Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-31
BARTON COUNTY PRoGREssIVEs
ORGANIZED.

Party of Barton County. At the hour
Tor calling to order the court room
was about tyO-thirds filled, most of
che audience being former republi-
cans, with sprinkling of democrats
and socialists.
Mayor o. w. Dawson called the
meeting to order, and Rev. Greenwood
Nf the Congregational church offered
prayer.
On motion Of R. A. Charles, Mayor
dawson was selected as chairman
u the meeting, and on motion of F.
y. Kramer, Mr.. Ira H. Clarke %as
chosen as secretary. The girls of the
high school Glee Club being present
sang Il Cannot Sing the Old Songs
I Sang Long Years Ago." and then
responded to an enthusiastic encore.
Chairman Dawson then stated the
oelect Of the meeting, which was
tor the purpose Of organizing a Pro-
Sressive Party, and asked the further
pleasure of the meeting. James Clay
ton thought that this was an auspi-
c1ous time for the organization of
new party which, in his belief, would
In a short time, be the dominant po-
ndcal party of Kansas, and moved
That the chair appoint a committee of
live on permanent organization. This
motion was seconded by W. J. Nc
Greevey, and carried.
Chairman Dawson stated that he
would select the men to compose
such committee during the address
OF the speaker of the day. He then
introduced Mr.. A. H. Skinner, of
Kansas City, Kansas, a brother of DR.
Skinner Of this city.
The speaker stated that he came
before them as a representative of
The gentlemen at the head of the
Progressive movement in Kansas.
He delivered a very interesting ad-
dress, in a pleasing manner. Among
other things, he gave as the princi-
pal reasons for the organization OF
q new party the failure of the repub-
Rcan party to fulfill its pledges to
the people to reduce the tariff down
ward, to enforce laws for the welfare
of the common people, etc. He de-
Sended the recall of judges and
and their decisions, denounced the
administration for permitting the in
terests and corporations to gObble
up the public domain, coal lands. wa
ter rights, etc. He stated that the
democratic party of today stood where
the Taft party did four years ago,
predicted that there would in time
be the same split in the democratic
party that there was now in the re-
publican party, asserting that when
that split. came then the Progressives
would be in shape to sweep the
country.
After the address Chairman Daw-
son announced the committee on per-
Manent organization as follows: Jas.
Clayton, R. A. Charles, Ira H. Clarke,
W, H. Russell and George Mitchell.
The roll of townships was called
and the following township committee
men reported:
Buffalo-Will Evers.
Fairview-T. C. Brown.
Grant-W. H. Brown.
HOmestead-W. E. Murdock.
Pawnee Rock-C. E. Hoydeshell.
South Bend-John Tucker.
Washburn Precinct-W. H. Russell. |
Great Bend City-1st Ward, Ira H.
Clarke; End Ward, F. ]. Kramer; Srd
Ward, James Clayton. For the 4th
Ward S. B. Giddings was elected, but
declined to serve, saying he was still
u member of the republican commit
tee, although he had asked to resign
and they would not let him.
Hoisington City-1st Ward, George
Nuss; End Ward, ]. Q. Reagen; Srd
Ward, D. O. Gray; 4th Ward, Sam
Beckett.
The following townships selected
no committeeman: Albion, Clarence, |
Cleveland, Comanche, Eureka, Great
Bend, Independent, Lakin, Logan, Ii
Oerty, Union, Wheatland, Albert and
Olmitz Precincts of Walnut town.
ship.
The committee on permanent or
ganization was empowered to COM
plete the organization by selecting
committeeman for the townships va
cant as above noted. Mr.. Charles !
wanted to take some action that
would enlist the interests of the new
Kansas voters-the women. He NOV
ed that three ladies be added to the
committee on permanent organization |
which motion. after discussion, pre-
vailed, the chairman to name them