Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-06-18
THAN SILK"
That was the Way the Republican Ma.
chine Operated on Saturday.
The Ants and Independent Thinkers
We're Gagged. Tied and Dragged out.

We're tagged. Tied and Dragged out.
THE TICKET:
Representative. ye............ e. II. Nixon
Sheriff.. ..................F. NJ. Lane
County Attorney. j. N. Tlncher
Probate Judge. e............C. S. Gleason
Treasurer. .......... ........E e. S. Rule
Register of Deeds >. Nv. l.. Bragg
County Clerk. C. w. Wilson
Co. superintendent. p. L. Lake
Clerk Dist. Court. ....C. D. Rackley
co. Surveyor. .......W. T. Wheat
Coroner. ......... DIR. w. II. Moore
Com's'er 1st Dist. B. e. Wadsworth
Two weeks ago the Index submitted
the list of candidates which would be
nominated by the republicans of Bar
Der county. That ticket was nominal.
ed with the exception of county treas
urer. On the day of the primaries
the machine decided that G. A.
Bucklin, of Elm Mills. was not the
kind Of man they wanted and they
substituted the name of E. S. Rule, of
Sharon township. Two reasons were
assigned for Mr.. Buckiin's decapitation.
| The first and principal reason was that
he was praying man." as expressed
by one of the delegates. The other was
| that he was tricked out of friendly
delegation from his home township,
the particulars Of which appear else.
where in this paper. The first charge
is one not lnfrequently beard of in pol
itics and one which too often influences
political conventions. Is it not a dis
grace to civilization, slam on morals
and libel on christianity, that it
should even be limited that man Is un-
| fit to fill place of public trust because
he is an upright, conscientious christian
! gentleman?
The convention was organized by the
| selection Of T. l.. Llndley chairman
and Charley Spawr, of Cedar township,
secretary. The usual committees were
appointed and recess was taken until
afternoon. Importance attached to
only one committeeman of committee
On credentials and pains were taken
that it was so constituted so as to bar
Lew Frame and G. A. Bucklin out of
the convention which was done. This
committee consisted Of D. l.. Pierce, of
Turkey Creek, J. Nj. Hall, of Valley,
and G. w. Spawr, of Cedar.
| When the convention re-convened In
the afternoon the committees reported.
The credentials committee report con-
sumed about half of the convention s
time and there were manifestations of
agony on the part Of the delegates
while the chairman of the committee
was making a weak attempt to figure
out the names.
The temporary organization was
made permanent and the resolutions
were short. The national administra-
tiOn, as usual, was endorsed, and the
committee even had the nerve to en-
dorse the state administration deficit,
appropriations. tax levy and every
thing) but they were as silent as the
tomb on their position on county af.
fairs and the special laws affecting the
people of Barber county directly. These
| matters they will keep in the back
ground during the campaign.
The ball was started to roll by the
nomination of i. III. Nixon for repre-
sentative and G. w. Wilson for county
clerk by acclamation. J.BGano placed
Nick's name and O.. g. Smith nominal.
ed Dick Wilson. Sam Griffin, the 9TH
er candidate for representative, was
there but he was not feeling we'll and
his name was not presented. He with.
held his name Notwithstanding that he
was sure of two votes and had chance
Of getting as many as seven There he
stood like Roman Patrician shorn of
his power, robbed of his glory, Caesar
yesterday. an humble Plebeian today.
And all this was the result of his re-
fusal to climb into the Nixon band
wagon. The invitation was offered
and refused and Sam went over the
precipice into the turbulent waters of
the political abyss, unwept. unhonored,
| unsung.
For county attorney the name of E..
Sample was presented by A. D. Shaw.
Hugh Rankin nominated j N. Tincher.
The ballot was spread and Sample re-