The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-10

Fremont-E. Ayers.
On motion, the fowllowing commit
tee was appointed on resolutions: ].
w. 10y, j. J. Wright, C. v. Eskridge,
]. H. Wigghan and w. n. Williams.
On Motion of w. S. Jay, it was voted
that the convention recommend the
name of w. w. Scott as delegate for
the national convention.
On motion of w. S. Jay, convention
then took a recess until I:SO p. M,
when committees wore instructed to
be ready to report.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
AT p. m. the convention was called
to order and proceeded to fill vacancies
in delegations.
The committees not being ready to
report, Mr.. W. w. Scott was called for,
and made some rafting remarks on
the political situation, predicting a.
glorious victory for the republican
party, whether lead by the man from
Maine or any of the many Others
mentioned, This, he claimed, was
when the republicans had much the
advantage of their opponents, who had
but one candidate, and he, merely be
cause it was claimed he was strong in
the state of New York. Applause was
frequent during his remarks, and es-
pecially pronounced on mention of the
names of Blaine and Gresham.
Mr.. Wiggam, from the committee on
resolutions reported the following reso-
I11fiOV1S which xuQrn aHOnfo6.
The republican party of Lyon coun-
ty, in convention assembled, adopt the
following declaration of principles:
First-We declare it to be vital to the
perpetuity of American institutions, as
transmitted to us, that every voter
should have the free right to vote and
have his vote counted.
2. We further declare it to be a dis
grace to the intelligence and patriot
ism of the age, and dangerous to
American liberty that party is toler-
ated in the republic which is enabled
to double its representation in the
electoral college and its representation
in congress, and to elect a president of
the United States, by VIGOROUSLY ex-
Guiding from the free exercise of the
constitutional right of suffrage mil
lion legal voters, by systematic intim-
turns, tally sheet forgeries, and every
form of fraud and injustice, to enable
it to accomplish its vicious purposes.
3. We denounce the democratic
party in congress for the course it has
pursued in denying statehood to the
people of Dakota, who are enabled to
elect a territorial delegate to congress
by a vote two and one-half times great
er than is required to elect ten demo-
cratic representatives to congress from
the state of Georgia.
4. We declare it to be true Ameri-
can principle and strictly in accordance
with the expressed sentiment of the
founders of the republic; that on all
articles which, by reason of climate and
soil, or natural advantages, would adj
NIT of being produced in this country,
so as to supply, or nearly SO, our own
market, such a duty should be imposed
as would make the foreign article cost
the importer, in our markets what it
costs to produce it here without re-
ducing the wages of labor, employed in
the production, below the average price
of well paid American labor.
5. We declare it to be true princi-
pie of American legislation to so leg
islate as TO secure the highest degree of
prosperity, independence and happi-
ness of every individual American citi
years establishes the fact that a pro-
tective tariff has brought universal
prosperity to the country and the OPP
pOsite system has brought widespread
financial disaster and ruin. We, there
fore, condemn the policy of the presi-
dent of the United States for advising,
and the democratic party for support
ing, system of revenue reduction so
closely approaching free trade as to en-
n 10 iVrfn Of ind
trial institutions.
6. We reccomend such legislation,
state and national, as will prevent the
formation of trusts and protect
| the laboring classes in their relations
to capital and corporations.
z. We congratulate the republicans
of Kansas that through her patriotic
| and able senators the state is enabled
| to occupy a position in the United
| States senate second to no state in
| the union, and we hereby extend to
Senators Plumb and ingalls, our hearty
commendation of their noble efforts in
| indicating the principles of loyalty to
| the republic and their able defense and
| advancement of the interests of the
union soldiers.
8. We declare our devotion to the
doctrine of constitutional prohibition
and congratulate the republican party
in destroying the liquor traffic in the
| state of Kansas.
8. We cordially endorse the course of
| the Hon. Thos. Ryan in congress and
| hereby instruct our delegates to the
congressional convention to use all
honorable means to secure his renOmi-
nation.
| to the Fourth Congressional District
convention and present our able fellow
| citizen, w. w. Scott, as most suita-
BILE person to represent the district in
the National Republican Convention
at Chicago. J. W. 10y, Chairman
J. H. WIGGAM.
w. III. WILLIAMS.
j. J.WRIGHT.
G. V. ESKRIDGE.
On motion, the resolutions were
adopted, and on motion, it was decided
to send copy of the resolutions to
Senators Plumb and ingalls, end Con-
gresham Ryan.
The committee on delegates then
presented lists of delegates to the sew
eral conventions, which, on motion,
were considered by separate vote on
each delegation.
A motion was made that the alter
naGes be substituted for the delegates
on the list for the Topeka convention.
Lost. The list as read was then
adopted, as follows:
| STATE CONVENTION AT TOPEKA.
| Delegates-T. N. Sedgwick, j. L.
Butler, VIM. Martindale, w. F. Ewing,
j. E. Waterhouse, 1. A. Taylor.
Alternates-Mansun Cassell, George
Johnson, w. j. Jones, w. S. Cook
John E. Davis. Charles II. Ashley.
The rest of the report was ther
adopted as read, as follows:
STATE CONVENTION AT WICHITA.
| Delegates. Alternates.
/. Z. Lambert, w. n. d. Bird.
G: W. DeCamp, D. A. Hunter,