The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-11
KANSAS REPUBLICANS.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED AT TOPEKA
The Prohibition Laws Strongly Endorsed. and their
Rigid Enforcement Asked for-Tht Right OF
Suffrage Demanded for Wonian-The
Railroads Oct a Sharp Puueh.

TorEKA, HANS, August l0.-Thc l.epub
lican State Convention met here ycstcrda,
afternoon. The Convention consists o.
3I2 delegates, and rs large number wcrt
not present yesterday only m informal
organization was effected md M adjourn
ment had until this morning. Upon rcas.
sembling this morning the Committee on
Resolutions reported the following plat.
form:
We, the Republicans Of Kansas in dele.
cato convention assembled, affirming our
iaith in and adherence to tho principles Of
tho Republican party, hereby express con.
tidcnce in our present National and State
administration and We pledge ourselves 10
their support, and wG announce tho follow
ing MS our declaration OF principles:
Rtsoire,i, That We declare ourselves I'M.
qualiiedly in favor OF the prohibition OF the
manufacture md OF sale or nterchanping
liquors as a beverage, and pledge ourselves to
such additional legislation rs shall secure the
rigid enforcement OF the constitutional pro.
vision upon this subject In all parts OF the
State. ~ :. =
Resolred, That We demand the enactment of
such laws as will prevent discrimination by
railroad companies, and will provide for such
freight and passenger tariffs rs shnll fully
protect the interests OF the public.
Rcsoireti, That We request the next legisla.
ture TO submit snch nm amendment TO the
Constitution OF the State rs will secure 10
women the right OF suffrage F,r0
Res0ired, That we request our delegation In
tf,p Al, i,
revenue laws us will prevent the Issuing of
any persons other than those authorized so TO
do under the State laws.
This lasl resolution was not offered MS n
part OF the platform, but the convention
inserted it in the report. These resolutions
were discussed some time. Two additional
resolutions were added by the convention.
Eesotred, That we arein favor OF the strict
anu Immediate enforcement OF all laws now
upon the Statute books for the regulation OF
railways. :
Rcsoirci, That we ask OF the Republican
majority Of the Congress Of the United States,
to pass such laws us will compel the railways
oi this State to take patents Tor the lands
granted them from the public domain to the
end that all property In this Stale shall pay
Its Just proportion OF the taxes levied to sup
port the Government. .
COL. Martin, Of Atchison, offered m
amendment to the woman suffrage plank,
to the effect that the question OF voting be
first submitted to the women OF the State,
which was voted down. The roll was call.
ed on the woman question, and it was
adopted, the vote standing 2l4 for and 40
against.
The following resolution was offered and
adopted:
Rssolred, That the Republicans OF Kansas
heartily endorse President Arthur's veto of
the river and lIarbor bill, and the. action Of
the united Kansas delegation in sustaining
that veto.
Nominations were then in order. D. J.
l'rowner was nominated for Associate
Justice by acclanation. John p. St. John
and Solon .. Thatcher were placed in
nomination for Governor. The roll cali
showed that John L. St. John received 2S7
votes. s. 0 Thatcher 81, ]. B. Johnson 10,
aud John A. Martin o
The other nominations were as follows:
u: W. Finney, present incumbent, for
lieutenant.Goyernor; James Smith, pres.
ent incumbent, for Secretary of State; Nc
Gable, a colored man. OF Graham county,
for Auditor.