Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-04-30
POPULIST CONVENTION.
1t Vas Well Attended NOtwithstand.
ing the Busy Season.
Twice as large as the Republican
Convention.

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city on Saturday was surprise on ac-
count of the deep interest manifested
and the large attendance in such a
busy season. The number of delegates
present was over twice as great
as the republican covention held about
two months ago before the busy season
had begun. There were 81 delegates
In attendance and only few precincts
IN 1em0te parts Of the county were un-
represented. The republican conven.
tion could muster up only 2S delegates.
V. G. Sleeper, of Valley, was chair
man of the convention and Z. G.. Herr.
secretary.
Delegates selected to attend the yari-
Gus coventiOns are as follows:
STATE.
V. Z. Sleeper j. A. Lester
II. G. Walker G. w. Stevens
CONGRESSIONAL.
John MacGregor j. w. Finley
.. Mills r d. Gaddie
w. B. Springer.
JUDICIAL.
"A. l.. Herr VIM. Brown
Jas. Benning w. S. Moomau
G. F. Ware Otis Davee
T. M. Kidd
Delegates to the state convention
were instructed to vote for Hon. J. D.
Botkin for governor and those to the
congressional convention were in
structed to vote for Populist. The
position taken by the convention was
that since the democrat state commit
tee had notified the Populist commit
tee that they did not desire a union
this fall, the proper thing to do was to
take them at their word If, however.
the democrats should yet turn out to
their state and congressional coyen.
tions and rebuke the INSCRIPTIONS
leaders who have gotten them into this
Dredicament, a union could be easily
effected.
1t is fair to say in this connection
that the democrats of Barber county
do not endorse the actions of the state
committee, and at their convention a
week ago they intructed their delegates
to use all possible means to secure a
union.
After the delegates had been selected
the question of what policy to pursue
in this county this fall was raised and
discussed. Finally John MacGregor
made motion that the convention at
this time express itself in favor of
nominating straight Populist ticket
under the regular Peoples Party name.
The discussion was not limited and
nearly every delegate expressed him.
self. The discussions were gentleman
ly and courteous without heated per.
sOnalities sometimes in evidence on
such occasions, and the most friendly
feeling prevailed. When the moJlon
was voted upon there were seven votes
favoring it and fifty opposing it, and
some Of those who voted for the mo-
tion, afterwards stated that they favor.
ed nominating an Independent ticket.
The delegates who were elected were
empowered to select their their own
alternates
OOAOAS euO nOJOuA uuOut al Luo COQs
vention. the resignation of F. Nj. She'll,
chairman of the committee, was orally
presented. Mr.. Shell is busy moving
his cattle to the western part of the
state and finds it impossible to attend
to the craftsmanship. The resignation
was irregular and technically speaking,
could not have been accepted, but un.
der the circumstances it was decided
to release Mr.. Shell and by common
consent the committee convened at the
Index Office after the adjournment of
the convention. 1t was a hard matter
to find a man who would accept it, and
finally the committee voted it onto u.
G. Herr.
If this convention is fair index OF
the feeling of Populists throughout the
county. there will be a sweeping VIC
tory for the independent voters Of Bar.
ber county next fall.
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