Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-08-01

these gentlemen We're made the nom-
| iEees of the Populists as well.
DIR. +. Il. Lawrence, of FL Dorado,
then reported that the Silver Repub-
licans had named Webb McNall for
insurance commissioner and r. w.
Turner of Mankato, and Jas. Falcon
|of Hiawatha, for presidential electors.
Agadn the rules were suspended and
these nominations were ratified bv
the Populists.
AIcNall and Turner were both~pres-
ent and were presented to the con-
venbton and made short speeches
When the roll was called for nomi-
nations for lieutenant governor. Joe
Waters. of Shawnee. presented the
maine of Major \. NJ. Harvey; Grant
W. Harrington placed Gen. W. ii.
Sears, OF Douglas, in nomination and
Cod. y. l.. Donaldson. of Chautauqua
county, nominated Senator w. ii.
Ryan. Numerous secontiing speeches
We're made. The rollcalf showed that
Harvey was a winner. Delegations be-
gan to change to him and a. stampede
set in. The vote as finally tabulat-
ed by the tellers, stood Harvey. 351:
Ryan, 164; Sears, 90.
Nhenl the nomination of auditor was
taken up w. H. Toethaker placed ex-
Auditor Van Il. Prafher of Wyan-
dotte county before the convention.
Moses \. Householder named L. [.
GaSsaway of Cherokee. John Madden
presented the name of NJ. c. Newton
OF Chase John NJ. Doyle
named II. NJ. Boyd of Republic W.
j. Rabb nominated Z. j. Westoate of
Fdnney. Boyd received a plurality
of votes on the first ballot, but there
vas a stampede to Westgate and he
soon. had enough votes to nominate.
III. y. Gaines named Levi Humbar-
ger for superintendent of public in
struction. S. p. Mold nominated
Milton Todd of Nemaha. A. g. Brad
shaw placed William Stryker of SUM
ner before the convention. c. ID.
George named j. NJ. Tadiocll of
Phillips. W. +. Brown nominated s.
p. Geqhart of Pratt. The first ballot
resulted: Humbarger. 166: Stryker.
1872: Tadlock 1O5; Gephart, 81: Todd
40. Todd withdrew in Humbarcer'.;
favor and the latter won on n second
ballot. The delegations coming to him
in lunches
Jerry Bctkin for Congre ssman-at- large
was placed in nomination BY Carl
NrOoman of Parsons and his nomina
tion was made by acclamation
Four nominees for electors allotted
to the Popnlists were named as fo.-
lows: Francis NJ. Brady. Labette;
Taylor Riddle. Marion; Charles IL.
Nichols. Osborne: James Beck. Cher
okee.
The new central committee was
then selected as follows:
Fsrst-Grant W. Harring gon. Brown;
+. W. Chase, jackson
Second-Paul Russel, Miami: \. p.
Elder, Franklin.
Third-Carl Eroomal. Labet;e: j.
Il. Charlton, Montgomery
Fourth G. s.. Sallyartis. Green
wood; j. r. Uric Usage
Fifth-H. y. Gaines. Saiina; c. b
Hoffman. Dickinson
Sixth-H. II. Honey Jewell; C.. III.
Emmons. Graham
Seventh-W. j. Babb, ,Sedgwick: Har-
vey Eckert. Pawnee
Taylor Riddle then nominated Con-
gressman Ed II. Riagley as member
at-large and chairman of the COM
mittee and Mr.. R;dgeley was elected by
acclamation.
\ vote of thanks was then tent,e--
FL TO the people of TT. Scott for the
admirable manner jan which they had
entertained the convention and then
the biggest. the best. the most har-
moDious. the most enthusiastic con
ventilon in the history of the party
was adjourned.
GRANT. w. HARRINGTON.