The Wichita city eagle., 1874-09-03
The Third District Convention.

majority.
The Third District Convention.
The conventions for the third con.
gressional district met in Bancroft;
hall in Emporia Oh the 28th inst. at
O'Clock a. III.
| ii. G.. Cross, esq, chairman of :ht
committee, called the convention tC
order, and Job. Throck morton, ESQ.,, OF
Coffcy county, was chosen temporary
chairman and Maj. W.S jenkins, OF
Sedgwick county, was chosen tempo.
rary secretary.
The following gentlemen were ap.
pointed a committee on credentials
Lewis Hanback, Of Shawnee, Col. Hud-
son of Sedgwick. a. Whiteside of Re-
no. Capt r. ii. Nichols of Howard, J.
r. Phenis of Greenwood, and d. w.
Finncy of Woodson.
The following is a committee on per-
manent organization E G Manning OF
Cowlcy, P Bonebrake of Shawnee, J
w Long Of, McCarty of Pawnec,
and c Cochran of Usage.
The committee of resolutions COM
posed of Stotlcr of Lyon. \ S Red
din of Butler, \ A Perrill of Usage,
and L NJ James of Shawnee.
After the appointment of these com
mitices the convention adjourned till
p. m.
At 2p. ~. the convention was called
to order, and the committee on crcden-
tials made their report, showing fifty
eight duly accredited delegates. The
report of the committee was on mo-
ton adopted.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported for president Mr.. w.
Sims, of Shawnee; for vice-president,
Hon. j. Stotler. of Lyon; for secreta-
ries. w. 5. jenkins, of Sedgwick, and
w. c. Tompkins, of Pawnec.
The report Of the committee OH re-
solutions was read and adopted, as fol-
| lows:
The delegates of the republican par
" of the Third congressional district
in convention assembled. resolved as
follows:
lst. That we endorse and rcaflirm
the platform of principles at the re-
publican state convention at Topeka.
on the Goth day of August, 1874, and
that we endorse the ticket there
nominated.
I'd. That we heartily endorse the con-
stitutional amendment introduced at
the last session of congress by Hon. o
=. Morton, United States senator from
Indiana. providing for the election of
United States senator by direct vote
of the people, and that we respective
ly request our senators and represen-
aatives in congress to use their influ-
ence to secure the submission of said
amendment, to the various state legis-
latures. We believe also that the best
interest of the people demand the
adoption of an amendment to the con-
stitution providing for the election of
the president of the United States
by direct vote Of the people.
Sd. That our senator's and represen-
tatives in congress be requested to use
their influence to procure the passage
also of an amendment to the
homestead law, providing that when
by reason Cf desti;ution or Indian raids
settlers are compelled TO abandon their
homcsteads and remain absent there
from for a period of more than six
months. their rights thereto shall not
be prejudiced SO long as the causes
which led them to leave such home
steads exist. said amendment to apply
only TO settlers who have already taken
such homesteads.
Mr. f c Mani ing offered some addi-
tional resolutions: one asking for ma
iional aid to build railroad from
Kansas to the Gulf west of the Goth
meridian; also in favor of national
commission to investigate the grass
hopper question and suggest some
means of destroying them: also re-
solution condemnIng the Indian policy
of the government. Considerably dis
cussion was had on these resolutions.
but the convention refused 10 adopt
them.
The convention then proceeded TO
elect a candidate for congress. and the
following gentlemen were placed in
nomination: { X Holiday of Shawnee
z Il Maxon of Lyon. CV Eskridge of
Lyon. W II Brown of Reno. II KELLEY
of Cotfey, W p Campbell of Sedgwick.
J McDermott of Cowlev, and III c
Sluss of of Sedgwick.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Brown &c. Holiday Il. Ma1son :, Esk-
ridge 6. Kelly 8. Campbell ?. McDer-
motto. Sluss /. 1t requiring thirty to
elect. there was no choice
The second ballot was as follows:
Holiday Is, Brown 10, Maxson 8, Esk-
ridge 5. Kelly 8, Campbell ,, McDer-
mott ,. Sluss /.
There being no election. third hal
lot was had as follows: Holiday. Il.
Brown 10, Kelley 6. Maxon :, Camp /
bell >. Eskridge 6, Sluss l,
There was still 10 choice. the fourth I.
ballot resulting: Holiday Is. Brown I
20, Kelly 8. Maxson Z. Campbell ,. I
Eskridge 6. McDermott ?. Sluss /.
Fifth ballot: Holiday Is, Brown -,
Kelly 4, Maxson Z. Campbell 1, Esk
ridge =, McDermott >, Sluss /.
Sixth ballot: Holiday II. Brown IS. i
Nayop Z, Eskridge .. McDermo,t ..
Kelly s. csmpSeil I. Sluss /.
Seventh ballot: HolIids. a., Brown
.. Maxson =, Eskridge ?. Kelly :, Sluss
!, Campbell 4. Mr.. Manning with
irew ths nag,o of Capt. McDermott-
Eighth ballot. Holiday IS, Brown
Il, Maxon Z, Kelly ., Slass /, Campbell
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