The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-07
First Day.

R0t8 OF the HlOCeCOtuSS-ReDO WssVssS
AdoPted-Resuit OF tho Baiiosln..ke.
First Day.
TOPEKA, June o.
The Republican State Convention, to
nominate four Representatives in Congress
under the new apportionment, met in the
Senate Chamber Of the State Capitol and
and was called to order ut O'Clock, p. M.
by Capt. j. B. johnson, Chairman Of the
State Central Committee. f. 2. Harris,
Secretary of the State Central Committee,
read the call of the Convention, after which
be proceeded to read the list OF delegates.
The calling of the roll was interrupted by
Mr.. Legate, who moved that the further
reading be dispensed with. The Chairman
decided the motion out of order, on the
ground that the Convention could not de-
termine who its members were until the
roll had been called.
On motion of j. j. Mcdowell, seconded
by James Legate, Hon. Harrison Kelly was
unanimously elected temporary Chairman.
Messrs. Legate, Stanley and Mcdowell. q
committee appointed by Capt. johnson,
conducted MIR. Kelly to the chair amid an
enthusiastic Outburst Of applause.
Mr.. Kelly, on taking the chair, made
very earnest and eloquent speech, review
ing the principles and influences of the Re-
publican party. He thanked the Conven-
tion for the honor, and said: ''If 1t be true
that the soul Of John Brown be still march.
ing on, and he might become weary and
turn his steps to Kansas, where he would
note the progress We have made, think he
would feel less the weight of his knapsack,
and should he soliloquize, he would say
that Kansas had kept better time to the
music of his march than any other State in
the Union" Concluding, he said, And
now, gentlemen, hoping there will be the
same harmony throughout the session, 1
now have the pleasure Of asking the pleas
ure of the Convention"
On motion Of Asa Sharpe, w. W. Walton,
of Clay Center; Ed. w. Wynant, Of Blue
Rapids; L. N. Woodcock, of Wichita, and
j. L. Waller were elected temporary Secre-
taries by unanimous consent.
Motions were carried instructing the
Chairman to appoint Committee on Gre
dentials, Rules and Order OF Business, and
Resolutions, each committee to consist of
district.
While Mr.. Kelly was out making up his
committees, Judge Guthrie, Of Atchison, oc-
cupied the chair.
The committees as announced were as fol-
lows:
On Credentials-l ]. F. Legate: 2. Phil KEEL
~; 3. c. P. Jefflies; 4. 0: g. Richards; 8. j. ".
Johnston; Winter Winter IL = Fife Kn;cS.1 j.
II. J. D. Hinkle; L. y. i. Ballard; u. J: e.
J.Jones; II. L. X. Pratt.
ton; 8. E. b. Purcell; 4 A. L. Sharp; s. j. ].
Buck; s. Joel Moody; 2. John 8. Gilmore; 8.
Robt. Henderson,; 8. W. R: Brown; 10 Arch
Shaw; II. John II. smith; II THONGS w;,.v Wrong z
Il: Charlesworth; Ii. L. Mccarthy; II. John
On Permanent Organization-l. ]. W. Ady:
q. King; s. VIM. Mitchell; 6. l.. Il Gordon: .. h.
srty: il. fhos. Shoemaker; ii: NJ. 6. Kelley;
+ M.da b. %eSb SsS Gs it, JONES' H.
On Ruies-l.. Geo. W: veale; 2. J. L. McDoM-
ell; 3. Ira !. Collins; + J. P. ha S; 8; " f.
Harvey; 9. Tom Morrison; 10. L. w. Breyfogle;
Il: II. G: Webb; H. 4. 3. Hogan; II. 4. 4.
Walker; II. Geo. Green: Is. j. ID. RObertsOn; ID.
J. w. Crawford; II. A. L. Patchen.
Mr.. Mcdowell moved that all the creden-
tials be placed in the hands of the Commit
tee on Credentials, which was adopted.
Mr.. Legate said it might assist the com.
mittee to have an expression from the Con.
vention as to whether the precedent of dis
trict or county convention should be fol.
lowed. If the Convention followed the call
the committee could not consider contests
where delegates had been elected by dis.
tricts.
Mr.. Guthrie stated that the custom of
the party to and including 1874 was to select
two men from each representative district.
After that year complaint was made that
such apportionment was unfair and that the
only fair way was by Republican votes. The
committee then changed the rule to elections
by counties, which has been adopted by the
present Central Committee.
Mr.. Legate stated that Mr.. Guthrie was
mistaken in his statement concerning the
action of the Central Committee in 1876.
Mr.. Webb insisted, amid much confusion,
that the question of county or district con-
ventions shall be regarded by the Conven.
ton.
After some further discussion, upon mo-
ton the Convention adjourned till O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
Second Day.
TOPEKA, June 20.
The Convention was called to order q
9:15 q. m.
The Committee on Permanent Organize.
ton recommended that the temporary or.
ganization remain, with the addition of
three Vice-Presidents, viz: w. w. Guth-
rie, First District; j. W. Scott, Second
District; j. Jay Buck, Third District. Also
two more Assistant Secretaries-Webb
McNall and John s. Beason. Concurred In,
The Committee on Rules made two re.
ports. The majority report provided that
each delegate should be allowed to vote for
four delegates and that the one receiving q
majority should be declared elected, and 80
on until four candidates were nominated.
Messrs. Blue and Webb made q minority
report, providing that only one candidate be
voted for at one time. After quite heated
discussion, the two reports were laid aside
until after the report Of the Committee on
Credentials had been heard, when the ma.
foritv reDOrk was adOnfad nv q doc;e;va M.