawaiian dele
gate, carried the islands banner in the
procession of states during the demon
stration last night. Nine years ago
| he was a theological student at Ober-
| lin, O. He broke most of the strength
records of the college and was tre-
mendous guard on the football team.
After he went back to Honolulu he
sided with the royalists. and was fer
some time in Jail for plotting against
| the Dole government. He is part Eng
| lish, but his dark complexion shows
his native blood. Broad shouldered a nd
stalwart. he was one of the striking
men on the floor of the convention.
GRANT w. HARRINGTON.
i THE PLATFORM.
Kansas City, July 5.-Foiiowing is
the official text of the Platform rs