The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-02


ley county, was elected temporary chair
man, and upon taking his seat, Mr. Mil
lington made some appropriate remarks.
y j. Hoisington, of Barton COUNTY,
was elected temporary secretary.
y committee of seven was appointed
by the chair on credentials, as follows:
~ b. Steinbarger, of Elk; j. Il. W'or-
rail-, OF Pawnee; ID. Van Slykc, of Bar
bOur; \. d. Brown, of Coffey; j. Il.
Kellogg, of Lyon; Enos Commons, of
Harvey, and l.. W. Walton, of Sumner.
A committee of five on permanent or
ganization was appointed by the chair rs
follows:
f. b. Brainard, of Butler; w. f. Ritch-
lie, of Wabaunsee; Mr.. Cooper, of Pratt;
Mr.. Huntoon, of Shawnee, and Mr. Per
lette, of Pawnec.
4 committee of five was appointed by
the chair on resolutions, miles and order
of business, as follows:
Bailey, of Chase; Devendorf, of Shaw
nee; Chappell, of Cowley; Showalter,
of Summer, and a. d. Brown, of CofIey.
Convention then adjourned until two
O'Clock.
The convention met again at two T.
m, and while waiting for the report of
committee on credentials, Senator Brad
ley, of Morris county, in fine style, re
cited THE Battle of Lookout Mountain y
and excellent and timely remarks were
made by Hon. Geo. r. Peck, Mr.. John
ston, Senator Sluss, and others.
Mr.. Peck made very humorous
speech and it was very heartily applaud
ed Senator Ingalls, was called for and
he made powerful speech, compll
menlary Of the Arkansas valley, in ar
raignment of the disunion course of the
Democratic party, explanatory of the
electoral commission affair, and the inn
minent danger the country was in dur
ing that trying ordeal, cautioning the
Republican party of the dangers that be
get the government this fall, calling on
them everywhere 10 do their whole duty
in the coming campaign and eu!ogizing
our eminent standard bearers for presi.
dent and vice-president.
The committee on credentials report.
ported that there were c9nIesIs in Reno,
Harper, Edwards AMI Lane counties,
and recommended the admission of the
anli-Taylur delegation from Reno coun.
ty, the delegation from Harper, headed
by Mr.. Greene, the delegation from Ed
xror6S haodo1 l,x, w Crouc,r1 ap5
all the contestants from Lyon county,
which report was unanimously adopted
The committee on permanent organi
cation reported Hon. a. W. Smith, OF
Mcpherson county, for permanent chair
man, A. ]. Hoisington for permanent
secretery. Mr.. Smith declined in neat
little speech and nominated Hon. II. G.
Sluss in his place Mr.. Sluss and Mr.
HOisington were then unanimously
elected permanent chairman and secre
tary respectively, and the committee dis
charged,
Hon. H. @. Sluss, upon taking the
chair, fairly covered himself with glory
by delivering the best address, in
our Judgment, which was made before
the convention. His appeal in behalf o.
the Republican party was eloquent anC
convincing, and we have seldom seer
the glorious record of that grand old or
ganiZatiOn reviewed with more telling
effect
At the conclusion of his able effort
| tho cl,afv.,,o=. a., q.
inc report OF the committee ON resolu
tons was next in order, and in the fol
lowing were submitted, read anC
adopted;
lst AeesOtp4d, That we fully endors
the national Republican platform a
adopted by the national convention il
Chicago, assembled Jane 3, 1850,
/ ID. Resqlped, That We hereby endors
the wise selection of that convention i
selecting Gen. james 4. Garfield an
Chester A. Arthur for president and vic
president of the United States, and W
fully believe that this wise selectio
will result in the harmonious unitin
of the entire Republican party of til
Union.
Sd. Resolced, That the Repuhlica
party of prinoipie Gna progress, an
anlagoniEes air the clements of barba
, ism and anarchy fostering in the bod
politics.
4th Resolped, That we are In favor
, all the greenbaeks which can pOSsibl
be kept aAoat at par with coin, an
, thus give TO the labOrer as good a doll;
! as any other man.
9Th, ResOlUed, That the national banl
: are safe and reliable medium of e
change in the international commerce
= the nation, and cave millions over Al
9th. Re$0lced, That this convention
= behalf Of the Republican voters of q
: third congressional district most hearti
> endorse the services of Hon. Thorn
Ryan as our representative IN congre:
and we are proud of his record as
: faithful, earnest and efficient worker
J, the interest of his constituents, and '
a hereby pledge him our enthusiastic 81
. port.
The following congressional comm
re tee, composed of member from ca
J. county in the district. was then nomin
: ed by the chairmen of the respective
a. cations;
IF Barbour, John r. Paisley; Barton,
ie j. Pickering; Butler. T. B. Murdoc
= Chautauqua, Nathan Wheeler; Golf
7, II. E. Cowgirl; Cowley, d. A Millir
D. ton; Chase, W. A Morgan; Elk, t.
~ Fletcher; Woodson, ]. E. PIckens;
u wards, Taylor Flick: Ford, r. w. EEaI
,e Greenwood, VIM. Martindale. Harry
ID. Reeves; HOdgeman, ID. n. Prind