Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-25
Fusion Convention.

The Democratic and Peoples
Party County convention met pur
suant to call, at the court house las
Saturday morning, in this city, anc
organized by electing S. M. Bennett
temporary chairman, and S. D
Adams, temporary secretary.
On motion the following commit
tees were appointed:
On permanent organization-H
H. Hayden, w. T. Miles, A. v
Angel.
Order of business-A. A. Ball
Geo. T. Gore, Jake Heape.
On credentials-J. F. Blair, c,
L. Keith, D. P. McCampbell.
On resolutions-F. S. Sullivan,
Levi Casey, Chas. E. Funk.
The convention then adjourned
until 1890 p. m. at which time the
committees were to report.
The first hour of the afternoon
session was consumed by the Hon.
Ed. S. Waterbury, of Emporia, can
didate for Justice of the Supreme
Court. He devoted the time to a
logical, argumentative discussion of
the present ballot law, and to the
state issues.
After the speech the reports of
the various committees were taken
up as follows:
The committee on permanent or
ganization reported the name of s..
M. Bennett, of Logan twp, for per-
manent chairman, and Frank S. Sui
livan of West Plains twp, for per-
manent secretary. The report was
was adopted.
The committee on order of bust
ness reported as follows:
Nominations as follows:
I. District Clerk,
2. County Clerk,
3. Probate Judge,
a. County Treasurer,
S. County Attorney,
6. County Superintendent,
7. Register of Deeds,
8. Sheriff,
9. Surveyor,
10. Coroner,
II. Commissioner Ist district.
IL. Selection of county central
committees.
Committee on credentials report
ed no contests and a list of fdelegates
which was adopted.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported as follows:
We, the Democrats and Populists
of Meade county, in convention, as
sembled. reafirm our allegiance to
the fundamental principles of De-
mocracy as enunciated in the Kan
sas City platform.
We view with alarm the growing
tendency of the times, in which
monopolies and trusts flourish and
the rights of the masses are tramp
led under the iron heel of corporate
greed.
We condemn the Republican ad-
ministration of the state Kansas for
being unnecessarily extravagant, in
competent and mercenary.
We call attention to the increase
of taxes under Republican misrule,
and invite all citizens who believe
in an honest and economical admin
istration of state offairs, and in just
apportionment of taxes, to support
the party pledged to taxation re-
form.
We call attention to the able man
ner in which the affairs of Meade
county have been administered by
the present Fusion incumbents, and
urge their support by all to whom
their official acts have been salts
factory.
We pledge our unwavering sup
port to the nominees of this conven-
ton, to the Hon. S. D. Adams for
Representative and endorse the res
olutions passed at the Representa-
tive convention at Liberal.
The order of business was taken
up and the following officers were
nominated by acclamation:
John Elliott, Clerk of the Dis
trict Court.
Frank Wehrle, County Clerk.
George S. Selvidge, County At
torney.
Maggie Martin, Co. Supt.
John Russell, Register of Deeds.
w. F. Fee, Coroner.
For Sheriff, the names of Millard
Martin and S. P. Bunch were pre-
sented to the convention. On bal