The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-07
TheRepubIiCan Circus
General TumbIing-A Large
Crowd Amused.
Hoffman and Stambaugh Succeed in
Raising Sheol.
A Hoo-Doo and Pow Wow Convention
Iterspersed with Cat Calls,
Cheers and Kisses.

G. J. McDivitt, chairman Of the county
committee, called the conventir or
der at las, p. M. Secretary .nry
Whitley read the call. Chain Me
Divitt stated 1T in order to 1op mate
candidates for temporary chairman.-
The Wilson faction placed in nominal
ton Hon. Z. DrunsOn, and the Ander-
son faction Hon. Z. A. Meek. Mr..
Stambaugh then arose and started the
cyclonic elements into action by object
ing to the Enterprise delegation, headed
by Hon. G.. B. Hoffman, voting, claim
ing that there were two sets of dele
gates from EnterpriSe-waS willing fOl
both to vote for the temporary organi-
Zation or neither vote. Mr.. HolswOrth.
of Enterprise, then, with much feeling,
claimed the delegation from Enterprise
headed by Mr.. Hoffman was elected by
at least SO majority, he had always
been republican, had often been on
the county committee and wanted to
know why he could not be treated with
fairness. AT this point, seeing that
HolSwOrth was getting warmed up to a
fever heat, Stambaugh was advised by
a delegate near by to straighten himself
with HOlswOrth, and Immediately talk
ed very soothingly to that gentleman.
Mr.. Hoffman then jumped to his feet
and said, when Stambaugh claimed
there was two conventions he said that
which was false, that Stambaugh knew
there was no shadow upon which to
base such trumped up claim, that the
election papers had not been sent to
Mr.. HolSwOrth, as had been the custom
for years, but to man not worthy of
respect. fit tool to defeat John A. An
derson, (cheers and hiSSes), but the
hireling had weakened for fear of the
wrath of the indignant people of Enter
prise and turned the papers over to
Holswoth, and that the Wilson dele
gates made big spiurge and only cap
tured 20 votes out of 80. Mr.. SIAM
baugh had charged him with not being
a republican because he had bolted.
Had not John a Martin, John J. ingalls,
and Andrew S. Wilson all been boilers
and run for Office on the democratic
ticket? They wanted to rule Enterprise
out so they could capture the conven-
ton. He believed the chair was inclined
to be fair but was afraid he would be
prejudiced (cheers).
Mr.. Stambaugh was on the floor in an
instant and he was mad. He commenc-
ed by saying: he did not desire to enter
into discussion with the little gentle
man, hut when c. B. Hoffman said he
was republican he stated that which
was false. The greenbackerS had sent
him to the convention to breed discord
and contention, and when they under
take to say he is republican they lie.
Who writes editorials against the re-
publican candidates in the ARti- M0nOp-
OliSt? Why, c. B. Hoffman. What right
has G. d. Hoffman in a republican con-
vention? (Cries of put him out. put
him out! misses, and STAN, read the
ticket used to elect the Anderson dele
gates.) When he read, for congress
John A. Anderson, there was loud
cheers and misses. Andrew S. Wilson
can be elected without the endorsement
of this convention, was greeted with
cheers, cat-callS and prolonged Kissing.
The chairman pounded the desk, poun-
ded his heels on the floor and if he could
have found the jaw bone of an ass
would have no doubt started to have
Stayed some other asses. Things were
now decidedly interesting. One old
gentleman outside the railing wanted to
climb over and thump somebody, and
delegates tried to wither each other
with annihilating looks.
Mr.. Huffman was up and at SIAM
baugh again. He sent sockdOlager at
Siam by, saying it was not worth while
to waste the time of the convention to |
reply to that semblance of a human |
being, lat the same time aiming fin
ger square at the General who never
fiinched but glared back in fine style).
Cheers and Misses, Kisses and cheers. |