Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-05-29
DEMOCRATS AT sALlNA.
A Large and Enthusiastic Meeting
Organizing For the Campaign.

Organizing For the Campaign.
If anything was needed to show VI
the efforts of the frenzied Republican
press that is now busy nominating
Gov. Johnson for President on the
Democratic ticket that they have nc
chips In this particular game, it was
supplied by the meeting Of DemocrstI
at Salina last week. For severa
weeks the opposition press has beer
telling Of dissensions In the Democ
rags ranks In tLis state nf this !
T that uan salfing un.,er tha 10
Structions passs4 Of the Hutchinson
convention. Of th gr,wing strength
Of Gov. Johnson, a very good man bui
q candidate at the wrong time, and
Of an effort to be made to sidetrack
the instructions, and after the first
ballot at Denver split the delegation
ct least. Now the real facts of the
case are these. When the state cen.
trail committee met in March the work
Of organizing Bryan Clubs all over
the state, not for the purpose Of Civ
ing Mr.. Bryan the delegation at Den
YER, as that point had been attended
to at Hutchinson, but. for the purpose
of giving him the electoral vote in
November, was taken up, and an ar
rangement made whereby the chair
man and secretary Of the state cen.
tral committee were to call a state
convention of the clubs at such time
and place as was thought best to or.
ganize a state federation, and at the
same time the state committee was
to meet for the purpose of canvas.
sing the situation and insurilg can.
didates for all offices to be filled in
the state election. This was the OBJ
ject of the meeting, and not to hold
the delegation to Bryan, which was
mot necessary.
The meeting was a decided sue.
cess A state federation was organ
lied with John w. Breidenthal as the
chairman, and as an organizer there
Is no better in the state.. An excel.
lent executive committee was select.
ed, and as soon as headquarters can
be opened it is destined to organize
every precinct in. the state, will be
put in operation.
Every one present was enthusiastic
and ready to work and put up funds
for the success of the project. AT
the meeting Of the central commit.
tee it was discovered that there was
candidates present for all offices to
be filled, and it was therefore not
necessary to draft any timber. An
excellent ticket is assured, and from
all sections of the state comes the
cheering news Of Organism victor
ious this fall.
81, Republicans are working overtime
to have the Democrats do something
else, but all to no avail. Governor
Johnson Is an excellent man, but al
this time the party owes it to Mr.
Bryan, who has kept the fires Of
Democracy burning for twelve years
to stand by him and make him the
nominee, and it will do it. Gov
Johnson s time will come later. The
necessary thing to do now is to or
ganize, get ticket out in every dis
trict, in every county, and in every
township. Let those Democrats who
think they are the only simon pure
brand, but as a rule never do any
thing for party success unless inter
ested in it personally. come out o.
the she'll and line up with the fellows
who are always working. This is ;
e year for, victory, but we must al
work together. No Democrat is ;
bit better than some other Democrat
even if he does think so. Get busy
should be, the main thought.