Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-09-06
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY CONVENTION.

Wa-Keeney, Saturday, August 30,
at 2 o'clock P. NJ.
On motion ]. Word Carson was
elected chairman of the meeting and
A. S. Peacock was elected secretary.
On motion q committee on Gre
dentials, consisting of one delegate
from each township, was appointed
as follows: Collyer, G. w. Kessler;
Franklin, George Young; Glencoe,
D. B. Rogers; Ogallah, Eli McCol-
lum; Riverside, w. F. King: Wa
Keeney, W. S. Harrison; Wilcox,
L. S. Halsey.
A committee on resolutions was
also appointed as follows: Collyer.
Hugh Tidball; Franklin. George
Young; Glencoe, D. B. Rogers;
Ogallah, William Cowden; River
side, W. F. King; Wa-Keeney, A.
H. Blair; Wilcox, W. B.. CIPHER.
The committee on credentials re-
ported the following delegates and
alternates. entitled to seats in the
convention: Wa-Keeney, A. L. Hin
shaw, F. NJ. Morgan, A. S. Peacock,
c. W. Sweet. A. J. McCollum,
Frank Walker. 0. /. Cook, Stewart
Shorthill, D. w. Matthews, Harri-
son Cole, W. S. Harrison, H. C
Bryant, A. P. Lawrence, J. w.
Carson. Alternates, George Baker,
John H. March, A. H. Blair, P.
Metz, Thos. Brooks, Joe Escher, w.
G. Marshall, c. A. Hoar, Chas. II.
Gibbs, Geo. W. Cross, W. 81. Damn,
John A. Nelson, A. B. Jones, Geo.
I. Verbeck. Wilcox, W. B. CIPHER,
VIM. Hoobler and L. S. Halsey.
Ogallah. William J. Glasby, VIM.
Cowden, w. T. Brabb, C. P. Chase,
Eli McCollum and Edward Griffith.
Collyer, Hugh Tidball, George w.
Kessler, c. ]. Davis, A. C. Lord,
George V. York and Thomas Fouts.
Alternates, Otis B. Kessler, J. W.
Hickman. Mac. Marshall and Emery
Cass. Riverside, w. F. King. Glen
coe, D. B. Rogers. Franklin, Geo.
Young.
The report of the committee on
credentials was received and adopted.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following, which was
unanimously adopted:
WA-KEENEY, Kan. Aug. 80.
The Republicans of Trego coun-
ty, in convention assembled, renew
their allegiance to the grand old
party" and point with pride to its
glorious achievements in the past
and look to it in the future as our
hope of progress, prosperity and
good government.
Be it resoIUed, First, That we
cordially endorse and approve the
administration Of Governor Humph-
rey.
Second, That in Senator John J.
ingalls, we recognize representa-
tive who has faithfully maintained
the principles of the Republican
party for eighteen years. That in
him we recognize a man who, above
all others, has obeyed the injunc-
ton Of Abraham Lincoln when he
pledged the Republican party to care
for the soldier, his widow and his
orphan; and that in him we recog-
nize man who has maintained with
resolution and ability never sur
passed the cause of the masses of
the people by resisting the constant
encroachment of monopolies and
trusts, and that we hereby pledge
ourselves to use our best efforts to
secure his return to the United
States Senate for the next six years.
Third, That we endorse the efforts
of our distinguished Secretary of
State, James G. Blaine, in striving to
promote reciprocal trade with our
sister republics Of South America.
Fourth, That the Government
should, by proper legislation, as
sumo such control of all transporta-
ton companies and corporations do
ing business with the public, as will
efectually protect the people from
extortion or discrimination.
Fifth, That we are in favor of the
free coinage of silver and commend
the action of a Republican congress
In passing a silver bill which adds
$50, 100000 annually to our circu-
lating medium, thus responding to
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