Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-03-12
The Republican Version.


that the Index's account of the way In
which the convention was manipulate
| ed, are respectfully referred to the fol-
| lowing squibs taken from the kiowa
News, an uncompropising republican
| paper whose editor is closer to Cover
nor Stanley than any republican in
Barber county, and to whom every
state character looks for counsel and
assistance in the time Of need.
Here are some extracts from the
News:
The republican county convention
held at Medicine Lodge last Saturday
to elect delegates to the Congressional,
State and judicial con ventions was, to
put 1t in the mildest terms possible. q
tame affair. Medicine Lodge and Klo-
wa had full delegations present. HaZ
elton and several other precincts were
absent, and out Of total of rs only Al
delegates, alternates and substitutes
were present, and besides these there
were at no time during the session
more than seven persons. including the
representatives of the press, present.
***
Although these resolutions have no
head nor tail to them we endorse every.
thing said, or attempted to be express
ed In them. Every republican will.
J. HI. Nichols, of the Klowa delega
tion, read the slate for delegates to the
various conventions. Hon. G. Q.
Chandler was given charge Of the Ju-
dicIal. Hon. l.. NJ. Axline the Congress.
sional. and Hon. W. G. Millar the State
delegation.
Judge Lester made a "break" when
che slate for State delegates was an.
nounced with q motion to have tho
name of q prominent Republican OF the
western part of the county substituted
for one on the list, but the old republi-
can wheelhorse was told to sit down
until the slate was adopted, then any
motion he wished to make would be in
order.
We, and several others present at the
time, sympathized with the venerable
battle-ecarred republican veteran.
There he stood like a Monarch of tie
Forest, struck to the quick by q poison
ed arrow. He raised his form to Its
full height; his brow glistened; his fist
elenched; his eyes shone defiance; his
lips Quivered-a moment Of suspense;
his head dropped; his muscles relaxed;
be collapsed. silent, without Q struggle.
with deep sigh he submitted.
The work OF the convention done, the
chairman declared it closed.
No chances were taken by the man.
ayers to give delegates q chance to
nominate delegates with the slightest
prospect to elect them, rs was shown
when Judge Lester made a feeble at
tempt to break the slate. Nevertheless
the attempt also revealed the fact, the
majority in the convention only waited
| for leadear to wipe out the slate.
Alone the Judge was powerless to sue
coed; reinforcement was close to baud
but the point of vantage-namlug the
leaders Of the Notwithstanding gain.
ed beforehand. did not enter the arena,
and Suppressed harmony" was not
turned in the path Of . sweeping cy-
clone.
The machine" had it all its own
way IN the little republican caucus held
in an out Of the way place last week.
The republicans of Kiowa precinct at
large stayed away, not caring to mako
a fight Tor any particular candidate.
trusting the republican state convsn-
zion will select the right men at the
proper time to represent republican
principles and insure a republican vic
tory next fall and especially republic
can United States Senator next winter.
The old timers in republican cOnven-
lions were conspicuous by their absence.
Sam Stewart was not present, but it
seemed to rs his ghost lowered some.
where about the court house.
Grant Shigley, prominent republi.
can Of Lake City, was not wanted as 9
delegate to the State convention, not