The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-08-18
Second Day.

Second Day.
At 2:30 Thursday morning the Convention
was called to order, when the Committee on
Resolutions made the following report:
We, the Republicans of the State in Dele.
gate Convention assembled, affirm our faith
and adherence to the principles of the Re.
publican party and hereby express conf.
dence in our present National and State ad.
ministration. We pledge ourselves to their
support and announce the following as our
devotion to principle:
Resolved, That we declare ourselves unuuaH-
fedly in favor of the prohibition of the manu-
| facture and sale of Intoxicating liquors as .
beverage and pledge ourselves to such additional
legislation as shall secure the most rigid en-
fSIcemsnt Of the constitutional a provision upon
Resolved, That we demand the enactment of
such laws as will prevent unjust discrimination
Of Railroad Companies. and will provide for such
| freight and passenger tariff shall fully pro-
tect the interests of the people.
| RseOlred, That we request tie next Legisla-
ture to submit such an amendment to the Con-
the right Of suffrage.
The following resolution was presented
by the Committee, but not as part of the
platform:
Resolved, That we request our delegation in
| Congress to secure such an amendment to the
revenue laws as will prevent the issue of re-
| to any person other than those authorized so to
| do under State laws.
Col. John A. Martin desired that the wo.
men control their own affairs, and on the
resolution touching that subject offered the
following substitute:
ResOlred, That We request the Legislature to
| submit to vote of the women of the Stase the
| question of woman's suffrage.
The ayes and nays were called on Col.
Martins substitute and it was lost and the
resolution was adopted. 234 to 229,
| The following resolutions were adopted
and added to the report:
| Rcsolred. That we are in favor of the strict and
| immediate enforcement of all laws upon the
| statute books which attempt to control rail-
ways and regulate their rates in their connection
| with the people.
ResoIusd. That we ask of the Republican major
| ity of the Uuited States Congress to pass such
| laws as will compel railways of this State to
| take PATENTS to their lands granted them from
| the public domain to the end that the property
of this State shall pay its just proportion of the
| taxes levied for the support of the State.
The resolutions were then adopted.
Nominations being next in order Hon. D.
j. Brewer, Of Leavenworth was nominated
by reclamation for Associate Justice of the
| Supreme Court.
For Governor, Mr.. McFadden nominated
S. o. Thatcher and /. o. Pickering nominal
ted Jno. P. st John. The first ballot re-
suited, st John, 2S7, Thacher, 81; ]. B.
| johnson, -; Jno. A. Martin, 2. Governor
St John was declared the nominee.
The first ballot for Lieut.. Governor re-
suited, Finney, 1S2; Jetmore, 80; Ander-
son, AZ: Munsell, So; Simons, g.; Sternberg
IS. Mr.. Finney was declared the nominee.
For Secretary of State, James Smith was
nominated By a vote of 231 to 1873 for John
NJ. Folks.
For Auditor the first ballot, McCabe, 105;
SpauIding, 81; Mohler, u; MeFadden, SO;
Taylor, 40; Nicholas, IS; Slower, %; Greens
1. Second ballot. McCabe, 167; Spaulding
"a; Mohler, So; McFadden, 30; Taylor, 16;
Nicholas, 10; Slower, %.
The Convention then adjourned till E
p. IN.
At 2 O'Clock the Convention met and re-
sumed balloting for Auditor. The third
ballot, McCabe, 179; Mohler, 119; Slower,
den, l. Fourth ballot, McCabe, 170; Mob
Ter, 131; Spaulding, IL; Slower, Is; Taylor
IL; Nicholas, II, McFadden, 1. On the
fifth ballot Mr.. McCabe, the colored gentle
man from Graham County, was nominated
by a vote of 1S3 to l43 for Mohler, and 81
scattering.
On the first ballot for Treasurer the vote
stood. Francis, 81; Faulkner SO; Howe. 81;
Cowgirl, Sc; Eastman, Go; Brown, %:
Davis. 10; Hawk, 6; Strain, 4. Five
ballots were taken and on the fifth, Samuel.
Howe, of Marion, was nominated by go,
against 103 for John Francis.
w. A. johnson, for Attorney General.
was nominated by reclamation, and for SUI
perintendent of Public Instruction, H. c.
Speer was nominated by vote Of 262 to 5s
for Stevens and 81 for Wheeler.
The following State Central Committee
was then chosen, six at large and seventeen.
from the Judicial Districts: j. S. McDon-
aid, Smith County; j. b. Davis, Brown
County; j. Whitaker. Ford County; A. L.
Redden, Butler County; VIM. Shines.
shawnee County; B. +. Watson, coloredr
Wyandotte; District 1, NJ. N. Beck, Col.
ton; District 2, Ira +. Collins, Seneca; Dis
tricr 8, Z. b. Purcell, Manhattan; Districi
4, George j. Barker, Lawrence; District 5,
a. Gillette, IEmporia; District 9,
s. s. Kirkpatrick, Wilson County;
Districts, Conrad Cotton. Dickinson County;
District 8. Il. II. Easily, Reno County; Dis
trict 10, j. b. Abbott. Olathe; District ii.
}. d. Barker. Crawford County; Distrlci
IL. Writ Walton, Clay Center; District 10
c. W. Banks. Saline County; District 10:
John ID. Roberts, Jewell County; Districi
10, Tim McCarty, Pawnee County; Districl
IL, d. G. McBrene.
The Convention then passed the usual
complimentary resolutions and adjourned