The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-07
nEPUBL1cANs Ar PARSONS.
Funston Nomsnated On the FIRST Ralless
-The Platform.


ranssoa Nomanated o. ths K1zst Balles
-Ehe PisfsoEn.
Parsons. Kss., Jan. 31.-Afier The
orgsnizasion. which was CIV
u yesterday. committees On platform
md organization we're appointed.
A motion was then made % take ar.o
less for an hour, bus the convent Ion
showed It's desire 10 fnish the work as
soon as possible By adopting an amend
ment for q recess Of half an hour.
After recess the committee on creden-
tails reported and the report was
adopted.
The committee on permanent organi-
zation and order OF business reported,
making the temporary organization per
manent and providing that the vote OF
the convention shall be by ballot. The
minority reported in favor Of declaring
the vote by county delegations BY the
chairman of each delegation. On . di
viaicn, the first and second clauses on
organization and the parliamentary rules
to prevail were adopted, and the clause
referring to the vote by ballot, with the
amendment to vote by delegation, was
subject TO debate.
The debate YVES quite spirited and
brought into consideration the unit rule.
A vote was finally taken, resulting in
the adoption of resolution to vote by
county delegations, the delegates 20 an
nounce their choice to their chairman,
the first or formal vote to be by ballot.
PLATFORM.
The committee on resolutions then re-
ported as follows through its chairman,
W. B. Stone, of Cherokee county: The
Republican party of the Second congress
sional district of Kansas, in convention
assembled. announce that
First We favor tariff, 30 adjusted as
to encourage, foster and promote those
diversified Industries that make Q ma
ton prosperous and at the same time
protects and remuneratss American la.
Dor.
2. That to every American citizen
should be secured cOmplets liberty AID
exact equality IN the exercise of all
civil, political and public rights.
3. That we heartily approve OF the &C
| ton Of the last Republican congress IN
| refusing, by large vote. to restore the
| forfeited land grant to tie Texas Pacific
| railroad company, and we cordially en-
dorse the determination of the Republi-
can party to hold the public DOMAIN for
actual settlers.
| 4. That & soldiers and sailors home
| should be established in this state 10 the
furtherance of the pledges given TO those
| who were disabled while yalorous!y
serving an imperiIed country.
| That interstate commerce should
be regulated by the enactment of such
laws controlling transportation comps
MES as may be necessary to protect the
producer and shipper from unjust dis
elimination and exorbitant charges.
q 81. ,lE H.
national debt as rapidly as the resource:
of the government will permit.
The committee also recommend ihG
Pdopiion of the following resolutions:
We bear testimony to the distinguish
ed services aud character of our late
representative, Dudley c. Haskell. Hi
lite was full of noble and generous
deeds, and his discharge of public duty
was unselfish aud honorable.
MINORITY REPORT.
| The following minority report was al
so offeIe1, but the majority report pre-
vailed:
Resolved, That experience has dem
onstTa'ed the wisdom of the Republican
policy of protection; that we favor
tariff SO adjusted as will encourage, fos
ter and promote those diversified indus
tries that make nation prosperous, anC
at the same time protect and rtmuner
ate American labor.
THE NOMINATION. OF CANDIDATES
was then declared In order az
Montgomery comfy nominated Lyman
u. Humphrey. Douglass county fol
lowed with Edward Fl. Funston. An
derson county nominated Delos Walker
Linn county brought forward Senate
Dick Blue. Wyandootte placed befor'
the convention, the name of w j. Blu
chan. Bourbon then announced Eugen'
F. Ware. Johnston county closed BY
announcing itself for e. q. Funston, anC
stated that 1t would not ask the conven
ton to vote for the candidate for which
johnson county instructed her dele
gates. that gentleman being sick and IN
able to attend to the duties OF con
gresham if be should be nominated ant
elected. The chair then appointed tell
ers fer the informal vote by ballot ant
the vote proceeded. resulting as follows
Funston. 80; Ware, %; BuGhau, IA
Blue, 12; Humphrey, 10; Walker, 8
Bryfogle, 1; Atkinson, /.
On motion the rules were suspended
and the nomination of Mr.. Funston wa
declared by acclimation amid much con
Ius on and enth usiasm.
A committee was appointed TO Motif!
Mr.. Funston of his nomination, and TIT
convention adjourned for supper.