The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-09-17
ROBINSON CHOSEN.
The Democratic State Convention
Names It's Candidates.
lsOverDor Robin con Nominated For Gov
eruOr-The Full Ticket-The Platform
and State Central Com
mittee.

WICHITA, KAN. Sept 10.-Crawford'
Opera House was packed with delegate
and visitors when Ed. Carroll, OF Leav
enworth, chairman of the Democratic
State Central Committee. called th'
convention to order. shortly befor;
noon.
Mr. Carroll made a short address, pre-
dieting the success of the entire ticket
nominated and announced the name Of
John c. Sheridan, of Paola. as Temporal
nv chairman. and w. A. Eaton. of Win
field. Fred Vandegrift. of Atchison.
and Henry Shindler, Of Leavenworth.
As secretaries
Mr. Sheridan's speech was an arraign-
ment of the Republican party. both in
National and State politics. and at its
conclusion the committees were appoint
cd as made up by the State Central
Committee and the work of the tempo
rary organization was completed. An
adjournment was taken until two o'clock
80 give the committee time to report
When the convention reassembled the
committee on permanent organization
and order of business submitted its re-
port A. A. Harris, OF Fort Scott was
chosen permanent chairman with the
same secret aries as in the temporary
organization.
By this time the Rosubmission con-
vention had sent nOtic3 that it had ap-
pointed committee of five to await
upon the Democratic convention for the
purpose of conference. A similar
committee was appointed by the chair
from the Democratic convention, and
while the two were in conference the
committee on resolutions reported
through its chairman. Hon. Thomas P.
Fenlon.
The chairman Of the conference COM
1nittce reported that the Resubmission
convention was ready to indorse the
full Democratic ticket. provided itcould
have one place on it. Lucien Baker, of
Leavenworth, who had been the choice
of the Resubmis onists for Supreme
Justice, had positively declined to be 4
candidate and all the Resubmission
convention asked was to be allowed to
jill the position Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
and D. A. Banta, OF Great Bend. was
their choice. He moved that when this
place was reached in its regular order
the choice of tho observation-disclosures be
made the choice of the Democratic con-
vention.
Judge John Martin. of Topeka, made
q stron- speech in favor of the PROPOSE
ton, and the motion was adopted by
unanimous vote
When the nomination of Governor
wa declared in order General C. w.
Blair, of LeavenwOrth, arose and said
he desired to place in nomination a man
thing more to anti-pr Obi bition than the
proposition of single right There
was a principle at stake-it was the
principle of human rights. When the
name OF Governor Charles A. Robinson
was mentioned there was such a dem
Onstra ton as has been seldom witnessed
in this State.
James N. Orr. Of Atchison. rose when
order had been restored and seconded
che nomination and. on behalf of Atch-
ison County, moved that the nominal
ton be made by reclamation. A half
dozen delegations seconded the motion
and it was taken by rising vote. which
was the occasion of another ovation.
A committee Of five was appointed to
wait upon Governor Robinson and in
form him of his nomination.
As soon as it became known that Gov
ernor Robinson had entered the conven-
zion hall the delegates and spectators
arose to their feet and tho scene was
ono not frequently. if ever. witnessed
in a Kansas State convention. For
nearly five minutes the delegates at
tempted to Guido each other in giving
vent to their enthusiasm.
When CIDER was restored and the
Governor was presented another out
burst followed with equal force. He
thanked the convention for the honor
of the nomination.
The Governors remarks put the con-
vention in good humor and ID. A. Banta.
the choice of the Resubmission Repub-
licans, was nominated for Lieutenant
Governor by reclamation.
There was spirited contest over the
nomination for Attorney General F.
w. Bentley. of Wichita. b. E. Crawford,
of Pratt and J. N. Ives, of Sterling, were
placed in nomination and the conven-
ton was about equally divided on the
first ballot On the third ballot Craw-
ford was dropped and Ives was nomin-
.ated by vote of 1893 to 1S2 for Bentley.
s. g. Isett of Neosho County. was the
only candidate for Secretary of State
and it was rendered him by reclamation.
rs vas the nomination for Auditor to
Joseph Dillon. of Kearney County.
Thomas Kirby. of Abilene. was NOM
mated for State Treasurer The other
candidate was Charles Goodlander. of
Fort Scott and the ballot stood: Kirby,
ESQ; Goodlander. 100
NJ r Wood of Anderson County, was
nominated by reclamation for the Office
OF Superintendent of Public Schools
and the same flattering vote WIS made
in the case of NJ. b. Nicholson. the party
candidate Tor Chief Justice.
The platform a. adopted is as fol-
1Ows:
We. the representatives of the d. mocratic
party OF Kansas. in convention assembled.
declare:
first-OUr continued ornosft;or to al