Wichita eagle., 1888-09-09
ows and had stopped before reaching the

| Ihe names were called, but no response
except from Lincoln where it had been de
cided no use to elect delegates and as
| result none were present.
The committee on credentials was no
ready to report and the committee OF
rules and order were in the same fix.
At this moment an oldish looking gentle
man inquired of the chair if all member
of the committees were delegates.
The chair stated that according to hi;
knowledge all members of the committees
| were members of the convention.
The gentleman from the country
want to say this was a part Of usurpation
on the chairman's part and those commit
tees have not been rightly appointed. They
are not committees and you need not
| think you can set down on US hay seeds
| in this way. Cheers loud.
| Mr.. Beattie took the position that the
| chair had done its best to appoint good
| committees and their report was subject
| to the decision of the convention. Mr.
! Threlkld moved that the committees be
investigated, and any man on any com
| mittee not a delegate be fired. He sup
| ported his motion with some Democratic
fire.
The motion was seconded two or three
times but the chair did not hear it. owing
to the excitement of the occasion. He was
| about to say there was nothing before the.
house when Mr.. Threlkld informed him of
the popularity of his motion. This caused
the chair to rule the motion out Of order and
in support of his position, in a trembling
voice, said he had done the best he could
and the convention could do as they
pleased with reports.
Mr.. Threlkld-Is this convention of PEG
pie or delegates elected to the Democratic
convention? / appeal to the house on the
motion you have ruled out of order.
X. L. Bean-Sit down, Threlkld-and
down he went. In the interest Of some
thing lie did not press his appeal from the
chair.
By this time the chairman of the com
mittee ON credentials was ready
to report and stopped the fun while
''old hayseed" was craving to be recog-
nized. The chairman at this moment was
very, very anxious to hear the report on
credentials. The report was read and
townships formerly named not represent
ed. On motion of Beattie the report was
adopted.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton reported Harry Hill for permanent
chairman and Amos Burnes permanent
secretary.
Mr.. HILL thank you for this honor for
| know of no other thing that calls so
loudly for my attention. | think you can
nominate ticket that VIII be successful.
l think Mr.. Moore is not to blame for this
seeming awkwardness this morning. We
must do our work well, harmoniously and
we can elect part of the ticket at least.
What is your further pleasure?
J. ID. McCoy-I move Mr.. Moore be ten
dered vote of thanks.
Bob Coates-I want to say that l have
no i'll feeling for Mr.. Moore although l
made that motion for Harry Hill to be
temporary chairman. | did not like the
idea of Chairman Majors working that
little scheme.
The motion passed and Mr.. Moore made
speech with harmony effort and Dem
ocratic boom tendency
The committee on resolutions reported
the following:
The Democracy of Sedgwick county in
convention assembled adopt the following
resolutions:
First-We are most heartily in accord
with the Democratic national platform
adopted in St. Louis, and with the Demo-
cratic platform of the state of Kansas and
pledge our most earnest support to our
bearers, national, state and con-
gressional as well as the nominees of this
Second-We believe that Grover Cleve-
land and Allan G. Thurman are the great
est living American statesmen, that John |
No. hot fcr io4 ha
most able man in the state of Kansas and |
Charles Sumner Evey is the most brilliant |
genius in the seventh congressional dis |
trict. We bespeak for this galaxy the en-
thusiastic support OF every patriotic |
citizen.
Third-The Democratic party believes
in an impartial enforcement of all laws |
good laws be affirmed and bad ones re-
pealed or amended, and we declare the |
prohibition laws to be wrong in principal
and failure in practice and productive of |
evil only and we favor q resubmlsslon of |
the prohibitory amendment in nom
partisan special election, to the voters of
DanSas; will pledge the Democracy of |
Sedgwick county to legally abide by the
result.
Fourth-We oppose state conStltu-
tional at this time as being expensive and
the present exemption and
homestead rights of the debtor Gloss of the
state
Fifth-We favor the enactment of laws
10 compel corporations to pay damages to
persons or property, whether in the towns,
cities or counties
SiXth-We favor prohibition by law.
nonresident and aliens from holding or
ownldg lands in the state of Kansas.
Seventh-We favor the establishment of
over legal notes of interest, and the pun
sb,,,n, Of Il hn1ia hor l.i
lebtor should have at least one year to
'edeem his property sold under foreclosure
IF mortgage or other judicial sale.
Eighrh-We favor laws to promote the
mission and aims Of the humane society.
Ninth-We hereby instruct our candi-
lates nominated this day for the legisla-
ion III conformity to the principles set
orth in these resolutions.
Tenth-Resolved, That we are in favor
# granting to all persons, without regard
O color or previous condition, equal rights
md privileges and we are opposed to any
discrimination on account Of color in the
Employment of labor or in our public
chools.
As the secretary commenced to read Nc
'oy bnd others yelled louder" and the
ecretary cleared his throat and commenced
mother pull. The reference to Cleveland
allied for Democratic yells; also Martins
affy was cheered. while Ebey's little plank
ound the young blood with feet off the
DOR and hands coming together rapidly.
t was a way up on the scale yell. The
quor clause OF course was cheered as it
-as soon after refreshments. The debtor
lause got a small hand.
The resolutions passed with feeble "I''
nd paralyzed no" The thing was done
D smoothly that there was a general ,,
,uch when a gentleman froyn the country