The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-09-14

Slower, j. Nichols.
Park Township-T. j. Smith, F. w.
Chase.
Grand River Township-W. A.
Richey, VIM. Vikerk.
Waco Township-Wm. Simpson, G.
A. White, j. B. York.
Delano Township-A. E. Dodge, r.
E. Lawrence, 2. Mcdonald.
Minnesota Township-Chas. Wood,
Thomas Weston.
Ohio Township. j. Williams, G.
p. Skinner.
Gypsum Township-C. Webb, NJ.
Harding.
Greeley Township-L. Pratt, f. w.
Ash.
Grant Tewnship-O. G. Jacobs, NJ.
E. Goodell, G. X. Ayers.
Union Township-G. w. Steinrod,
II. Carpenter, d. Boone.
The report was accepted and the
committee discharged.
The committee on permanent or
ganization reported the following,
which was accepted and adopted:
Permanent Chairman-M. w. Levy.
Secretary-P. Mcdonald.
The committee recommended that
the nominations be made in the fol-
lowing order:
l. Representatives and District
Central Committees.
2. County Attorney.
3. Clerk of the District Court.
4. Probate Judge.
5. Superintendent Public Instruc-
ton.
6. County Central Committee.
The following rules were adopted:
l. A majority of all the votes cast
shall be required for each nomination.
2. The voting shall be by ballot.
5. Any township or ward repre-
sented by one delegate shall be en-
titled to cast the full vote of said
township or ward.
4. We heartily recommend that no
proxies be allowed where a township
or ward is not represented.
The committee on resolutions SUBJ
mitted the following which were &C.
cepted and adopted:
Resolrsd, That we heartily endorse the plat
for, Of tba Nat;n Rap
and adopted at Cincinnati; also the platform
adopted by the State Convention at Topeka,
and pledge ourselves to give the Republican,
National and State, standard bearers our en-
thusiastc and unanimous support.
ResolUed, That the Republican party is
firmly convinced that the principles laid down
in the Congressional Convention of this dis
trict are for the best interest of the country
and have our full endorsement.
Resolred, That the doctrine of human equal
ity enunciated by the fathers of the Republic
and embodied in the Declaration of Inde-
pendeDce is the basis of true Republicanism.
therefore we are unaterably opposed to any
course which would have a tendency to make
any distinction between American citizens on
account OF creed, race, color or the accident
of birth.
M. w. Levy, permanent chairman,
then took the chair and addressed the
convention in few well-chosen re-
marks after which the regular order
of business was commenced.
On motion the delegates of the 92d
Representative District withdrew to
an adjoining room for the purpose of
putting in nomination candidate for
Representative.
j. NJ. Steele was elected chairman
and o. G. Jacobs secretary.
The names of VIM. Baldwin and
w. S. Jenkins were put in nomina-
ton and a ballot was taken, which re-
suited in twenty for Baldwin and
eight for Jenkins.
On motion the rules were suspend
ed and VIM. Baldwin was declared
the unanimous choice of the conven-
ton.
Previous to the balloting fer Repre-
sentative one of the delegates asked
that each candidate for legislative
honors be required to pledge himself
against the division of the county.
Each candidate, in turn, came for
ward and placed himself on record
against division.
The delegates from the 93d District
assembled in Eagle Hall. G. w.
Steinrod was appointed chairman and
r. E. Lawrence secretary. Nessly,
Stewart and Smith were appointed
tellers.
Col. Stewart presented the name of
Col. T. ID. Fouts. Mr.. Carolton pre-
sented the name of VIM. Ross. Horace
Carpenter seconded the nomination
of Ross in an eloquent and forcible
speech. Judge Mccoy, of Rockford,
was also placed in nomination.
On motion the convention proceeded
to take an informal ballot for Repre-
sentative, which resulted as follows j:
outs ............... .......-..... 10 |
Mccoy ....-. .-....-..-.t......... ......-. |
A formal ballot was then taken |