The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-14
Democratic County Convention.

Pursuant to call, the democrats OF
Dickinson county met in mass cOnven.
ton at the court house in Abilene Oh
Saturday afternoon, Aug. 9th, at two
O'Clock, p. m.
c. n. COggeShall, chairman Of the
county committee, called the cOnven-
ton to order, and permanent Organi-
ZatiOn was proceeded with.
On motion, G.. n. COggeshall was
elected chairman and S. X. StrotheI
secretary.
On motions from the house, the chair
man appointed three committees of five
each to select five delegates to the state
convention, 5 delegates to the congress
siOnal convention, and on resolutions.
a recess of 20 minutes was taken to
allow committees time to report.
Upon reaSSembling, the reports of the
committees were accepted and adopted
without debate.
The following are the delegates and
alternateS chosen to represent Dickin-
son county at the state convention,
which meets at Topeka on the Goth inst:
DELEGATES Sheahan. Solo
mon; j. w. Gore, Abilene; J. d. Scott,
Ridge tp.; a. q. Eyth, Enterprise: Pat
rick Seaman, Chapman. ALTERNATES.
Park S. Warren, L. H. Lifts, Leon
ard Hoffman, d. III. Henkle, Patrick
Quirk.
The following are the delegates and
altenates selected to attend the con-
greSSioEal convention which meets at
Junction city, on the 10th of September:
DELEGATEs.-O. T. Serl, solomon:
Patrick Sheeran, Chapman; L. III. Lifts,
Abilene; a. S. Jarnagin, Ridge tp.; \.
j. Markley, Newbemtp. ALTERNATES
Jerry Sheahan, John Erwin. J. W.
Gore, Ii. II. Mcdonald, Jas. McNaspy.
The following resolutions were unan-
imOusly adopted.
First-We heartily and emphatically endorse the
party principles and policies embodied in the ma
tional democratic platform of 1884, and look with
favor and confidence upon the nominees of that
convention for President and Vice-President-
Gov. Grover Cleveland, of New York, and Gov.
Thos. A Hendricks, of Indiana
Second-We point with just pride to the excel
lent administration of the present Chief Executive
OF the State-GOv. Geo W. Glick-and favor his
further continuance in Office To that end the del
egates appointed by this convention to attend the
state convention at Topeka the Goth inst, are
hereby instructed to vote for Geo W Click for
Governor first, last and all the time
Thlrd-Recognizing the fact that three years or
more OF trial have fully demonstrated the entire
failure and impracucability of the prohibitorv
amendment to the state constitution and denounc-
ing the hypocritcal attitude of the republican par
y on this question, which adopted a strong prohi-
Ditlon platform in its late state convention and is
now irving to deceive the voters by saying that
pronleuon is not in the canvass, we declare plain
~ ana unequivocally in favor of the resubmission
70 the voters OF the state of said amendment to
me END that they may express themselves upon
tue guesuon In an intelligent manner. And we
Iurtner declare, as our honest belief, that result
&c party, and the reelection of Gov Click will be
peremptory and effective command to the Legis-
iature TO resuomit the amendment to the suffrage
Oh I1e people, command which will not 90 un-
The convention then adjourned sine
dse. Z. n. CoeGEsHALL, Chm.
S. L. STRoTHER, Sec'y.