The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-25
Singing by ths M0doe.. spesehss. 3D..
Hon. Thomas Ryan Nominated by AccIa-
nation.

"Wednesday at 10 O'Clock a. M, pursuant
to the call of the district committee.
The convention was called to order by
Chairman Sims, and Secretary Cooper
read the cali.
On motion of Hon. F p Baker, State
Senator Harrison Kelley, OF Coffey
county, was elected temporary chairman
of the convention.
On motion of w + Green, OF Sedg-
wick, T B Wall, ofSedgwick, was elect
ed temporary secretary.
Gen. Kelley, in assuming the duties
of the chair, returned thanks in appro-
pirate remarks, as did Secretary Wall
ID. b. Jeifries, Of Mcpherson county,
moved the appointment of a committee
Of five on credentials. The chair ap-
pointed the following gentlemen as the
committee; ID. Is. Jeffries, of McPher-
son; r. McCause, Edwards; H. Z. Cow
gill. CofTey; John T. Showalter, Sum-
ner; James Mckee. Harvey.
On motion of Col. Fl. G. st. Clair, of
Sumner, the chair appointed as commit
tee on permanent organization II. C. ST.
Clair, p. ]. Corlett, PawAee; G. w.
Cook, Reno; G. E. Filley, Kingman ;
Joseph Fields, Waubaunsee.
On motion of Judge Geo. d. Orner
of Barbour, the chair appointed Geo,
d. Orner, F. p. Baker, ofShswnee; VIM.
A. Shannon, of Butler; G. W. MINI
mocks, of Barton; w. c. Chaifleld, Of
Usage, a committee on resolutions.
The committees retired to discharge
their duties, ard there were enthusiastic
calls for Col. Tom Anderson's Modoc
club. The club came forward and "a
vored the audience with three of their
songs sung in their inimitable style.
They were enthusiastically cheered and
retired from the stage amid hearty
shouts of laughter and clapping OF
hands. The Modocs, in fact, were the
heroes of the convention, aud added
much to the interest and enthusiasm OF
the occasion.
Calls were then made for speeches
from various prominent gentlemen who
were present in the opera house, in re.
Spouse 10 which Judge Hanback,, OF Sa
lima Hons. w. p. Hackney, of Winfield
George Il. Peck, MT Stewart, a colored
lawyer, and A. 3. Jetmore, of Topeka
Mr.. Kelley, of Mcpherson, and ]. w
Ady, of Newton, came forward, and
each made brief, happy and pointed
speeches, which were received with
demonstrations of satisfaction by the
convention.
The committee on credentials an
nounced their readiness to report. The
following is the list of delegates report
cd to he entitled 10 seats in the conven
ton:
Barbour-George ID. Orner.
Barton-E L Chapman, e w MIN
mocks, A Hoisington, T L Parsons.
Butler-A j Uhl, ] q Lambdin,
NJ Dits, w Maple, W A Shannon,
Chandler, q q Woldlett, II Cox.
Chase T Dickinson, F p Cochran
w II Carter.
Chautauqua-W A Gibson, Doll
Slough, L p Crocker, Nathan w Ceely
II N Dunlap.
Cofey-Harrison Kelly, H E Cowgirl
W Brewer, Abel Jones, r ii Adair.
Cowley-D a Millington, A b Ell
lott, L B Stone, g r Mitchell, Abe
Steinberger, w p Hackney.
Clark-L B Shepherd.
Edwards-Robert McCause, C C Sci.
lers.
Elk-Asa Thompson, C s King, A
Hadley, a Reynolds.
Ford-E p OFT, N u Kline.
Gove-L H Lassell.
GTeenwood-W L Doud. Q w Reich,
a w Scott, II L Stoddard. ] c Grevy.
Harper-A s Lindsay, c s Lloyd, W
Knapp.
Harvey-H c Ashbaugh, S T Danner
James Mckee, James Ryan, B F Evans
Kingman-L w Leach, Geo Z Filley
S.Lyon--J J Wright, E Borton, Il N
Sedgwick, VIM Jay, II B Lowe, David
Hunter, Gus Hurlburt.
Marion-D D Perry, G Hill, George
G Lockwood, Philip Hinkle.
Morris-A w Simcock, G II Schofee
H T Ham, V c WEIGH.
McPherson-L G Kancke, Wm
Strope, N w Bridgens, A G R0bb, G F
Nichols, John r Wright, d B LETTERS.
Ness-Pearl Frazer, L NJ Bice.
Osage-W G Chatfield, d w Phelan,
II II Bartlett, o Gauger, H X McCon.
nell, d f Stonebreaker, d L Jones, o
kirkpatrick.
Pawnee-P T Curlett, D NJ Rose, II c
Waterman.
Pratt-H p Cooper, L H Navon, A S
Thompson w f Gibbons; to cast the
vote of county.
Reno-P q Branch, j w McCrackan,
] II Thedburg, NJ Gray. G W Cook.
Ricc-S c Stubs, II C Taylor, j w
Crawford, Louis Brown, f A Richards.
Rush-Wm. S Wood, - Mosier, L
T Delplain, DIR. Goodwin, d A Stubs.
John Frazier.
All admitted and cast vote OF county.
Shawnee Stan, F p Brown, F P
Baker, j Q A Payton, j G Wilson, A
Pratt, John Grice, J II Stewart, q
Pucey, f \ Austin, r Binns, w II Wei
ton.
Sedgwick-T d Wall, A Minnick, W
+ Green, hurry Meyers. George S Har-
ris, NJ b Kellogg, L ID Skinner.
Stafrord.Sprague Patterson, Or II
Dix, J S Lewis.
Sumner-Wm Crimble, John T Sho-
walter, Geo A Cutler, John Harmnn,
Jos w Thralls, II G ST Clair.
Trego-Dr F II Conger, DIR G +
Nealley.
Waubaunsee-Joseph Fields, Z II
Sanford, S A Baldwin, II Durham.
Woodson-TW Wilson, w L Parsons
W C Willie.
Seward-Frank Spencer, Frank Grant,
Alex. Montgomery.
Wichita-B p Bumler.
ClaIke-L b Shepherd.
Signed by the committee:
ID. B. JEFFERs, Chairman.
On motion of F p. Baker the report
was adopted.
The committee on permanent organ
ization submitted the following. which,
on motion, was adopted:
We, your committee on permanent
organization, would respectfully recon-
mend that the temporary organization
be made permanent.
II, c. St. CLAIR, Chm.
G. w. Cook.
JOSEPH FIELDS.
p. I. CURLETT.
On motion, the convention proceeded
to the nomination of candidate for
congress.
Hon. j. G. Wilson, Of Shawnee, placed