Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-07-15


The resolutions were referred, aftet
which the convention adjourned Until this
morning.
Second Day.
Topeka, KAN, July a-After routine
business yesterday morning in the Repub.
lican convention the resolutions as pre-
scented by the committee were unanimously
adopted.
Mcbride, of Phillip. ,Gersd the tesolu-
ton already Presented by him, reading:
ResotSgd, That railroads derive all theit
powers from the Statt and ave responsible to
the State for the maAaer in which they ex-
efcise such powers; VIE demand that tho
present railroad law be SO amended as 10
nnequivocaliy rest on the Board OF Railroad
Commissioners nil necessary bower to estab-
lish rates for tho sransportat on of freiEhtS
np9n the Various railroads in the, State: and
that such rates should he SO adjusted that
the railroads should receive reasonable re-
Enumeration for Thu services performed by
them, hut should not be permitted to estab-
tlsa rates to raise revenue to be applied in
payment pay; of dividends on illegal and exces.
Indebtedness, and we blefEe ourselves to
support such measures and laws as may be
necessary to discountenance such practice.
The roll call was demanded by some
twenty delegates, although 1t was evident
fIat the resolution would not carry.
The vote was 14715 ayes 26011a hays.
A recess of ten minutes was taken to give
1ldcial districts opportunity to select mem.
beers OF the State Central Committee When
the convention was called to order. The fol-
lowing was ANNOUNCED as the committee for
the next Two years, by districts;
!, S. S. Cooper, Oska!Oosa; 2, F. Milla,
Atchison; 3, A. ii. Vance, Topeka; 4.
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Eureka; 6, EIdOn Lowe, Fort Scott; Z, r
County; 9, Henry Brandley, hatfield
tonne; IL. Charles Yoe Montgomery
County; 10, w. w. Walton, Clay Center;
13, L. A. HPnthOrn, Burden; IA, NJ. ID.
Sampson, Salina; Is, l.. j. Best, BelOit; 16,
George w. Milton, Dodge City; II, Cyrus
Anderson, Atwood; Is, Il. S. Hutchins,
Kingman; 10. Russell Wickens. Attica; 20,
W. c. Gould, Culison; 81, L. +. Fiuch,
Burlngame 80, Phil Kelly. White Cloud;
%, W. A. Ogden, Ness City; "a, George w.
Vckers, CoIdwater.
Mr.. Tufts, of Atchison, moved to increase
the committee by an addition of eight men,
bers, one from each Congressional district,
and the chairman of this convention. The
convention SO ordered the additional men,
befs. and elected George w. Vickers at
large, who was empowered to select the
other seven.
The direct order Of nominations having
been reached. W. II. Clark, Of Franklin
County. presented the name of Judge d.
NJ. Valentine for denomination.
d. S. Elliott. of Montgomery, presented
tic name of Hon. George Chandler, Judge
of the Eleventh judicial district. This
nomination was seconded by David KelsO,
of Iabct.e.
Valentine received 235 votes and Chand-
Ter received liz.
w. r. Smith, of Atchison, placed i'm NOM
ination the present Governor, John A. Mar
Tin, for a second term as the chief executive
officer of Kansas.
On motion of Mr.. Creighton, Governor
Martin was declared the unanimous choice
of this convention, the vote being a rising
one, ending with three cheers.
Mr.. TOminson, of Ottawa, placed in nom.
ination for Lieutenant Governor A. p. Rid
die, the present incumbent. On motion of
Senator Kelley the nomination was made
unanimous.
w. S. Morris, of Sedgwick, presented
the name of L. Ii. Allen for Secretary of
State. MIR. Hackney moved to make tho
I1OiillIldtiOu ulltiliillOuS. CdTTlCu.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On reaSscmbling in the afternoon, the
convention Immediately proceeded to nolni-
nations for State Treasurer. w. p. Nelson,
of Smith County. was nominated by Web
McNall. S. r. Howe, of Marion, was nom
mated by Mr.. Slayens, of WOOdsOn County.
James Hamilton, of Sumner, was nomi-
mated by William Z. Hackney, of COwley.
w. II. MerriweatIer, of Crawford. was
nominated by J. II. uallowel. of Cherokee.
Leonard McCheSney. of Clay, was nOmi.
mated by w. w. Walton. s. E. Slower, of
Republic was nominated by A. d. Wilson.
DIR. II. Greene, of kingman, was nominated
by w. r. Cannon.
The balloting resulted in the selection of
James Hamilton.
The next fight was for the Authorship.
Henry Booth, of Larned, presented the
name of Tim Mccarthy, which was received
with rounds of applause. Charles VIII.
liams presented the name of J. O. Young,
of Washington. g. N. Nichols, in good
old time speech, presented the name OF Dan
l.. Brown, of Cloud. j. B. johnson, while
loving Timothy with Paul, asked to present
a colOred man as candidate for nOmna-
ton, John NJ. Brown, of Shawnee. w. S.
Barnes, in brief Introductory, presented
the name of A. j. Davis. of Rocks County.
j. H. Jackson, Of Wyandottc, withdrew the
name of Edwin p. McCabe from considera-
ton by the convention.
On the second ballot Tim Mccarthy re.
ceived a majority of the votes cast, the re.
suit being: Mccarthy 2S2, Davis IS, J. Nj.
Brown s.. ID. l.. Brown 12.
j. V. Admire placed i'm nomination for
second term rs Attorney General, S. b.
Bradford. c. Y. Leland nominated Thomas
W. Heatley, of WyandOtte. The vote was
Bradford $50, Heatley 50. The nomination
of Mr.. Bradford was then made unanimous.
j. ii. Lawhead was unanimously renomi-
mated.
J. V. Admire presented the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the Republican party OF
Kansas in convention assembled, gladly
places upon record at this time its entire and
unbroken confidence in the honesty and in
tegrity of Hon. Samuel T. Howe and Hon. f.
p. McCabe. and its perfect satisfaction with
have discharged their official duties. 1t is q
matter of supreme satisfaction to expect at
this moment after the excitement of the
canvass that has taken place. that
our differences have been wholly void of
malice or personal ill-feel;ng of anv kind
whatever, and that no word in derogation Of
the personal or official character of either of
these able and accomplished officials has
been spoken.
The usual complimentary resolutions
were passed and the convention adjourned.
Colonel AnthOny's Plan.
Colonel ID. r. Anthony offered the fol-
lowing. which was adopted:
RcsoIrcd That tho present proh n ;forv 10.