The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-05-16

Ths Ladies asek Rspsbiiess ConveEtton.
Under the name Of Republicans n large
party Of ladies gathered NJ the large RON
back Of the Board OF Trade room Tuesday
afternoon, 90 try their hand 1T convention
running. We suspect that quite q number Of
the ladies uere Republicans, with a big pro-
yiso. They are Republicans provided the
Republican parry sdopts their peculiar
views upon certain questions 1.-THE Rspue-
lean platform IL moulded and fashioned TO
suit them, all we'll and good; II not, on they
will 20 10 the party which will obey their
behests- Well, they are supposed 20 be
honest and innocent until proven guilty, and
ne will for arguments sake say they we're
all earnest and stalWzrt Republicans. We
can starr with the proposition that the air Of
that room Tuesday afternoon wa much
more balmy than 70 oftsn IL ., the eOnrt
rOOnn, when the same Dumbsr OF Republi-
can Or Democratic male Sovereign h
gathered together. We do not intend this
Is q reflection upon the aforesaid male
sovereign; but u EIll be generally admitted
that the principle OF .-CIeanliBess being next
10 ISOdliness" - much morr nxed an the
female. than male breast The wagering
local statesman OF Limestone creek, with an
empire II hts iers " bieh be Is willing 10 TRACE
with some other statesman I'm behalf oI hts
candidate, Wss present In iuil Iorre and
Eiory-buI vas = little more refined In his
.uasser than thai glorious sou OF Mars OF
the male convention. The eut-and dried
ticket with its resulting S-syIlabled. dennn-
ciaioTy adjective accompaniment IrOIn
those .'OppOsed to the ring" may not have
been quite - conspieuousIy promineui, but Il
- IAIntIy ~ hispered that ilis ladies were eau
cusIng with NIsOr beforehand, aTlsr the Gus
tom OF their l0fdz NJ the Iourt hOuse. After
the con ent BOn uas once In WORKING oraer,
the yrOcsediags we're pseIed On with Uni-
I0oI6Ity, much ~ we're The garu,ents % lbe
'sD1IDous bOltOin-d" OufBher hynheer len
bRSek, IA thai SrieOTatri land trnsls uith the
IudIaus, seNefni centuries since. " e have not
the space - give = detailed history OF the
great meet, and can only refer ~ the niU>t
AaIteuI IeaIures. Mrs LiEzis Hopkins vas
M AIDE tempOrury ''chnlrs Oinnn,' aud n ~.
May rllsNIIie, SECRETARY. Committees On
srsoIuI Gus were appointed. Miss shelley
- made permanent chuirNoinah anu 81
J s--ie Beruy, perinaurut SECRETARY. twenty
seven precincts we're rrpres-nied With
q iIs Inat tine representation vas OaSrd upon
the vote cast Tor BeiNa Lock
s.ch precinct . vote whether there we're ans
votes cast therein fOr beivn, Or nOt- Une
limos alton quite tmportabIB the IadlrS have
made Ia tine coinposttiOn OI = COW entIon:
They do not require the delegate To IT, q rest
has . .-ringlsn" iaNOr and will no doubt
rr.aIt In tine defeat Ut the ticket. The plat
Torn adopted, einbodIed an endorsement OF
the platform enunciaied NJ TOpekn, July -
Isss an approval of the state sdmInislra- Il
ton; extending sympathles TO the wOInen OF |
" ashIngton Territory In their struggle 20
regain tine rishtsol the hsiiot; asking con-
female suffrage; commencing Attorney
General kellogg. for mailing his vile hts /
assistant; COMMUNICATING metropolitan /
~s..N
Stat. Institutions in the failurr VI |
Legislature tO make necessary APP
Tor their salaries; giving /
The state senate Jessie" for their sctlOn |
on the age OF consent bill; enJOining the Il
county ofieeFs Ia look with mon care to the Il
EN- IUFcr ment of the prohibition Law ;druIaiId-
better eniOreed ia this county; iaNOring =
reduction in letter postage. Prading iiie
ION OF the pirtiOrm, and b,-
fore, eonSlderablr Eo"d sPeeeh-msk
rramniHr, rhetoric and eiOcution the efforts
OI the ordinary male Delegate and bringing
Out great applause. THRILLING =. % did each
males a. we'll n temnlrsl Ia the highest II
pitch of enthusiasm. Amer the adoption OF
OF the platform. the ticket making COM
menced. uur friend Lloyd, OF t'hlcO,waS firsI
Inundated upon tue altar of WOiuan's am
bition. For county commissioner he only re-
received one vote, while Ms. j. A. W iisOn.
~ kVille-whO does not live Ia the ssuie
district "a fact inmairriul IN
ibis age at female dOminancy1 staggered un-
der the weight of seventeen votes. for sur
Neyur, nO frInsi e Ss-emrd Ia be ready 10 enter
the lists. and the vote WAS follows: %. a.
Hamilton, IS; o. L. Weaver; n. q. BTideT,
). For county treasurer. UridrT though
wounded la the preceding CONSIST,
rrgaiued his ieet, and made another plunge, |
bni Was ingloriOusly downed by Miss
Christie Campbeli-the vote standing u for |
lhe surceSSful rombaiani Lo for the psSSt-
master OF Chico. An unfair argument, |
" hirh became immensely popular, was thr
result OF Grider's defeat. He had the aJmi-
nation In his grasp, when sonIe aspiring |
irmagOglie, with an eloquent tongue. rOse TO
her feel and appealed u the prrJudIces Of
he COW eDIIon by announcing that Miss |
'hTistie MAS the llrSt child born in Saline |
'ounty. That's what natiened pOOr Gridrr.
rhe OnveniiOn seemed To have u In" for |
,aIIle up, r. q. sharp was brought up like a |
amb to be slaughtered. He received only 10
rOteS, while Mrs. N. u. Trag1e received T.. |
For sherin-nO lady SEEMED to have time IA
olIoNs: Arson Miller n; =. \. JIOdfrpy :;
Fred Quincy :. The ofiiee of corOneF did
iot seem to be q Iavorite with the female |
lEpirants, and they Accorded Mrs. My
BrOwn the place without opposition. The
Ifiire of register OF deeds was last taken up. |
rhe glorious blood OF POcahontas must have
'un prOiusly through the veins of the dele |
,atrs, ~ they rushed Ia u body To save John
smith, and gave him the unanimous DOmi
latlon. Again representation" Was forced |
q take back seat. Instead Of giving each
precinct . member Of the central committee, i
he rhaiTWoman, Arbitrarially, despotically, 1
and with malice aud afore
houghI, constituted q committee consisting
'nly OF three memberS: Miss Clara l.. |
league, chairman: Mrs. Lury Beedy, Mrs.
lizzie HopkiuS. And thus closell the con-
!, ntiou which proposed To control In imagi
,aiion 81 least. the political d-siinirs at