The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-03
ST. JOHNS DAY.
Results of the Prin,ar.ssana County Con.
ventions Held Throughout the
State ON saturday

Results of the PrinaarIesand County Con.
ventions Held Throughout the
stats on Saturday
AT TOPEKA
TOPEKA, Kan, July 29.-The county
convention held to-day had thirty. niue
St. John men and twelve for johnson,
and the unSeating of the Johnson dele
CATION from the First ward, which was
elected by five majority, gave the ST.
Johnites four more. The delegates
elected are r. Binns, b. F. Van Horn,
l. n. George, G. G. Coutant, j. K Hud-
son, c. Thomas, E. III. White, G. w.
Crane, l.. FullbrIght, Thomas Buchanan,
Z. r. Stone, George Carter, John Nc
Donald. Resolutions indorsing St. Johns
administration and instructions for him,
and condemnatory of the city govern
ment, were adopted.
Returns from twenty three counties
holding conventions to-day give Allen,
Cherokee, Clay, Cloud, Davis, Dickin-
son, Jackson, Jewell, Labette, Marion,
Mcpherson, Neosho, Phillips, Riley,
Trego, Washington, Wilson, Wyandotte
for St. John. and Norton, CoffeY, Mont
gomery, Linn for the opposition, with
Pottowotamie divided. Anderson,
results of their primaries as for ST.
John. OF eighteen other counties hold
ing primaries today ten are counted for
St. John, and eight anti or doubtful.
To-day's work closes up the primaries
in all but six counties: Cowley, Ellis
worth, Morris, Saline, SedgYick and
Sumner, all Of which are claimed by St.
John.
THE HOME OF THE SAINT.
OLATHE, July 29.-The primaries for
the election of delegates held here to-
day was the most closely contested of
any for years. The issue was squarely
for and against st. John, and resulted in
the governors losing the seven delegates
in his own ward by sixteen majority.
The other wards gave him twelve major
lty, showing that the popular vote of the
| city is against him. The delegation in
Olathe township is about equally di-
vided. Spring Hill, Edgerton, Lenexa,
| and North Oxford elect st. John dele
gates, aud Gardner and Shawnee elect
| delegates against him. st. John may
have this county when the full returns
| come in by q few majority, but it is al
most certain the delegates will stand
about sixty to forty-eight in favor OF
Thacher unless important changes are
made in certain localities over the vote
OF two years ago.
| LINN FOR THATCHER.
| LACYaNE, Kan, July 29.-At the
Linn county Republican convention
held in Mound City to-day, the follow.
ing delegates and alternates were elected
Delegates-R. F. Thorne, E. NJ. Blair
r. W. Blue, b. B. Corbin, Robert
Michael and W. r. Biddle.
Alternates-E. B. G. Lane, ]. d
Snoddy, r. ]. Plaid, Joel Moody, H
N. Brook and Geo. r. Page. A resolu
ton was adopted instructing the delega
ton to use all honorable means to sc
cure the nomination of Scion o. Thach
er for governor, and opposing the nomi
nation of the present governor.
FROM FORT SCOTT
FORT ScOTT, July 29.-The Republi
can primaries to-day resulted in thu
election of delegates in three wards o
the city for st. John. the Third ward be
ing against him. Marion, Pawnee anC
Drywood townsh fps each elected dele
gates for st. John. In Scott township
eight out of fifteen delegates are for 81
John. No other townships heard from
There was practically no contest, Capt
Johnson's friends regarding his defea
in Shawnee county as decisive agains
him. The convention next Monda,
will elect a st. John delegation withou
opposition.
BOTH FOR ST. JOHN.
DODGE CITY, Kan, July 29.-The Re
publican county committee to-day sc
lected J. Whitaker as delegate and n
B. Klaine as alternate to the state cor
vention. Both are for st. John. TIL
committee stood five for st. John, thre
for Thacher and one for johnson. For
l xr-fll OF fnF In1 n
. Ray county selected William Hoover q
delegate; he is for st. John.
SOLID FOR ST. JOHN.
II ABILENE, Kas., July 29-The Repul
lican convention of Dickinson count.
: held in this city today, elected soil
delegation for st. John as follows:
Il V. p. Wilson, j. Augustine. L. Bairt
G. KoDler, Lyman Field, j. w. Low,
, The vote in the convention stood: s
John, thirty anti-St. John, twent,
AT HIAwATHA.
HIAwATHA, Kas., July 29,-At Ii
primary election in this township to-da
to elect delegates to the county CONVEX
ton to choose delegates to the state col
vention, thirteen delegates were electe
favorable to Judge Thacher for go
ernor. Two other townships elect 81
delegates fayoring st. John. The couI
4
The contest is close, and much intere!
: is manifested in the result.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
INDEPENDENCE Kan, July 29.-Mon
gomerY elects full st. John delegI
ton.
MARION COUNTY.
, PEABODY, Kan, July 29.--The Mario
county convention to day elected F. +
Kollock, George G. Lockwood, j. WaI
Butterfield and A. G. Spencer delegate
TO the state convention. They were il
| structed by the convention and pledge
to vote for st. John for governor an
Sam T. Howe for treasurer.
RICE COUNTY.
STERLING, July 29.-Sterling sends
delegation of sixteen to the county col
vention, solid all day against St Johl
: Rice county will send anti-St. John del,
gates to Topeka. The fight was bite
: here; 305 votes were polled. The ant
st. John majority is twenty. This hs
always been st. Johns stronghold.
FOR ST. JOHN.
GARNET, Kan, July 29.-At the r
publican primary, held at Garnet thi
afternoon, st. John delegates were cleo
ed. The vote stood st. John, 15C
: Thatcher, rs. In Jackson township th
vote stood: st. John, 90; Thatcher, l.
the county will send st. John delegl
ton to the state convention.
CLOUD COUNTY.
CoNCoRDIA, Kan, July 29.-The Clou
county Republican convention met tt
day. The attendance was large. TIL
, following delegates were elected to tn
state convention: Z. T. Peck, J. {
Gafford, Ed. Hostetter, Lou Wood, D.
Gillespie, Andrew Wilson; instructe
to vote first last and all the time for s
John by a vote of 50 to 80.
CLAY CENTER.
, CLAY CENTER, Kan, July 9Th
Republican convention elected delegate
|, to the state convention today as follows
II. g. Higencotham, Z. j. Banhall, ]. {
J Quimby, A. J. Bonner and John Hams
and instructed them to vote for st. job
first, last and all the time.
LIKEWISE.
COLUMBUS, Kas., July 29.-The dele
gates to the Republican state convention
for this county are j. Ritter, Col. Marsf
VIM. Anderson, Jas. Peters, John 3
Sanderson, w. s. Layne and Jordal
Allen. The convention instructs 70
governor, st. John, and Hon. T. Fl. Ar
derson for lieutenant Governor.
VERY SOLID.
NEWTON, Kas., July 29.-All tn
wards of the city were carried agains
st: John. All the country township
heard from have elected delegates il
his favor, giving him about two-third
of the convention to be held next Nor
day.
RARToN FOR TEACHER.
Il GREAT BEND, Kas., July 9th
Great Bend primary to-day resulted il
twenty eight majority against st. John
The country townships are largel,
against him. Barton county will cleo
delegation for Thacher.
FOR THACHER.
1 HIAwATHA, Kas-, July 29-The vot
here to-day stood 220 for Thacher ant
129 for st. John. There are thirteen del
egates. Mission township elects tire
st. John delegates. The convention viii
consist of fifty delegates.
JUNCTION CITY.
| JUNCTION Cry, July 29.-The Repub