Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-08-22

Inc ngnt c6nCore0 on the candidates
for representative. w. e. Millar was
the ring candidate and Sam Stewart
was backed by the plain people. In
townships whore there were large turn
out at the primaries Stewart delega-
tons were named, but in townships
where few men did the work the dele
cations were fixed for Millar. The
bosses claim now that Stewart could
not have secured the Medicine Lodge
and Sharon delegations If they had not
been caught mapping.
The convention was called to order
at II O'Clock by E. III. Nixon and the
war at once began on the selection of q
temporary chairman. w. L. Bragg, Of
Eagle township, was the boss candi-
date and w. T. Collins, of Medicine
Lodge. was the choice of the people.
Collins received 33 votes and Bragg re.
ceived 46. Several OF the delegates
elected by the anti-boss people voted
for Bragg, claiming that they did not
understand that the craftsmanship en-.
tered into the contest between the two
factions. G. G. Wilgus was made tenn
porary secretary. III. e. Glenn was sug-
gested for the place but since he was q
candidate for district clerk he was
excused. In declining to serve, Harry
made a great spread eagle speech re-
counting his fidelity to the republican
party. OF course he meant that he had
obeyed the instructions of the bosses.
When the convention convened In the
afternoon everything was fixed to the
satisfaction of the Big Four If the
balloting had taken place in the fore
noon, Stewart and the other rank and
file candidates might have won, not
withdrawing the hard driving that was
done by the gang on Thursday and FRI
day, but after dinner it was apparent
that Millar, Glenn, ct. al. had a MAORI
ty Of the delegates. They had to sacri-
fee Lew Frame, of Elm Mills, and take
up DIR. D. E. Tedrow to do 1t, but they
could easily do that because probate
judge was made the last order on the
program and they could use Elm Mills
to rake their chestnuts out of the fire
before giving Frame the double cross.
Mr.. Frame could have secured that
nomination If he had not been 80 YER.
dant.
The various committee reports we're
not unusual except that Of the commit
tee on permanent organization. G. M.
Martin was made permanent chairman
70 keep him from raising q disturbance.
Martin had served notice on the pow
ers that he intended to do some talking
and they simply deprived him of that
privilege by raiIroading him into the
chair. It was q cute little trick but
Glover was shrewd enough to discover
it. OF course. he knew that the antis
were in the minority and he gracefully
succumbed to the inevitable. G.. M.
made short speech in assuming the
chair that seemed to tickle the dele.
gates. He said he recognized the fact
that he had suddenly become an indi-
vidual Of great Importance and was be.
ing governed without his consent -
in similar manner that the republic
cans OF the nation were governing the
opposition without their consent.
The committee on resolutions follow.
ed the usual custom Of endorsing Nc
Kinleytsm, Stanleyism and republican.
ism. They INDUCED in q few Jokes
about county affairs, saying that man
agement Of county affairs was never
better. They probably meant that ex-
penses were never greater and the tax
levy never higher. At any rate they
frankly promise to continue to increase
taxes.
Nominations then begun. Harry
Glenn, Of the Kiowa Journal, was
nominated for clerk OF the district
court by reclamation. The ants had
another candidate but when they saw
that they were In the minority they did
not present him.
The next nomination brought the
convention to q showdown in determ-
AnsA6 VIC pun VI b1O UOSoCD I6DEcSouIou
by w. G. Millar's candidacy for repre-
sentative, and the masses Of the party
represented by the candidacy Of Sam
Stewart. B. Lumpkin, OF Sharon,
placed Mr.. Stewart in nomination. He
warned the fixers that Stewart was the
choice of the people and that the mis-
representation heaped on him by those
who opposed bis nomination would be
avenged il he was turned down. Mr..
Lumpkin threw out many hints for the
bosses to draw in their horns, but the
dye was cast and his remarks did not
cut any ice among the Millar people.
w. c. Millar was placed in nomination
By Postmaster Nichols of Kiows.
Judge 81. n. Lester. of Lake City, sec
onded the nomination in q great speech.
He compared Billie with Jefferson.
Franklin, Monroe and others, who, be
said, like Billie, could not make n