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

/ S0tSoA IN tAAS OS1us
j. l.. Butler Nominated for Commits
sioner OF the Second District.
The Lyon county Republicans met in
convention at jays opera house in this
city on Saturday, at 10 O'Clock a. M,
pursuant to the call of the central commit
tee, and were called to order by /. E.
Lambert, secretary of the committee,
who read the call for the convention.
On motion of Capt. H. r. Mcmillan,
seconded by John Bay, Col. ]. 81.
Steele was elected temporary chairman
OF the convention.
MIR. BOrtOn nominated DIR. Lamphear,
of Hartford, for temporary secetary,
and he was elected without opposition.
On motion of Mr.. Coombs, of Hart
fort, a committee on credentials, consist
| ing of one from each ward, and precinct,
the members Of the convention from
each ward and precinct TO select its
member of the committee was elected.
On motion of Capt. Taylor, of Hart
ford, committee of five was appointed
on resolutions.
Mr. Stokes. of Center, moved that a
committee of five be appointed on per-
manent organization and order of bust
ness.
G. w. Albright, moved that all reso-
lutlons be referred To the committee on
resolutions.
On motion of DIR. ]. J. Wright, the
motion was laid upon the table
On motion, A NJ. Hunter was elected
assistant secretary.
I. E. Lambert offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That il is the sense OF this
convention TINT the county central COM
miIIce be- increased SD as tO consist of
one from each ward in the city of En-
pOria and each township IN the county,
and that each ward anu township elect
it's own member and report the same to
this convention.
DIR. Wright moved to amend by ad-
ding one at large. so as to make the
The amendment was accepted by Lam
bert.
Several other amendments being ap-
pended, the resolution was on motion of
Mr.. J. NJ Griffith referred 10 the CON-
mIttec on resolutions.
On motion of Mr.. Thatcher, the secre-
tary called the roll. and each
delegation named its member of the
committee on credentials, as follows:
LIST ward, d. w. Eastman; I'd, w. J.
JONES' Sd, John Thacher; 4th. Ed Ber-
ton; Emporia tOwnship--east side, NAH
Ion Stubs; west side. H. B. Nose; Ne
osho Rapids, W. 8. Cook; Traylor's, A.
Hunter; Americas, S. NJ Bell: Hartford,
w. j. Combs; EImendaro, g. W. Al
bright; Pat,y's, James Miles;
Plymouth, Milton Lindiey; Read
ing, H. F. Holmes; Section,
w. H. Mspes; Rock creek, r. Funk !;
Ivy, Sidney Putnam; Waushara, Robert
Pollock; Agnes City, L. D. Bigger;
Allen, N. II. Putnam; Fremont, d. G.
Edwards.
The chair here announced the CON-
mittees ON resolutions, permanent organ
ization and order of business as follows.
Resolutions A. Taylor, H. F.
Holmes, John Thatcher, w. II. Clark
and Ed. BortOn.
Permanent organization and order of
business-W. +. Stokes, H. Phelps, w.
A. Smith, P. w. Montgomery.
On motion the convention took a re-
cess until l 80 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention re- assembled and was
called to order at l 80 p. M, by the
chairman. Col Steele
The first thing in order was the re-
port of the committee on credentials.
The chairman, Mr.. Borton, stated
that he was happy to announce that
there was not Il contest ar complaint be.
fore the committee. They recommend
that where there were vacancies that the
delegates from such precinct be authori.
zed to fill the vacancy as they saw fit.
In Reading township, A. w. Wilkins
wac substituted for VIM. Douglas.
In Elmerdaro township, the name Of
e. F. Arnold was substituted on the roll
for G. Chamberlain.
In the first ward, Frank Kiser, wa!
substituted for Simon Withers, and II
Mays for H. Dunlap.
| J. F. Culver was substituted as q del
egate from the fourth ward for W. Fl
Sixler.
Other corrections were made in thu
roll but as there was much confusion W,
could not get them.
The report, with the exceptions notet
was as follows:
EMPoRIA CITY.
J First Ward-R d. Thomas, ]. r
. Walkup, Robt. Elstun, L d. Fox, d. W
Eastman, Henry Rodgers, Howard Dur
lap. Simon WitheEs, G. s. w. Lewis
j. Fl. Hibben, Chas Fletcher, John Bay
ID. Hammond.
, Second Ward-W. j. Jones, N.
+ Nix, w. ]. Idleman, H. G. Jones, D.
: Gilmore, L. d. Jacobs, Adam Lewis
C. C. Martin, c. j. Feist, d. s. Bill
William Reed, ]. Wilkins, d. w. Jone
$ Third Ward. A. Young, J. D
Steele. J. W. Thatcher, H. w. Gilchris
! w. F. Chalfant, D. W. Morris, E. P. Br,
5 ner, ]. Alexander, P E. Stvomberg, Ge'
w. Rice, w. Fl. Folsom, I. e. Lamber
H.R. Fleetwood. P. ]. Carmichael, L.
: Carter. P. w. Montgomery.
Fourth Ward-O. w. Miller, ALE
{ Buckner, W. A Smith, w. Il. Gilchris
! Sid Best, J. Anderson, w. Fl. Sisler,
y Borton, Lee Vernon, E. Beck, A 4
Wells, Emanuel Upton. s. Alien.
EMRpRIA TOWNSHIP
East Side. M. Griffith, E B. Pc
ton, ]. G. Kean, o. L. Davis, d. NJ. Ma
/. j. W. Weaver, Wiley SwepstoD, Ell
z Roberts, VIM. Lewis. Eli Fowler. job
) Williams, AIahlon S:ubbs. John Hal
! mond, George Martin, R. ]. Roberts.
4 West Side DeIeg4tes.-H. B. Mors
e W. ], Carney, ClIpton Keeler, L.
E. GriAsth. n. W. Scnnedecker, II. Mara
= burn, ]. J. Wright. WIN. Jay, D.
u Thomas, ]. R Grif1lth. n. SWariz,
d. Williams, Humphrey Roberts, L.
Wright.
u JACKSON TOWNSHIP.
IS NeHsho Rapids.-S- Fagg. WI
. WyckoG, q. n. BlanSsuship. p Grow
4 John Mcleod, T. Owen. g. r. Harp
:; John Talford. ThOs. FRY. W. 3. Cook.
l. Traylnr's Precinct.-A. II. Hunt
2 Michael Myers. Ira Sutton. w. C. Sin
S son.
IN A1EERIcUs TOWNSHIP.
se Delegates John l. Butler. j.
i searcy. Eliae ApEeheaa, levi Mills,
= g. Terrell, r A. Strain. 8. Swartz,
a w. Morgan. James o. Irvine, John
LauehlIn. e. b Lesh, r. Il AahaD.