The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-10-11
FOR DEEP WATER.


The Deep-Water Convention Meets st To-
peks-A Large Attendance-Promis
Men Present.
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. AT four O'Clock
yesterday afternoon the deep water con.
vention was called to order by ex- Gov
ernor 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
pit 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 Iowas Grain and Martin, oil
Texas; Carey, of Wyoming; Funston.
Perkins, Morrill, and Kelley, of Kansas;
ex-senator Armstrong, of Missouri; Major
Fulton, of Galveston; c. S. Chase OF
Omaha, and many others. The stage was
handsomely decorated, the most notable
features being two obelisks thirty feet
high OF Kansas corn and grain, and one
bore the inscription, Gulf Port" the
other. Liverpool" and flags and bunting
were displayed everywhere and the gen.
eral aspect was that of a 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 attention to the object of the
gathering and outlined the work of the
committee and its success in having a
commission Of eminent engineers ap-
pointed to examine the harbors
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. the source from
which the appropriation must come. The
appointment of a temporary chairman
being next in order, Hon. James Legate
of Leavenworth, nominated Congressman
Charles H Mansur, of Missouri, who W as
unanimously chosen. On taking the char
Mr.. Mansur made q splendid speech
which captured the convention outright
He counseled harmony between the rival
factions representing Galveston, Arau-
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 a harhor
We in Missouri are welded almost to a
man to the improvement of the Mississippi
river and if we aid you we expect that in
due time you will aid us in our pet project
of improving not only the Missis -ippi but
its tributaries the Missouri and Kaw. In
approaching Congress let US do it not
with bated breath and Bonded knee, bu,
as free men demanding our rights" F.
8 Dana was elected company secretary.
The committee on credentials were then
appointed.
On motion of Mr.. Lsgate, of Kansas, IN.
delegation of thirteen from Illinois was
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 ap.
pointed on permanent organization. The
convention will report this morn.
ing in favor of Senator Plumb, of Kansas
for p ornament president, and F. L. Dana
for permanent secretary. Governor Fran
els, of Missouri, moved a call of the roll
by States, and that each State hand i'm the
names of five delegates and each Terri
tory of three each on order of business
and on resolutions, two separate commit
tees There was lively little fight over
this motion. but it finally prevailed, and
the committees were named:
The committee on resolutions is: Utah,
b. d. John son; California, Colonel A. S.
johnson and j. F. McGrath; Wyoming,
II. F. Cabben. F. j. Stanton, j. N. Carey;
Arkansas, W. NJ. Fishback; Louisiana, S
p. Watts; New Mexico, Richard NJ. White,
W. B. Brunton, W. W. Griffin; lowe, A.
F. Chamberlain, j. n. Camp, Eli Wilkins,
Philip Grape, n. R. Jones; Nebraska,
Champion s. Chase. H. NJ. Bushnell, G.
N. Lamberison, 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.
GraybiIh 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 Fl. 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 reSou ions to
the committee on reso usions without de-
bate prevailed. The convention was
Snvited to attend reception at
Representative Hall and take drive yes.
terday and then adjourned till this morn
ing. The reception last night was bril-
liant affair. Representative Hall, the larg-
est in the city. was deliberately decorated
and ablazs with light. All the departments
of State were thrown open and the roons
and corridors were everywhere hung with
Gags.