The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-24
Col. John A. Martin Nominated for Gov
ernOr BY AecIamatiOn.
HIS Speech, and the Report of the OtheI
Nominations Made.

CeaVo1ttOn at Topeka.
TOPEKA, Kas., July 16.-The Repuhli.
can state convention met at 4 O'Clock
this afternoon in the senate chamber Of
the state house. The hall was arranged
for seating $50 delegates, appOrtioned
by the congressional districts, into seven
general divisions and subdiYided by
counties, the requisite number of chairs
being plainly marked for each county,
No attempt st decoration was made be-
Yond, the hanging OF q few portraits.
The lobby and rooms and gallery were
packed ct the hour of converting.
The convention was
CALLED TO ORDER
by A. I. Redden, chairman of the state
central committee. The call TOR the
convention and the roll of delegates
made mp by the state central committee
were read by w. w. Walton, secretary
of that committee.
LA. I. Dixon, of Russell county, was
nominated by L. j. Perry, Of Miami
county, for temporary chairman, who
was elected without opposition. L. J
Perry, Of Miami, was put in nomination
for temporary secretary by Btr. Carver
of Saline county, and elected. K. G.
Basel, Of Nelnaha, nominated e. D.
Fitzpatrick, of Saline, and L. NJ. Bedell
Of Labette. for assistant secretaries and
they were elected.
permanent organization were ordered tC
trict. Coming to the committee on res
Olutions, Rev. Kelly, of COWleY county
moved the appointment Of such commit
tee by the chairman.
D. r. Anthony moved to amend &c
that this committee be selected by tbs
delegates from each judicial district.
This was supported by Smith and Bid
die, Of Linn county, and Smith, of But
Ter county, and opposed by Pickering
of johnson county, Griffin, of Riley, and
Taylor, of Reno.
General Taylor met the slur that every
thing was cut and dried by stating tina
the delegates from some judicial districtl
have already cauc used and named theil
choice for committeeman.
The vote on the amendment was taker
by counties and resulted 178 for and 16(
against the amendment. The
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS,
after an informal recess was announced
by the delegates from the various judi
clal districts as follows:
First, n. NJ. Buck; Second, Rev P
KrohD; Third, Albert Griffin; Fourth
Robert Atkinson; Fifth, ]. v. Admire
Sixth, A. Il. Tanner; Seventh, 8.
Kirkpatrick; Eighth, V. p. Wilson
Ninth, ]. G. Eccles; Tenth, D. E. Cornell
Eleventh, Fl. @. Cook; Twelfth, 81. q
Higgenbothsm; Thirteenth, Rev. B
tenth, Jno. Robinson; Sixteen.h, j. c
Strang; Seventeenth, A. j. Davis; Eigh
teenth, T. e. Gillett.
After the announcement of this ant
other committees, 1t was voted that tire
more members at large be added to tn,
committee on resolutions to be appoint
ed by the chair. They were not namet
before adjournment.
On motion Of Mr.. Stanley 1t was OF
dered that all resolutions be referred {
the committee on resolutions Withou
debate. Adjourned till 8 p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Republican state convention con
vened again at 8 80, when the Temporal
chairman announced as the three men
bers at large of the committee on resolI
tions, D. w. Wilder, of Brown county
E. G. Titus, Of Shawnee, and A. 81. Eli
of Mitchell.
While awaiting the report of th
credentials committee, repeated cal
were made on Geo. r. Peck to addreG
the convention. HIS speech was Il
harmony, and was received with enthl
siastic applause
w. P. Hackney was also called upo
and followed the key note of harmon,
After this the Modoc club sang SON
new campaign songs. Frolic an
speeches continued, the last by Capt.
B. johnson, who made rousing speecl
The report of the committee on CT
dentials Is just received.
The committee on permanent organii
alton, @. Leland, Jr., chairman, reporte
as follows: For chairman, Geo. ]. Ba
ker of Douglass; secretary L. j. PER-
of Miami; assistant secretaries. Chas.
Martin of Saline and s. o. Mcdowell
Cherokee, which report was adopted.
Messrs. W. p. Hackney and d.
Anthony were appointed to escort d
Barker to the chair.
Mr.. Barker spoke briefly on takin
the chair.
The committee on rules and order
business, Mr.. r, G. Basset, chairma
made q report. 1t required the work
the platform before nomination, nomiu
lions to be made in the same order
mentioned In the call for the conventio
An effort was made to change the Q
. der, which failed.
At 1880 q committee of three "
sent to interview the platform comm
tee. The committee to wait on the pll
form committee returned in five mi
utes and announced the inability of th
committee to report before 8 O'Clock
morrow.
J After q time spent in confusion,
r. Anthony moved 70 suspend the rul
and nominate Albert II. Horton I
chief Justice by reclamation
After q desultory discussion this n
ton was tabled, and at 1880 the &C
yention to 8 q. m. Thursday.