The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-09-13
REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS.
Resolutions Adopted at Lawrence and
Topeka.

The proceedings of the Republi-
can conventions have been read by
most of our readers, and would not
be interesting at this late date.
Below we give the resolutions
adopted at both, as they present the
principles on which the fight is to
be made:
RESOLUTIONS OF THE LAWRENCE CON-
VENTION.
Resolved, That the Republicans
of Kansas in convention assembled
at the city of Lawrence, September
4th, 1872, affirm and endorse the
platform adopted by the National
Republican party assembled in Phil
adelphia, June 9th and 9th, 1872,
and viii heartily support the candi-
dates of SAID convention.
ResolUed, That we again express
our confidence in the patriotism,
firmness and fidelity to Republican
principles, which have characterized
the administration Of President
Grant.
RESOLVED, That we, as citizens OF
Kansas, remember with gratitude
the early efforts of Henry Wilson
in our behalf, and rejoice in the OPP
portunity thus afforded to testify
our appreciation of those efforts.
ReSoLoed, That we believe it to be
the duty of the Government of the
United States, as far as it legally
can, to make the cause of the settlers
on the public lands of this State its
own, and at its own expense to test
to the fullest extent the question at
issue between them and corpora
lions; and as a tangible solution of
the question, should it finally be de-
cided that the title to the lands in
issue vests in the corporations, by
virtue of grants and treaties, then It
should, by an exchange of other
lands not occupied, or by means of
other resources at its command, sat-
isfy all reasonab demands of the
corporations, quiet their title to the
lands occupied, and vest the title In
the occupant, under the homestead
law, if possible, and if not, at Q
price not excee ling $l.25 per acre.
Resolved, That the nominees of
the Republicaa State
to-day assembled, and especially the
nominees for Congress, be and are
hereby instructed, if elected, to re-
sort to untiring efforts to accom-
plish the results hereinafter desig-
mated that we believe the policy of
granting public lands to railroad
corporations, without proper re-
strictions as to sale and price, is in
imical to the Interests of the hard.
working settlers upon said lands,
and that all such grants have q ten
dencY TO place the local government
of new States under the control of
corporate power.
ResoEUed, That the Republican
party of Kansas now as in the past,
is in favor of the free and uncor-
rupted exercise of The right Of the
elective franchise, both at the polls
and in Legislative elections. We
denounce, in the most unreserVed
terms, the use of money or other
corrupt influences to procure cleo
tons to office, aud we hereby pledge
ourselves 10 support NO man for
official pnsition who uses or has
used in thu past any improper means
to secure has election,
RESOLUTIONS OF THE TOPEKA CON.
YENTION.
Resofred. That the Republicans
of Kansas Ia delegate convention
assembled, hereby heartily approve
and endors ihs. platform of the ma
tisnal Repai,l.s:an party adopted at
Philadelpl,: .n the 9th day of June,
1872, and We pledge our unwaver-
ing suppos: 10 the nominees of that
conyentioi L. S. Grant and Henry
Wilson.
Reso1UetF. Float We hold that the
laws prot. cling the rights OF efEi-
zens oughi 10 be rigidly enforced
and that iii all cases where the local
governments are powerless or in.