Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-03
for their homes wishing the bosses
many more such happy events"
Tie resolutions in full were as


tunity of extending most earnest and hearty
congratulations to her favorite son, that
sterling, safe statesman, Chester L. Long, on
his advancement to the Senate of the United
States. and belve that he will f1ll with credit
the position that honors him, and throu gh
him, honors them.
Weindorse the administration OF President
Roosevelt and believe that he combines the
craftsmanship of Mckinley. the patriot ism
of Lincoln and the steadfastness of Grant.
The delegates to the state and congressional
conventions instructed to support for
delegates to the National Republican Conven-
tion only such candidates as are unquali1edly
for Theodore Roosevelt for President of the
United States.
We indOrse the administration Willis J.
Bailey as Governor of our great state, AMI the
delegates to the Republican State Conven-
ton are instructed to vote and use all honor
able meaus TO secure his denomination.
Expressing confidence in Victor Murdock
as member of the House of Congress, the
delegates to the Republican Congressional
Convention are instructed to vote for h g re-
nomination.
We favor the rem nomination of Thomas A.
Nof.zger as republican, candidate for the
State Senate from this the 37th district.
The delegates to the state convention are
hereby instructed to vote for Morton Al
baugh for member Of the Republican State
Central Committee.
SIDELIGHTS.
There was no resolution endorsing
PringIe land cot.'' "PatrIotism'' is
certainly On the decline.
According to the call Medicine Lodge
was entitled to Is delegates. Seven
| appeared and one took care OF the
seyen.
Everything was resoluted on but the
Barber county boss. They shouldn't
have e2eriocked It. Any.his.g Soald
have been railroaded through.
There wers three republican post
| masters conspicuously active. The
number was limited to three because
there are no more in the county.
Billie MiIlar remained outside of the
railing this time. He says he still
has money to wager on Hoch but can It
find any takers IN Barber county.
To make sure that the thing would
go rlght,th members of the committees g
made motions to adopt their own re-
ports and it worked like a charm.
One delegate remarked that tall is
harmony today, but twill be different
nj November" Another said that
personally he was for Hoch but ''to day
have to be for Bailey"
Sam Griffin was made chairman for
the purpose of ''liniDg up" a certain
faction. Rut If we interpret the signs
Alright they didn't ''line up' worth a
cent. There is such thing as admin
is tering taffy too often.
Sun City. Deerhead. Aetna, Cedar,
McAdoO, EIwood and Mingona town.
ships-nearly half of them-didn't think
it worth while to come. They thought
1t wasn't worth the time and expense
for the little privilege of saying "aye.' -
There was an almost solid anti
Bailey delegatio from Sharon, ike
| wise Eagle, likewise Elm Mills, like.
wise Lake City and number OF others,
but the muzzle was effectively applied
through the committee plan.
Geo. Landis represented Moore town.
ship in the convention. George was
on a nice salary in an Office in the peni.
tentiary under the Leedy administra-
ton. SO was Col. MacGregor. The
| question is, how much purer is the re.
publican party now than it was in 1896.
I One raw delegate came near creating
a disturbance by starting to clap his
hands when the resolutions were being
read. There are several who would
like to know who it was. His
photograph would be valuable to hang
IN the Heroes Gallery.
Col. MacGregor. the prodigal, occupi
ed a conspicuous place In the Medicine
Lodge delegation and it was the first
time he has been known to sit through
an entire convention in mute silence.
In Pop conventions the Col. used to
help make medicine. Now he sits down
quietly end takes it.
Twenty-Five of the regularly
chosen delegates didn't think 1t worth
while to come. This, added to the
seven townships which didn't ever
take the trouble to hold primaries.