The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-08-17
The sedgwiok County Republican Convention.

mittce, at one o'clock SATURDAYS
August 18th. -...sg'
Col. !. ID. Fouts was nominated and
elected temporary chairman without
opposition. In the same manner was
E. A. Dorsey chosen secretary.
After few Timely remarks from
the presiding officer, touching the i'm
portance of the work in hand, and an
Acknowledgment Of the honor con-
ferred, on motion of l.. n. Woodcoek,
committee of FIVE on credentials.
consisting of L. n Woodcock, NJ.
Stewart. E. P. Thompson, !. j. VIII
Hams aud 4. q. Enrr, was appointed
by The chair i' a.tdg ''i'a i'e'
Il. p. Thompson offered a fes9Iation
and made a speech in support Of same,
protesting against the informality. Of
many Of the primary meetings and
asking thatithe COMMITTEES oh creden-
tials be instructed to throw out all
delegations not regularly elected at
the hour appointed by the County
Central Committee lie claimed that
there were delegations present that
were elected two or three days after
they should have been aud by mere
handful of Republicans Of such town
ships.
L. n. Woodcock and NJ. w. Levy
opposed the resolution on the ground
that there being no protest from the
said townships or contesting delega-
lions. that such action would virtually
disfranchise such townships and Grip
pie the Convention. That while it
should be the endeavof Of all good
Republicans to hold their primaries
promptly, yet failure to do this
ought not to work so great a punish
ment as misrepresentation.
The motion was lost.
On motion of NJ w. Levy the Chair
appointed the mover, w. w. Will
liams, j. c. Davis, VIM. Jones and
VIM. Walden a committee on perma-
ncnt organization.
The Convention then took a recess
of fifteen minutes in which the cont
mittees were given time TO make up
their reports.
Upon reassembling the committe on
credentials reported the following
named gentlemen as being entitled to
seats in the Convention
Grant Township-M. E. Goodcll,
G. X. Ayers and c. c. Campbell.
Wichita Township. c. Davis, A.
j. Cook and 5. S. Keddle.
Payne Township-John Cochran.
Attica Township-John Valentine
and j. Il. Coleman.
Union Township-E. q. Dorsey
VIM. Jones and r. S. Bell.
Grand River Township-David
Moore aud f. e. Stevenson. Alternates.
w. b. Parker and Frank Hamilton.
Kechi Township-E. p. Thompson,
w. i. Williams ard Arthur Sullivan.
Ohio Township. j. Williams, and
W. II. Daughman.
Waco Townships. S. Bowman. j.
B. York and S. WyckoG
Salem Township-G. a. Nelson. B.
Watson and w L. Blaze.
Park Township-F. W. Chase and
F. j. Canton.
Morton Township-M. Stewart and
L. d. Fouts.
City-First Ward-J. NJ. Steele, 6.
f. HargIs and L. 4. Brown.
Second Ward-John Forey, c. NJ.
Garrison and Geo. Shlichter.
Third Ward-Chas. Schaitner, NJ
w. Levy and G. G. Matthews.
Fourth WARDS. E. Jocelyn, J. T.
Carpenter and L. n. Weodcock.
Gypsum Township-Z. Stafford and
J. Il. Shockey.
Garden Plains Township-H. NJ
Mulkey and w. II. Ball. Alternate,
L. d. Stover.
Minneha Township-G. ST. Dennis
and II. II. Campbell.
Illinois Townships. l. POPE and
Jas. Sackett.
Lincoln Township-orrin Smith
and George Lent.
Delano Townships. w. Richmond,
d. b. Brinley aud G.. E. kirkpatrick.
Eagle Township-D. A. Widdoes
and ID. E. Welmer.
Rockford Township-A. G. Burr.
Thos. Williams aud j. II. Minnich.
Greeley Township-D. McMurchy
and VIM. Madden.
y majority supplemental report.
signed by L. n. Woodcock, j. j. vii.
liams and NJ Stewart, as follows, was
also adopted:
No credentials from Minnesota
Township being presented, the com
mittee recommend that VIM. Ross be
permitted to cast the vote of that
township.
The committee on permanent organ
ization, through its chairman, made
the following report which was adopt
ed without dissent:
The undersigned, committee on per-
manent organization and order of bus
mess, beg leave to report the follow
ing:
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
Chairman-T. ID. Fouts.
Secretary-E. y. Dorsey.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
/. Report Of committee on creden-
tials.
2. Election of delegates to judicial
Convention.
s. Election of delegates to State
Convention.
4. Election of delegates to Congress
sional Convention.
5. Election of delegates to Senatori-
al Convention.
All of which is respectfully submit
ted. NJ. w. LEVY,
w. b. WILLIAMS,
WILLIAM JONES,
j. G. DAVIS,
VIM. MADDoN.
The election of delegates to the Ju-