Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-02
AN INDEPENDENT TICKET.
The POpulists and Democrats of Bar.
Der County unite under one
Name.

tendance would have been still larger.
but for the rain. Many delegates who
were on the road could not get here on
account of the raising of the river and
creeks. The only precinct in the coun-
ty not represented YVES McAdoo.
Both conventions convened shortly
after dinner. The Populist convention
was organized by the election of John
McGregor chairman and F. r. HAYES
and w. A. Newkirk secretaries. All
committees except the committee on
resolutions were dispensed with. That
committee consisted of A. l.. Herr, r.
NJ. Smith and D. Mills. Their report
was as follows:
The Populsts OF Barber county deplore the
assassination of President Mckinley and ex-
tend deep sympathy to his invalid wife. We
hope the day is not far distant when anarchy
and all forms OF lawlessness will be driven
from American shores.
We are opposed to the wanton and reckless
extravaganza and senseless appropriations of
the last legislature. and we especially empha-
size our disapproval of the special printer law
which necessitates the election of q county
printer in Barber county this fall. 1t is q
burden on the taxpayers, Passed solely for
the benefit of individuals without resulting
IN any benefit to the county, and deserves TO
rank with the numerous other special giraffe
for which the republican party stands respon-
sibie. We demand the repeal of this iniqu-
tous measure Dy the next legie stature.
We reiterate our condemnation of the ex-
travagance of republican officers of Barber
county.
After the resolutions were lead
Judge q. w. Ellis entertained the con.
ventiOn with short speech. lie ex-
planned the new county printer law
quite thoroughly and also took coca
sion to show up" some of the other
work done by the legislature last win
ter. His talk was appreciated.
The Democratic convention was or.
gained by the election of Chas. Larkin
chairman and DR.. [. W. Stout secretary.
The Democratic committee on reso
lutlons consisted of NJ. a. Hull, j. NJ.
Grouse and FL. A. Bailey. They report
ed as follows:
We, the Democrats of Barber county in
mass convention assembled, do endorse the
Kansas City platform and congratulate the
democrats of the state and nation on their
gallant campaign for the betterment of the
wage Garner.
We lament with all parties in the assassina-
ton and death of our late President and ex-
tend our heartfelt sympaihes to Mrs McKin-
ley, the bereaved widow.
We condemn the late legislature for it's ex-
tavagance and arbitrary acts and especially
the passage of the election law and the Bar
Der county printer bill. the latter being aimed
for the interest of one man to the detriment
of the many, and demand its repeal.
We pledge our support to candidates En-
dorsing these principles.
AS soon as each convention disposed
of preliminary matters they went into
conference through committees ap
pointed for that purpose. The Popu-
list convention was represented by l..
5. McElwain, L.. G. Golf and 0. Mills.
The democrat convention was repre-
sented by J. w. Brown, Dick Cunning.
ham and d. F. Painter. The commit
tees were out for some time. Each COM
mittee held out for the party name un-
til it was settled that neither would
yield when they agreed to make the
nominations under the name "IDde-
pendent" by petition. The report was
submitted to the respective conventions
and each convention endorsed the &C.
ton Of the joint committee.
The conventions, by oral resolution,
chose Clayton Herr as their choice for
county printer on the Independent
ticket and adjourned without making
party nominations.
Following this the two conventions
for the third commissioner district met
In the Populist convention A. r. Van
Horn, of Sun City, and Riley Lake, of
Lake City were candidates. There was
a tie vote and it required some time ITO
break tue deadlock. Finally it was
agreed to go into joint convention with
the democrats and Mr.. Lake was chos-
en- by a majority of one. 1t was hard
contest but conducted on friendly lines.
Mr.. Lake was also nominated by petit
ton under the head of Independent.
Enough signatures to both petitions
were secured the same day.
TOWNSHIP TICKET.
The delegates of Medicine Lodge
township nominated the following
township ticket:
Trustee, F. r. Hayes.
Treasurer, John w. Finley.
Clerk, F. M. Shell.
Justice of the peace, A. B. Davenport.
Constables, j. z. Fleming and r, J.
TaliaferrO.
Road overseers: District /, A. l..
Duncan; 2, j. A. Chadwick; District 8,
NJ. F. Randolph; District 5, Chas. Por-
ter. No nomination was made for the
4th district, on account of scarcity of
timber, we presume.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The central committee organized by
the election of I'm. Shell chairman and
+. X. Hayes secretary. We did not get
all the names of the new committee.
We hope each township will send til EN-
in as soon as possible.
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
The democratic committee organized
by electing j. NJ. Grouse, chairman and
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