The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-09-03
FROM Topeka.
The EmpOria Folks Arrive all Right.
The Great Crowd at the Convention.
ST. John Nominated on the first Ballot.

TOPEKA. Sept I, S=i5 p. m
The special train Carrying the En-
pOTia de legation co the state cnnVenIion
arrived yesterday. coming n about half
past six O'Clock, having made excellent
time, and reaching the capital just in
season for supper To say that We found
the city full, would be to convey but =
FAINT idea OT the eOncOurse Of people
which thrORged the streets and crowd
ell IN the directions OF the no
tells There Is Enthusiastically a
great aggregation al talent in Topeka.
In addition TO the regular delegates and
the old party wheel horses there are
scores OF visiting statesmen ID aifen-
dance and certainly not less than two
hundred editors from the towns and vii
AGES OF Kansas
The candidates for the various Offices
would themselves form 4 crowd that no
man could number, and when you alld
to these the hundreds Of people who
have been drawn hither by simply = gen.
eFal interest in the salvation of the Com
mOnwealth, You may form some -cOncep-
ton Of the vast assembly which Is testing
the hospitality Of the capital to-day.
Lsss night Topeka quite Outdid her
self in the extent and briIlianey OF the
magnificent demonstrations with which
she welcomed her guests The Garfield
and Arthur clubs Of Lawrence and To
peka and the Flambeau club of the LAT
ter city paraGed the streets IN their gay
and shOWey uniforms. and with their
torches and splendid display Of fireworks
made gorgeous ahd imposing specta
Gle Speeches were made by SenatOl
Plumb, Hon d. C. Haskell and Hon
Lewis Hanback,, all Of whom made al
mirable appeals in behalf o. the Repub
lican party and inviEcible arguments IL
favor of the perpetuiIy OF Republican As
cen.lcncy-
Early this morning the city was astlr
and before eight O'Clock all Of the dele
gales had breakfassed and were ready TO
the work Of the day.
At about 10 O'Clock the convention rs
semblei and was called To order by Mr
Leland. chairman OF the state centra
committee The roll was calleS
by Secretary Thompson, after which
Judge w. p. Campbell, of wichita, and
E n. Morrill,, of Brown county, wer'
nominated as candidates for temporary
chairman. The ballot resulted, Morrill,
1874; Campbell 100. This vote WAS takes
rs an indication of ST Johns strength
Mr.. Morrell having been elected by 81
John delegates
On motion, the following cOmmittel
On permanent organization, consisting o
representatives from each judicial dis
trics in the state was appointed: Oscal
Haberlin, E Knowles, J. s. Seols. L. &
Kirk, C. H Graham, Henry Plumb. J
n, Holloway, ii. E, Richter. J.W-KanAga
w. II. Shear, D. R. Martin. s E Brown,
w. W, Jones, A. R Head. E F. Kerns-
The following committee On resOlu
lions was appointed: NJ W. Veaeh
John A. Martin, w. II. Whitney, E II
FOFIle, J. j, Stewart. John S. Gilmore
s. B. Purcell, John PetersbsOgh. c, w
Litchfield, E, 4. Wasser, w. d. Little
T. F. Henderson. N. Simpson, S. o
Kels0>
The committee on rules and order o
business is composed OF the FOll0WiH.
gentlemen: ]. 3 COSltiins, Sidney
Clarke, Taylor Flick, S, B, Carpenter, J
E Slime, a E. Parks, II. C. Campbell
l. W. b. Johnson,
Committee on Creslentials-C. E
Fa0lker Saline. John Mckee Leaxen
worth, J. II. Johnson NeOshO, ]. B. Nc
Alice, Shawnee. A T. Sharp Franklin
J. B. ClogstOn, Greenwood, s. A. Da,
Bourbon, r ID. HartshO=n Ne0sho, Ly.
man Field Dickinson, Fl. r. H00le Stat
ford. Sherry Baker Miami, T. C. Con-,
I.abeste, J. Ii. HUFF Cloud, II. G. rron
COwley, L S. Tucker
The convention then adjourned till
O'Clock p. IN. 1t is generally cOnccde'
that Sc, John will be nominated Ol
the first ballot, and will hav
at least two hundred votes
The convention Ee-assemhled al
O'Clock and after waiting for quite tim
for the committee on credentials to repns
took recess till Asa, pm. BCTTs.
LATEST
From the Commonwealth Of Thur:
day morning, We learn that GOverno
ST. John was nominated GA the first bal
lot, the vote standing Is follows. 81
John, $50; Carpenter, 80. Henry. 90; IN
man, }, Davis. 5; Steele. Z; John A
Martin, 1 : Thatcher, 2
Amer having first nominated D. n
Valentine .or judge and taking two vote
for lieutenant governor, in which I. !
Taylor, of Reno, received the highes
vote. the convention adjourned unit
Thursday morning.