Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-06

KANSAS DEMOCRATS.
They Meet In Convention ut Topeka cad
Choose Delegates TO the National Con-
vention-Governor Click Heads the Dele
CATION with Fenlon, Perry and Hudson as
gates.
TOPEKA, May 29.-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. Fl. Miles Moore, Sec.
Rotary, read the party call, after which Col
onel John 7. Burris, of johnson County.
was nominated for Temporary Chairman and
elected by reclamation. Colonel Thoma,
5. Jones, of Hamilton County, was Their
elected Temporary Secretary.
The Committee on Permanent Organize
ton then reported as follows: For President
Hon. John T. Burris, of johnson County
Vice Presidents, j. E. Taylor, of Nemahs
County, j. &. Gorden, of Allen County, NJ
Mclnery, of Montgomery County, j. F.
Hammond, of Greenwood County, j. G.
Low, Of Washington County, Z
Daniels, of Phillips County, Amos
Harris, of Sedgwick County. Secretary.
L. S. Jones, of Hamilton County. Assis
tant Secretaries, c. c. Black, of Winfield
and II. 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 &C.
| cepted and adopted
During the afternoon recess the various
Congressional districts selected their dele
gates to the Chicago convention, and after
the reading of the resolutions they were re-
! ported to the convention as follows:
First Observation-Disclosures, G. c. Burnes,
AtchiSon, and Ed Carroll, of Leavenworth.
Alternates, James Graham, of Pottawato-
ME County, and w. c. Butts, of Jefferson
County.
Second Observation-Disclosures, B. ]. Sheri.
dan, of Paola, and w. c. Jones, of lola.
AlternateS, A. Smith Devenny, of johnson
County, and V. j. Lane, of Wyandotte.
Third Observation-Disclosures, G. c. Black.
Cowley County, Angel Mathewson, La.
bette County; Altenates, NJ. McEmery.
Montgomery County, and Mannin, of Elk
County.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures, John Mile
ham, Topeka, and Harry +. Norton, of EN-
pOria: Alternates, Joseph Z. Kraemer. To
peka, and J. w. Stone. of Chase County
Fifth Observation-Disclosures, A. ii. Munten.
Dickinson County, +. A. Hallowell, Repub-
lie County; Altenates, William Hendrix,
Abilene, j. T.. Elliott, Riley County.
Sixth Observation-Disclosures, John Schuyler.
Ellis County, and j. III. Shaffer, Jewell
County; Alternates, Ed. NJ. Harris. of Lin.
coin, and j. Webb Bertram, of Decatur
County.
Seventh Observation-Disclosures, c. +. Dick.
inbecker, Burton County, w. F. Petition.
Ford County; Alternates. j. w. Smith.
Sedgwick County, and H. n. 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.
DELEGATES AT LARGE.
At this point the real business of the con
vention, that of electing four delegates al
large and four alternates, began. Hon
Thomas z. FenlOn placed in nomination a.
the first man to be selected, Governor &. w
Click. On motion of j. L. Riggs the rules
were suspended and Governor Click
was chosen by reclamation, anc
great enthusiasm. Governor Click
shortly afterward appeared and addressed
the convention, his speech being received
xith great applause. Altar the enthusiasm
over Governor Clicks presence had sub
sided and order was once more restored
the following gentlemen were placed in
nomination for the remaining three delegate,
1T large: Thomas p. Fenlon, Leavenworth:
w. c. Perry, Fort Scott; Cyrus n. Leland
Eldorado; A. r. Scheble, Reno County; j
+. Hudson, Wilson County; II. NJ Spiyey
Newton; I. W. Waterson, Washington
DR.. r. Z. Tumble, Tanned; A. J. Young
Beloit and John Foster, of Salina
The roll was called with the following re-
suit: FenlOn 277, Perry 22O, Leland So
Hudson 116, Waterson al, Spivey 81
Scheble 20, Tumble 81, Young So and
Foster 80. Thomas p. Fenlon and w. c.
Perry were declared elected, and a motion
by Mr.. MatthewsOn to suspend the rules
and declare Mr.. Hudson elected as the
fourth delegate was lost. Another roll cal
was then ordered for the selection of the
fourth delegate, which resulted as follows
Hudson IA, Leland 81, Scheble So, Spivey
4, WatersOn 36, Foster So. There was still
no choice, but upon motion of Mr.. T. p
Fenlon the rules were suspended and Mr.
Hudson was elected by reclamation.
| ALTERNATES.
There were still four alternates to select
and a motion prevailed to elect Messrs. lie
land, Scheble, Spivey and Watterson 10y
reclamation, but was lost, and nomination:
were declared in order. The convention
proceeded by naming Joseph +. Riggs, OF
Lawrence, w. II. Coe, of Doniphan, o
Beasan, of Sumner County, f. W.
Frasius, of Cloud County, and Johr
Foster, of Saline County. When Mr.
Frasius was named an appeal wen
up to give the German voters representation
therefore the convention stopped i'm the
midst of the nominations and elected the
gentleman by reclamation. The rules were
then further suspended and John Foster, n
Beasan and w. H. Coe also elected by &C
clamatiep. After the adoption of some for
NAL resolutions the convention adjourned
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