Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-08-23

Proceedings of the Judicial Con
ventiOn,
Special Correspondence to the HERALD.
ATWOOD, KAN, August. Goth, 1899 /
Convention was called to order by
Chairman Wilson.
D. L. Smith and -- Brenaman
were nominated for temporary chair
men.
The call Of the counties whose seats
were not contested was called by the
secretary, G.. A Spaulding. The
vote stood, D. L. Smith, 16, Brena-
man, 6. At this iuncture Chairman
Wilson undertook to decide upon the
validity of the contested delegation to
take part in the election Of the tenn
porary chairman. This was strongly
objected to as unparliamentary, but,
regardless of all arguments a mob
took possession of the proceedings.
All semblence Of order was lost. The
mob seated their chairman side by
side with the elected chairman, and
amidst an uproar seldom seen went
through the form of organizing, elect
ed L. K. Pratt by reclamation, and
for an hour or more went through the
form Of an old fashioned Indian pow
WOW. Whenever any attempt was
made to complete the organization of
the convention, any of the proceed
ings we're drowned in deafening
bowls and yelIs, that were almost
equal to the old rebel yell. Finally,
when the mob had yelled itself hoarse,
the convention was allowed to com
plete its organization. At the call of
the county, Mr.. Decker was nomi-
mated by 0. R. Pagan, of Oberlin,
and w. H Pratt by John Blssell, of
PhilIipsburg. On the first and sec
0nd ballots the vote being Decker -,
Pratt 8, and McCreedy 8.
The convention adjourned until Z
o'clock.
At seven convention was again
called to order by Chairman Smith.
No change was reached in the bal
lot until the fifth, when the vote stood
Decker y, Pratt ID, and IcCreedy 4
The sixth ballot stood Decker 16, and
Pratt ID.
On motion of John BisselI the nom
ination of Mr.. Decker was made unan-
imous,
Following resolutions were adopted
We the Republicans Of the Seventeenth Judicia
District, State of Kansas in convention Assem-
bled, renew. our fealty to the commendable ant
exalted principles of the Republican party do re
solve and declare,
First: That we endorse the administration o
. Benjamin Harrison wise, just, safe and patri
{ otic.
Second: That in our present Governor, L. Z
Humphrey, VIC recognize able and eficien
. executive, whose economical administration q
p our State affairs is executed t0the highest com
mendation.
Third: We believe that the old soldiers, tn
2 men who preserved the Tn ion and made it pos
sible for the people Of this country to exc rcis
their rights as sOvereigns of this comm Onwealt
L are entitled to Just recognition at the hands
S this nation and state and belle We they shout
nave ING preference III ali dppOluJeS OMCees OJht
, things being equal.
Fourth: That we severely censure the hig
;. handed usurpatiOn of NJ A Wilson who, Will
acting in he capacity of Chairman of the JudiCi
Convention in his attempt to dictate to the Col
4 ventiOn who should constitute its members an
l. in his attempt to admit to seats men whom he ha
reason to believe had been chose by fraud
Fifth: That we condemn the arbitrary and il
tolerant manner by which Mr.. L. K. Pratt Ell
y deavOred to use his official position to compel hi
, denomination.
i Sixth; That the preparation of fraud for p,
o litical agrandisement such as has been practice
r., by the present Judge we denounce as un-repU bl
can and dangerous to the welfare OF our polite
1. institutions and we commend the nominee of tn
e convention to the Republicans OF the Seventeent
Judicial District OF the State of Kansas, askiI
" for him their united suffrage.
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