Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-11
RADICAL REPUBLICANS.
The Kansas Convention and Its Extreme
RpsolutioBs- Nomi nations.

The IL sDsss Convention and Its Extreme
Rasolutions-Nom nations.
Topeka, KS, Aug. 10.-The state con-
vention reconvened at 9:45 this morning
and the committee on resolutions report
ed as follows.
We, the Republicans of the state of Kansas,
in delegate convention assembled, affirming
our faith in and adherence to the principles
of the Republican party, hereby express con-
fidence in our present national and state adj
ministrations, and we pledge ourselves to
their support, and announce the following as
our declaration of principles:
RESOLVED, That We declare ourselves unqual-
ifedly in favor OF the prohibition of the man
ufacture and sale or interchangng of liquors
as beverage, and pledge ourselves TO such
additional legislation as shall secure the rigid
enforcement of the constitutional provision
upon this subject in all parts of the state.
ResOlped, That we Iequest the next legisla-
ture to submit such an amendment to the con-
stitution of the state as will secure to women
the right of suffrage.
RESOLVED, That we request our delegation in
congress 10 secure such an amendment to the
revenue laws as will prevent the issuing of re-
ceipts or stamps to cell intoxicating liquors
to any person other than those authorized so
to do under such laws.
The last resolution was not offered as
part of the platform, but the convention
inserted it IN the report. These resolu-
tions were discussed some time. Two
additional resolutions were added by the
convention.
Resolved, That we are in favor of the strict
and immediate enforcement of all laws upon
the statute books for the regulation of rail-
ways.
Rcsolucd, That we ask of the Republican
majority of the congress of the United States
to pass such laws as will compel the railroads
of this state to take patents for the lands
granted them from the public domain, to the
end that all property IN this state shall pay
its Just proportion of the tax levied to support
the government.
Col. Martin, of Atchison, offered an
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 called on the woman question, and
it was adopted, the vote standing pa for
and I49 against The following resolu-
ton was also offered and adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Republicans of Kansas
heartily endorse President Arthur's veto of
the river and harbor bill and the united Kansas
delegation in sustaining that veto.
Nominations were then in order. ID.
d. OIONci was AOl dooCCldtG
justice by reclamation. John p. st. John
and S. o. Thatcher were placed In NOM
ination for governor. The roll call shows
that John P. st. John received 2S7 votes,
Thatcher, go; j. B. johnson, II; ]. l..
Martin,
The protest of the anti St. John men
against the nomination of st. John, tele-
graphed yesterday, was theny presented
and filed with the proceedings of the con-
vent1On. ]
Gov. St. John was then called for and
made brief speech.
No effort was made to make st. Johns
nomination unanimous.
The state ticket was then nominated as
follows: d. w. Finney, present incum-
bent, for lieutenant governor; Jas. Smith,
present incumbent, for secretary of state;
McCabe,a colored man of Fraham county,
for auditor; treasurer, Samuel s. Howe;
attorney general, w. A. johnson; state
superintendent, ii. c. Speer.
After the appointment of state GEN.
trail committee the convention adjourned
sine die