The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-06-01
POLITICAL.
Meetings of Various Political
Bodies Throughout tbs State.

loPEISA, Kan May 2i-The Convention
was called TO order at = p NJ, by Hon
John Guthrie, Chairman Of the State Cen
trail Committee. Col. ". III. Whitman, OF
Cherokee county, was chosen temporary
Chairman, and d. z. Evans temporary Sec
rotary. A motion to appoint a committee
on resolutions was voted down unanimously
A committee on permanent organization
and credentials was appointed, and the
Convention took a recess till 1 p. m. The
sentiment OF the Convention Is strongly for
Blaine, but probably the delegates will moi
be instructed. During recess, delegates from
each of the Congressional Districts are in
secret session.
The Convention re-eonvened at O'Clock,
when the committee on credentials report
ed. There were no contested seals.
The committee on permanent orgsniza'
ton reported p. B. Plumb, for president
and ID. j. Evans for secretary. T. j. Bins
and I. Hughes, were reported for assistant
secretaries; also, number of vice-p resi
dents. The report was adopted.
The delegates from the First Congress.
sional district, reported that they had Sc.
lected Cyrus Leland and A. j. Banta as
delegates to the State Convention, and IL
W. Shriver and II. Z. Baker as alterna:es
and they were declared elected.
The Second District reported d. p. Lowe
and +. NJ. Sham. delegates, and j. T. Lam
ter aid +. 4. Wasser. alternates.
Third Dis;rict-a. l.. Ridden and o. ii.
Sheldon, as delegates, and james Burgess
and c. l.. Hubbs a. si,ernates, all OF whom
were declared elected.
I. c. Sears was selected as delegate at
large by the delegates from that district,
and X. b. Taylor as alternate. The con-
yentiOn confirmed them.
Vim. Martindale was selected in the same
manner by the delegates from the Second
Dic;rict, with W. X. p. Muse as alternate,
and they were confirmed.
The Third District did not agree on q
delegate at large, and the convention Sc
lected A. ii. Horton, and afterwards T. d.
Thatcher for the fourth one.
The following resolution was then
adopted:
Resolved, That We reaffirm our devotion
to the Republican party, which originally
saved Kansas to freedom, and the nation
itself from dissolution. We recognize in the
Democratic party that same old organiza-
ton whose relentless hostility to the good
doctrine of republican liberty, whose cham
pionship OF human slavery, and whose
treachery to the nations honor and life, in
her hour Of trial and danger, had repeat
eddy demonstrated its untirness to be en-
trusted with the grave responsibilities Of
administering the government.
The Convention, from 10 to II o'clock,
was wrangling over resolution declaring
Blaine the first choice. There was really but
little opposition to it, and the fight seemed
to be only to worry S. A. Cobb, who intro
duced it 1t finally passed, and the Con-
yention adjourned sine die. All the dele
oates will vote for Ino,lIs for the Vi,a-
-,
4 'e''u"'.
MISSOURI REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
ST. LOUIS, May 2i.-lhe Republican
State convention for the election OF dele
gates to the Cincinnati convention met at
Jefferson City at noon, and organized tenn
porarily by electing Milo Blair, of Boom
vile, chairman, and Mr. Turner secretary.
Committees on credentials, permanent or
ganization, and resolutions are now being
chosen.
On re-asseMbling, after recess, the COM
mittee on credentials not being ready TO re-
port, resolution of greeting TO the Repub-
lican convention in session at Springfield,
ILL.,, hoping that they may be animated by
the same devotion 10 principle as when led
by Lincoln, was adopted and ordered to he
telesraphed.
A number OF resolutions were read. One
e endorsing Grant, and asserting that he was
in earnest when he said "Let no guilty man
escape" and thanking the Presidert for re-
fusing pardon TO convicted criminals, elicit
ed much applause.
Resolutions endorsing President Grant
were referred. The committee on perma-
nent organization reported Hon. Milo Blair
Tor President, and J. ii. Turner, Jacob
Kline and VIM. Kaucher, Secretaries. The
report was adopted. The committee on
credentials ct II being unable to report, Gen.
John b. Henderson made a humorous
speech endorsing all the Presidential can
,lidates as worthy men.
Ii being now O'Clock, and the committee
on credentials not yet ready TO report, the
Convention took a recess till Z p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
ST. IoUrs, Mo-, May 24.-The first bust
ness of the night session was the reading
and ado,,ion ri the ,enor, Of ,b., cn,Tn,r9