The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-08-22
THE FIRST BALLOT.

A n
Semaha soiId Tor HD ERIN SiaY, n'
dickinson Eilis ana hiieS soiiu Ior nnnel-
son LeaVenS0r'h iol bih.I nTh,paan,
Marshall ana norton LOT ~ Lt siin 'sis'Ion
TouIty Sare , n".u,ie - D. M a. PAM.
.. W.,,Sinn,or az C;n,bris 2 and Gland
l.
After this ballot the Convention adjourn
ed until O'Clock Thursday morning.
! FRIENDLY PLEASANTLY.
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,ba 1T, - 81 ,ba v.r;ons commi,,e.s an.
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p.I II" w. W;nLIa - a,cb;sor COUNTY
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WEDNESDAY MIGHT 'A'C' ssiNd'
The caucussing Wednesday night was
lively but indefinite, no conclusion being
1 dIEIN II, a. "sa' - 80 '''.'AOs va
Thursday morning, when Philips received
10, gain Of three; Guthrie -, gain OF
one Baker II, holding his Gan; Morrill,
=, gaming one Anuerson ~, gaining one,
anu i1'i''"'' >
THE VOTE oN IhIkspAh.
| Thursday morning the Convention met
at . o'clock, Judge Aller IN the chair, and
after roll call the balIoting was begun, the
various votes standing a. follows:
First Ballot-phillips 10; Guthrie -;
| Baker IL: Morrill, 9; Anderson Il: Lee
| land IA.
Second Ballot-Phillips 10; Guthrie - !;
Baker 9. two OF his men going to Anderson /;
| Morrill, .: Anderson -; Leland H.
The third. fourth, filth, sixth, and sew
enth. were the same As the second.
Eighth Ballot Phillips 80: Baker H.,
/ r.gaiuiup what he lost Oh the second !;
| C;athrie %: Morrill, 9; Anderson IL: Le-
| land IL. This ballot. owing to an error
upcn the part of the tellers, was taken over
again. with the same result. with the ex-
ception that it gave Phillips 10, Guthrie
p, Leland -.
The ninth and tenth ballots were the
same a. the elshth, Win 'he eA,eP'ion !
thal IN me ia''er Uu'''iIe io'e u anu
Leland Ell, iaiIihs 20 - ,..:, .
ne c"hVeh'inh men "uio''in'u "''''
O'Clock IN the ai'eri'ooh'
THE Caucus RULE
| Immediately alter the meeting of the
convention in the afternoon at > o'clock, a
motion to adjourn was carried by vote OF
Is 10 -. the Phillips Men and the FIVE oil
the opposition voting against it. The op,
rosition then proceeded TO the Anderson
Ibeadouarters, where they remained in eau.
cus until about six o'clock. finally agreeing
mon Anderson. the vote standing - TO l6,
the majority ruling. Ballot after ballot
was taken. the name of every man voted
for in the convention being put forward
hint Anderson was the only one upon whom
tbev could unite. and after nearly foul
bonrs' struggle the different elements wer,
united and the next Congressman named
As soon As the caucus had adjourned til.
rumor Of the final decision flew from mouth
tn mouth. and men knew that the BATH,
was over and that the stubborn and gallan
fgbt made by the Phillips men was of n,
avail
,rr
Al eight ociocS inc eou ., .h
met, motion 10 ADJOURN un'iI 49,
next morning ptiHS 'oiei ocNh
motion 10 ADJOURN "h'ii ~ .ioo~ na
night was also voted Gown anu 'he ma
vote called ior.
Atchison, brown anu Gay M, III.
soid ior Anuer'on, ciouu io Em;. T.
DAVIS picklnsoh' DphiPnah an" e. Oh,
Ander91h, E,is"'.u Is on IaoLs"n soI;,
fIr anderson and Jefferson four votes 10
andersen and one for Phillips; Jewell soli
Tor pbiIIips. Ieayenworth ten Tor Ander
son and on. for Phill;p. Lincoln solid 70
= pbilIips and MARSHALL four for Anderso
anJ one for Phillips: Mitchell solid 10
pL;IIius and N.uaha. Norton and Osborn
t,r anderson. Ottawa for Phillips an
pb;II,r. county for Anderson: Pottawatt
!, mi. and RanuiIic counties solid for PHILLIP
| All R;I.v fnr Anderson: Rocks, Slime an
smith lar Phillips and Russell and Wasf
;ng,on for Anderson. After the vote, - t
N in favor Of Anderson. was announce
Cant. Mohler. the leader Of the PHILLIP
men, moved that the nomination be mad
unanimous, which motion PrcVaiied ann
cheers i me sa ae' b~mor was he oder ,
o .ts IT, anu 81 Anderson WAS then loudl
'n1 ~ i - 800, n,n,;o, NJ Can't Mol
Saii.. ,oi ~, az" -, ;,,,.;,oJ 90 ,n,o,r h,
.u' ". IL iinran,;on with CnI Anderson.
io,. -, oanS;S,;r,, ~ Nassrs. Mobile
C: - I'll prown were the
T.. =. -, ,ha ,op,Inmen IN n
PrDn,;a, I'LL boib heino cbsered
~ - a., .bay r,de their snpearance-
''' ''''o -
"N'' A. NN
appeared, accompanied by the Commute
and the good natured looking defeated ca
didates. lie said that he was unable 10 e
press his thanks TO the delegates Tor the
nomination. lie hoped TO prove worthy
the trust repOsed in him. lie was haPl
To say that he hiu oeen no,iii""'eu "i'no
any pledges, and had not been aPproach
ellnef ,; ulle;s u H. "a he lad no br.,
~ L,,,sr br,g.I,. He was not ready.
~; - ., aT,J,;, his nosi,inn on {,
' 81 III. Jav hut horned 10 make
-, IN aud comnle,e canvass. and spe
-. ,ar,;on of the district
~ n,,,
'"i' fi'''-
Mr.. President and Genhemca ~ the CO"re'4t''
cam. IN Won Republican, loving |
history Of the old party-devoted TO
nrincioles. come TO acquiesce in the
cision of this convention. shall not n
IT, b,rmonv Inv any acrimonious remal
hui the Recommendations and combil
,;ons and local capdidatures by. which I
re.ult was obtained. | submitted my clai
N =, convention of the party under its ru
,pd according 10 its practices, and l h;
TO- much love for the old party and no
too much seli-respect to utter murmur
| come to thank the gallant gentlen
who supported me. Since the days wi
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