The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17
THE STATE CENTRAL ooMM1rrEE.

q THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The members of the committee selec
D ed were announced as follows:
e First district-M. NJ. Beck, Jackso
!, | county.
: Second district-lra F. Collins, Mems
r ha county.
i Third district-E B.. Purcell, Rifle
= county.
: Fourth district. G. Barker, Doue
= las county.
, Fifth district-A. Gillett, Lyon cour
J ty.
Sixth district-Joel Moody, Lin
county.
Seventh districts. S kirkpatrick
| Wilson county.
Eighth district-Conrad Coder, Dick
inSon county.
Ninth district-R NJ. Easily. Rem,
county.
Tenth district. B. Abbot, johnson
county.
Eleventh district. d, Barker, Craw
ford county
Twelfth district-Wirt W. Walton
Clay county.
Thirteenth district-Asa Thompson
Elk county.
Fourteenth district-C. w Banks,
| Saline county,.
Fifteenth districi-John ID. Robert.
son, Jewell county.
Sixteenth district-T. McCarty, Paw
nee county.
Seventeenth dlstrict-T. c. McBreen,
| Rocks county.
At LARGE. S. Mcdowell, Smith
| county; A. l.. Redden, Butler county; j.
| p. Davis, Brown county;J j. Whitaker,
Ford county; VIM. Sims, Shawnee
county; b. T. Watson, Wyandotte
county.
Major Hudson, chairman of the com
| mittee on resolutions presented the fol-
lowing resolutions:
ReS0EDed, That the thanks of this con-
vention are due to the state printer,
Hon. T. d. Thacher, for generously do
mating the printing of tickets and rolls
for the use of this convention without
charge.
ResolUed, That the thanks of this dele
cation are due to VIM. Higgins and his
assistants for their efficient services dur
ing the convention.
WHEREAS, 1t has been the usage OF
the Republican party of Kansas TO elect
Its delegates to state conventions by
representative districts, and the princi-
piles of district representation has been
recognized and apopted by the national
Republican party, therefore,
Res0Lced, That the state central COM
mittee elected by this convention be and
hereby is instructed to call all primary
elections for delegates to the state con-
ventions hereafter by representative dis
tricts.
Judge Webb moved to strike out dis
trict IN the last resolution and insert
county.
Col. Martin wanted to know if the
resolution intended TO revolutioniZe the
custom of the state by basing represen-
tation upon the popular vote.
Col. Snoddy wanted TO know what
would be done with the counties that
had not representative districts.
Mr. Mcdonald said the resolution had
been presented by the Shawnee county
delegation, which desired the represen-
tatiVe district to be the unit. He thought
the gentleman from AtchisOn had favor
ed this by his vote in the national com
mittee.
Col Martin said he was not giving his
views ON the district plan; was only
speaking of the wording of the resolu-
ton.
MT Mcdonald remembered what Col.
Martin had said in his paper against
district representation.
Col. Snoddy again insisted that the
resolution would leave out several coun-
ties.
On motion of Col. Grasse the resolu-
tfon and amendment were laid on table.
Mr.. w. H. Smith, of Marshall county,
offered the following as an amendment
to the other resolutions:
Resolced, That the thanks of the con-
vention are due and here9y rendered TO
Hon. II. c. Sfdss for lhS- able, Impartial
and patient manner in which he has pre-
sided over our deliberations, and also to
the efficient secretary and his assistants.
not forgetting Cayanaugh, whose voice
was clear in the roll-call, and Col. John
A. Martin, who for a short time grace
fully and modestly presided, and the
Modoc and their sweet singers and read
ers who contributed to our entertain
ment.
The resolutions complimenting Mr..
Thacher and Mr.. Higgins and the above
resolution were then adopted, and the
convention adjourned sine die.