The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-09-03
Republican Mass Convention in Madison

| at Republican Mass Convention held IN Ell
mendaro, Madison county, Kansas, on Friday.
August 10Th, for the purpose of organizing the
Republican party in that county. and eecting dele
gates to attend the Council Convention for the
18th Council District, s. G. Britton was elected
| Chairman, and ]. II. Wheeler Secretary, when on
motion, 1t was voted that committee of five be
appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the
sense OF said meeting. John Dolman L. W Kuhn,
+. NJ. Cummings, j. Jones and 81. Updegraf, were
appointed said committee
The Convention then elected the following gen.
tlemen delegates to attend the Council Conven-
ton to held at Elmendaro, on Tuesday, September
18th, 1889 L. ". Kuhn, S. G. Britton, V F.
Van Horn, 0. Longby and L. Harmick
The committee resolutions here reported the
following which were unanimously adonted :zs
WHEREAS, Several elections of the most in,,,ors
tant character are to be held during the remain
der OF the present year, by which the future poll
cy OF our State is to be determined; and
WHEREAS, We believe it to be of the utmost i'm
portance that the Republican party of Madison
county should be fully organized so as to co-ope-
rate with the Republicans of the other counties,
In the support of such men and measures as may
eonduee to the triumph of the principles of Re
Kansas as a State; therefore
fesolced, That we. as Republicans of Madison
county, cordially endorse the platform of princi-
pies adopted by the Territorial Republican Con-
VeR pnao9. neiq lat at osawatomie in May last.
feSoEoed, That we approve of the course of Hon
NJ; =; Parrott as eminently just and patriotic, in
which the Interests of no section of our Territory
were overlooked-in which he has shown himself
the representative of the whole of Kansas, and
not of any one part to the exclusion of another
and that we heartily endorse the denomination of
HON; M. D. Parrott, as the Republican candidate
ior delegate to Congress, and that we will use all
honorable means to secure his election.
Resotred, That Geo. H Lille, the Representa-
tive OF this District in the Constitutional Conven
tlon, by strict attention to business and by the
ability displayed legislator, in the arduous
and responsible duties of making new Consti-
tefion' Is entitled to the confidence and esteem
OF his constituents, well as that already ex
expressed by his fellow members and the Press
of the Territory
ReSolced, That every member of this Convex
ton be requested to use his influence to secure
the attendance at the polls at the ensuing elections
OF every Republican voter in the county.
Resotred, That there be Central Committee of
nine, consisting of three from each township, ap-
pointed by this Convention, and that the mem
bers of said committee in each township be re-
quested 20 have the Republican party fully organ
lied in their respective townships.
JOIN DoLMAN. Chm'n.
JACOB JONES,
F. NJ CUMMINGS,
HARMON UPDEGRAFF, 81
LEWIS W. KUHN
The Convention then elected the following gen.
tlemen as a County Central Committee, agreeable
to the last resolution L. W. Kuhn, F. Cummings,
and S. G. Britton, of Center township; Wesley
Person, v. F. Van Horn and ]. W. Thorn of
Verdigris; J. Sergeant, o. Longby and - Mon
ter, of Hartford.
Voted, That the Central Committee be request
ed to meet at Elmendaro, Tuesday, September
18th, for the purpose of making arrangements for
calling our County Convention to nominate Coun-
ty Officers this fall. z[
Voted, To adjourn. E-t
S. G. BRITToN, Chairman