The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-25
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The Americu. Picnic Provides Its Own
Feast and Doesn' Sit Down With
the Host, but Ungratefuily
Upon Him.
The Resolutions Prepared and Printed ut
the Republican ONCE Laid ON the
Table End then "ChGcked''
Under 1t

the Republican ONCE Laid ON ti,e
Table and then "ChGcked''
Under It
And the senss of the People Shown To be
Substantially in Accord With The
Position of The News
The Delegates Appointed by the County
Committee All Endorsed ana the
County Convention Already
Called Concurred In
The Republicans called meeting was
held ut Americas Tuesday afternoon in
the lower room of the school house.
1t was not representative county con-
vention by any means. There were
about two hundred present in all, half
OF whom were from EmpOria and most
of the rest gathered in from Americas,
a few from Hartford. The farmers from
over the county were very scarce. Fun
was brewing and the boys were b"uEd
TO see il.
At halfpaSt two O'Clock, upon motion
of C. V. Eskridge. John W. 10y was
called to the chair A. w. Stubs was
made secretary. G. V. Eskridge moved
that the chairman appoint committee
of five to draft resolutions, whereupon
the following persons we're designated:
Mcssrs. G. v. Eskridge, L. b. Nees, II.
+. Mcmillan, A. G. Sackett and ). NJ.
Hogue.
The committee retiring, J. r. Graham
in speech took the ground that the
custom was to eject delegates in coz
vention, that the committee had Lc
right to appoint and consequently that
as yet Lyon county had no delegates 10
represent it in the convention to-day.
Hon. L. B, Kellogg, followed and stated
that while he had condemned the action
of the central committee as first pro-
mulgated. he considered this conven-
ton not necessary, because the commit
tee, in appointing the delegates to the
district convention TO day, had followed
the precedent of two years ago when
the delegates 10 the Newton convention
| were appointed in similar manner,
| and the conditions were then subslan-
italy as they We're to day, practically
no opposition to the denomination of
Thos. Ryan, and furthermore because
the committee had sought to amend its
| first mistakes and showed the correct
spirit by calling a county convention to
elect delegates to the state convention
June II.
At this juncture Of the proceedings
the chairman and champion of resolvers
marched in with a long batch of printed
resolutions condemnIng the action of the
central committee, applauding the Re
publican's call for the convention assem-
bled, demanding the election Herewith
of delegates which should be the only
ones entitled To enter the convention to-
day, but concurring with the call for
June II.
An effort was made to adopt the reso-
lulions at once; but the assembly could
not see it, and upon motion of Col. Par
rington the resolutions were laid upon
the table and 1. E. Lambert called for,
who made a spirited address, defining
and explaining the position of the cen
trail committee. T. 4. Wright made
stirring appeal in defense of his position.
as a member of the committee. G. V.
Eskridge spoke of the illegally of the
appointing power of the committee.
Messrs. Lambert and Eskridgc in
dulged in some very pointed PERSONAL
ties, which, although not bearing upon
the regular business of the afternoon,
were, nevertheless, highly entertaining
to those present, making The circus less
monotonous, and Withdrawing in a
measure the attention of the audience
from the elephant which had unceremo-
niously quartered himself upon the hos
FATALITIES of the ringmaster organizer.
After much running discussion and
an indescr:bable tumult, the whole batch |
of resolutions reported by the committee |
was thrown over board, and substitute, |
offered by Judge Kellogg and amended
by Judge Buck, was passed. Kellogg's
resolution was as follows:
Resolved, That we consider the action !
of the central committee, In appointing |
delegates to the district and state con- |
gressional conventions, a serious mis- |
take, and beyond the power of the COM |
mittee. And we now approve the &C |
ton of the committee in recalling the |
appointment Of the delegates to the |
state congressional convention, and in |
calling county convention for the 18th |
day of June for the election of delegates |
TO that convention.
But as to the appointment ofdelegateS |
TO the district convention TO he held at |
EN- poria, tomorrow, as there is no time |
now to call county convention for the |
purpose of selecting the delegates to
that convention, we will not disturb |
it, but leave II as appointed by the |
committee.
Judge Bucks amendment substituted |
for the last clause above the following:
Leesoloed, That the following named |
delegates and alternates be hereby chosen |
to represent Lyon county in the conven- |
ton to be held in Emporia tomorrow,
to-wit:
H c. Whitley, E. Borton and all the
rest of the delegates and alternates as
appointed by the central committee.
Judge Buck made very sensible and
telling speech.
No objection was made TO the dele
gates for yesterday receiving credentials
from the Americas meeting or from any
other meeting or sources that might see
fit to back the authority given them by
the central committee