The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-07-20

and changing the time Of the primary meet
ings for the election of delegates and alter
nates. Please publish the enclosed in The
TINES, and oblige.
Respectfully yours,
d L. PALMER
Chairman of the Republican Cong. Com. Of
the lst District, Kansas.
Col. d. r. Anthony, Leavenwortb, Kan.
At the meeting of the Committee, held
June sih, there were present d. r. Antho-
ny, with Letters Of authority to act for Pal
mer, Grove and Corbett; A. H. Horton,
with . letter to act for Hidden, and George
Huyck was also present. making three
members present, with four proxies.
A letter from DR.. Hidden, who vas alb
sent at the time in Boston, says he "has
given his proxy to Horton, with = request
to have the convention early in September
Mr.. Palmer sent the letters published in
another column, which show him commit
ted to convention at date agreeable to
those who desired late convention.
Mr.. Corbett sent the following letter Of
instructions:
BUNKER HILL, Kan, June l, 1876.
ID. r. Anthony, Esq, Learenuorth, Kansas:
DEAR SIR: Yours relating to the time OF
calling the Congressional Convention has
come duly to hand. As one OF the Com
mittee, 1 would suggest that the Conven-
tion be called some time between the 1st
and the 18th of September. Will object to
apy change of place OF meeting.
Respectfully, }. B. CoRBErr.
The committee met June Sth.
A vote was taken to change the place OF
holding the convention. Huyck, Horton,
and proxy voted to change to Manhattan.
Anthony and three proxies voted to adhere
to the original resolution OF the committee.
Anthony personally preferred Manhattan,
but in Difference to the wishes of those
whose proxies he held, he voted with them
for Abilene.
The next motion was to fix the date Of
the convention August llth. This was
voted down-four to three. The next mo-
tion was to fix the date Of the convention
August 18th. This was lost by the same
vote.
Mr.. Guthrie was present, urging an early
convention, and his presence had some in
Huence upon the votes Of members OF the
committee.
Col. Anthony then suggested that the
various dates named for the Conventions
were from the llth of August to the 18th
of September, and that date half way BE-
tween the two extremes would be fair and
Just to all concerned.
This opinion was concurred in by Judge
Horton and Mr.. Huyck, and without vote
by unanimous consent the 26th was agreed
upon to hold the primaries, and the 3lst O
August for the Convention.
The call was issued, and for one month il
has been published, when Mr.. Palmer write'
the letter at the head Of this article, saying
that he issues new call at the "earnesi
request of majority Of the Committee"
In his letter Of July lst, to Judge Hor.
ton, he says:
81 have heard from Corbett. Should
you and Doct. Hidden give me authority
will make the change"
Under date of July s, Judge Horton
writes Col. Anthony concerning the PROPOSE
tion to change the date Of the convention
as follows:
81 am not mistaken in what ID. L. Pal
mer wrote to me about a change OF tn,
| call. Previous to receiving his letter
never had any correspondence with him
have written him to-day saying that
am fearful that any change might nov
make trouble.
1t would be unfortunate if any discort
should grow out of the action Of the com
mitiee or of any of Its members. Mr.. Pal
mer authorized me TO issue a new call, ant
publish it in the hampton here at once
This / declined TO do, and 50 urote him."
july Is, d. r. Wagstaff telegraphed al
| follows:
"Huyck says he does not think it p.licy
to change time of convention"
Mr.. Grover was willing to do just as thu
committee thought hest. He has beeI
written to, but it is not time for reply
From the foregoing it will be seen tha
Judge Horton, DIR. Hidden, Mr.. Huyck
Mr. Grover and ID. K. Anthony five member
out of the seven members of the commit
tee, have not given consent to any change
From the foregoing statements it will b
seen that the proceedings up to, and the is
suing of the call, June S'h, were fair, har
monious and regular in every particular
There can be no change without calling tn
committee together again, unless by unani
nous consent of all its members.
Mr.. Palmer, in his boiling call, is sus
tanned by only one member of the commit
tee. Mr.. Corbett instructed the secre
,ary in writing to fix the date of the con
ventio9 from the lst to the 18th Of Septem
Der. What has changed his mind :?
The only good reason for opposing tn
original, call is the one Of to
many primaries. And yet in E,stern State'
separate primaries are always held, and il
most instances separate delegates choser
In the Second District of Kansas ther
were different dates for primary meeting'
i This proceeding is not, therefore, irregu
lar or unusual.
The real motive for . change to an ear.
lier date for the Convention, seems to be
desire to prevent giving Phillips any tim
to zee his constituents before the delegate
to the Convention were chosen.
i The TINES and the secretary have n
will but that of the majority Of the com
mittee-a desire to please the Republican
of the First District, and to do right.
/ TIE TINES, therefore. declines to compl
with the request of Mr.. Palmer, for tn
reason that he had no authority from tn
committee to change the date of holdin
the convention.
Everybody seems to be satisfed with th
original call for August 3lst, except fe,
who seem to fear . late convention vii
result in Phillip nomination.
GIVE PHILLIPS 4 CHANCE.
The frs: call of the Conmittee assume
to fix day for the election of delegafel
1t has been customary Cor State and Dil
trict Committees to recommend" that dele
gates be elected on . certain day, but .
far as our knowledge goes, this is tne frs
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