Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-19
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.
REPUBLICAN RESUBMISSION CLUB
ORGANIZED OF INTERESTING
PROPORTIONS.
A Meeting of Business Men in Theory
and Fact-Interesting Speeches on
the Observation-Disclosures Or
ganiZation Next Mon
day Night.

about the Republican Resubmission meet
ing to be held last evening at the Garfield
hall. There was some talk as to the kind
of resolutions to adopt and the general
tone of the meeting. 1t seemed to be the
general opinion that it should be strictly
business mems meeting and allow no poll
tician a chance TO make himself appear as
leading or running the affair. 1t was
thought to be much safer for the business
men to run their own affairs and let the
politicians get the pointers from them
which way TO jump.
At 1870 the Board of Trade band COM
menced to play a number of Republican
selections on the corner of Main and First
streets. The crowd had already COM
menced to turn down to Garfield hall
and in few minutes the hall was crowd
ed. 1t was business looking crowd
Democrats were scarce. A few prohibs,
and Rev. BotKin ''was there" A glance
was quite convincing that it was a crowd
composed of Republicans from the ranks
of the leading business men and citizens
OF the city. 1t was at once apparent that
it was going to be an enthusiastic meet
ing. A number of leading gentlemen was
A few minutes before o'clock Mr.. Chas
Balance called the meeting to order, vino
said that it had been intended that Mr.
Geo. II. Blackweilder call the meeting to
order as he was chairman of the meeting
that decided to circulate the call, but ne
was compelled to remain at home. The task
had been assigned him and he would place
in nomination for chairman Mr. Charles
4. Jones. Mr.. Jones was elected unani-
mously with cheers and on reaching the
stage said he first desired to extend thanks
for the honor. He could not explain why
he had been called upon unless it be that
he was modest man. The object as he
understood from the call in the EAGLE
was to try and bring about a change in
the liquor law of the state. The question
was whether or not the
whisky traffic be regulated instead
of going ''free whisky" according to the
practice for some years. He was told that
he was not expected to make a speech and
did not propose TO as he was a business
and representative business men were of
few words. The movement would be op-
posed by Missouri and Kentucky, as they
wanted to sell Kansas their products. His
speech was punctuated with cheers and
well received.
Mr.. Charles Balance named Mr.. W. d.
Mccormick for secretary, winch prevailed
unanimously. His appearance on the stage
was greeted with cheers.
Mr. \ Il. Carpenter moved a committee
of FIVE be appointed on resolutions which
prevailed. In a few minutes the secretary
read the committee as follows Geo. II.
Blachwelder, Chas. Balance, A. Il. Car
penter, G. Il. Miller and l.. d. Skinner
Assistant secretaries were appointed:
W. j. Oliver, Grant Woodman, E. T. AL
len, NJ. j. Holbrook.
Vice-presidents-A. Katz, A. r. Carpen-
ter, c. K. Martin, Ches. Firebaugh, John
Davidson, Amos Houch.
The work so far was attended with wild
cheers.
The chair announced that the committee
on resolutions was ut work and would soon
be- ready to report.
just as the resolutions committee ap-
peared on the stage with their report the
first cannon shot shook the building. The
crowd responded with the usual en-
thusiasm. The resolutions We're read by
the secretary, Mr.. w. ID. Mccormick, and
are as follows.
We, business men of Wichita, in mass
assembled, do make, publish
and declare the following to be our plat
form of principles.
First-We are Republicans.
Second-We are law abiding citizens,
and we believe in the enforcement of ali
laws constltutionally enacted.
Third-We are business men and tax
payers, and rs such we are fully alive to
the business interests of Wichita and of
the state of Kansas.
Fourth-We believe that majority of
the people should rule, that the voice of
the people should be respected; that this
principle is the foundation of the Repub-
lican party. We believe that the present
prohibition law OF Kansas is lnimicai to
and destructive of the business interests of
this city and OF the state of Kansas.
Fitth-We favor calling together of
the Kansas legislature in extra session for
the purpose of submitting the prohibition
clause of the present constitution of Kan
sas TO the people for their vote at the next
election, so that the people may have re-
hearing upon this question at the earliest
posi- be moment.
Sixth-We earnestly solicit, in this
cause the cooperation of all Republicans
in this county and throughout the state of
Kansas.
Therefore, fully endorsing the foregoing
We, the undersigned Republi-
cans, business men and taxpayers, Lereby |
form the Republican Resubmission club
Of W lChlta, and we pledge to the above |
platform our earnest support, our political
influence and our answering devotion.
Each section was wildly cheered, es-
pecIally the fifth. 1t is needless to add !
he resolutions passed by unanimous
vote and the cannon kept booming away
testing the nerves of the audience. 1t was
not an Objectionable feature, however, |
out on the contrary seemed to be in har-
nony with the occasion.
The chair announced that the assistant
secretaries would accommodate the audi |
snce with paper for signatures to the reso- |
utions and the therefore" clause TO form |
/ Republican resubmission meeting The !
secretaries were soon at work and the |
signing commenced. There was lively |
work. The fellows seemed eager to get |
lold of the enrolment paper. Some time |
vas spent in this feature of the work. The |
secretaries finally returned with over six |
hundred names as a membership of the |
,lub
Mr.. Charles Balance was called upon |
md said he had not intended to take an |
lctive part as he had been in :he city only |
/ little over three years. He was in favor |
# change in the prohibition law and |
wanted the legislature TO give the people a /
nance to vote on the question.
There were calls for W. 4. Thomas who /
insisted he did know what to say 10 inter-
st the audience. He believed the prohibi-
ion law should be changed. The law had
never been enforced, especially in the last |
ew months He would ike m