The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-07

cles standing out like tow-lineS and
wanted to know who was going to throw
him out of the window. If he should
die soon (pathetically spoken) place on
| his tombstone (he didn't ask for mon
ument) the mean things this man Holt
man has said about me, and let the
people know it was this thing, Hoffman,
who said it, and die happy. If you
+ l..i,.h there is not 1000 Wilson men in
the county who will resent this insult
YOU are mistaken. Pass these resolu-
tons and you defeat the entire ticket.
Mr.. Ford will be beaten by Hornaday,
who is a gentleman and a strong can
didate to fight under even favorable
circumstances. Not only Ford, but you
will defeat the entire ticket.
After a little more parleying between
Hoffman and Stambaugh, the motion
on the adoption of the minority report
was voted upon and lost cheers and
hisses.) The original motion was then
put. The Wilson men called for the
roll call. The Chair said the vote would
be taken by ayes and noes, and called
for the vote and announced the folloW-
ing resolutions adopted:
WHEREAS, We. the Republicans of Dickinson
County in convention assembled, are IN full sympa-
thy and accord with the Republican party OF the State
| Of Kansas. Therefore
Resokged That we are Republicans by education,
| by conviction and from choice and We heartily en-
dorse the platform of principles OF the Kepuocah
party of the State, enunclated at the KePubcan
convention held in Topeka in July last. And that we
hereby pledge each of the candidates on the Re-
publican State ticket cordial and earnest support
| WHEREAS, The Congressional convention held IN
Concordia Tune 20, 1885, violated positive Instruc-
tons of the Republicans who sent them, and the well
known will of large majority OF the Republicans
othis county, and this Congressional district there
Resolged That we repudiate the action of the
Concordia convention, and unhesltatngly assert that
! when delegation assumes to be greater than the
party that elects il, and fails do what 1t was IN
structed to do the party and people are not bound
| by Its action. Fully believing this, 1t is hereby
| Resok7e4, That the action of the ConcOrdIa con-
| yention is not binding Republicans, and we
utterly disregard and repudiate IL In doing this we
abate not one jot title of devotion TO the Re-
publican party. We have stood by 1t through all It's
glorious victories as well recent defeat, and we
propose to continue stand steadfasy by the party
Of love and affection; and we propose to reieSate
the the who would use the party Ior their
| own selfish ends.
being Of the party at heart and the interests oil the
people as against monopoIes, rings and machines, 10
| unite with us in rebukng those who so hagrantly
abused their trust Concorda, and brought contr-
| sion and trouble upon the party and district
| hgSOETcd,
the Republicans of this Congressional district are full
Iy able TO manage their aals and we do not want
| any outside interference.
| ResoEgea That we heartily endorse the course OF
Tohn A. Anderson in Congress, his earnest efforts for
even and exact Justice the end that powerful mon
opoles and great corporations shall obey the laws as
well as the humblest Citizen and with him bear their
lust share of the burdens Of taxation; and hereby
resolve to do utmost to his reelection 10
| the position he has filled with such signal ability.
The point gained, but by this time the
Wilson faction was standing on chairs,
yelling for the roll call, but it was refus-
ed. Cheers, Kisses, cat calls, groans, yells,
and stamping of feet was INDUCED in,
and amidst this chaos the Wilson men
let the room. McDiyitt warned the
Anderson men that they had tnsulted
every Wilson man in the county, that
there was no sale or corruption at Con-
aerdia, and that the delegates to that
convention were the peers of any man
in that room.
Thus ended one of the widest con-
ventions ever assembled upon Ameri-
can soil. Meek, the chairman, in deal
ing with Stambaugh gave, so he claim
ed, an eye for an eye and tooth for a
tooth. STAN, he claimed, sat down
upon him in the last convention. The
court room was packed with sympa-
thisers for both factions, and their yells
helped to swell the general disorder of
the day. A great many republicans
were thoroughly disguised and will
support Judge Lowe.