The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-09-07

Republican Convention-Full Proceedings
after the Temporary Organization-Nom-
ination Of Gen. Guthrie-Resolutions
Etc.
Convention called to order by Judge A.
s. Wilson, temporary chairman.
I. J. Hume, Of Washington county
moved the appointment of committee on
credentials. Committee consisted OF 7. J
Hume, of Washington, l.. A. Myers, OF
Jefferson, G. W. Higginbotham, of Riley,
+. J. Wendell, OF Alchison and Ira F. Col
lins, Of Nemaha.
T. n. Morrill,, of Brown, moved that a
committee on permanent organization be
appointed by the chair. As such commit
lee the chair appointed f. n. Morrill,, of
Brown, X s. Newell, of Marshall, J. X.
Gearhart, Of Osborne, A. &. Low, of Atchi
son, and George Il. Parker, of Smith.
c. III. Krebs. of Atchison, and VIM. Ken
nedy, OF Clay, were elected temporary Sec
retaries.
The commsttee TN permanent organiza-
tion reported as follows:
For President, Judge A. $. Wilson, of
Washington county Secretaries, VIM. Ken
nedy, OF Clay, and A. B Smith, of Jewell.
Moved that a committee on Rules and
Order of Business be appointed. The Pres
ident appointed as such committee, L. B.
Doane, OF O,borne, W. II. Collins, of Wash
ington, q. W. IIigginbotham, Of Riley,
Judge Kelley, of Brown, and A. b. Smith,
of Jewell.
The committee on credentials made the
following report:
Let Dist. z. johnson, J. H. Utt.
ID and 3d-Not represented.
4ih Dist-C. III. Krebs, A. c. Low.
9TH Dist. c. Auld, f. J. Wendell.
9th Dist-R 4. Van Winkle, a. Keith
line.
9Th Dist-John King, III. l.. Whitaker.
Sth Dist. ". Hogeboom, &. ". Low
man.
9th Dist. A. Myers.
10Th Dist-E \. Morrill,, L. B. killey.
list Dist-M. c. Willis, l. n. Smith.
I'd Dist-Ira +. Collins, Willis Brown.
sd Dist-Joshua Bushnell, Ed. Byrne.
7ith Dist-Not represented.
10Th Dist-R. s Newell.
10Th Dist-G. w. Higginbotham.
9Th Dist-D. W. Lone, Nelson Christen-
sen.
18th Dist-M. T. Nudge, J. W. Kennedy.
10Sth Dist-A. Il. Smith, ID. J. Vance.
l09th Dis;-A. V. Balch.
Il7th Dist. S. Gearhart, L. B. Dosne.
liSth Dist. \. Dixon, Wm. Dollison.
lOith Dist-Wm. H. Collins, John Bell
105th Dist-A. $. Wilson, T. j. Hume.
Goth Dist-D. NJ Younkman.
9th Dist-John q Myers.
Report of committee received and adopt
ed. Convention djourned till 2P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention called TO order at . o'clock
T. NJ, by the Chairman, Judge Wilson.
EN-. Morrill, moved that com mittee of
five be appointed to meet a similar commit
tee on the part OF the other convention, with
view to reconciling all differences of opin-
ion between them. Motion prevailed unan-
imously. The chair appointed the follow
ing committee f. \. Morrill,, ]. A. Dixon,
F. J. Wendell, NJ. +. Nudge. q. W. Hig-
ginbotham.
On motion, the chair appointed COM
mittee on resolutions, as follows: Hoge-
boom, of Jefferson, Brown, of Nemaha, Van
Wrinkle, of Atchison, Myers, of Jefferson,
and Hume, of Washington.
The committee to confer with a commit
tee OF the other convention reported, in sub
stance, that they had met similar COM
mittee, but nothing would satisfy them but
an entire surrender, and the nomination of
Col. VIM. A. Phillips.
On motion, the committee was discharged
Whereupon, on motion Of L. A. Myers, Of
Jefferson, in some we'll timed and pertinent
remarks, the rules were suspended, and Gen. |
nv NJ af Atah,snp
nominated as the candidate for |
gressional District.
A committee, consisting Of Messrs. Nor
rill and Aud were appointed 10 wait upon |
Hon. ". W. Guthrie, and inform him of |
his nomination.
In the absence of the committee, speeches
were made by DIR. Hodge, Mr.. Montgomery
and Others, heartily endorsing the nomina- ]
ton.
Mr.. Guthrie appeared before the conven
ton, and thanked them, in few we'll timed
and feeling remarks, for the honor conferred.
He intimated to the convention that he
should use all honorable means to reconcile
the unhappy differences that had arisen in
fiedly accept or decline the nomination.
"a hou1 tHt Couiu1lstfc Ou
submitted the following, which
were adopted without dissenting voice:
WHEREAS, The ring of Federal Office
holders, with their hired associates, have re-
fused to participate in this, the regularly
convention for the nomination Of
q candidate for Congress in the First Dis
tric;, and have organized a rump conven-
tion for the denomination of VIM. A. Phil
lips; therefore
4eselued, That We congratulate the true
of said District upon their re-
lease from the baleful influence exerted by
this ring, at former conventions, and call
upon them 10 ra;ify at the polls the action
Of this convention, thereby securing the
right to elect delegates to meet in conven-
lion without subjecting themselves to the
3ictation of bad men, Who have fastesed
themselves upon the party in this Congres-
,ional District, and Who have brought up
N the grand old Republican party the on )