The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-04
GETTING READY roe BUSINESS.
Meeting OF the Repubiican state Central
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2.t DIST SbI Miller, Troy
SsGDist j .; J.,hn>a ., 4 sJeks
4th uist-J. T.. Harris. Ottawa.
5.h Dist Z. CIogston Eureka
9th pist--S a. Day, Fl scott
7th pist--John Ii. Scott Usage Mission.
S;h DIst.-N. A. Adams. hahha.tan
8th Dist --R. y. Bond, Sterling.
10Th Dist.-C W. Litchneld. Wyandotte.
18th Dist---J. q Harker, GiTaTd.
l2th Dist.-WIrt w. W alton. Clay Center
18th nist.-John Wood Wellington
'4th Dist "A. W: smith. MsPersoD-
Tor o. Is Carpenter, Burr Uak
10th Dist d. n tieizer, Great Bend
l1th DIST II Downing, Hayes City.
Al large ID a. Waller, Lawrence.
The chairman stated that two new in.
dicial districts had been formed since the
committee last met and that after confer
ence with several members of the CON-
mittee, he had appointed Messrs d. N.
HieZer. of Great Bend, and ). Fl. Down
ing, of Hays City, members OF the CON-
mittee To represent, respectively, the 10Th
and 18th districts. On motion of Mr..
Walton this action was endorsed by the
committee
After the transaction of some pre-
liminary business flie committee adj
jOurned to assemble at 3 o'clock in the
evening. Until the chairman raped
TO order, those present were gathered in
small companies in the various parts OF
the room discussing the merits of candi-
dates and probable features of the cam,
paign. A few moments after O'Clock
Chairman johnson called the meeting 10
order. Ali the members responded, ex-
cept Mr.. Adams.
The committee on the order of bust
ness through its chairman, Walton then
offered the following as their report:
Mr. CHAIRAAH:-Your committee recom-
mend the following as the order OF business
l. Decide on number OF conventions.
2 Time Of holding one. or two conven
tiOns.
g. Place of holding conventions.
4. Basis of representation.
The report was received and adopted.
Mr.. Downing moved that two conven-
lions be held, one for nominating con-
gressmen-at-large and one for state off,
GERS. The motion prevailed.
Mr.Smith moved that a convention be
held to nominate four congressman the
third Wednesday in July.
Judge Day moved to amend and make
the date the second Wednesday in June.
Mr.. Bond moved to amend and make
the date the 31st of May. Thought il
would come before the business season
among the agricultural element of the
state, and aeeetime that congressional
conventions would be held ali over the
state.
Mr.. Bonds amendment was voted
down.
Mr.. Bond then moved to amend and
make the date the It'll of June
The amendment fixing the date at the
7lh of June was voted down.
The vote then occurred on the nearest
date-the second Wednesday in June.
Roll call was ordered and resulted as
follows:
Yeas-Johnson, Day, Bond, Baker,
Wood, Bishop, Heller, Waller; eight
votes.
Nays-Eddy, Miller, Harris, Clogston,
Scott, Adams, Smith, Litchfield, Walton,
Downing; ten votes.
The motion was declared lost.
Mr.. Walton moved to make the date
the 4th Wednesday in June. The mo
ton prevailed by a vote of Is to ).
The original motion as amended then
prevailed, calling the Congressional
convention the 4th Wednesday in June,
the 2Sth.
The place of holding the COMPRESSION.
| al convention then came up.
Mr.. Eddy moved that it be held at To
peka.
Mr.. Walton moved TO hold the conven.
ton at Junction City-a place where
the prohibition law was enforced. Mr.
Walton's motion was voted down, and
Mr.. Eddy's motion, locating the con.
vention at Topeka, prevailed
The question of the basis of represen.
tation was then reported ON by the com
| mittee appointed for that purpose.
Judge Day read the report, which was
| as follows:
One delegate in each organized county fol-
every $50 votes east for Henderson Richie
presidential elector. and one tor every frac-
lied county shall have one delegate
Mr.. Downing thought the report
would leave some coyote counties with
out representation.
Mr.. Bishop moved to amend by Civ
ing one delegate 10 each unorganiZed
county that had been divided into mu-
nicipal townships.
The question of the increase of the
various counties of the state was dis
cussed at some length, as well as giving
the unorganiZed counties proper repre-
sentation.
Mr.. Day moved to amend Mr.. Bish-
ops motion that the chairman and sec
rotary be instructed to ascertain if the
votes of these unorganized counties had
been accredited to an organized county,
and if so, to give them no representa-
ton, otherwise one delegate. This
amended was adopted.
Judge Day offered the following:
ResoIred, That we deem it advisable, and
recommend that The several congressional
committees In the state notify their constitu-
ents that the delegates to be chosen 10 said
ination one candidate IRON each district for
congressman at large. to lie voted for in the
date of such district. and that if such selec-
tioh be made, We do TO the extent of our indi-
Vidual influence, pledge ourselves to the en-
dorsement of such selection.
Judge Day made a speech in support
of his resolution, stating that it would
be treating the districts with proper
fairness to adopt the resolution.
Mr.. Litchfield opposed the resolution,
and moved to lay it on the table, stating
that it practically nominated all the
congressman in the district convention,
except one at large.
Judge Day didn't want the Third dis
trict to nominate the man for the Second
or the Second for the First. Each dis
trict should have the man of its choice.
One district might vote unanimously
for one man, and the other two combine
and elect another.
Mr.. Smith thought the district lines
should not enter into the question We
should nominate men to represent the
state at large.
Mr.. Waller stated that lie was opposed
to the resolution; desired to come TO the
state convention untramme1ed; didn't
see the benefit of calling a convention of
three hundred members to elect one
congressman.
The motion to lay on the table pre-
vailed.
Mr.. Downing moved that the time
and mode of holding the primaries be
left to the central committee of each
county.
Judge Day moved that the committee
recommend that the county conventions
be held on the 18th of June unless the
county central committee had decided
otherwise. Carried.
Mr. Walton said something should be
done to protect the delegates when they
met here IN convention. He understood
that the new representative hall would
not be ready. Thought it would be we'll
for the chairman of The central commit
lee to take charge of the old hall and
make arrangements for the proper CON-
fort of the delegates. Made motion
to that effect, which prevailed.
The chairman thought certain num-
Der of tickets of admission ought to be Is
sued permitting certain visitors at the
convention. So many TO be given each
MEMBER OF the commlttee, so many To
the state officers, and so on.
Mr.. Walton moved that this commit
tee meet June %, IN the evening, to de-
eide on the manner of admitting Wis
itors to the convention. Carried.
Mr.. Downing moved that the commit
lee adjourn to meet June %, at 7:30
O'Clock. The motion prevailed.
Winfield COurierS Last Monday at
Emporia a match game of base ball for
the newspaper championship of Lyon
county, between the nine of the DAILY
News and the nine of the Daily Re
publican. was played aud was witnessed
by number of ladies and gentleman.
At the close of the sixth inning, the game
stood News 90, Republican II and