The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-08-15
The seagwick County Delegate Convention.

The delegate convention, which met
on Saturday, was largely attended and
full Of enthusiasm. When the hour
arrived for convening the delegates
assembled in Eagle Hall, and were
called to order by Chairman of the
County Central Committee Ii. G. Sluss.
Horace Carpenter, of Union, was elect
ed Temporary Chairman, and Milo
Kellogg, Of the Fourth ward of the
city, Temporary Secretary. a COM
mittee of five on Credentials were
appointed, viz: w. C. Little, of the
Fourth ward j. c. Van Marier, of
Delano: J. G. McComb, of The Second
ward I. q. Covill. of Payne, and ID.
S. Miller, of Waco. On Permanent
Organization: ID. D. Carlton, of Gar
den Plains; J. X. Sawyer, of the First
ward; L. p. Thompson, of Kechi w.
Ross, of Minnesota, and j. G. Beard,
Of Grant. Convention then adjourned
until one o'clock.
Convention reconvoncd at 1:30 p. N.
Report of Committee on Credentials
was read, and motion made to re-
ceive aud adopt it. Exceptions were
taken to its adoption, owing to the
fact that there were two sets of dele
gates fromMineha claiming admission.
2. IL. Massey. enc of the contcsting
delegates, in 3 speech before the con-
vention, set forth their claims to seats,
stating that himself, with one other
Republican voter, met at the hour aud
place appointed By the Central Com
mittee for holding primaries, viz:
from three to six O'Clock on the 4ti
inst. No one else attending the
primary they claimed the right aud
constituted themselves delegates, mado
out their credentials, with
statement embodying tbs facts as
they existed. G.. ST Dennis addressed
the contention in behalf of the other
set of delegates, saying: "Owing to
the busy time among farmers, and each
one depending upon the other to at
tend the primaries, it went by default,
and upon learning that no primary
had been held Oh the 4th inst, num-
Der Of them consulted and concluded
to hold q primary on the following
Thursday, which they and some fifteen
or more attended and elected two DEL
egates, furnishing them with creden
tials in regular form." This latter set
the Committee on Credentials recon-
mended to seats, and so reported, but
a motion was made by j. IL. Ransom
TO amend the report by admitting the
other set. The amendment was car
ried.
The Committee Oh Permanent Or
ganization recommended NJ. w. Levy
Permanent Chairman, aud N. d. KEEL
logg, Permanent Secretary.
Some townships not having their full
complement OF delegates, a motion to
allow the attending delegates from
those townships to fill the vacancies
by the appointment of gentlemen from
their respective townships, was lost /;
also the motion to allow the delegates
present to cast the vote Of the absent
ones was lost.
The following resolution was then
read and unanimously adopted:
Resolged, That the Delegates to the State
and Congressional Conventions be instructed
TO support no man for Governor or Congress
man who will not agree 10 use his influence to
secure the passage o. bill making all rail-
roads within our State ameaabe 80 Legisla
tive action.
A motion to divide the convention
and vote for State and Congressional
delegates by Representative districts,
allowing each district to elect one
half of the delegates prevailed. The
convention then terminated.