People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-08-30
SPLENDID CONVENTIONS.
A Winning Ticket Nominated In Wellington
Saturday Afternoon.

opera house. A. c. Lambe was elected
temporary chairman and J. Robt. Gillian
temporary secretary and the following
committees were appointed:
Order of Business. R. Bonsall, Of
South Haven township, Chairman; J. NJ.
Rogers Of Eden township, DR.. S. T. Beal
of Conway Springs, Adam Wolf Of Guelp
township, J. H. Franklin of Wellington.
Permanent 0rganization-John Hinch-
cliffe, of Wellington, Chairman; Anthony
Hahn of Bluff township, H. c. Smith of
Oxford township, John c. Sylvester Of
Seventy-Six township, A. Logan of Avor
township.
Reso,utions-A. G. Forney, Of Bellt
Plaine township, Chairman; c. G. Handy
of Eden township, W. j. Lingenfelter o.
Wellington, Austin Akin of South Ha
ven, D. J. Winner Of Greene township.
Credentials-James Kirby, of Bellt
Plaine, Chairman; John Bowernaster o
Guelph township, Hiram Hawkins o
Downs township.
Conference-Wm. Stryker, of yelling
ton, Chairman; Frank Zook Of Ryal
township, H. A. Bishop of Guelph town
ship, Ben B. Wilson of Wellington, Johl
Craig of Eden township.
Hugh Farrelly, candidate for attorne,
general, was present and made shor
talk. Immediately after assembling anC
while waiting for the reports of the com
mittees, Farrelly and Congressman Bot
kin addressed the convention. Boil
made excellent speeches showing up tht
splendid record Of the last Populist STATE
administration and the vicious policie!
and tendencies Of the imperialistic, trus
ridden Republican party. The speeche
were well received aud brought added
courage and hope to all fusionists anC
Encouragement and dismay to the few
Republicans who were in attendance ant
listened to the speeches and saw tn
enthusiasm and harmony which pre-
vailed.
In obedience to the recommendation
of the committee on permanent organiza
ton the temporary organization wa
made permanent with the addition o
Ben Wiley and A. D. Winsor as assistan
secretaries.
Report of committees on Order of Bus
mess, Permanent Organization, Resolu
tons, Conference and Credentials wer,
unanimously adopted.
c. G. Handy was nominated for pro
bate Judge by acclamation. For clerk o
district court A. D. Winsor received q,
votes; Ben B. Wiley So; and ]. Robt
Gillian Iee.
For county superintendent S. D. Gran,
received 1901 votes and George c
Wakefield received I7SH.
Swan c. Burnette for county attorne,
by acclamation.
A. c. Lambe for senator by acclama
ton.
NJ. Piatt of Belle Plaine, E. VanHorl
Of Ryan and Frank Browner Of Soutl
Haven were nominated for trustees o
the County High School.
The following persons were elected a
delegates to the Seventh district conven
ton: B. F. Zook, W. J. Lingenfelter
Ben B. Wiley, Ben B. Wilson, Preston
Wyckoff, Vim. Styker, Hiram Hawkins
Geo. A. Cease, DR.. A. Logan, Arthu
Wydick, H. F. Harbaugh. Each dele
egate is to select his own alternate.
The Seventy-Third Representative
convention organized by electing A. G
Forney as chairman and Charley Hat
field as secretary. DR.. J. A. Rea received
So votes and B. F. Tracey 63.
The Seventy-Fourth Representativ
convention organized by electing D. J
Winner as chairman and W. A. Mickle,
as secretary. The candidates for nomi
nation were o. P. Hubbard and w. 7
Field. W. T. Field was nominated ant
his nomination was made unanimous b.
motion of Mr.. Hubbard.
The Third Commissioner District con
vention was organized by electing A. c
Lambe as chairman and ]. Robt. Gillian
as secretary. The candidates for nomi
nation were A. E. Alexander aud Judg,
Chapman, but before the result could B,
announced Nh. Alexander moved t
make the nomination of Mr.. Chapman
unanimous.
Most interest centered in the report o
the committee on conference. This re
port was entirely satisfactory and wa
unanimously adopted. 1t follows:
We, the conference committees ap
pointed by the Populist and Democratic
conventions to arrange terms and condi,
tons Of union Of the allied forces il
Sumner county, Kansas, during the
campaign, beg leave to recommend:
That fusion be effected between the
allied forces Of Sumner county, Kansas
on the following terms:
We recommend that the Populist party
be accorded the nominees for the follow.
ing Offices, to-wit:
Probate Judge, clerk district court, su.
perintendent public instruction, commits
sioner Of Second district, state senator,
representative of Seventy-Third district,
three high school trustees.
That the Democratic party be accorded
the nominee for county attorney.
That Organized Labor be accorded the
nominee for representative Of the Seven
ty-Fourth district.
BEN B. WILSON, ]. n. WEGER, WM.
STRYKER, B. F. ZooK, Populist
Committee. GEO. T. PITTS, H. c.
KEELING, W. T. FIELD, W. E.
WOOD, M. c. CoRNwELL., Democrat
ic Committee.
The nomination Of every candidate
was made unanimous in both conven-
tons. Swan Burnette, the only Demo-