The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-09-19
The BIG UNION CONVENTION.
Most Enthusiastic Gathering Ever
Held in Sherman County.
Harmony PrevaiIed-UniOn Of Fusion
Forces Perfeeted-A Splendid
Ticket Named, Unanimous
for Democratic Head.

at the court house last Saturday. 1t
wss a large, enthusiastic and harmon
ious gathering OF the fusion forces in
the county. An excellent ticket was
named and it was unanimously agreed
to place it under the democratic head
and name. Hon. J. D. Botkin, candi-
date for congress -at-Iarge, and @.
NJ. Cole, candidate for congress in the
Sixth district addressed the conven-
ton and their telling hits called out
frequent applause.
At 1I:3O Saturday forenoon, the con-
Vention was called to order by A. D.
RummeH, chairman Of the county cen
traI committee; the call was read and
the preliminary organization was per
fected, @. E. Payscn being chosen tenn
porary chairman and F. E. Yesrick
temporary secretary. The usual com
mittees we're chosen as follows: Com
mittee on permanent organization
@. NJ. Fenno, NJ Mitchell, F. Sylves ter,
Geo. Panther, J. J. Knight; on rules
aud order Of business-H. j. Jones,
J. b. Stewart, F. H. Smith, B. Nc
CIuskey, G. A. O'NeaI; on resolutions
J. II. Stewart, J. +. Kimmel, II. RunR,
J. R. King; on credentiaIs-J. a. Hor-
ney, Y. W. Goodrich, W. II. Runnells,
II. Frerichs, D. A. Title.
Hon. J. D. BOtkin and Hon. @. NJ.
Cole were introduced and announced
to speak before the convention at the
afternoon session, after which the con-
ventiou adjourned to 1:3O o'clock, to
give time to committees to make up
their reports.
The afternoon session convened at
about 2 o'clock, and at the call of the
chairman the several committees re-
ported, their reports were adopted and
the committees discharged. T. P
Crawford was selected as chairman
and Fred Barnett as secretary of the
permanent organization. G. L. Cal
vert and @. NJ. Feno were appointed a
assistant secretaries.
Under the order of business 80 min
utes were given for speeches. Hon. J.
D. Botkin spoke about 20 minutes on
the subject of the anti-fusion law. He
showed concIusiveIy the dangers and
difficulties that had been placed in the
way Of voters by the late election law.
He denounced that piece of republican
legislation as infamous, and gave it as
his opinion that all self-respecting re-
pubIieans were ashamed of such parti-
san trickery. He advised naming the
ticket democratic and the placing of
the names of all candidates under that
head on the ballot. He said this had
been done in other strong populistic
counties, Laming especially Decatur
county, where they have q majority of
over 200 voters.
Hon. @. NJ. Cole spoke briefly on the
work of the trusts, and especially the
sale of American manufactured arti-
cIes abroad for about one-half what
our own people were required to pay.
The trust question, he said, was the
great evil of our times and the chief
issue of the campaign.
Both speeches we're we'll received
and hits made we're frequently ap-
plauded. The impression made was
favorable and Influenced the subse-
quent action of the convention. The
convention then proceeded with the
order Of business. The report Of the
conference committee on the division
of the several county offices was made
and the committee was discharged.
Their recommendation was not sus-
tanned, and on motion, the convention
decided to allow all candidates, ire
spectiYe of former party affiliations,
populist or democrat, to have their
names presented by nomination for
the several county offices.
The convention decided unanimous
IL to adopt the democratic name and
that the several candidates for all the
offices should appear under that head
on the official ballot. This action was
reached without debate or objection.
The county central committee was
reorganized with T. P Crawford as
chairman, and II. ". Stewart as sec
rotary. The following are the names
of the committeeman:
Itasea precinet-Joseph Cullins, "
81. Stone, post Office, Goodland
Grant-Fritz Rust, ". II. Runnells
post Office, Warren; Washington
G. II. Austin, J. R. Shipman, post
Office, Edison; Voltaire-Jef Garden
Wv. Goodrich, post Office, GOodlsnd
Union-J. A. Horney, J. Hollenbeck
Brewster; Smoky-D. A. Title, h
Frenicks, post Office, GoOdland; State
Idne-H. Hartstein, F. E. Yeariek, pos
Office, Lamborn; Shermanville-B
McClusky, ". Kuhrt, Goodland; L,
Blanche-J. B. Moore, 81. Hengstler
RuIeton; Llanos-C. E. Psyson, J. B
Ruberson, post Office, Mortified; LO
gam. F. Kimmel, ]. ". Klauer, pos
Office, Goodland; LineOln-D. A Long
E. J. Dawson, post Office, RuletOn
Iova-R. c. Martin, J. R. Killing, pos
Office. GoOdland; First wsrd-GoOd
land. H. Stewart, ". @. Johnston
Second Ward-A. D. Stewart, F. B
Smith: Third wsrd-W. S. Coleman
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