The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-02
RErREsENrATryE ooNvENrEoN,

REPRESENTATIVE CONVENTION.
Hon. g. Jay Buck Nominated for Repre-
sentative of the 61st District.
The Republican convention To nomi-
nate a candIdat. for representative of the
sixty-frst district. in place of Jacob
Stotier, resigned. met Saturday at
the court house.
Tae convention was called to order by
the chairman of the county central COM
mittse, J. J. Wright. who read the call.
Upon motion of |. E. Lambert Rev.
r Nj. Overstreet was elected chairman,
and on motion of D S. Bill, s B. Riggs
was made secretary.
Upon motion of L. B. Kellogg the
chair appointed the following commit
tee of five on credentials: L. B. Kellogg.
D 5. Bill, P. J. Carmichael, Jacob
Moon and P. P. Hill,rman.
The report of the committee on Gre
dentIals was received and adopted. It
reported the following as del' gates to
the convention:
EMPORIA CITY.
First Wards B Riggs, John Wells,
] r WsIkup, II G Whitley. Jacob Tay-
lor, 5 B Warren, G w CleaYer, " F
Ewing, ] J Ashley, B Z Romano, r 81
Edmiston, John e Jones, r w Elstun.
David Upton, a G LakIn, E E Row
land.
Secoud Ward-W Fl Hollinsworth,
c G Martin, r w Jeremy, D Comp
bell, ID ] Jones, G j Feist, James Far
relI,. G B Hawkins. N Henderson,
Thomas II Bellemy, Jackson File, Geo
Williams, d Bill, L NJ Keys
Third Ward-T johnson, j A Young,
w B Luther, Charles Schneider, L d
Carter, Major Wilcox, Jesse Crosslin, s
E NortbiDgton, p ] Carmichael, VIM
Bennett, Z Lambert, Joe Hess, Philip
Dudley, l. S Page, d w Morris.
Fourth WardIL B Kellogg, E Bor-
ton, A S Smith, L r Vernon, T j. Elem
A A Wells, VIM Adds, w Carney, w
A Smith.
EMPORIA TOWNSHIP.
East Side-P P Hillerman, E Peyton,
II II Gray, Eli Fowler, James Stafford,
George McHardy, VIM Russell. James
Doyle, . L Davis, p q Hallberg, Wal
ter Wright, J G Kean, Dave May, G s
Wheeling. Dave Parker, j w Gauze, j
r Maddox.
West Side-J w Feighan. r NJ Over
street. J b Moon, w T Hobbs, w w
Hibben, Van McCulloch, VIM Hum
phrey, Evan Z Davis, Clinton Keller, N
F Meyer, Lee Wright. o K Miller, Benz
PrichaTd, A L Harris, Scott Kuniz.
PIKE TOWNSHIP.
Patty's Mill--Wm Garner, Chas John
son, jr, Charles Johnson, ST. Jacob g
Schueck, A Baker, Theo Powell, &
w Wilson.
Piymouth-F Nj Parker, A Coates,
Milton Lindley, Z p Moon. c e Claw
son, John johnson, A B Moon.
The following resolution was present
ed and unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That the candidate of this
convention be and Is hereby instructed
to work aud vote for the reelection of
Hon. John ]. ingalls, to the United
States senate"
The presentation of candidates being
in order, L. B. Kellogg nomintted Hon.
j. Jay Buck as the candidate of the con i
vention for representative. The nom1n-
alton was seconded by John L Wells.
No other candidate being placed
before the convention Judge
Kellogg moved that the
nomination be made by scclamation.
The motion prevailed. and ] Jay Buck
was unanimously nominated bv rising
vote of the convention.
Judge Buck was then called for and
was received with hearty applause. In a
brief address he returned sincere thanks
for the nomination and the unanimity of
it, and stated that in performing the du-
ties it involved he would do the best in
his power and do what he thought right
though the heavens fall. He said that
his association with the people here for
fifteen years past rendered ii unnecessa-
~ for him to state at length where he
stood. He spoke OF his firm adherence
to the views expressed in the RepublI-
can national and state platforms and his
belief in the grand triumph of the Re
publican national and state tickets.
He said that as representative he
would vote till the victory for that man
who now stands the peer of any man in
the U. S. Senate, John j. IDgalls. He
said the interests of Lyon county and
EmporIa should have his watch!ul care
and judicious action. He regarded the
N after of prohibition as settled. and
not subject to be agitated in politics
now. He referred to the Republican
party as the party which always sought
the highest level of which the people
were capable and of always reaching
that attitude; as party which
reflected the better sentiments
of the people and had an eye
In the future and was not ashamed of
the past; party which protected Amer
| lean labor and looked to the highest ben
efits TO accrue to the labOrer himself.
The address was received Throughout
with hearty cheers aud applause, and
upon its conclusion the convention ad-
Journed after a session of the utmost har-
mOnY.