Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-07-16

especially the republican candidate for repre-
sentative, to publicly declare their position
on this measure.
We charge them with dupicity on this issue
and we hold that before the can consistently
ask for the suffrage of the people they must
either father their child or disown it.
In the course of half hour the con.
terence committee returned and report.
ed that the two conference committees
had agreed to adopt the arrangement
recommended By the central commit
tees few weeks ago, giving six candi.
dates to the Populists and SIX to the
Democrats, viz: Democrats: sheriff,
clerk, district clerk, county attorney.
surveyor and commissioner. Populists:
representative, register of deeds, treas.
urer, probate judge, superintendent
and coroner.
The report was adopted and the Dem.
ocratic convention was so Informed. o.
Z. L. Ewell brought the same report
from the Democrat convention to the
POpulist convention. The report also
provided for the nomination Of the
ticket Oh an independent ticket prOvid-
ed the anti fusion law is not declared
unconstitutional.
Nominatlons were then called. The
six candidates allotted to the Popu.
lists were made by reclamation, except
ing probate Judge which required bal
lot. Four candidates were nominated
II. NJ. Kidd, Burd Lacy. w. II. Nc
Cague and A. r. Van Horn.
Van Horn. ........ .l9
Aacy........ ........ 10
McCague. ................... .....ll
Mr.. Kidd received a majority of the
votes cast and was declared the nomi.
nee.
MIR. Walker for representative was
placed IN nomination by r. Nj. Smith.
DR.. Geo. w. Aver made speech an.
nounclng his candidacy but he got in
the race too late and no one presented
his name. G. S. Heskett, for treasurer,
was nominated BY w. A. Newkirk In a
good strong talk pointing out Mr..
Heskett's superior qualifications. Geo.
w. Nelson, for register of deeds was
placed in nominated by his friend and
neighbor, &. r. Ware, in which he paid
MIR. Nelson some we'll deserved com.
pllments. Nj. F. Stewart placed F. Nj.
Shell in nomination for county super
intendent. Mr.. Stewart is one of Bar
Der county's ablest speakers and he
did his subject and candidate justice
without exaggeratIOn.
DR.. Kociell was nominated for coro.
ner by u. G. Herr.
The convention then took a recess
until after the Democrats had made
their nominations and then returned
and endorsed them after which the
convention adjourned.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
1t was 1:3O p. m. before Chairman
Grouse called the Democratic Conven-
| tion to order. A committee meeting IN
the forenoon detained him. Organiza.
ton was made by the election of J. z.
Hall chairman and DR.. l. w. Stout sec.
retary. Tie following committees
were appointed.
Organization--F. L. Gordon, D. G
Hall, j. D. Spangler, IL. S. Justice, C.
b. Wainscott.
Order of Business-T. G. Nichols, j
F. Vanhook, w. p. Gibson, Johr
Brown, Fayette Thomas.
Resolution-O. L. T. Ewell, j. Nj
Grouse, Charlie Larkln, A. B. Wilkins
w. Z. Afford.
| COnferenceARileyL Lake. s. Il. lsh
mael, j. F. Gamble, Homer Hastings
l.. D. Sparks.
The organization committee recon-
mended that the temporary organiza
tion be made permanent and it wa
adopted.
The following resolutions were re
ceived and adopted:
| We heartily endorse t"e action of the Demo
cratic State Convention at Wichita and pledg
our support TO the ticket there nominated
| We endorse the acts of Hon. W. A. Harris, e
S. Senator and instruct our representative 4
vote for his return to the U. s. Senate. w
condemn the actions of the Republican part
| in their administration of state and nations
affairs. and charge them with fostering tn
| trusts and combines, that are fast absorf
ing the wealth of the country In the hands o
the few to the detriment of the masses. If