The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-02-08
TINE Anrl-lIQuoa Law. esnvtn1lon.
Report of the Proceedings, and tie
Resolutions.

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Report Of the Proceedings, and tie
Resolutions.
Pursuant to call, the State Convention to
take steps against further legislation regard
ing the sale of liquor, met at Union Hall,
Topeka, on Tuesday, January 80.
Mr.. Walruf, Of Oitawa, was elected tenn
porary Chairman, and Measrs. Smith and
Haeberlein, chosen S. cretaries.
Mers Poehler, Rothenberger and Geveke
were appointed Committee on Credentials.
Mr.. Clough moved a committee of seven
on permanent organization, which was car
risd, and the committee was as follows:
Messrs. Clough, Heints, Wallruff, Gronheim,
DR.. American, Satorius and Brinkmann.
The following Committee on Resolutions
Vas also announced: Messs. Tholen, Moore,
]. NJ. Haeberlein, Tauber and Pickarts.
The temporary convention then took
recess for ten minutes, and upon reassemb-
ling, the Committee on Credentials reported
ll9 delegates present, most of whom answer
ed to the roll-call. They were accredited as
follows: Leavenworth, GO; Douglass, 10;
Shawnee, 81; Ottawa, 5; Wyandotte, 9;
Alma, =; Junction City, =; Emporia, 10;
Burlingame. 3; Newton, i; St. Mary's Mis-
sion, 8, and Manhattan, 9.
The committee Of seven reported, and the
following officers were recommended, and
the report adopted: President, Theo Poeh-
Ter, Lawrence; Vice Presidents, Henry
(ironheim, Leavenworth; George Tauber,
Topeka; A. Jos,, Wyandoite; DR.. Huebsch-
mann, Franklin; F. Brinkmann, Douglass !;
NJ. Smith, -; Geo. W. Werner, Manhat.
tan; German Secretary, II. A. SiuEel, Law
renee; English Secretary, J. +. Lynch, Leav-
enworth; Treasurer, ]. NJ. Pickaris, Leaven-
worth.
A motion to amend the committee OH res
olutions, so as to allow each delegation to
present one member Of said committee, was
carried.
The committee, as finally announ, ed, was
as follows:
Leavenworth, LIST ward, Mr.. Fritsche; I'd
wand, II. NJ. Moore; Sd ward, Thos. Piow-
man; 4,h ward, Mr.. Pickar;s; Tapeka, Fred.
Fenssy, G. Tauber, W. A. Bourgard; Law
renee, Mr.. Haeberlein; Eudora, DR.. Ameri-
can; Wyandotte, Ma. Gamble; Alma, Ed.
Knapp; Junction City, n. Drieifuss; Empo-
ria, Chas. Smith; Burlingame, A. NJ. Geisen-
ger; St. Mary's Mission, Mr.. Caplice; New
ton, Henry Meyer; Ottawa, DIR. Huebach-
mann.
One of the Leavenworth delegation was
objected to on account Of non-residence, and
MIR. Rothenberger was appointed in his
n, c -,
~, ',eDan' .nen aoJyuI rue r .lli even
lns' when 5Peeshes C were mace Gy uen. oher-
H,,o IL S'o"n, OIa', Ms inoien, Esq, y;
- ,h ~, - ". . Ia. anu
lu:., III ne f ".s..,s 'e'o'e 'ne CONVENTION
iii, ~. .uny ue.
81 o e "ei s n"aly aooP'ed Ia ,ne
s'N.;St. ,o,m, anu mC.ion passed 10
'1 Wm .oP! ~ D. '', .L 70 .ne :lale papers:
.,:.,AI 49, ~ ne Po'islonS % an &C,
.a an ac' 70 restrain am aram SHOPS ana
.nu ~ ie"..'G '"e sIie u , mo-
. ing n4.o.; aPpaottu ,:n'; c. o. iooo' an
.ne Ies.lie'lo.s anu limitations .s .aal are
.I:a are lmPossu upon 'ne c'i.ens Q,
,nis ''.ase esN Iu 'he Desr' vine ana
l,quEs 'famJ ny .ne Terms OF saia Jaw, lhey
are v neiu " 'ne s'iceS. ItsPonsicii,'y: ana
"hLNLAs, 'alge HUMMER oi nose GU
zens e'isase1 IN 'he n4uor .Iamc, Doth
~nolesaie anu tt.ar,, are anlones, lhe heaviest
'aA PayeiIS, y. .n's o.As, anu as ItSPec'ap,e as
any e4ua' oyuy VI our BUSINESS a nieh, ana as
uesnous " ooselslng anu ooey'ns ever! just
'av W ne oA'e Inu,
wI"LA, AsI m'Jcr"y OF .hiS con.
Sen'lon, no" as'enp,eu ~ iopeka' net
nsaSu .ty VI '. .u III !he SAFE Oh
in'9aic1uns r4uoIs' tnere'ore oe IL
n .s. ."A. - .n'1ehs anu latpayeis
VI .n,S . ~ .oIs 40 We "ue' 'ne laws
,ne.so', We sneuiu "o' oe "aoe 'ne OBJECT OF
iI 'sNia''on asan', on, ngn's ana
uo .a ano We lesPec.lu'ly ASK =. the nancs
VI .ne Preseh: Agis'slIre such Just and 'ait
treatment =. ~ Is accoroeo 70 any Otnef CLASS OF
Jaw ao'uihs citI.ens, anu that this consen-
tion most respectfully Dut earnestly protest
against al uhirlenaIy iesisiation 70 controi
l.oeIal mi9oed Gl.l.ens VINO look 70 the Con-
suulon OF tne ChitSd o'ates ana OF our
S'a,e as lhe 4M "a Snc'1a OF their liberties.
issotted' Ahat' oeheving all legislation
when tenos towards prescribing what man
snail cal ana drink, as well As what he shall
believe, or In what way or manner he shall
worship Is mol Only proved oy experience, TO
De idie ana inenec!ive: nut 1t Is In opposition
10 tne sp'rii o, the institutions OF our state and
ha'ioh, anu ,he genius o! our people; ana
We respectfully protest against Tue passage oil
any laws shown ~ ihe experience oil the
past to he a dead ie'ter upon the statute
book, and which are IN conflict with the
rights OF American citizens, without regard
to nationalitIes.
Resotred, That this Convention, largely
consisting Of citizens OF foreign birth, Who
have faithfully helped TO build up and main
tain the Republican party, have n right to
demand Of that party the support of all
principles of freedom and equal rights I'M
der the law: and that We cannot further put
our trust in any party for he protection and
maintenance OF those rights that upholds the
principles enunciated in the proposed tenn
perar &c law now before the Legislature of
Hesotrdd, !hat We meat hsartliy unite
K,ns,. aga;n.t the movement nov an foo,
10 c,rsb n,r .oc;,I I;lo.,;e, h., f.n.t;c;., 81
80. a:."sI., .Ja 49, -.:, "".
forth Inv The Central Committee
Resoired. That a copv of these resolutions
he forwarded to tic Cha;rman Of tho Com.
mii,ee On Resolutions 70 The P,e.;,jsnt Of
tIe senate and IN the Sne,Ier NJ Tho Houss
of Represen,a,ives of this State with the re- |
snectfni reouest thai thew NAV he n,esen.sJ
IN ,he natnre Of a net;tion 10 tho bnfI;es orcr
which thew each respectively preside
A resolution. looking 10 a permauent or
ganiza,ion, was passed, and measures we're