The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-06-22

well received.
On motion, o. F. Richmond and L.
II. Wright were elected secre taries.
ID. Burgess, of Hartford, moved that a
committee of one from each township
and ward be appointed ON credentials
Except where there were contests). each
township or ward TO select its own mem
Der of said committee, which motion
WAS carried.
The following gentlemen composed
the committee:
Elmendaro-D. Burgess
Fremont. N. Wells.
PIke-James Miles.
Center-W. Fl. Mapes.
Americus-L 4. Wood
Reading-H. F. Holmes
WalerlOO-R Z. Burnham.
CIIy-First ward, 8. b. Warren sec
Dad ward, j. G. Burnett; third ward, p
E. Stromberg; fourth wand, ]. II. Will
hite.
JacksOn-W. 4. Wo oster.
EmPoria-H. B. Morse.
After An absence of sometime the CON-
mittee on credentials. Hugh F. Holmes
chairman reported the following gentle,
menas entitled 10 seats in the convention /:
EMPoRIA TOwNsHIP-EAsT SIDE.
D. l.. Davis, p. Z. Hillerman, Ellis
Roberts, j. l.. Goldman, w. Lewis, Eli
Fowler.
WEST SIDE.
II. b. Morse, J. ]. Wright, T. p. Hall -,
NJ. l.. Rees, ID. l.. Thomas.
EMPORIA CITY-FIRsT WARD.
G. s. w. Lewis, ]. Jay Buck, s. b.
Warren, j. II. WaIkup. John Bay and
Charles Fletcher, tie.
SECOND WARD.
j. c. Burnett, ID. s. Bill, C. j. Fiest,
Thomas Bethany. c. C. Martin and T.
N. Sedgwick, tie.
THIRD WARD.
/. Z. Lambert, j. W. Thatcher, Il. +.
StrOmberg, VIM. Folsom, j Alexander,
T. j. Price.
FOURTH WARD.
W. W. Scott, Z. Page, }. II. White
j. w. Truitt, w. ii. Sister.
HARTFORD.
LA. Taylor, J. l.. Smith, G. w. SUIT
ton, David Burgess.
FREMONT.
T. l. HuElburt, l. N. Wells, c Little,
A. &. Abraham.
READING.
ii. F. Holmes, T. C. Biddle, George
Plumb
JACKSON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RAPIDS.
j. j. Hewitt, w. A. Wooster, o. r.
Richmond, w. s. Cook.
AMERIcUs.
Joseph Ernst, l.. A. Wood, ]. L. But
Ter, ]. g. Holderness. J. w. 10y, j. Van
VOris, j. NJ. Stedman, A. G.. Edmiston,
N. Wise, M. McCleary.
PIKE TOwNsHIP-PATTY's MILL.
James Miles, J. o. Workman, ]. ].
Pickett. q. b. Haywor,h.
PLYMOUTH.
T. N. Dixon, &. G. Clawson, G. w.
Taylor.
CENTER UNSATISFACTORY.
L. w. Ostram, w. Fl. Mapes.
ROCK CREEK.
G. o. Hughes.
AGNES CITY.
II. F. Mcmillan, G. w. Lester, L. d.
Bigger.
JACKSON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| w. B. Scott, A. G. Stevenson.
ELMENDARo PRECINCT.
| ]. p. Ross, A. w. Filler. F. NJ. Van
sickle.
| WATERLOO
| r. Z. Burnham, E. NJ. Moore.
ALLEN PRECINCT
d. 8. Avery.
In First and Third wards where
thtre are tie votes, it is recommended
that each delegate he allowed one half
vote each. II. HOLMES, chairman.
On motion, of l. E. Lambert, the tenn
porary organization was made perma.
nent.
On motion of McCleary, of Americas,
the secretary was instl ucted to call the
roll of delegates, and as he did so,
each delegate should come forward and
cast his vote for seven delegates and
seven alternates TO the state convention.
On motion Of Mr.. Holmes, the dele
gates present from precincts were au
thOrized To cast the Votes of absentees
from the precinct.
The convention then proceeded to bal
lot for delegates.
| The vote resulted as follows: j. j
Bnck, so; l. E. Lambert, 43; r. NJ. Over
street, 40; James Miles, &c; Frank Van
sickle, A; H. +. Holmes. AZ; John L
Butler ION both tickets), GS. Alternaies
Jones Alexander, T. j. Price, s.. B. War
rem, T. N. Dixon, l. A. Taylor, Waldo
Wooster, G. H. Thompson.
Opposition ticket: w. W. Scott, 30
II. F. Mcmillan. 20. J. ]. Wright, "a
G. s. w. Lewis, 32i w. B. Scott, 80; u
L. Thomas, 81.
As soon as the result was announces
q motion was made TO adjourn, but wa
Withdrawn to allow Mr.. McCleary to OF
fer the following resolution, which wa
, adopted and reads as follows:
i, ResolUed, That the delegates her
elected are requested by this convention
to give TO Hon. A. Fairfax REASONABLE
!, support for congressman large in ID
d conYentIOn on the 18th of June, at Tops
ka.
DIR. J. j. Wright attempted to ofFe
some further resolutions, which W
suppose referred to the action of til
a central committee in appointing del
4 gates TO the congressional convention
= but the motion to adjourn was renewe
and declared carried.