The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-09-05


poem, (Which touched every soldier.
heart, entitled
NOTHING but FLAGS.
Nothing but flags, but simple flags,
Torn and tattered and hanging in rags,
And we walk beneath with a careless tread,
Nor think OF the hosts of the mighty dead,
Who have marched beneath in the dsys gons
by
With i burning cheek and 4 kindng eye,
And have bathed each fold with their life:
young tide.
And dying blessed them, anil blessing died.
Nothing but flags, yet me;hnks at night,
They tell each other their tales Of fright,
That dim spectres rise and their thin arm:
Irvine
Round each standard torn as it stands IN line
As the word is given, they charge they form,
And the dim hail rings with the battle storm
And once again through smoke and strife
Those co!ors lead to a Nations life.
Nothing but flags, ye; they are bathed with
tears,
They tell OF triumphs, OF hopes and fears,
OF mothers prayers, of Il boy away,
Or 4 serpent crushed, OF the coming day.
Silent they speak, and the tear will start
As We stand beneath. them with throbb;ng
heart,
And think of those who are ne'er forgot.
Their flags come home, why come they not
Nothing but flags, yet we hold our breath
As we gaze with awe ON those types OF death.
Nothing but Gags, yet the thought will come,
The heart must pray. though the lips be dumb.
They are sacred, pure; and we sec no stain
On those dear loved flags come home again.
Baptiscd in the blood o. our purest. best,
Tattered aud torn, they are now at rest.
The committee on credentials re-
ported that they would not be able to
report until a very late hour, and the
convention at 1880 adjourned till Q
O'Clock Thursday morning.
The convention reassembled at . a.
m, aud while waiting for the COM
mittcc on credentials, the platform
was reported 10 the convention, but
was not adopted at that time. 1t IA
vors gradual resumption, the aboli-
ton of the national banking system
and the substitution of grcenbacks for
national bank notes; indorses the
opening of the unsold lands Of the
land frant TO railroads to homestead
ers, and favors legislation to regulate
railroads. Il is very decided IN its
condemnation of Hayes policy, but
not at all extreme on the money Ques.
ton.
AT II O'Clock the committee on ere.
deniials after having, in all. been in
session upwards of twenty hours, re.
ported. a majority of the committee
in favor of admitting the
regular delegation from Douglas coun-
ty, and against The admission OF the
Anthony delegates from Wabaunsee.
This was considered by the convcn-
ton fair settlement, aud the report
was adopted.
The committee on permanent or
ganizaiion reported w. II. Biddle, of
Linn county, for President, Cy. Le-
land, Jr., j. {. Brown and A. l.. Fed.
den, Vice Presidents; John II. Folks.
Secretary, ana &. +. Faulkner and +.
NJ. Sexton, assistants. The reports
of al the committees were then adopt.
ID, and two ballots taken before noon
or Governor, standing: Martin, 1I9;
ia; st. John. Sc.
AT the close of the twelfth ballot the
adjourned for supper, the
'oie being substantially the same as
ipon the first ballot.
When the convention met at eight
''clock, balloting commenced prompt
y, and proceeded TO the fifteenth bal
OF without any change, when the
,owley county delegation went over
o Martin, and the vote stood: Martin
23, Anthony l07, st. John SO. At
his point tie Anthony and st. John
delegates combined aud effected an
djournment amid the very widest
aud all parties immedi-
tely went into caucus. The Martin
nen swore 10 triumph or die in their
racks. The Anthony and st. John
len formed all alliance and agreed to
Import the latter gentleman.
Friday morning the convention re-
ssembled at . O'Clock and proceeded
18th the seventeenth aud last ballot
II Governor. The result was await
I with baicd breath, and 1890 the
hair announced the vote: ST. John.
IS; Martin, l2s. The Anthony men
Id gone over in a body 10 st. John,
&c long, weary struggle had ended,
III Col. John =. ST. John was dcclar-
| the Republican nominee for Gov
nor.
Mr.. MastiHdalc proposed three
ieers for Governor ST. john, which /
ere given with will, and cheers
I'D and long were given for Martin .
ID Anthony.
Col. s.. John responded TO an invi- 4,
ton, aud addressed the convention 4
nv briefly. The defeated candidates
SO spoke. :
Tie next business being the nomi. n
ton of Lieutenant Governor. the z
II was called with the following re- !,
1t: I. ". Henderson, az; l.. L. Um- !,
rey, 60; John Kelly. s.; C.E. Faux. f
r, 81: A. II. Clark, "a. q
Mr., Henderson's name was with u
avn ane he re.1rued thanks for the !,
re vote which he had received. ID
ring rolI-call'on the third ballot, it q
ing evident that Mr.. Umphrey had 8
he IVES declared the nomi. :;
, by reclamation. q
The convention then proceeded to 81
ainate a Secretary of State, and :.
rteen gentlemen were voted for for :
{ position, on the FIRST ballot. Mr.. ii
ranaGgh receiving the highest num- b,
. Before the r, suit OF the second W
lot was declared. numerous ehsnges 81,
e made, Mr.. Cavauaush's name ,h
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