The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07
PIKE TOWNSHIP.

Richard Cause. Cyrus Stout, A B Moon,
Milton Lindley. VIM. Carter.
READING TOWNSHIP.
Hugh Holmes, George D Patten, V
Best, E Spencer. VIM. Douglass, DIR.
Roup, George Plumb. NJ Stevenson.
CENTER TOWNSHIP.
Section-W H Mapes, H ] Williams,
L w Ostrum, W T Stokes, L E Corwin.
Rock Creek-Robinson Funk, G. o.
Hughes.
| WATERLOO TOWNSHIP.
Ivy precinct E WallingfoF,l, Sid
ney Putnam, John Bramhill, r E Burn
ham.
wAUsHARA.
| Hiram Miller, A P WalstTom, John o
Green, Thos F Burns, II G Phelps, Robt
Pollock, G w Cromwell.
AGNES CITY TOWNSHIP.
Agnes City precinct.-Delegates- II
Thompson, w Il Williams. L D Bigger,
D Croyle, H F Mcmillan, j Weeks.
Allen-D. $. Avery, A. II. Putnam.
FREMONT TOWNSHIP.
A w Plumb, A C Abraham, D G Ed
wards, N w Hoover, F Hill, j NJ
Knox, A Hurlburt, S N Wheeler, E
Childers, 7 Mounijoy.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation and order of business reported as
follows:
The committee on permanent organ.
ization and order of business made the
following report:
Your committee to whom was referred
the subject of permanent organization
and order of business, beg leave to
make the following report:
First That H. S. Mcmillan be made
permanent chairman and that the tenn
porary organization with the exception
of chairman be continued, with the ad-
dition of G. S. w. Lewis, as assistant
secretary.
On order of business:
l. Report of committee on credentials.
2. Report of committee on rcsOlu-
tions.-No person To speak ON the same
subject longer than five minutes at one
! time and shall not speak the second
time on the same subject until all have
spoken who wish to.
3. balloting for the nomination of
candidates in the order of which they
are announced in the call OF the central
committee.
4. Election of county central commit
tee.
w. T. Stokes, Chairman.
BOrtOn moved that the report on order
of business be changed so as to consider
the resolutions after the other business
| lost.
L. r. Wright moved to amend the re-
port by striking out that portion which
restricted speeches to five minutes. Lost.
The report was then adopted.
The chair then appointed DIR. ]. J.
Wright and E. BOriOn to conduct Hon.
H. F. Mcmillan, the permanent chair
man. TO the stand.
He returned thanks for the honor, and
proceeded at once 10 ask the further
pleasure of the convention.
On motion J. B. Moon was elected
sergeant-at-arms OF the convention.
The next thing in order was the report
of the committee on resolutions, as fol-
lows:
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES:
We, the Republicans of Lyon county
| in convention assembled, delare the fol-
lowing as our platform of principles:
/. We renew our fidelity to
the great traditions, grand princi-
| pies and noble achievements of the
| Republican party.
2. That as party we believe in the
| principles of prohibition and arc in IA
vor OF faithful and rigid enforce
ment of all laws upon statute books.
That the Democratic party having de-
clared against prohibition in their con-
vention, We congratulate that party for
ever more being true to its record by
declaring its opposition to the progress
ofthe age.
5. That we believe that railroad pas
sengcr and freight rates should be regu-
lated by judiciOus enactment of the
legislature.
4. That the people by and through
county conventions. have the sole and
only right to appoint delegates to dis
trict, state and county conventions.
5. That the state of Kansas has in the
] SAAtSA 0b0lCo oCAulC III bttF RCtSOA III
Hon. P. b. Plumb, an able, honest, ener-
getic and faithful public servant, and
that the gentlemen to-day nominated as
candidates for the legislature if elected,
are hereby instructed to vote for his re-
turn to the United states senate, first, last
and all the time, until he is reelected to
the position he now so ably fills.
/. A. TAYLOR,
w. u. CLARK,
II. +. HOLMES,
E. BORTON,
J. w. TEACHER,
Committee.
, The report, as each resolution was
, read by the secretary, was received with
great applause.
Col. Buckner offered the following:
Resolved. That we endorse the plat
70 Fm enunciatcd by the Republican state
convention and heartily ratify the nom
nations then made.
This amendment tn the report was &C,
cepied by the committee on resolutions
> The report of the committee on reso
, buttons was adopted.
Thereupon Doctor Wright was giver
the floor by consent and he presented an
}. amendment to the resolution IN relation
; to the election of delegates to dis
|, trict and state conventions.
Mr.. Lambert arose and asked a qnes
ton, whercupOn some confusion ar0s'
as to the action of the central commit
+ tee.
; Tho amendment offered by DIR. wEigh
!. was the old Americas resolutions. H
advocated it in an earnest and brie
speech.
]. F. Culver claimed that the who'll
!, ground had been gone over at the Amer
icus convention; that the resolution of
fered by the committee WAS sullieien
condemnation of the act: the COMMITTEE
itself had acknowledged its error, ant
had made all the repariiioa IN ihei
= power.
Other delegates took the same view q
Judge Culver and directly vote wa
taken on wright's amendment b
ayes ana nays. AMI resulted in laying
> on the table by q vote Of ls5 ayes too
1 Maya
On motion Of G. w. Albright the o
4 der of business was suspended, and HoI
& L. B. Kellogg was nominated by aech
nation for probate judge.
On motion the eoavsntton RtOcecde
u to the nomiaatioa az candidate f
8 county attorney.
twas agreed that the secretary shouI
: call The roll and as each delegate
= name was called he should come 10
ward and cast his vote.
On motion Of A; y. FsumA. /,
s. Fog. !. ]. Wright, g. q. Thompss
T. and D. s Gilmore, wese appnlnil
P, teliess.
A Col RIckner nominated Col. J. !