The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-06
KANSAS DEMOCRATS.

i KANSAS DENOCRATS. iat
they Meet In Convention ut Topeka NAs
Choose Delegates to the National Con
vention-Gsvernor Click Heads the Dele
CATION with Fenlon, Perry end Hudson ~
Delegates 1t Lafge-The District Dele.
TOPEKA, May q. 1.-THE Democratic Stat.
Convention met yesterday in the Council
Chamber for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to the Democratic National conven
ton at Chicago Hon. H. Miles Moore, Sec
Rotary, read the party call, after which Col
onel John T. Burris, Of johnson County
was nominated for Temporary Chairman and
elected by reclamation. Colonel Thoma.
S. Jones, Of Hamilton County, was ther
elected Temporary Secretary.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza
ton then reported as follows: For President
Hon. John T. Burris, of johnson County
Vice Presidents, j. E. Taylor, of Nemah;
County, j. c. Gorden, of Allen County, NJ
McInery, of Montgomery County, ]. F
Hammond, of Greenwood County, J. G
Low, Of Washington County, Z
Daniels, of Phillips County, Amo:
Harris, of Sedgwick County. Secretary;
I. s. Jones. Of Hamilton County. Assis
tant Secretaries, c. c. Black of Winfield
and H. Miles Moore, of Leayenworth. Mr.
Jones declined to act as Secretary, where
upon d. 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. ... .- ...I.
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 Leavenwortl
Alternates, James Graham, of POttawatO
mic County, and W. C. Butts, of Jefferson
County. ........-.,. I'D. ..,...
Second District Delegates, B. j. Sheri
dan, Of Paofa, and w. c. Jones, of lola
County, and v. j. Lane, of WyandOtte.
COwley County, Angel MathewsOn, La.
bOStC SOuItg, .hlpCihutSoS y
Montgomery County, and Mannin, of Elk
County, ..l. ....I ...... .s,t,....... ....
Fourth Delegates, John Mile
poria: Alternates, Joseph +. Kraemer, To
peka, and j. w. Stone, of Chase County
Fifth Observation-Disclosures, A. Ii. Munten,
Dickinson County, L. A.!Hallowell, Repub.
lie County; Alternates William Hendrix,
Abilene, j. T. Elliott, Riley County.
Sixth Observation-Disclosures, John Schuyler,
Ellis County, and J. Ii. Shaffer, Jewell
County; Alternates, Ed. NJ. Harris, of Lin
coin, and j. Webb Bertram, of Decatur
County. h.a ~ ..f....s l..rf ...,..rr.,.
Seventh Observation-Disclosures, c. T. Dick.
inbecker, Burton County, w. T. Petition
Ford County; Alternates. j. w. Smith
Sedgwick County, and II. 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. -...... ..r.. r...
.., . 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 2. FenlOn placed in nomination a.
Tic hlSt HAL w DS pONClllOl W. w
Click. On motion of j. f. Riggs the rules
was chosen by reclamation, anG
great p enthusiasm. Governor Click
shortly afterward appeared and addressed
with great applause. After the enthusiasm
over Governor Clicks presence had sub
sided and order was once more restored
fhn fo1lnvVinn r,lacal IN
nomination for the remaining three delegatei
ct large: Thomas p. Fenlon, Leavenworth.
W. c. Perry, Fort Scott; Cyrus N. Leland
Eldorado; A. r. Scheble, Reno County; j,
+. Hudson, Wilson County; r NJ. Spivey
Newton; 7. w. Waterson, Washington
DR.. r. E. TrImble, Tanned; A. j. Young.
Beloit, and John Foster, of Salina
The roll was called with the following re-
suit: Fenlon GIT, Perry go, Leland So.
Hudson ZIG, Waterson II, Spivey 81.
Scheble 72, Trumble 81, Young So and
Foster 80. Thomas p. Fenlon and w. G..
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 call
was then ordered for the selection of the
fourth delegate, which resulted as follows.
Hudson IA, Leland "a. Scheble SO, Spivey
4, Waterson SO, Foster56. There was still
no choice, but upon motion of Mr. T. P.
Fenlon the rules were suspended and Mr..
Hudson was elected by reclamation. U't
str .AI.TERNATEs. g. ......t e..
There were still four alternates to select
and a motion prevailed to elect Messrs. LIE
land, Scheble, Spivey and Watterson by
aeclamati0p. but was lost, and nominations
were declared in order. The convention
proceeded by naming joseph E. Riggs, OF
Lawrence, w. II. Coe, Of DOniphan, O.
Beasan, of , Sumner County, +. 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 in the
midst of the nominations and elected the
gentleman by reclamation. The rules were
then further suspended and John Foster, n.
Beasan and. w. II. Coe7 also elected by &C
clamatiop. After the adoption of some for.
NAL resolutions the convention adjourned
sine die.
Tho Uneonquerable Payne.
HUNNEwELL, KAs., May 29.-Captain D.
l.. Payne, with two hundred men, is al
work laying out a town four miles from