The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-09-09
STATE CONVENTION.
SIDNEY CLARKE PLAYED OUT.
Honest Men to Fin the omces
BLEEDING KANSAS REDEEMED
JUDGE LOWE FOR CONGRESS.
GLORIA IN ExcELCIs.

About eleven o'clock yesterday the
outside delegates in attendance on the
meeting of the convention, commenced
travelling towards the Capitol. From
that time till twelve o'clock there was a
continuous stream of humanity wend-
ing their way in that direction. We
reached the hall at fifteen minutes be
fore twelve, and found the gallery in
Representative Hall packed full and ev-
cry seat in the hall itself filed. Besides
the hall being filled, the Senate Cham
Der and the different State Offices were
open and full.
At precisely twelve o'clock Mr.. FL
der, the chairman of the State Central
der, and read the call under which the
convention meets.
Mr.. Sears put in nomination for tenn
porary chairman, j. d. Snoddy, of Linn
county.
Judge Horton moved as an amend
ment, that Col. j. A. Martin, of Atchi-
son, be temporary chairman.
Mr.. Sears and Mr.. Horton, both en-
bodied in their motions that the vote
should be eicd coce.
Mr.. Legate moved as an amendment
to the amendment that each delegate,
when his name was called, should rise
and state who his choice was for tenn
porarv chairman.
This was carried by rivd UOce vote
nearly unanimous.
Mr.. Perry, of Anderson, and Colonel
Horner, of Labette, were appointed
tellers.
Col. Murdoch, the Secretary of the
State Central Committee, acted as tenn
porary secretary of the convention, and
called the roll. During the calling of
the roll, a contested case was reached,
and by general consent, 1t and all other
contested cases were passed until the
names of those not contested were
called.
During the calling of the roll it was
discovered that there were a number of
contested seats, many of them it was
believed, being bogus, and got up in the
interest of Mr.. Clarke. 1t took nearly
an hour to call the roll. The tellers an
nounced the result, III votes cast, Col.
Snoddy receiving 101, and Col. Martin
rs.
cheering was given all over the hall.
The nomination was made unanimous.
On motion of Mr.. Potter the chair
appointed Col. II. III. Williams and Col.
Martin to conduct the chairman to his
seat.
Col. Snoddy, on taking the chair, re-
turned thanks in an appropriate man.
ner.
Col. ]. B. Johnson, of Jefferson coun-
ty, was elected temporary secretary
unanimously.
Col. Sells moved that a committee of
one from each Judicial District be APP
pointed on credentials.
On motion of Mr.. Potter committee
of one from each Judicial District was
ordered on resolutions, and on motion
of L. j. Anderson a like committee, on
permanent organization.
On motion all resolutions were refer
red to committee on platform, without
debate.
Mr.. Crawford of Fort Scott offered a
resolution that all nominations be made
by UicG oOce vote and not by ballot.
The motion was carried.
The chair then appointed the follow
ing committees:
ORGANIZATION.
Anderson, Robbins, Miller, Anderson,
Holiday, Cross, Plumb, Scott, Meates,
Maxson, Murdoch, Taylor and Horner.
CREDENTIALS.
Sears, Sherry, Scrafford, Hilyer, Rice,
Crawford, Dow, Wagstafi, Lamb, Hal
lowell and Campbell.
RESOLUTIONS.
Crawford, Potter, Sherry, Sears, H.
III. Williams, Martin, L. L. Williams,
Frosts, Kellogg, Smith and Weaver.
The convention then adjourned till
4 pm.