The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-16
SENATORIAL.
The Twentieth Senatorial District
Convention in Session.
Edwin Tucker of Greenwood County
Nominated.
ThsNominse Makes a Speech Thank
ing the Convention.
Judge Buck and Governor Eskridgs
Make Brief Speeches.

The republican convention of the
Twentieth senatorial district was called |
to order at II O'Clock in the parlors of
the Whitley hotel Friday by T. N. Sedg-
wick. VIM. Martindale was chosen
temporary chairman and w. III.
Wyckoff secretary.
On motion, the chair appointed
VIM. McBrown, w. II. Mapes and L.
B. MoIlidge acommittee on credentials
and J. NJ. Litter, T. c. Sutton and t.
F. Burnes a committee on resolutions.
A motion was made and carried that
the temporary organization be made
permanent.
Adjourned until 1870.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The committee on credentials re-
ported the following delegates entitled
to seats in the convention:
Greenwood county-Geo. o. Lovett,
L. T. Garrison, Isaac Shays, j. j. Dow
Ter, Orr Henderson, C. w. Rich. Geo.
Liveland, VIM. McBrown, z. Harlan
and j. n. Littler.
Lyon county-Geo. w. DeCamp, A.
D. Sheppard, T. G. Sutton, J. A. STRAIT
ton. L. r. Sanders, T. F. Burnes, T. E.
Best, w. H. Mapes, w. Fl. Wycoff.
John A. Simms, L. b. MoPledge and
VIM. Martindale.
Adopted, and the delegates present
were instructed to cast full vote of del
egation.
The committee on resolutions pre-
sented the following which were
adopted:
Resolved, BY the Republicans of
the Twentieth Senatorial district of
the state of Kansas, in convention as
isembIed, First-That we most hear
thy endorse the national Republican
platform and pledge a cordial support
to those worthy standard bearers Of the
party, Harrison and Morton.
Resolved. Second-That we heartily
endorse the Republican platform
adopted by the Republican party as.
sembled at Topeka July 25, 1888, and
that we hereby pledge cur hearty sup
port to Hon. L. u. Humphrey as oul
candidate, as also the whole ticket
! nominated at that convention.
Resolved, Third-That, with the
Republican party, we are in favor o.
inaugurating policy more distinct
, lively American, by extending to hom'
industries such protection as may b'
! necessary 10 maintain the dignity O
labor and insure prosperity to all classe
of American citizens.
Resolved, Fourth-That the nom
inee of this convention, in the even
of his election, is hereby instructed t
I give his support to the reelection o
Hon. p. B. Plumb to the United State
; Senate, whose faithful, able and patri
otto course entitle him and, also, GU
senior senator, Hon. JShn j. ingalls,
! to to the confidence of the Republican
: of the nation. and especially to the Re
publicans of Kansas.
Resolved, Fifth-That we hearth
endorsed ne Republican idea of prohib
2 ton in Kansas and that we reprehen
Z the actions of the so-called Prohib
! tionists of Kansas, and that we recOG
nize in the Third party enemies both
COED government and the cause the
? would advocate.
A vote of thanks was rendered Co
Z Whitley for the use of the hotel parlol
i On motion the rules were suspende
f and Hon. Edwin Tucker of Greenwood
J, was unanimously selected as candidat
y for state senator.
o The chair appointed Messrs. Brown
\ Harlan and Morledge to escort NJ
Y Tucker to the convention. While the
. were looking for the nominee NJ
= Mapes introduced the following res
luton, which was adopted:
e Resolved. That central commits
, for this senatorial district be appointe
4 4 by the chair. and that such cOmmittC
be composed of three members frol
3 Lyon county and two members fro
) Greenwood county, and that the chat
man of this convention be the chat
man of such senatorial district centr
committee.
n The following were appointed ;
e senatorial committee: Hon. VIM. Ma
/ tindale. Chairman, of Emporia, WI
s. McBrown, Fall River, G. o. Lovet
{, Madison, L. B.:Morledge, plymouth
and w. H. Mapes, Olpe.
3 Mr.. Tucker thanked the conventiC
e ina very neat speech. Governs
a. Eskridge and Judge Buck address,
II The convention congratulating Nj
N Fucker on his unanimous nomination
Il Adjourned sine die.