Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-03-14
THE USUAL G. 0. P. FARCE.
The Republican Convention Follows
The Same old Tactics. A Special
Committee Helds up the Dele
gates and Does the Work.
THE ''BIG FOUR" IN THE SADDLE.
The Anti-LORg Delegations Muzzled
HOg-Tied, Gagged and Deh0rned.

If any man in Barber county ever
doubted what the INDEX has said rela.
tive TO the manner in which the repub-
lican conventions are held and how del
egates are selected, q few moments Of
his time In viewing the work of that
party here on Saturday was sufficient
to convince the most skeptical of the
truthfulness of our assertions.
The proceedings of the convention
were watched with some interest be-
cause of dispatch IN the Wichita and
Topeka papers stating that Sharon re-
publicans had elected Wallace delega.
ton and had instructed for him, but
everybody was disappointed. Longs
henchmen had been posted on what was
coming and they had all the utensils
ready necessary to put quietus on
any anti-Long delegate who might poke
his head above the surface and it was
done with neatness and dispatch.
The usual organization was perfected
by the election Of Fred Ellis as chair
man and Harry Glenn secretary. The
usual committees were appointed after
which the manipulatOrs proceeded to
appoint an unusual one of SIX. Otis
LOrton, editor of the Cresset, moved
you, Mr.. Chairman" that the chair ap-
point committee of six to ascertain
who wants to 60 to the conventions
and that the committee recommend the
names of delegates to the conventions.
Between smokers from the bosses and
their tools, and expressions of very
tired feeling from the country dele
gates who expected to at least have a
chance Of voting, the motion was
put" and few week "ayes" respond
ed and the gag rule went into history.
The committee was almost instantly
announced with E. H. Nixon at the
head and Billie Millar at the rear 50
that nothing could be done do injure
any part of the machine. The other
members of the committee were +. M.
Lane, of Kiowa, G. S. Gleason, of Ha.
Zelton, and Lewis Frame of Elm Mills,
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| ity of figure heads and who were placed
there for the purpose of making it ap.
pear on the surface that few others
besides Ezra and William had some
thing to do with the fine work. Before
we proceed farther, we might say in g
whisper that this work was all done
weeks ago but Saturday was the frs
time it was made publicly
The forenoon session thus ended an(
the faithful did not get together unit
2:3O p. m. but when they did get togeth
er the job was done in about five small
minutes.
The resolutions committee headed
by Otis LortOn made it short and will
considerable skill sandwiched an in
struction for Long IN the middle, S,
that no one save a skilled politician
and an up.to date parliamentarial
knew how to get at it, and among tn
anti Long delegations there were nom
Of these.And more than thai, it was sho
through so quickly that the opposition
had no time to realize what was goin}
on.
The resolutions follow. About
dozen voted for them and the other del
gates sat mute IN their seats lOokin
as though they had an acute pain some
where.
The republicans of Barber county rejoic
that prosperity is an accomplished fact, an
, heartily endorse the administration Of Pres
dent William Mckinley and Governor W.
. Stanley.
We take pride in the record of Congressma
Chester 1. Long, and feel that he has repre-
sented the Big Seventh District of Kansa
, creditably and reflects honor upon his HON
county. The delegates to the congressions
convention are hereby instructed to US
all honorable means, and vote first, lal
, and all the time for his nomination.
, The delegates to the state convention are ii
structed to vote for the denomination of tn
present state officers. and for Morton A
baugh for State Committeeman.
Then the Especial committee" in
formed the delegates what they had t.
swallow. Here is the mess:
DELEGATES ALTEnNATEs
STATE CONVENTION
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