The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05
KANSAS DEMOCRATS.

They Meet in Convention at Topeka emo
Choose Delegates to the National Con.
vontion-Governor Click Heads the Dele
cation with Fenlon, Perry and Hudson M
Delegates At Large-The District Dele
gates.
TOPEKA, May 2s.-The Democratic State
Convention met yesterday in the Council
Chamber for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to the Democratic National conven-
ton at Chicago. Hon. II. Miles Moore, Sec
retary, read the party call, after which Col
onel John L. Burris, of johnson County.
was nominated for Temporary Chairman and
elected by acclamation. Colonel Thomas
S. Jones, of Hamilton County, was theE
elected Temporary Secretary.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
tion thenreported as follows: For President
Hon. John T. Burris, of johnson County
Vice Presidents, j. E. Taylor, of Nemaha
County, j. c. Gorden, of Allen County, NJ
Mclnery, of Montgomery County, J. F
Hammond, of Greenwood County, j. G.
Low, of Washington County, f
Daniels, of Phillips County, Amos
Harris, of Sedgwick County. Secretary.
T. S. Jones. of Hamilton County. AsSis
tant Secretaries, c. c. Black, of Winfield
and Fl. Miles Moore, of Leavenworth. Mr.
Jones declined to act as Secretary, where
upon ID. J. Van Meter, of Ford County, and
w. Ii. Hamilton, of Chase County, were
elected in his stead. The report of the com
mittee was accepted and adopted. and the
Committee on Rules and Order of Business
made separate report, which was also ac
cepted and adopted.
During the afternoon recess the various
Congressional districts selected their dele
gates to the Chicago convention, and aftel
the reading of the resolutions they were re
ported to the convention as follows:
First District-Delegates, c. c. Burnes,
Atchison, and Ed Carroll, of Leavenworth
Alternates, James Graham, of P0ttawatO
mie County, and ". c. Butts, of Jefferson
County.
Second District-Delegates, B. J. Shert
dan, of Paola, and W. {. Jones, of lola
AlternateS, A. Smith Devenny, of johnson
County, and V. j. Lane, of Wyandotte.
Third District-Delegates c. c. Black,
Cowley County, Angel Mathewson, La
bette County; Alternates, NJ. McEmery,
Montgomery County, and Mannin, of Elk
County.
Fourth District-Delegates, John Mile
ham, Topeka, and Harry E. Norton, of En-
poria: Altemates, Joseph f. Kraemer, To
peka, and j. w. Stone. of Chase County
Fifth District-Delegates, A. III. Munten,
Dickinson County, L. A.;Hallowell, Repub-
lie County; Alternates, William Hendrix
Abilene, J. T. Elliott, Riley County.
Sixth District Delegates, John Schuyler,
Ellis County, and j. ii. Shaffer, Jewel
County; Alternates, Ed. NJ. Harris, of Lin
coin, and j. Webb Bertram, of Decatur
County.
Seventh District-Delegates C. F. Dick,
inbecker Burton County, w. F. Petition
Ford County; Aitemates, j. w. Smith
Sedgwick County, and ii. \. Bickle, of Nc
Pherson.
All Of these selections were ratified by
the convention at its evening session and
declared elected as the district delegates
and alternateS.
DELEGA ATES AT LARGE.
At this point the real business of the con
vention, that of electing four delegates a
! large and four alternateS, began. Hon
| Thomas p. Fenlon placed i'll nomination a
the first man to be selected, Governor q. w
Click. On motion of j. f. Riggs the rule:
were suspended and Governor GlicE
was chosen by acclamatiOn, ant
great enthusiasm. Governor GliCl
! shortly afterward appeared and addressed
| the convention, his speech being received
with great applause. Aft2r tine enthusiasm
over Governor Clicks presence had sub
sided and order was once more restored
| the following gentlemen were placed il
nomination for the remaining three delegates
st large: Thomas T. FenlOn, LeavenwOrth
| W. c. Perry, Fort Scott; Cyrus \. Leland
EldOradO; A. II. Scheble, Reno County; j
F. Hudson, Wilson County;R. NJ. Spivey
| Newton; L. w. WaterSOn, Washington
| DR.. r. Z. Trumble, Lanned; A. j. Young
Beloit, and John Foster, of Salina
The roll was called with the following re
suit: FenlOn 277, Perry 220, Leland SO
| Hudson 116, WaterSon II, Spivey 81
| Scheble -, Trumble 81, Young 35 anC
| Foster 80. Thomas p. FenlOn and W. C.
| Perry were declared elected, and motion
| by Mr.. MatthewsOn to suspend the rule:
and declare Mr.. Hudson elected as tn,
fourth delegate was lost. Another roll cal
was then ordered for the selection of tn,
| fourth delegate, which resulted as follows
| Hudson 144, Leland "a. Scheble So, SpiveN
| 4, Waterson 36, Foster So. There was still
no choice, but upon motion of Mr.. T. 2
FenlOn the rules were suspended and MI
| Hudson was elected by acclamatiOn.
ALTERNATEs.
There were still four alternates to select
and a motion prevailed to elect Messrs. LIE
land, Scheble, Spivey and Watterson by
acclamation, but was lost, and nomination
were declared in order. The convention
proceeded by naming joseph E. Riggs, o
Lawrence, w. II. Coe, of DOniphan, o
Beasan, of Sumner County, +. W
Frasius, of Cloud County, and Johl
Foster, of Saline County. When MI
Frasius was named ali appeal wen
up to give the German voters representation
therefore the convention stopped in tn
midst of the nominations and elected tn,
gentleman by acclamation. The rules wer'
then further suspended and John Foster, \
Beasan and w. H. Coe also elected by &C
cIanatiop. After the adoption of some for
NAL resolutions the convention adjourned