The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-07-29

After being la caucus several hourr
this seemed impossible. ! will SAP
that my name was suggested 10 the
CAUCUS at this meeting, but de
cliued at that time 20 accept IT. sup
port. The next morning after The
convention had assembled, recess
was taken. and during this recess,
further efforts were made In the eau
Gus by the friends Of Messrs. Burton,
Ballard, Culp and Brown, 20 unite
upon one or the other Of them, but
these efforts proved unsuccessful. Ny
name was again suggested, and told
the gentlemen composing the caucus,
that with the consent Of the gentle
men who had previously been candi-
dates before the caucus, it might be
used. The delegates Ia the caucus at
that time, forty ia number, agreed u
support me, and then went back %
the hall where the sessions Of the con
veDtiOn were held, and the cOnven
ton being called to order, and the
roll being called, 1 received fOrty-One
votes, aud Mr.. Anderson received
thirty-five votes. Hon. w. II. Smith
Of MHrysvllle, Marshal county, the
gentleman who was leader Of the
Anderson delegates, then moved that
my nomination be made unanimous.
This was seconded by Mr.Calderhead,
Of Marshall county, also by Hon. Jno.
X. Wright, Of Davis county, both OF
whom had been active supporters OF
SIR. Anderson. This motion was put
20 the convention by MI. Close, the
secretary, and carried without \ dis
senting vote.
Mr.. Smith, who made this motion
has been intimately acquainted with
me for sixteen years. We were mem
bers Of the Kansas legislature In 1871,
and have been on intimate personal
terms ever since. Mr.. Calderhead
and myself have been famillarly
acquainted for q number Of years. Mr..
J. X. Wright and myself were also
members Of that legislature In 1870,
and have been on friendly terms
since, although we have not met very
frequently since that time. With
many Of the delegates / was intimate
ly acquainted and had been for several
years, with at least two thirds OF
them. Naturally one would suppose
that q nomination received under
these circumstances would not be
questioned. / then signihed my &C
eeptance Of the nomination, and l
now do 30 In q more formal manner.
According 10 the order Of business
which had been adopted the COM
mittee on resolutions then reported.
and their report was adopted. Next,
q central committee composed Of ten
members. one from each county OF
the district was selected. THE men,
Der OF each county being suggested by
the delegates from that cOunty.) The
convention then adjourned. AS 20
the correctness Ofthe above statements
I appeal to any delegate OF other per-
son who was present at the COneOrdia
convention.
The claim Is now made by friends
Of Mr.. Anderson that the convention
was q nullity, that when your then
congressional central committee com
posed mainly Of friends Of Mr.. Ander-
son, called the COneOrdia convention
aud invited you 10 send your dele
gates to COncOfdia to nominate a can
didate for Congress and to select =
new central committee, that they
were simply trihing with you. That
when you did meet In your several
townships and voting places and held
your primary elections and sent your
delegates 10 the county convention it
meant nothing. That when the sew
erRl county conventions assembled
and selected their delegates in many
cases after sharp contests, that you
were simply playing, and that when
your chosen delegates at great eX-
pense, and at q loss of nearly q week
of their time, went to COneOrdia, and
selected q candidate, that the whole
thing was farce and n mOckery.
Now the grave question which con
fronts the Republicans Of this dlstrict
is, will they encourage any Of these
agitatOrs and fOmenters Of diseOrd In
their efforts 10 disintegrate and dis
rupt their party i'm this district, and
perhaps cause the election Of q demo
crat from this congressional district.
Do not the republicans In this district
know that In case Mr.. Anderson
should run independent, or as the
Of the mass convention called
at Clay Center ON the 18th Of July, or
the nominee OF the convention called
by the old central committee to meet
at Clay Center on the same day with
out any authority and after their term
Of office had expired, or as the NOM
inee OF the Greenback convention to
be held at Clay Center on July 2S,
that our enemies the democrats will
put their best man In the field and
make every effort 10 capture the con-
gressiOnal prize, whilst the Republi
can party is wasting Its energies in
the attacks Of Mr.. AndeF-
sons friends, who think kiB interests
are greater than that OF the party
which has hOnOred him 50 highly.
Will republicans do this2
But 1t is said that six delegates from
Cloud county were instructed to vote
iOr Mr.. Anderson as second choice
and that they violated their instruc-
lions. This question has been argued
pro and con. I have carefully inves-
ligated this matter and will say that
The truth Is, no matter what may be
aid, that no such instruction was
sver given. A resolution OF that kind
was introduced. Mr.. Nichols moved
The previous question after there had
been considerable debate, the preVi
BUS question carried, but the main
question was never put. This proves
hat the county convention was tired
lf debate, but indicates nothing as to
The sense OF the convention on the
resolution which had, been offered as
my one ct all familiar with parlla-
law knows, but whatever the
iact may be, during the sessions Of the
at COncOrdia this question
.he delegates, and they were fully sd-
Tised as to the facts when they moved
10 make the nomination unanimous.
That convention was as fully cOgni-
lant Of the facts then a. the delegates
ire now. Mr.. Nichols was i'm the
counsel OF Mr.. AndersOn's friends.
He had given them his version. They
Knew all the facts and knowing the
acts made my nomination unani-
nous, and are therefore essOpped from
low raising the question. They were
lcting for Mr.. Anderson ~ his duly
authorized agents, and he IL estOpped
rom raising the question. If when a
leFSOn receives the unanimous nOmi-
latiOn of convention he thereafter
must be prepared 70 defend the con
luct OF every delegate, aud to show in
very case that he voted according 10
he wish Of all his constituents, we
night ~ well abandon conventions.
The convention must pass on these
luestiOns, and it alone is vested with
he power Of saying who Is the nOmi-
nee That IL what you send your
delegates 20 the convention for.
In accepting this nomination, de-
ire 10 say that / cast my first vote Ga
B6S That vote was east for Ulysses
j Grant for president have ever
lnee supported and voted the State