The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-09
County Republican Convention.
DISHONEST AND TRANSPARENT
SCHEME.

The county republican convention
met in the court room in Abilene last
Monday morning and elected A. NJ.
Crary temporary chairman. 1t reaS-
Sembled in the afternoon and elected
MIR. Crary permanent chairman and
George Kirk permanent secretary.
The preliminary business was soon
over with and the nominations were
made without much opposition. The
following is the county ticket:
Probate Judge-James CulbertsOn.
District Clerk-A S. Davidson.
County AttOrney-G. w. Hurd.
Co. superintendent J. Peters.
At the close of the nominations, and
while waiting for the committee on res
OlutiOnS, Hon. E. BrunSOn delivered a
creditable partiZan speech. The dele
gates to the Senatorial Convention were
instructed for Conrad KOhler. The
resolutions were then read. The sec
ton which declared in favor Of putting
for and against reSubmiSsiOn on the re-
publican ticket caused a hitch. Mr..
Lamb, of Detroit, said that such a
hOulu DC VI IO value. 1lt
thought it was too transparent. Mr..
BrunsOn thought it would serve admir-
ably the purpose of fOOling the voters.
lie did not believe that it would be con-
Sidered an instruction to the republican
candidate, but it would show that the
republicans were not afraid to meet the
issue. But such bravery is not market
able, at this time. Voters are done with
evaSiOns and trickery. They have no
faith in a man who is afraid to state
where he stands. Mr.. Stambaugh
thought the proposed addition to the
ticket would be a good thing, for, said
he: 1.-The democrats have been bowling
for reSubmiSsiOn, and we want to give
them a chance to vote as they shout.
But they don't want resubmiSsiOn.
They won't put on their tickets for or
against resubmiSsiOn.' " STAN is
right in the latter statement. The dem
OcratS will tolerate no such cowardly
lodging. The democratic or opposition
candidate for the Legislature will have
the manhood to stand up and say to the
voters of the county: 81 am for resub-
and if elected l will vote for
That's the position
the candidate must take who receives |
democratic support. And the republi- |
can candidates will not be allowed to |
skulk behind the ballot box and wait |
for the ballots to tell them what to do. |
They must be men enough to say what |
they will do if elected; and then let |
their position elect or defeat them. But |
Afr. u Smith OF n /
member of the committee on resolutions,
gave the scheme away when he said:
I'VE thought it best to put the resolu-
ton in to allay i'll feeling. We don't
suppose it will amount to anything
The resolution was then adopted, and
the republican ballots will have on them
For and Against Resubmission. But
the addition will not be legal. The
matter will be entirely supertiuOus and
no power on earth can make the election
Judges count that part of the ballot. 1t
S not intended that they should. 1t is
merely a dishonest, transparent and
,Owardly scheme to avoid a straight
light and to hOodwink the voters. Re
publican legislative nominees would in
erpret such ballot as they pleased,
md a person who votes fOrresubmisSion
hat way will throw his vote to the
Winds. By voting for a candidate
Who says what he will do if elected, a
itiZen knows what he is doing. But |
more of this at another time.
Hon. j. x. Burton was renominated
or the Legislature from the north dis
riot without being asked to define his
Jews. Mr.. Meek was nominated for
he Legislature by the South District
Mr.. Hollinger offered the
resolution:
ReSOLred, That the candidate of this
be pledged to vote for re-
The resolution was promptly tabled.
he convention didn't want resubmis- +
On, and thought Mr.. Hollinger ought +
} have been ashamed to offer such a O
solution. As harmOnizing scheme, $
asn't this plan of putting For and a
.gainSt ReSubmissiOn" on the tickets C
lSt the thing? And wouldn't it be
Efficient to cause those honest republi-
ms who wanted reSubmiSsion to vote
he republican nominees? Mr.. Meek
as called out, and in the course of his
)eech he said: 1T has been intima-
d that my position on the resubmissiOn a
Iestion was equivOcal. No one who
1Ows me doubts my position. am
lown throughout the county as a pro-
Iunced prOhibitiOnist. l have never
zen anything else and do not intend to =
anything else. | am opposed to vot- =
G for naked resubmiSsion, but if re- 7,
lblican ballots declare in favor of re- u
omission will vote for a constitu-
Onal convention. 1t will be noted !,
at voting for constitutional conven- ~
Oh is as near as Mr.. Meek can come u
adopting the republican scheme. :;
Ould it succeed. Continuing. Mr..
eek stated the following very signifi-
mt fact: But the election of John
Martin as Governor of this State will pl
eatly modify this matter" In other st
Ords, and palmer, if Mr.. Martin is
ected Governor Mr.. Meek will vote di-
city against resubmission.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Meek's
eech the convention adjourned and
e first commissioner district conyen- W
N met and nominated Mr.. Maugha- III
ar, of Logan, for Commissioner. That NJ
ished the business of the day. The ID
tiers will finish the Legislative nomi-
es at the polls in November unless
ey take a manly stand in favor of or
ainSt reSubmiSsion. Pi