Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-10
FOR DEEP WATER.


The Deep-Water Convention Meets at To-
peka-A Large Attendance-Promine
Men Present.
TOPEKA. Kan, Oct AT four o'clock
yesterday afternoon the deep water COD
vention was called to order by ex- Gov
eruor Evans. of Colorado. president Of
the permanent executive committee, In
the Grand Opera House. in which all ses-
sions will be held, and was packed from
Dit to roof. The delegates were seated
by States and Territories. On the stage
were many distinguished men among
whom were Governors Francis, of Mis-
souri,; Thayer, Of Nebraska; Humphrey,
of Kansas; ex-Governors Evans, of
Colorado; Hubbard, of Texas; Click, of
Kansas; Senator Plumb, Congressman
Weaver, of Iowa; Grain and Martin, Of
Texas; Carey. of Wyoming; Funston.
Perkins. Morrill, and Kelley. of Kansas;
ex-senator Armstrong, of Missouri; Major
Fulton, OF Galveston; G. s. Chase. OF
Omaha, and many others. The stage was
handsomely decorated. the most notable
features being two obelisks thirty feet
nigh of Kansas corn end grain, and one
bore the inscription, "Gulf Port" the
other. "LiverpooI," and flags and bunting
were displayed everywhere and the gen.
eral aspect was that of great polit-
ical convention. The invocation was
pronounced by DIR. j. A. LipDincott,
chancellor of the State University, and
Chairman Evans addressed the conven-
ton, Endorsed on behalf of the inter-
State committee the call and supple
mental summons issued by Governor
Humphrey and thanked the delegates for
their prompt response to these calls. He
called atteni ion to the object of the
Of nd no 0f
committee and its success in having a
commission of eminent engineers ap-
pointed to examine the harbora
on the Texas coast This con-
vention. he said, is not to say where
the port shall be located, but to secure the
cooperation of Congress s, the source from
which the appropriation must come. The
appointment OF temporary chairman
being next in order. Hon. James Legate.
of Leavenworth, nominated Congressman
Charles H. Mansur, of Missouri, who WEI
unanimously chosen. On taking the chan
Mr.. Mansur made a splendid speech
which captured the convention outright
He counseled harmony between the rival
factions representing Galveston, Aran-
sas Pass and Sabine Pass and said the
people Of the North are not SO much
interested in where the harbor shall be
located as that you shall have harbor.
We, in Mis- souri,, are welded almos. to a
man to the improvement of the Mississippi
river and if we aid you We expec. that in
due time you will aid us in our pet project
of improving not only the Missis sippi but
its tributaries. the Missouri and Kaw.- l.,
approaching Congress let US do it not
with bated breath and Bonded KIN ee but
as free men demanding our rights" r
g. Dana was elected company secretary.
The committee on credentials were then
appointed.
On motion of Mr. Legate, of Kansas, tn
delegation Of thirteen from Illinois wa.
admitted to the floor as delegates and
granted all the privileges of The conven-
ton A committee of five from each State
and three from each Territory was APP
pointed on permanent organization. The
convention will report this morn.
ing in favor of Senator Plumb, of Kansas
for ornament president, and F. L. Dana
for permanent secretary. Governor Fran.
els, of Missouri, moved a call OF the ro
by States, and that each State hand in the
names OF five delegates and each Terri.
tory of three each on order of busines.
and on resolutions, two separate commit.
tees. There was a lively little fight over
this motion. but it finally prevailed, anC
the committees were named:
The committee on resolutions is: Utah
ID. ~. johnson; California, Colonel A. 3.
johnson and j. F. McGrath; Wyoming,
II. F. Cabben. F. j. Stanton, j. NJ. Carey
Arkansas, w. NJ. Fishba ok; louisiana, s..
p. Watts; New Mexico, Richard Nj. White,
w. B. Brunton, w. w. Griffin; Iowa, A.
p. Chamberlain, j. N. Camp, Eli Wilkins,
Philip Grape, N. R. jones'; Nebraska,
Champion s. Chase. H. NJ. Bushnell, G.
NJ Lambertsou, H. c. Smith, A. r. Tall
bot; Missouri. D. H. Armstrong,
Thomas Shackelford, Noah Given, NJ.
J. Murphy, E H. Allen; Kansas CYRUS
Leland. Howell Jones. j. S. Emery. j. NJ.
Gray bill. j. H. Downing; Texas, A. w.
Houston, Walter Gresham, T. w. Ford,
j. II. Garrett, Major E. c. Douglass;
Illinois, r. A. D. Wilbanks, r H. Cable,
j. R Clark, Charles Wallace. j. w. Ella
The delegation from California reported
late and was authorized to fill up its
places on the committee. A motion TO re-
fer all communications and reSo.u ions to
the committee OH reso utions without de-
bate prevailed. The convention was
invited to attend reception at
Representative Hall and take a drive yes
terday and then adjourned till this morn
ing. The reception last night was a bril-
liant affair. Representative Hall, the larg-
est in the city, was deliberately decorated
and ablaze with light. All the departments
of State were thrown open and the roons
and corridors were everywhere hung with
flags.