Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-06-07

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NJ. Cole of this city as the standard
bearer of both parties for congress.
Both conventions met and organiz-
ed separately, but they united in a
caucus under the two-thirds rule to
ballot for a candidate.
The caucus was so much joint af-
fair that it even had two chairmen
and two secretaries, one from each
party.
1t was. late in the afternoon before
the two conventions got down to bust
mess. In the populiSt convention
after the preliminaries had been dis
pensed with, the temporary Organi-
zation made unanimous, and the reso-
lutions read, F. j. Close, Of Ellis
county, moved that proposition be
submitted to the democrats for a
; Joint caucus of the two conventions
to select a candidate for congress, and
that two-thirds majority be necess-
airy to select.
While this question was being dis
cussed committee appeared from the
democratic convention, composed OF
Miles Mulroy of Ellis, William Nc
CanleS of Lincoln and e. A. Dye of
Phillips and said they were ready to
entertain any proposition the populistS
had to make. The motion for join
caucus was carried and committee
composed of +. II. Durham OF Lincoln,
J. B. Dykes of Smith and w. S. Will
coXon of Thomas was appointed to re-
turn with the democratic committee
and present the proposition to he
democratic convention.
In the meantime the democratic
convention had adopted a permanent
organization by making j. Q. Adams,
of Rocks perma nent chairman and Z.
V. Whitcomb of Phillips secretary.
1t had found by the report of its COM
mittee on credentials that Cheyenne,
: Decatur, Logan and Wallace counties
with total of IL votes, were not rep
resented, leaving SO delegates in the
convention. The resolutions, which
had been prepared by the democratic
and populist resolution committees
jointly, were read By f. Burleigh
johnson of Ellis county and adopted.
At this point the populist commit
tee appeared and the proposition for a
Joint caucus was submitted. Charles
Sawyer and John Conway both Of
Norton objected to the two thirds
rule, but they were overvoted, and
the populist proposition was adopted
with a yell.
The democrats were meeting in the
D new court house, and the populists in
the city hall, but neither was large
enough to hold the two conventions.
l The opera house was hastily secured,
: and after a short delay the JOINT
caucus met.
Chairman Gray, of the populist con-
e vention, called the caucus to order
: and asked for nominations for chair
: man. f. J. Close, of Ellis, and J. Q.
e Adams, OF Rocks, the democratic
/ chairman, were both nominated and a
: roll call had been called for, when a
o democratic delegate prevented a pos
S Sible clash by moving that both sit
e together as chairman, and the motion
o was carried. In the same manner,
e the secretaries of both conventions
S were made joint secretaries OF the
caucus.
Then the roll of counties was called
and the nominations for congressman
asked for.
The Decatur county populists led
off by presenting the name of H. L.
v McClurkin, populist.
y Lincoln county presented the name
a of George D. Abel, and Jewell county
a nOminaned r. W. Turner both demo
: Gratis, Osborne county nominated G.
= II. Nicholas, populist and Phillips
d presented the name of G. NJ. Cole,
y democrat, and Smith named &. W.
e Allen, also democrat.
+ Then the voting CONNIE need. The
IS populist and democrat deleg ations
q were each announced separately.
p When Jewell county was reached the
t chairman of the populist delegation
announced Is votes for Turner. Two
r members Of the delegation challenged
the vote and demanded a roll call.
= The chairman Of the delegation an
nounced that the Jewell county con-
vention had ms tructed for Turner,
but two delegates refused to abide by
the instructions. One of the insurg-
ent delegates said only 10 out of %
townships were represented and he
had warned the county convention he
would not vote for Turner. The Jew
ell county populiSt vote was revised,
and then TODD Is for Turner and for
John D. Ray, populists who had not
been nominated.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Turner, 691; Cole, 52s; Abel, 20; Mich
olas, p; Allen, 10; McClurkin, Z; Ray,
2.
On the second ballot Abel threw
i his strength to Turner and the result
stood: Turner 81; Cole, 40; Nicholas,
IS; Ray, 6; McClurkin, 6; Allen, 4.
! Aliens vote in Smith county went to