Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-05-04
THE FIRST GUN.
The PrOhibitiOHiSts Of Barber County
Are the First to Nominate a
County Ticket.

Representative. v. Wright, Moore twp.
Sheriff-Chas. Barkley. Kiowa.
Co. AttOrney-Rey. c. Fisher, Moore twp.
Probate Judge-Wm. l.. COryell, Med Lodge.
Co. Clerk-Rev. A. @. Brown. Sharon twp.
Dist. Clerk. "A. .Shamberger. Mingona twp.
Treasurer-R. L. l.. Barnstable, Valley twp.
Register-Miss Helen Wright, Med. Lodge.
Co. Supt.-Miss Bernice Woodward "
Suryeyor-O. G. Pepoon, Mingona twp.
COroner-Dr. F. S. Atwell, Sharon twp
Com. End dist.-C. h. Wiley. Moore twp.
State Senator, 37th district-G. NJ. Martin
Medicine Lodge.
The prohibition party of Barber
county and the 37th senatorial dis
trict did business in mass conven-
tion in this city last Friday with
the result above noted. Eighteen
were present in the convention
with Medicine Lodge, Sharon, Val
ley, Mingona and Moore townships
represented. The same number at
tended both the county and the
senatorial conventions. There are
eight counties in this senatorial
district but none of them save Bar
ber seemed to be interested in nom
mating a prohibition candidate
for senator.
The county ticket is complete
with the exception that no candi-
date has been nominated for COM
missioner of the 3rd district. The
central committee will attend
to that matter provided an avowed
prohibitionist can be identified in
the west end.
The convention was organized by
the election of Rev. ]. II. Sham
berger of Mingona township chair
man and DR.. r. B. Hammond of
Medicine Lodge, secretary.
The following delegates to the
state convention to be held at En-
poria May 10th were chosen:
ClWm. Palmer, Moses Wright, VIM. L. Coryell,
DIR. F. S. Atwell II. L. L. Barnstable, O. c. Pc
poon, q. NJ. Martin and Rev. J. H. Shamberg-
er.
A committee consisting of G. M.
Martin, Ed. Price, Rev. c. B. Sherk,
r. L. L. Barnstable and Moses
Wright was appointed to recon-
mend names of candidates to the
convention, Their report was as
the ticket above printed appears,
with the exception that Charles
Rumsey of Kiowa was recommend
ed for county attorney.An objection
was urged that Mr. Rumsey would
soon leave for California and Rev.
Fisher name was substituted. In
the convention @. M. Martin stated
that Rev. Fisher is no lawyer but
that the other parties had es-
tablished a precedent of nominal
ing men for that office who were
not lawyers and he knew of no rea-
son why the prohibitionists could
not also do so. This remark was
received with laughter and ap-
plause.
The committee on resolutions
consisted of w. L. Coryell, |. ",
Wright and O. c. Pepoon. They
reported as follows:
1st. We believe in government and the
author or gOvernment-the God or the
Universe who has repeatedly said Thou
Shalt Not"
End. We belieye in the necessity for
prohibition party.
Ord. We believe i'm the platform of our state
and national organization
Therefore. Resolved:-That we unite our
forces In building up our party every way in
our power-that we do all Ia our power to in
crease our vote Ia the coming election; that we,
as in the past, stand by our nominees and
give them loyal support in every way.
HoNOR TO WHOM HONOR Is DUE.
Whereas. We are often, from experience as
well as observation, forced to admit that all
men are not alike; that at times the contrast
is SO great We are forced to pity on the one
hard and praise on the other But 1t Is not
the object Of these lines to express pity but
to praise.
Not having printing press of our own, we
are obliged to ask favors Of others IN calling
our conventions, and the kind and courteous
treatn ent we have always received from many
OF the editors and Barber county printers
call forth our admiration and our wishes that
we might in some way reciprocate.
Now. therefore resolved. that we, as pro-
hibitionists. will think kindly of such papers
as publish our calls and see to it that they
make weekly visits 10 our homes.