The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-11-12
Convention of the 10th Senatorial and
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sisting of Franklin, Anderson and Allen
counties, assembled at Garnet. on the Sd
day of November. and was organized By
the appointment of Henry Williams, of
Hyatt. as president. and Nathaniel Adams.
of Allen county. as secretary.
On motion, a committee of one from each
county was appointed on credentials. who
reported the following as the delegates
w. w. II. Lawrence, James Hamray, John
Bingham, ]. E. Bear and II. a. Cook, of
Franklin county Henry Williams. s. S.
Upton, John Jones, w. A. johnson and I.
D. Ridgeway. of Anderson county DR.. j
w. Scott, Nathaniel Adams. N. B. Blanton,
John N. Perkins and Rufus Perkins, of AL
len county.
On motion of w w H. Lawrence, the
Convention proceeded to an informal ballot
for two Senators, which resulted as follows:
w. Sprigg, Is; P. P. Elder. 8; and DR.. ].
w. Scott, Z. On melton, the Convention
proceeded to a formal ballot, which resulted
in the selection of Messrs. Sprigg and FL
der, which was by motion made unanimous.
The candidates were called upon, and adj
dressed the Convention, and in response to
call, DR.. Scott also delivered speech,
which was received with much applause.
On motion of DR.. Scott. it was unani-
mously Resolved, That the following per-
sons nominated by their respective county
conventions, be declared the nominees of
this convention, as candidates to represent
this District in the State Legislature, to wit:
W. w. H. Lawrence and Jacob Marcelle,
of Franklin county; w. F. III. Army and
s.. j. Crawford, of Anderson county: B. L..
G. Stone and N. B. Blanton, of Allen county.
Nathaniel Adams then offered preamble,
and resolutions, which were referred to a
committee, consisting of w. A. johnson,
J. E. Bear and N. Adams, who reported the
following, which was unanimously adopted.
| WHEREAS, The counties of Usage, Brock
enridge and Coffey, at their convention,
held at Ottumwa on the 18th of October,
for the 18th Senatorial and Representative
District, under the Wyandott Con stitution,
adopted preamble and resolutions in which
they Justly affirm, "That Southern Kansas
has persistently been overlooked, and their
claims disregarded in the distribution of
Territorial, State and Federal offices;'' and
WHEREAS. The county of Usage has
been favored with the Office of President of
the Wyandott Constitutional Convention,
the county of Breckenridge. with the office
of Secretary of State, under the Leayen-
worth Constitution, and Supreme Judge
ship, under the WYandott Constitution, and
Lykins and Bourbon counties with nomi-
nations by the late State Convention at To-
peka, and
WHEREAS, The counties of Madison,
Coffey, Woodson, Greenwood, Franklin,
Anderson, Allen, Linn, Butler, Hunter
Godfrey, Wilson, Dorm and McGee, of
Southern Kansas, proper have been over
looked; and
WHEREAS, We fully endorse the senti-
ment that Southern Kansas has interests
second to none in Kansas, which demand
the special advocacy of one of her own cit
izens," and
WHEREAS, We regard the counties of
Usage and Breckenridge as having receiv-
1 ed their due proportion of the nominations
and offices, they have no just claim to any
Office to which southern Kansas is entitled
upon the position which they have assumed
| in their preamble and resolutions there
! fore
Resolved, That we concede to northern
and middle Kansas one U. s. Senator and
the Representative in Congress, and that we
claim AS our right one Senator from south
ern Kansas proper, and we do protest against
the claim set up by the Convention of the
18th District for a citizen of Usage county,
(Hon. j. NJ. Winchell) who has already
had conferred upon, him one OF the highest
and most honorable Offices in the gift of the
people of Kansas.
ResolUed, That the candidates to the
State Legislature, nominated by this Con-
vention. and the Senators and Representa-
tives from the counties in southern Kansas,
4 be hereby requested to use all honorable
means for, the election of citizen of south
ern Kansas proper, to the Senate of the Uni
] ted States. ~ SNr,
Resolced, That we hereby solicit the
cooperation of western middle, and northern
Kansas, in the election of one United States
4 Senator from southern Kansas. #}E,
! During The absence of the Committee,
Judge w. F. NJ. Army was called upon TO
address the Convention, which be did in his
usual effective and felcitous style, showing
eonclusisely that the wishes and interests of
southern Kansas have hitherto been disre-
garded in the distribution of Territorial
and State offices, and that no candidate now
before the people, in connection with the
Office of United States Senator, fairly rep
resents the interests of the southern por-
ton of Kansas. w. Sprigg, w. w. H.
t Lawrence. P. P. Elder, DIR. Scott and 9TH
ers, addressed the Convention, and on mo-
ton of DIR. Scott, it was unanimously re-
solved. that Convention be held at Gar
/ nett, on the 18th of December next, at one
O'Clock, to express the choice of the 10th