The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-09-19

be sold. He was further opposed to
any division of the county under any
circumstances. Sedgwick county was
the finest county in the state; this
! whole county the finest that he ever
saw: it was his present and future
! home.
The remarks of both DR.. Allen and
Mr.. Thompson were well received by
the convention. &C. Nicols followed
them with scathlng rebuke At this
attempt to pledges. 1t showed weak
ness and distrust that injured the part
ty, its course and lnen, and besides,
such pledges were a humbug. A large
majority of the convention was evil
IDENTIFY of the same sensible opinion.
The first ballot was then ordered
upon representative, which resulted
in % votes being cast for +. Il. Allen,
and 10 for +. p. Thompson.
On motion Of NJ. b. Pride the nom
ination of DIR. Allen for representative
from Sedgwick county was made unan-
imous. q.
The ballot for county attorney re-
suited as follows:
ii. e. Sluss IS
ID. r. Dyer. -.-.............. II
Mr.. Sluss was decided the unain-
nous choice by reclamation vote.
For probate judge the first ballot
stood:
W. c. Little ................. 20
w. X. Kirkpatrick ..........-.... II
On motion, w. &. .Littlc's nomi-
nation was made unanimous.
For clerk of district court Geo. w.
Reeves was nominated by reclamation,
there being no opposition.
For superintendent of public in
struction the first ballot stood:
Albert Emerson ...-........... 1G
l. i. "eehs -..-.'.'... -.-r....--- Id
and Albert Emerson was declared the
nominee.
The following gentlemen were named
as the central committee of the repub-
lican party for Sedgwick county for
the coming year:
l.. +. Stickles, Lincoln township: ii.
&. Dnnbaugh, Payne Jacob Massey,
Ninneha: l.. F. Buttles, Gypsum DIR.
Berger, Rockford; W. Ross, Nenne-
scah: j. Nelson, Waco; John McCor-
mick, Delano; c. &. Allison, Wichita:
ii. l.. Dcwy, Kechi; &. p. Baker,
Grant; w. Il. Jcwett, Park; W. IT.
M"Mnrray; NJ. Camp, Eagle ;
Wichita city, LIST WAYS, .,.ne Scha,,
ner; I'd ward, w. r.. kirkpatrick: Sd
ward, G. W. Reeves; 4th ward, A.
Thomas.
Mr.. Woodcock offered resolution
denouncing Senator 5. &. Pomcroy as
unworthy the confidence of the repub-
lican party, and instructing our repre-
sentative to the Legislature to cast his
vote against his reelection, should he
be a candidate.
The resolution was unlocked for and
entirely unexpected, as the convention
had once before rescinded its demand
to its pledges and the candidates had
refused to take pledges.
Mr.. Nicols denounced the second at
tempt as ungcnerous, short-sighted
and uncallcd for, after the sense of the
convention had been so plainly indi-
Gated by previous action. His speech
was short and to the point. and was
replied to by Mr.. Woodcock, when
vote was called for, which resulted i'm
two votes for the resolution and TWEEN
ty-one against it. Whereupon the COLI
vention adjourned.
The delegates from the first commits
sioncr's district then organized and
put in nomination for commissioner
from the first district Mr.. John L. Car
penter. After which it adjourned.
The convention, taken all in all. was
very harmonious and satisfactory No
i'll feeling was shown. and no attempt
to gag or force. a spirit of unanimity
and a desire to get the best men seemed
to pcrvadc the entire proceedings, and
we sincerely congratulate the MEM
bers of the convention upon the results
Of its effort.