Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-08-15
LOT RAyENscRAfT NOMINATED.


two conventions were in session from 10
O'Clock a. m. Thursday until 2 o'clock
q. m. Friday, and at several different
times it looked like there woold be two
candidates. Senator Titus all along
had a majority of the delegates in the
POpulist convention and the delegates
were eager to nominate him, but he
protested against such action and firm
ly took the position that he would not
accept the nomination unless he could
be the harmonious nominee of both con-
yentiOns, and when it was made appar.
ent that the democratic convention, by q
bare majority, would never consent to
accrrd him the nomination he with
drew in favor of Mr.. Rayenscraft who
IS one of his most intimate friends and
thorough Populist and a very able
man.
The PopuIist conventions organiza.
ton consisted of A. Farmer, of Harper
county, chairman. and u. G. Herr, of
Barber county. secretary. The demo.
Gratis organized by electing DIR. L. W.
Stout, of Barber. chairman, and III. g.
Mayse, of Clark county, secretary. The
democrats held their convention in the
court house and the Populists held
forth in the opera house.
There wasn't a single ballot taken in
either of the conventions although both
were in session nearly sixteen hours.
However it was a warm political gath
ering, but the delegates are to be con-
graduated on their cool deliberations.
After the conventions had been called
to order 1t soon became apparent that
all the Populist aspirants except Sena.
tor Titus were out of the race There
were six delegates In the Pupulist con-
ventioB for A. b. Reeves, democrat, of
Dodge City, and these six were from
Ford county. All the other counties
were asking for the nomination OF MIR.
Titus, Kiows and COmanche counties
not being represented. In the demo-
cratic convention things we're different.
A majority of the delegates in that
convention favored the nomination of
democrat, and their candidates were
Hon. A. b. Reeves, of Dodge City, and
Frank l.. Gordon, of this county, while
a minority of the democratic delegates
stood for the nomination of Senator
Titus. There was some feeling work.
ed up among the delegates of both par
ties over the shameful manner in which
two individuals attacked Mr.. Titus OIL
the streets and it was necessary to call
the gentlemen down publicly. The in
dividuals soon found themselves in q
hole. admitted that they had made
Misrepresentation and crawled out of
1t as gracefully as they could. That
light only endeared Senator Titus more
among the delegates and the men who
made the unwarranted attack are the
only ones injured.
The agreement between the conven-
tions was reached through a conference
committee consisting of six delegates
from each convention. The democrats
insisted on joint convention but they
were not willing at any time to accept
representation according to their vot-
ing strength. They demanded repre-.
sentation equal to the Populist repre-
sentation. Finally the Populists went
farther and offered tc give them repre-
sentatiOn greater than their voting
strength but that proposition was also
rejected.
1t was midnight when the Populists
were about to proceed to make their
nomination when the democrats pro.
posed to withdraw all the candidates
and nominate Ravenscraft, and Sena-
tor Titus at once began personal work
among the delegates for the first time
during the convention. to bring about
solution. Finally the convention re.
luctantly agreed to submit to Mr.. I'll.
tus' wishes In the matter and he came
before the convention and withdrew
his name in ringing speech. The
delegates from the democratic conven-
ton were then invited to. the Popufist
hall and Lot Ravenscraft was nominal.
ed by exclamation. Mr.. Reeves placed
MIR. Rayenscraft in nomination and
Senator Titus and Frank Gordon Sec
onded the nomination. Messrs. Heeyes
and Titus made excellent speeches, but
Mr.. Gordon did not make speech ON
account of the late hour. IL was two
O'Clock when the convention adjourned
but it was harmonious in the windup.
The resolutions adopted by the Pop
ulist convention are as followsi
Be it resolved that we,the Populist delegates
of fhis, the 37th senatorial district of Kansas.
in convention assembled do most heartily
endorse the principles enunciated by the ma.
tional Populist convention at Sioux Falls, and
that we will by our votes and influence stand
by that dauntless heroic statesman, William
J. Bryan, and that we do heartily endorse the
nominations Of the philosophers and states-
men, Bryan and Stevenson, and with the flag
OF our country. with the constitution behind ii,
march TO the polls and victory on election day.
We heartily endorse the principles adopted
by the Populists at fort Scott, and under the
leadership of John W. Breidenthal for govern.
or we win unite all the fusion forces Of the
state in the march 70 the polls anc victory.
We deplere the impotency OF the Mark Ham
M administration to relieve the American
legation in Pekin, China.
We endorse with pride the legislative ability
of the young Napoleon OF Kansas, Senator A.
2. Titus end his honorable record in the stair
senator,
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