Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-09-19
DEMOCRATIC DAY.
Barber County Democrats Nominated
an Exceptionally Strong
Ticket Saturday.
THE TICKET.

Superintendent. -. 80. Frank B. Gordon
Register of Deeds. Wm. r. Kincaid
Surveyor....... ...-.. .... E. Z McClearey
Coroner. .................D DIR. j. A. Burnett
commission 1st dist ........ :. A. w Flint
The most interesting political conven-
ton held in Barber county since the
alliance days was held by the democrats
OF Barber county in this city on Saturday.
The streets were very much alive before the
convention was called to order and there
was some pretty emphatic talk by some
Of the friends Of the respective candidates
for sheriff (the only office on which there
was contest but the convention closed
with harmony and good feeling so far as
the candidates are concerned.
On account Of the heavy rain Friday
night the delegates did not all get in un-
til after the noon hour and the conven-
ton was not called to order until l:3O
p. m.
County Chairman Lake called the con-
vention to order and O. Mills was elect
ed chairman and MIR. Hargis of Hazel
ton secretary MIR. Hargis did not de-
sire TO serve and U. c. Herr was chos-
en-. Seward l. Field and Jas. Miller
were afterward appointed to assist as
clerks when voting proceeded by town.
ships.
On the temporary chairmanship came
the test of strength of the candidates for
sheriff. MIR. Mills was the candidate of
the McCracken followers and the friends
of j. D. Spangler presented the name of
w. M. Fullerton Of Hazelton. The
vote was:
Mills SIS
Fullerton ---...-.-. -.--12
A few of the small delegations arrived
Just after the vote was announced but
Whey could not have changed the result
= The comnttees were appointed as
follows: I
Credentials. P. Hall, w. P. Cib-
son, E. Fntzlen.
Order or Business---Dr. a. S. Cloud,
ID. S. Bruce, Ed. Boots.
Permanent 0 Organization.--J. r. Dunk
IN, H. A. Bailey, r. M. Smith.
Resolutons.--W. c. Afford, |. w.
Stout, U.C Heu.
The committees retired and soon re-
anned svith their reports. The tempor-
ary organization was made permanent
The credentials committee found oil pre-
cincts represented and recommended
seating the delegations as reported. Geo.
J. SOuthworth Of this city protested
against the seating Of the Medicine
Lodge delegation, claiming that they
were illegally and faudulenty elected.
Dr. Stout took the opposite view Of the
situation and proved to the satisfaction Of
the convention that the Medicine Lodge
delegation was elected In similar man
ner that all other delegations were elect
ed and that the delegation of this town.
ship could not be consistently unseated
WAess all other delegations were unseat-
ed. The committees report was adopt
ed by a practically unanimous vote.
The committee on order Of business
recommended nominations In the follow
ing order. Representative, county clerk, sur
veyor, county attorney, register of deeds,
sheriff. clerk Of the district court. treasurer,
probate judge,county superintendentcoro-
ner, commissioner.
he resolutions were as follows:
The Democrats of Barber County heartily
endorse the Democratic State and Congress.
sional platforms and pledge their united sup.
port to the ticket nominated
We especially endorse the record of Hon.
o. P. T. Ewell, our distinguished Representa-
tive in the state legislature and urge his re-
election.
In county affairs we promise good service
and honesty in transactlng the businessof the
public.
Nominations being declared in order
J. T. Hall placed Hon. o. PIT. EweI
nlnominahon with few well chosen re.
marks Rev. Fisher of Kiiowa seconded
the nomination in an able, eIoquen
speech reviewing briefly MI. EweII's pr