The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-02
KANSAS CHOICE.
L. o. Humphrey gOnOred With the
First Place on the Ticket.
EmpOria's Candidate for Attorney
General the Lucky Man.
A Platform that Needs nO'Explsna-
tiOn or Apology.
Kansas Senators Warmly Endorsed
BY the Convention.


TOPEKA, Kan, July 25-The state
republican convention assembled in
this city to-day at noon. It is the
largest state convention ever held in
the state, there being 41s delegates
present and the attendance of prOmi-
nent men and spectators is much
greater than any assembled together
before In the capitol. HOudew Finch
OF Burlingame was selected Temper
airy chairman without opposition in
convention. A caucus Of all the
candidates for governor except Smith
WAS held last night having agreed
upon his selection. Mr.. Finch made
brief but excellent address upon
taking the chair.
Lewis Hanback, of Osborne county,
was selected as secretary and w. A.
Smith of Sedgwick. assistant secretary.
Motions to appoint committees upon
credentials, order of business, platform
and resolutions and permanent organ
lzat1on were adopted, after which the
convention adjourned until 2:3O
O'Clock, in order To give the chairman
time to name the committees. The
situation Is very interesting one and
the result is altogether in doubt.
States are plenty and the knowing
ones" who are sure they can name the
ticket ale numerous, but it is fact.
nevertheless, that who the nominees
Will be Is thing which can only be told
after they have been nominated.
AT the afternoon session of the con-
vention Chairman Finch announced
the following list Of committees:
Committee on credentials-NelsOn
Adams. chairman.
First district-O. j. Gecver, John
Schilling.
Second district-Geo. ]. Barker, G.
). Dixley.
Third district-D. McTaggart, w. H.
Merryweather.
Fourth district. ClevisOn, c. E.
Whitmore.
Fifth district-Dan Wagstaff, A. s.
Wilson.
Sixth district-Webb McNan, r. F.
Bryant.
Seventh district. M. Simpson,
Nelson Adams.
Committee on order of business
George w. Veale, chairman.
First Observation-Disclosures Marks,
l.. w. Grove.
Second district-James Cross, r. s.
Gilfellan.
Third district-E. a. Wasser, j. s.
Heilman.
+. a. Moriarty.
Fifth district-E. b. Purcell, F, M.
Higgison.
Sixth district-L. G. Smith. j. H.
TAFT.
Seventh district. p. Jones, G. j,
Jones.
Committee on resolutions-J. F.
Legate, chairman.
First district-W. Il. Smith.
SaCnnA HiatriRt- IT AnfhnnU
w. II. Blue.
Third district. .. Campbell, J,
A. McHenry.
Fourth district. V. Admire, r. II
Moore.
Fifth district-A. p. Riddle, 7. F,
GarYor.
Sixth district-A. l.. Voorhees,, r.
w. Findley.
Seventh district-M. Albaugh, NJ
w. Sutton.
Committee on permanent Organiza-
tion:
First district-A. Il. Rousler.
Second district-C. M. Benton.
Third district-H. c. Lindsly.
Fourth district. Pc Harris.
Sixth district-Eden Lane.
Seventh district-E. A. Cox.
Eighth district-George A. Clark.
Ninth district-Dr. Lugle.
Tenth district. L. HOgue.
Eleventh district. +. Anderson
Twelfth district w. S. Crump.
Thirteenth district-W. p. Hackney
Fourteen district-Theo. Steinberg
Fifteenth district. b. Carpenter
Sixteenth district-W. S: Kenyon.
Seventeenth district G. B. Micham
Eighteenth district-H. G. Smith.
Nineteenth district-R. S. SimOns
Twentieth district-J. E. Junkin.
Twenty-hrst district-GeO. 5. Coz
nell.
Twenty-second district-Cy Leland
Twenty-third districts. j. Osborne
Twenty-fourth district-Geo. Ellis
Twenty-ifth DISTRICT. w. Butter
field.
Twenty-sixth Districts. II. Brar
don.
Twenty-seventh district-L. G. Gil
more.
Twenty-eighth distrct-GeO. Davis
Twenty-ninth district-D. L. Co
nell.
The committees withdrew to transaC
their business and pending the repol
OF the committee on credentials, tn
convention was addressed by Col. j.
.Hallowell, of Wichita, J. V. BrinkmaI
of Sedan, ex-CODgressman Lewis HaI
back, of Osborne, and Hon. John ]
Waller and Hon. Eugene F. War
large. The names of Blaine and Ii
gals when mentioned created grel
enthusiasm and applause lasting full
five minutes.
At 5 O'Clock the convention adjourn
ed until 1880 to hear the report of IL
credential committee.
The evening session commenced
8 O'Clock and after speeches by Bi
Hackney, Hon. John w. Ady and OF
ers, adjourned until O'Clock to-mo
row. This was on account of the i
ability Of the committee on ways al
means to report.
SECOND DAY.
TOPEKA, July 36.-The republic;
state convention convened at 8 o'clO
this morning and proceeded to dispat,
business in an unusually business lii
manner. The committee on permane
organization reported Capt. Hen
Booth of Larned, for chairman al
w. II. Mcbride of Osborne for secl
tary, with vice presidents and ass
tant secretaries tor each congr'
sional district.
The reports of the COMMITTEES
credentials, platform and resolutio
rules and order of business we
adopted.
mously adopted:
The republican party of the state
Kansas through its delegates in G,
vention assembled renewing its ia
in the perpetuity of the governme
pledges a cordial and earnest supp
to the principles enunciated in
platform of the national convent
held in Chicago June 18th, 1888; Il
platform after hOnoring the meme
of the great men of the party who h
passed away affirms an answering
votion to the indissoluble union of
states, the autonomy, reserved con
tuition and the personal rights and
critics of citizens in all the states
territories. demands free ballot an
fair count, demands protection to
industries OF this country, WI
means good wages to the ISborer
good prices to the producer, as aga