The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-06-22
RePuea jcAN COUNTY CONVENTION.

REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION
Convention called to order 1t ten
O'Clock A, NJ. by d. r. Wagstaff, chair
man of Republican Central Commit
tee.
On motion E. L. Norton was elected
temporary chairman and L. c. War
ner, Secretary.
On separate motions the following
committees were constituted, and the
appointments thereof made by the
chair:
Committee on Credenfias: d. c.
Lockwood, A. r. Head, Ed. Wells.
James Smith, J. A. Wilson.
Committee on Resolutions: c. w.
Banks, d. r. wagstaff, F. J. Ulsh, J.
NJ. Anderson, J. H. Taylor.
Committee on Permanent Orgdnisd.
ton: w. A. Murphy, E. Forsse, H. b.
Blair, A. &. Foot, Sam BatdOrf.
The committee then took q recess
until half past one o'clock.
Reassembling, d. c. Lockwood,
chairman of the committee on creden-
tials made his report (the list Of dele
gates il too lengthy for publ cation
here. Carried.
w. A. Murphy, chairman of the
committee Of permanent organization
reported Z. l.. Norton for permanent
chairman and L. c. Warner, perma-
nent secretary. Carried.
G.. w. Banks, chairman of commit
tee OIL resolutions. reported the follow
ing which was unanimously adopted !:
Your committee on resolutions, ask
leave to submit the following report !;
Resoired, that the Republicans of
Saline county in convention assem-
bled, again renew their unfaltering
allegiance to the Republican party and
pledge themselves to the cordial sup
port of its measures.
ResOlred, that having full conf.
dence i'm the ability and integrity of our
fellow citizen, Hon. Lewis Hanback,,
the delegates this day chosen to repre-
sent Saline county i'm the State Con-
gressional Convention, be, and are
hereby instructed to present his name
to that convention, and use all honor
able means i'm their power to secure
his nomination.
1t was Moved and carried that Judge
Hanback, be asked to address the con-
vention. The chairman appointed
Messrs. A. II. Head, l.. +. Carver and
Ed Wells to escort the Judge to the
speakers stand. He was received
with great enthusiasm, and responded
with very forcible, feeling speech
concerning the homer done him by
the resolution and the warm friend
ship exhibited for his candidacy. He
might meet with old and true friends
at the State Convention, but he would
meet none with with warmer hearts
than his Saline county friends.
The following resolution, after some
discussion and a persistent effort to
defeat it, was adopted almost unani-
mOusly:
Resolved that committee of three
he appointed by the chair to confer
with Judge Hanback, and receive and
report to this convention any sugges-
tions he may wish to make with re-
gard to the selection of delegates to
represent Saline county in the State
Congressional Convention.
Moved and carried that committee
of three, one from each Commissioner
District, be appointed by the chair to
confer with Judge Hanback,. COM
mitt appointed as follows: c. w.
Banks, 4. &. Wait, A. &. Willard.
The committee returned with the
following letter, embodying the wishes
of Judge Hanback, in the matter:
SALIVA KANSAS, June IL 1852.
To the Republican Convention Of
Saline Co, now in session.
GENTLEMEN With no,desire to
dictate i'm so far as your deliberations
are concerned, l beg leave to state
that l will take ii as a special mark of
your favor if you in the exercise of
your wise judgment shall select the
following gentlemen as delegates and
alternates to the Congressional Con-
vention which meets i'm Topeka on
June 2S.
Delegates. Alternates
7. L. Bond. OlOf Thorstenberg.
l.. &. Culp. A. l.. Dodge.
VI. ID. Sampson. Fred. Ericsson.
T.. Light. A. l.. Brown.
l.. e.. Warner. G.. =. Martin.
r. ii. Van Eaton. Samuel BatdOrf.
l have personally requested all of |
the foregoing named gentlemen to
act in the line selected for them, and
am fully satisfied that they will by |
their devotion to my interests reflect
credit upon your trust in choosing
them 10 represent you. With high
respect, your obedient servant,
LEWIS HANBACK,.
Moved and carried that the ,sugges-
lions of Judge Hanback, be taken as
The action of the convention, and
that the delegates and alternates
named by him, be elected.
Three rousing cheers and "tiger"
having been given for Judge Hanback,, |
The convention adjourned.
f. L. NORTON.
Lie. WARNER, Chairman.
Secretary.
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