The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-12
KANSAS REPUBLICANS.
Meeting of the State Convention
at Topeka
Governor Humphrey Again Heads the
Ticket-The Contest For Auditor and
Treasurer Somewhat Lively
The Platform.

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept 4-The Repub-
lican State convention met here yester-
day with its usual full attendance.
The convention was called to order at
400 p. M, by Henry Booth, chairman of
the State Central Committee. Follow
ing the precedent there was an opening
prayer by Rev. T. HI. McCurilan, of this
city. Three-quarters of an hour was
taken up in correcting the roll OF dele
gates, and then it was. by vote, declared to
be the official roll of the convention. Lew
Finch, of Usage, nominated w. R.
Smith, of Atchison, for temporary chair
man L. T. Carver, of Salina, nomi-
mated T. B. Dawes, of Clay. A call of
the roll resulted in the election of w.
R Smith by vote of 4l2 against 145.
Fred Halverson, of Stafford, and j. E.
Holman, of jackson, were elected tenn
porary secretaries.
The chairman announced the com
mittee on resolutions as follows: ]. X.
Hudson, chairman; T. K Mccartney. B.
F. Wallick, G. T. Anthony. s. w. HAM
mond. E. Vangundy, r. n. Allen, w.
McMerifeld. R w. Easley. j. B. Benz
ington, L. M. Pickering of Johnson,
G. NJ. Purl1s, C. II. Mitchell, c. NJ.
Harshbarger, A. T.. March, I. S. Ham,
w. A. Reeder, A. H. Bentley. c. D.
Shredder, f. b. DAVIS j. d. Hazen, K.
E Wilcoxson, C. H. Eldred, ]. T. Hoff-
man, c. Dohart p NJ Clark, P. @
Bond, w. D. Wider, ]. F. Vanbol1ers,
James Justiss, C. L. Triplett j. c.
Rankin.
At the night session the permanent
officers were unanim ously selected, as
follows: R f. Moore, of Butler, chair
man; A P. Riddle, of Ottawa, secretary;
j. E. Hoagland and Ernest G. Krezdorn,
of Leavenworth, and Miss Minerva
Walker, of Harper, assistant secretaries.
In order to prevent delay. the COM
mittee on resolutions being out, Mr..
Creighton, OF Labette. moved to suspend
the rules and proceed with the nominal
ton of candidates. which was carried.
j. Is. McAffee, of Shawnee placed AL
bert H. Horton in nomination for Chief
Justice. On motion of ]. Ii. Creighton
the nomination was made Dy acclama-
ton.
R. n. Allen, of Neosho, placed Gov
ernor L. U. Humphrey in nomination
for Governor. and on motion of Frank
Danford, of Ellis, the nomination was
made by reclamation.
E. j. Kenney, of Neosho, placed A. j.
Felt in nomination for Lieutenant
Governor. On motion of A. E. Park. of
Marshall. the nomination was made by
reclamation.
]. NJ. McNay, of Phillips. placed the
name of Mr.. Higgins before the conven-
ton for Secretary of State. On motion
of Frank Danford, of Ellis, the nominal
ton was made unanimous.
On motion of Eli Payne, the two
e
passed over.
c. w. Mcdonald, of Cloud, presented
the name of L. B. Kellogg. and, on mo-
ton, his nomination for Attorney-Gen-
eral was made unanimous.
L. d. Young of Mitchell, nominated
George w. Winans for Superintendent
of Public Instruction, and received the
prevailing compliment of unanimous
vote.
Each candidate appeared before the
convention and accepted his nomina-
ton in brief speech.
Following these came the first contest
of the convention-the nomination for
Auditor of State. Fifteen names were
presented to the convention, as follows:
Il J. Bone, of Clark; Oscar Shat
fer, of Crawford; Frank B. Stearnes,
of Lane; Ben Pagan, of Els
worth; A. FL. Burtis of Finney;
D. L. Brown, of Cloud; Tell w. Walton,
of Lincoln; Nick Reitz of johnson; R
]. Whitman, A. S. Thompson, of Rice;
James L. Richie, of Riley; E. l. Rush,
of Rush; L. J. Pettijohn. of Stevens;
Charles M. Hovey, of Thomas; John L.
Waller. of Wyandotte. Two of these.
Whitman and Waller. are colored men.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Bone, "a; Shafer 25; Stearne, 40;
Pagan, 25; Burtis. 20; Brown, 10; Wal
ton, %; Reitz. As; Whitman, 10; Thomp-
son, 40; Richie, 43; Rush, ID; Pettijohn,
II; Hovey, 1903; Waller, 1O4
The final ballot resulted: HoVey, $50;
Waller, 80.
The convention then adjourned to ten
a. m. Thursday
SECOND DAY.
Topeka, Kan, Sept Son the reas-
sembling of tile Republican convention
the nomination and balloting for Treas
urer commenced
Bourbon Comfy presented the name
of J. ]. Stewart of that county. ]. w.
Hammond, of Coffey County, on behalf
of the Republican farmers of his coun-
ty, presented the name of Major Will
liam Sims, of Shawnee, which was Sec
onded by Rush County. Doniphan
County named Samuel A. johnson,
Harper County named o. F. Casteen
and Republic County presented the
name of S. G. Slower.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Casteen. IA; Stewart ITO; Slower, 1O4;
Sims, So.
The second and third ballots resulted
in no choice
On the fourth ballot the contest was
exciting, the race being between Cas-
teen and Slower. AS the counties were
called the result was watched with
much interest the candidates running
together
When Wyandotte County. the last on
the roll, was reached. it was almost a
tie between the two candidates Wyan-
dotte gave her fifteen votes for Slower
which gave him majority, the result
being: Slower 2s5; Casteen, 272; SIMS.
5; necessary to a choice 2S2-
TIE PLATFORM.
The Republicans OF the State of Gnsas,
now assembled in convention compos ID
of more th an 500 delegates, each county be-
ing represented by duly accredited mem
bers, declare their continued adherence to
the cardinal principles of the National He
publican party: express their admiration
and gratitude for its past services and re-
cOru thelr CONVICTION that IN US Iubufe du-
ministrati0n Of public Fffaiis 1t will quickly /
respond TO every demand OF the people and
guided by the light of experience its legis a 1
tion will be dictated by a thoughtful regard
for the best interests of the whole people of !
this Nation.
TIL Republ can PARTY was born OF great |
public neccssits. Its early youth was spent |
in successful opposition to the extension of
slavery. 1t mmeneed its glorious Iegisla- I
tive career by the passage of the Homestead |
act, tile most beneficial law in Its results 1
ever framed by the american Congress. IL /