The Smoky Hill and Republican union., 1864-09-17
STATE CONVENTION.

STATE CONVENTION.
6 TOPEKA, Sept. 8-Afternoon.
8 The Convention met pursuant to adjourn
ment
! Mr.. Emmert, from the committee on re.
+ olutions, reported the following:
Resolred, That We pledge anew our
, deity to our government and place upo
. the altar Of our country, for extinguishmen
all partisan prejudices and preferences tina
can in any manner retard its progress il
! the contest for the suppression Of the mos
unholy crusade against humanity, inaugur
: ated BY the slave oligarchy of the rebe
States. That We fully and unauali6edl,
indorse the principles of the Baltimore plat
form and the nominations made thereon.
4 Resolved That the action of the Chicago
convention, both in its infamous peace plat
form and the nominees of the convention
is alike unworthy the support Of the loya
men of Kansas, involving as it does the
certain division Of the Union and the ulti
mate decline of our present government 10.
to number of petty States. We there
fore most earnestly invite all true men to
unite with US 10 the election of the Presi.
dental electors nominated by this conven-
tion; and We hereby instruct said electors
to SO act in the electoral college as to most
certainly defeat the peace party, as repre-.
sented BY the nominees of the Chicago
convention.
Resolved, That We call on all men, with
out regard to party, to consider the duty
they owe to their country in this hour Of
its trial and unite with US. That by q
union of hearts and hands we may gather
the laurels Of victory from the bloody fields
of battle, bring order out of chaos, aud re
turn our beloved country to its original
power and purity, with every stain of cor
ruption wiped from its escutcheon, and
every principle of freedom and humanity
preserved intact. We therefore deprecate
the action of those who, on account of per.
sonal antagonism, and to gain personal ends,
would throw confusion into the ranks of
those who are struggling for the same cause
in which they pretend to be enlisted, and
thereby strengthen the hands of the com
mon enemy.
Resotcea, That We hereby indorse the
action of the Republican State Convention.
held on the 2lst day of April last, for the
selection of delegates to the Baltimore
Convention.
+. Resolved, That the soldiers in the field,
battling for their country, have not only
established their characters for patriotism,
unalloyed by sel6shness, but have, by con-
tact with this rebellion, gained a better
of its most infamous character
than those from the field of battle, and are |
thereby entitled to the privileges of parti-
cipation in the councils of the country
that while they are struggling in the front,
they have right to know that they are not
attacked in the rear that, in view of these
facts, we are gra,ifed with the spirit they
nave evinced iu sending delegates to this
and that he who would gainsay
heir right to cast their suffrages a: the,
'allot-box, either lacks an appreciation of
be principles of justice, or is void of every
impulse of patriotism
These resolutions were adopted by a large
majority.
The Convention proceeded to ballot for
andidate for Governor.
Messrs. S. j. Crowford. j. c. Burnett,
v. w. II. Lawrence, s. D. Houston, j.
i. Scott, G. A. Crawford, Robert Riddle ,
nd 7. A. Osborne were put in nomination. ,
On the sixth ballot, S. j. Crawford, of
'ourbon county, received majority of all :
he votes, and was declared duly nominated !.
The Convention then voted for candi- :
ate for Member Of Congress, :
On the first ballot, Sidney Clarke, of !
Douglas county, received 46 votes, being q
'ajority of all the votes, and was declared .
uly nominated.
The Convention, with a good degree of :
proceeded to nominate the fol- /.
wing: :;
Lieutenant Gorernor-James McGrew,
Wyandotte.
Secret,cry Of State-R. A. Barker, of =
.tchison. +
Auditor-J. R. Swallow. y
Treasurer-Wm. Spriggs. q
Attorney GeneraNJ. D. Brumbaugh. \
Superintendent Of Public hstruction- a.
T. Goodnow. -
Presidential Electors-Robt. McBratney, -
elsou McCracken, A. Cheesebrough. r
The nominations were enthusiastically >,
ceived, and the Convention adjourned 6,
ne die.
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