Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-04
IN CAUCUS.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE RE.
PUBLICAN COUNTY
CONVENTION,
Held at Asks Hall in This
City Yesterday.
JOHN A. MARTIN, E. b. ALLEN
AND z. p. McCABE EN-
DORSED.
The Calling of a New Constitutional
Convention Recommended.

e The Calling of a New Constitutional
Convention Recommended.
: The Republican county convention which
: convened at Asks hall in this city yester.
day, was one Of the largest and most har-
, monious political conventions ever held in
: Sedywick county, and like Josh Billings
pills they spent but little time in iooling
: around, but "attended strictly TO business y
AT 1890 am. the meeting was called to or
der by the chairman of the county central
: committee, Hon. John Kelly, who stated
the object of the convention, and asked its
further pleasure, whereupon Col. T. ID.
Fouts nominated ii. ID. IIesermrn for
temporary chairman. The motion pre-
amidst hearty applause. In a few well
chosen words he thanked the convention
for the honor conferred in selecting
, him to preside over its deliberations,
which he hoped would be har-
monious and for the best interests OF
the great party which they represented. He
then awaited further action.
On motion of w. u. Hutchison, JOhn A.
Wallace was chosen temporary secretary.
II. L. Lawrence moved the appointment
OF committee Of five on credentials. The
motion was adopted, and the chair APP
pointed Il. L. Lawrence, d. A. Mitchell,
L. +. Jones, J. NJ. Allen and Clay Smith as
such committee.
J. w. Wingard moved that committee
of three be appointed on permanent organ
izstion, and the same humble be appointed
As committee on order of bu siness. Mr..
Vineyards motion was finally amended,
making the same committee answer for both
purposes, and carried. The chair then APP
pointed the following gentlemen to act as
said committee /: j. W. Wingard, q. W.
Walter and f. J. johnson.
The motion made by.W. Il. Hutchison
that q committee of five be app ointed on
resolutions was strongly opposed by Fouts
and Mitchell, and favored by Balderston,
Irwin and Hutchinson. A vote was then
had, but the chair was unable TO decide,
aud division of the house was called for.
A motion to lay the motion on the table
was lost. The original motion was then
voted upon and adopted, and the
chair appointed as said committee
w. B. Hutchison, J. NJ. Balderston, T. ID.
Fouts, J. +. Irwin aud L. C. Goblin.
MIR. Dofiemyre moved that thu conven
to give the committees time to make their
reports.
The motion was carried and the conyen-
tion adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention reassembed at o'clock,
very large crowd being present, when
the committe on credentials submitted the
following report OF the names OF delegates
entitled to seats in the convent on:
CITY OF WICHITA.
First Ward-Murray Myers, John Tuck
er, A. Katz, W. p. Stem, J. l.. Cooper,
John Exton, J. A. Wallace, o. C. Daisy.
Second ward-J W. Wingard, G e. Harris,
II. ID. Heiserman, W. b. Hutchinson, T. l..
Adams.
Third Ward-J. NJ. Balderston, J. NJ. Al
len. d. A. Mitchell, L. W. White. A. ID.
Buckridge, Chas. Luling, t. b. Wall.
Fourth Ward. ii. Alley, b. d. Ham
mond, E. b. Jewett, Abe. Smith, NJ. ii.
Bruce, c. S. Caldwell, Thos. Glover.
Grant township-James Beard, J. jack
son, r. r. Hatfield, A. II. Carpenter, J. F.
Richardson, Thos. Hoss, II. c. Smith.
Kechi township-A. f. Johnson, George
Gregg, Samuel Vandergriff, Charles Sim.
mons.
Union township-F. NJ. Dofiiemyre,
Henry Laudenslager, l.. B. Dodson, J. f.
Hyde, o. layer.
Morton township-E. c. Gobin. IL. f.
Goode.
Delano township-O. b. Clark. ii. IL.
Peckham, John Mccormick, Il. f. Law
renee.
Park township Alb. Jewett. Thomas
Smith.
City of Cheney-L. F. Jones, G. W. Wal
ter.
Garden Plain township-W. II. Taylor,
A. ID. Wheeler, S. V. Mulkey.
Attica township-John Kelley, j. +. lr-
win, E. J. Pyle.
Wichita township-T. ID. Fouts, NJ. j.
Shi1n, J. II. Brown, J. A. Edwards, II. w.
King.
Rockford townships. W. Mccoy, j.
McBee.
Greeley townships. L. BoDett, T. ii.
Randall, George Wright.
Alton township-W. NJ. Wykof, J. Ill.
Rhoads.
Grand River townships. S. Cassad, L.
ii. Chamberlain.
Gypsum township-oliver T. Smith (1o
credentials).
There were no delegates present from the |
following townships Eagle, Erie, Illinois, |
Lincoln, Minneha, Minnesota. Ohio Payne, !
Salem, Sherman, Viola, Waco.
On motion OF J. NJ. Balderston the report |
was adopted.
The report Of the committee on order of
business and permanent organization was
called for, and the following submitted;
MIR. CHAIRMAN:-Your committee on |
permanent organization and order of
business beg leave to present the following |
report:
For permanent chairman, }. +. Irwin, OF
Attica township; for permanent secretary, |
b. ID. Hammond, of the Fourth ward.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
/. Report OF committee on credentials.
.. Report Of committee on permanent or |
ganization and order of business.
3. Report OF committee on resolutions.
4. Election of delegates to state convcn-
ton.
8. Election OF delegates 10 senatorial con-
yention.
9. We, your committee would further |
that candidates for position on
state ticket be allowed TO suggest delegates
and alternates TO the state convention.
Z. Candidates for position on the senator
ial ticket be allowed to suggest delegates
and alternates to the senatorial convention.
Respectfully submitted,
!. W. WINGARD,1
q. W. WALTER, Com.
A. T.. JOHNSTON.
The committee on resolutions submitted
a majority and minority report, the first
being as follows:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN, your committee on reso-
lutions would respectfully submit the fol-
lowing
Resolved, That we endorse the nomina-
ton of James q. Blaine and John A. Logan
and the platform of principles adopted by
the Republican national convention, and
will give the ticket and the platform our
most earnest support.
Resolved, That we hereby approve of the
action Of our late senator, Hon. Ii. &. Sluss,
and our representative, Hon. l.. Is. Allen,
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