The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-04-21
The Lawrence Convention.

ING A6WIGnSS GOnV6ut1O1s
The Republican Convention which assem-
bled at Lawrence on Wednesday, the I 18th
inst, to elect six Delegates to the Chicago
Convention, is represented as having been
well attended, enthusiastic. and as harmoni-
Gus as such assemblages usually are. Mr..
Lynde, of jefferson, was chosen President,
and j. Stotler, of Breckenridge. and ]. E..
Hayse, Secretaries. On the first ballot, A..
G. Wilder of Leavenworth, ]. A. Martin
of Atchison, w. A. Phillips of Lawrence.
w. ". Ross of Topeka, and A. G. Proctor of
Emporia. were chosen Delegates to Chicago.
It having been previously agreed that one Ger
man should be selected to represent that ele-
ment of the Republican party. it was then
moved that j. Z. Hatterscheidt of Leaven-
worth be that delegate, which was carried
unanimously.
A ballot was then had for three State
electors, which resulted in the choice of T.
D. Thacher of Lawrence, r. Fitzpatrick of
Anderson, C. B. Lines of Waubousa. A
resolution declaring WIN. H. SEWARD the
choice of the Republican party of Kansas
for the Presidency was adopted with but one
or two dissenting voices.
Mr.. Phillips offered series of resolu-
tons denouncing certain Territorial Bonds
and Warrants, issued for claims allowed un-
by the Legislature of 1882" and charging
the Territorial Officers with ''palpable per-
version of duty in giving these evidences of
Territorial Indebtedness for such claims, I"
and calling for ''a Committee of FIVE to as
certain the precise amount of Bonds issued
on such claims, and to publish notification
in the Territorial and New York City pa
pers, warning innocent purchasers from in
vesting their means in these spurious Bonds,
which the people of Kansas have never au-
thorized and do not wish to be responsible
for
These resolutions called forth an excited
discussion, which lasted several hours, and
was participated in by several members of
the Convention. The result was the adop-
ton of the following as substitute, offered
by Mr.. G. B. Lines
WHEREAS, The executive officers of this Terri
tory have issued a large amount of bonds and
warrants, purporting to be based upon certain
claims fer losses during the war and troublesin
Kansas, and in satisfaction of said claims, There
fore,
ReSoLUed That we believe said bonds and war
rants were issued without auth GRITTY of law, and
that the issue thereof involves gross act of inf
deity on the part of public officers to the people
of the Territory, and fraud upon the public
Resolved That while we recognize thesvalidity
of the claims aforesaid, as against the General
Government, SO far as they have been or may be
established by authority of law, we denounce as
unjust and absurd, any attempt that has been, or
may be made to collect the first dime of the
amount from the people of this Territory.
The Central Committee was reconstructed
and now stands as follows A. C. Wilder,
E. P. Bancroft, A. Larzalere, E. P. Lewis,
E. Lynde, A. Bartlett, s. N. Wood, W. A.
Phillips, w. w. H. Lawrence, DR.. Budding
ton, o. E. Learnard.
The delegates elect are all good men, and
all strongly in favor of Mr.. Seward. In
fact, Seward" was the '.Shibboleth" oil
the Convention.