Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-08-18
Second Day.

y " ClOCh 1uuISu6y morning.
Second Day.
AT 2:3O Thursday morning the Convention
was called to order, when the Committee on
Resolutions made the following report:
We, the Republicans of the State in Dele
gate Convention assembled, affirm our faith
and adherence to the principles of the Re-
publican party and hereby express conf.
dence in our present National and State adj
ministration. We pledge ourselves to their
support and announce the following as our
devotion to principle:
RESOLVED. That we declare ourselves unuuali-
hedly IN favor of the prohibition of the manu-
facture and sale of Intoxicating liquors as
beverage and pledge ourselves to such additional
legislation shall secure the most rigid en-
toIcement of the constitutional provision upon
this Is subject in in all parts of the State.
Res0tccd, That we demand the enactment of
such laws as Will prevent unjust discrimination
or Railroad Companies and will provide for such
freight and passenger tariff as shall fully pro-
tect the interests of the people.
hSe0tred, That we request the next Lecisla-
ture to submit such an amendment to the Con-
stltutlon OF the State as will secure to women
The following resolution was presented
by the Committee, but not as o part of the
platform:
Resolred, That we request our delegation in
Congress TO secure such an amendment to the
revenue laws as will prevent the issue of re-
celpts and stamps to sell Intoxicating beverages
to any person other than those authorized SO to
do under State laws.
Col. John A. Martin desired that the wo.
men control their own affairs, and ON the
resolution touching that subject offered the
following substitute:
RESOLVED, That we request the legislature tn
submit to sVote of the women of the Stase the
question of wOmans suffrage.
The ayes and nays were called on Col.
Martins substitute and it was lost and the
resolution was adopted, 234 to 900,
The following resolutions were adopted
and added to the report:
Resolved, That we are in favor of the strict and
immediate enforcement of all laws upon the
statute books which attempt to control rail-
ways and regulate their rates in their connection
with the people.
ResOlued, That we ask of the Republican major
ity of the Uuited States Congress to pass such
laws as will compel railways of this State to
the public domain to the end that the property
of this State shall pay its just proportion of the
taxes levied for the support of the State.
The resolutions were then adopted.
Nominations being next in order Hon. D.
j. Brewer, of Leavenworth was nominated
by reclamation for Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court.
For Governor, Mr.. McFadden nominated
S. 0. Thacher and L. o. Pickering nomina-
ted Jno. T.. st John. The first ballot re-
suited. st John, 2S7. Thatcher, g.; j. b.
johnson, u; Jno. A. Martin, .. Governor
st John was declared the nominee.
The first ballot for Lieut.. Governor re-
suited, Finney, 49,; Jetmore, 90; Ander-
son, AZ: Munsell, So; Simons, 5; Sternberc.
26. Mr.. Finney was declared the nominee.
For Secretary OF State, James Smith was
nominated By vote OF 23l to 1873 for John
NJ. Folks.
For Auditor the first ballot, McCabe, 1O5:
SpauIding, 81; Mohler. Il; McFadden, 80:
Taylor. 40; Nicholas, 43; Slower, %; Green,
1. Second ballot, McCabe, 1877; Spaulding,
"a; Mohler. So; McFadden, 80; Taylor, Is;
Nicholas, 10; Slower, %.
The Convention then adjourned till
p. m.
At . O'Clock the Convention met and re-
sumed balloting for Auditor The third
ballot, McCabe, 10; Mohler, 119; Slower.
16; Spaulding, %; Nicholas, 10; McFad-
den, l. Fourth ballot, McCabe, 17o; Mob
Ter, 13l; Spaulding, IL; Slower, 10; TAYLOR.
II; Nicholass IL, McFadden, 1. On the
fifth ballot Mr.. McCabe, the colored gentle
man from Graham County, was nominated
by vote of 1873 to 143 for Mohler. and 81
scattering.
On the first ballot for Treasurer the vote
stood, Francis, 81; Faulkner So; Howe. 81:
Cowgirl, SO; Eastman, Sc; Brown, %:
Davis, 10; Hawk, 6; Strain, 4. Five
ballots were taken and on the fifth, Samuel
Howe, of Marion, was nominated by 90
against 103 for John Francis.
w. A. johnson, for Attorney General
was nominated by reclamation, and for su.
perintendent of Public Instruction. III. G..
Speer was nominated by vote of 2e2 IN IS
for Stevens and So for Wheeler.
The following State Central Committee
was then chosen, six at large and seventeen
from the Judicial Districts: j. s. Mellon.
aid, Smith County; j. b. Davis, Brown
County; j.: Whitaker. Ford County; A. i.
Kedden, Butler County; VIM. Shines.
Wyandotte; District /, M. NJ. Beck. Col.
ton; District 2. Ira +. Collins, Seneca: Dis.
trict 8, 4. Il. Purcell, Manhattan: Distric,
4, George j. Barker, Lawrence; District s.
A. Gillette, Emporia; District q.
Jos. Moody, Pleasanton; District =
5. 3. hirkpatrick, Wilson County;
Districts 8, Conrad Cotton. Dickinson Connty.
District 8, r. NJ. Easily, Reno County: Dis,
trict 10, j. Il. Abbott. Olathe; District II
j. ID. Barker, Crawford County: Distric,
y, Writ Walton, Clay Center; District IA
Asa Thompson, Elk County; District IA
G. w. Banks. Saline County; District Is.
John ID. Roberts, Jewell County: District |
16, Tim 8IcCarty, Pawnee County; District
Ii, d. c. McBrene.
The Convention then passed the usual
complimentary resolutions and adjourned.