Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-07-24


Tenth Judicial District-T. o. Pickering.
johnson county.
Observation-Disclosures Districts. 0. fetch
er, Labette COUNTY
Twelfth Judicial District-B. r. Hogin.
Republic county,
=; Thirteenth nas Judicial District-o: R. Mitch
ell, CoWley county.
Fourteenth Judicial District-A. l.. Vor-
hess, Russell county.
Fifteenth Judicial District. S. Mellow
ell, Smith county.
Sixteenth Judicial Districts. J. Hale,
Rush county.
Seventeenth Judicial District-A. J,
Davis, Rocks county.
Eighteenth Judicial District-C s. Finch,
Harper county.
The convention then adjourned until 8
O'Clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
Convention called to order at O'Clock.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton reported Geo. 81. Barker, of Lawrence,
for permanent President, with L. j. Perry, of
Paola, for permanent Secretary; also, @. S.
Martin, of Salina, and S. o. Mcdowell of
Cherokee county. for Assistant Secretaries.
The Committee on Credentials reported
its action on the contested cases. Both del
egates from Pratt county were admitted to
seats and entitled to a one-half vote each.
AS to Cove county, John Morgan was seat
ed in place of B. A. McNan.
The Committee on Rules and Order of
Business, reported that the Rules govern
ing the last House of Representatives had
been adopted for this Convention.
Colonel Anthony moved that the rules
be suspended, and that the Hon. A. A. Hor-
ton be nominated for Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court. There were several Sec
onds to this motion, but another motion
CnnT foil nj to Low u
table. This motion carried
Adjourned till a. M. next day.
THURSDAY.
The convention was called to order at 8
o'clock.
The Committee on Resolutions then re-
ported the platform, which will be found
elsewhere in this issue.
Col. Anthony moved that the report be
accepted and the committe discharged.
A motion that the report be adopted was
made, Whereupon Col. Anthony moved, as
an amendment to the resolution on prohi-
Dition, the following:
Resolved, That we favor Constitutional
Convention.
He stated as his reasons for offering said
resolution, that the kickers, the George
William Curtis men, are IN earnest in their
opposition to Blaine. They have got their
man, because they were all for Cleveland.
| While in New York recently, he saw and
| talked with leading men, and he found
them all opposed to Blaine. But in the
country it was different, and the people are
enthusiastic and Blaine is very great
With all of the kicking however, he
thought Blaine would carry the State. He
knew that the prohibition element in the
Repu blican party of Kansas is very large,
but it must be that harmony will prevail
this year, because on the action of this con-
vention will result the action of a large
I'M 0or of veto 10 orb "a
thought the subject of Constitutional Con-
ventiOn should be considered, but whether
it is or not he expects to stand for such
convention, if he stands alone.
Hon. Albert Griffin, in reply to Mr.. An
thony, stated that he had two objections to
offer against what he had said. The first
one was the consequences and the effects of
Constitutional Convention at this time on
the other subjects in the Constitution. He
wants Constitutional Convention as badly
as anybody else and thinks that there are
many subjects in the Constitution reQuir-
ing revision, but they cannot be revised
honestly now. To call convention at this
time would be the means of sighting every
subject in the Constitution for the one and
only great question of prohibition, thus
leaving all other measures to be of minor
Importance. But as soon as the prohibit
ton question has been permanently settled
and the dram shops of the State are forced
to ground their arms then will he gladly
clasp hands with Col. Anthony for a Con-
stitutional Convention. AS to the appeal
of Mr.. Anthony, for such movement
now, because of the danger given to the
National ticket by reason of prohibit
ton, he wanted to have it under
stood that the German and saloon element
all over the cOntry are leaving the party.
but they can be spared when we take into
consideration the fact that there are thou
sands of prOhlbitlonists in the Republican
party who will look to the convention at
Pittsburg for the relief they want from sa-
looms and the rum power.
Judge Strang also made few remarks on
the question.
Mr.. Biddle moved the previous question,
and the convention voted on Col. AnthOny's
amendment.
Col. Anthony moved that the vote be
taken by call, and that the chairman of each
county delegation should announce thevOte
of the delegation, The vote resulted as fol-
lows: Ayes, 81; nays, 296.
On motion that the resolutions be adopted,
Col. Anthony stated that he wanted to be
understood, and that he wanted to go on
record as being in favor Of the resolutions,
except that one referring to prohibition,
and that he opposed it because he believed
that such a resolution had no place in the
Republican party. The resolutions were
unanimously adopted
CHIEF JUSTICE.
Col. D. r. Anthony moved thatthe rules
be suspended and that Hon. A. II. Horton
be nominated by reclamation for Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court. The motion
prevailed, and Mr.. Horton was nominated
with but one dissenting vote.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
The convention proceeded to vote for
Associate Justice. The roll was called with
the following result: Whole number of
votes cast, $50; necessary to choice, 176.
They were cast as follows:
W. a.
J. J. Buck-................ q
j. w. Day. b912
L. w. KSpnnger......... 10
b. IL II
There being no choice, the Chair ordered
that the roll be called again.
Web. Wilder moved that the rules be sus-
r,nndod and that w A Johnston be nom