Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-09-12
" The MHltitudes Of G. 0. p. ASpirants in
Barber County Now Know Their
Fate.
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.

The republican county convention
held 1T this city on Saturday was tame
afairvcompared with the Medicine Lodge
primary held week before. The dele
gates from the country precincts were
very docile and took it for granted that
the candidates who won out in the Med
icine Lodge fight would get the nomina-
hon and only In one instance was there
/, an effort made to alter the arrangement.
Hugh Rankin and his supporters made
an effort to land the nomination for sher-
if over Tom Kenney but were easily put
down and out on the first ballot.
The convention organized shortly be-
fore noon by choosing Samuel Griffin of
this city chairman and o. A. Leamon,
publisher Of the Hazelton Herald, secre-
tary. Later w. H. Holmes, of the Isa-
bel Herald, was elected as assistant sec
,retary. The usual committees were ap-
pointed and recess taken until after
noon.
When the convention re-convened the
temporary organization was made perma-
Rent, the committee OF credentials found
all precincts represented except Aetna
and Elwood. ]. N. Tincher was per-
mitted to represent Aetna by proxy and
Andrew OF, Elwood. The resolutions
endorsed everything from Roosevelt
down. When the paragraph endorsing
the Hoch administration was read re-
publican bystandcr remarked that they
weren't endorsing much. The commit
Tee on order Of business arranged snomi-
nations in the following order: Repre-
sentative. probate judge. clerk of the dis
tElct court, treasurer, clerk, register oi
deeds, county superintendent. sheriff,
county. attorney, coroner, surveyor Nom
inations were declared in order.
GeofC. Smith of kiowa presented
the namecOf VIM. Gesner of that city for
representative. the rules were suspended
but before the convention got any farther
Billie was. OF his feet making a speech
and before the delegates had then second
wind they had his pedigree, but there
was naihing said or done to indicate thai
he had "a nomination. 1t, makes little df-
ference, however, masmu&n as he was
nominated several months ego and the
conventien merely ratified y that had been
previously done.
w. t. Collins was ofere6 for probate
Judge by Col. MacGregor IL flow ol
unsurpassed eloquence. When the Col.
had finished Judge Collins wss arayed
u most brilliant plumage and svas ready
to enter the Pearly Gates. He was pu,
through by arclamasion.
c. D. Rackley apd F. ]. Warren
Were nominated for clerk of the district
coAt and treasurer by acclamation. The
former was nominated by ]. N. Y,incher
and the latter by M. F. Dewitt. Mr..
Rachey was lauded to the skies by
Judge" Tincher and Judge Lester but
Mr. Warren had to be content without
being elevated to the pinnacle Of fame
through the medium of oratoncal meta
phor
The FIRST ballot Of the day was on
clerk. S. w. Ireland was nominated by
Judge Lester In a speech of great dimen-
sion and J. G. Walstad was named by N.
B. Marshall without boquets.
The ballot
Mr. Ireland was declared the nominee.
For register Of deeds w. L. Bragg
nominated G. F. Guthrie without elo-
quence. Mr.. Campbell Of the Lake-Sm
country nominated Murray Davis of Lake
City, in a neat. intelligent, logical and
digni6ed talk but fate was against MIR.
Davis and the ballot resulted:
Guthrie. -4s
DAVIS -----------------.-----3O SO
Guthrie was declared it"
For superintendent of public instruction
Bob Good Of Elm Mills presented the
name Of Frank Frame and Mr.. Camp
bell presented his neighbor and friend, ]
E, Thomas, Of Turkey Creek.
The ballot:
Frame ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .----------3(
Thomas was declared the lucky man
This was the FIRST time the Medicine
Lodge delegation was given the privilege
to vote as they pleased. They gave
Thomas 10 and Frame 8. Thoma,
would have gotten all Of them had it beer
necessary.
The sheriff contest came next. Sam
uel Griffin nominated Tom Kenney BY
request, NJ. P. Dewitt Of Sharon nom
mated Hugh Rankin, and ]. r. Game