Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-09-13
HUMPHREY NOMINATED.
The Republican State Convention
Names Candidates.
Humphrey, Felt, Horton, Kellogg and
wlnans Renomlnated-HOvey For Au-
dltor and Slower For Treasurer
Tho Platform.

'TorEKA, Kan, Sept 4-The Repub-
llican State convention met here yester-
day with its usual full attendance.
The convention was called to order at
ago p. m, by Henry Booth, chairman OF
the State Central Committed Follow
ing the precedent there was an opening
prayer by Rev. +. M. McCurilan, OF this
city. Three-quarters OF an hour was
taken up in correcting the roll OF dele
gates, and then 1t was, by vote, declared to
be the official roll of the convention. Lew
Finch, of Usage, nominated w. z.
Smith, OF Atchison, for temporary chair
man. T. IF. Carver. OF Salina, nomi-
mated +. 'B. Dawes, Of Clay. A call OF
the roll resulted in the election OF w.
r. Smith by n vote Of 412 against 145.
Fred Halverson, Of Stafford, and j. E.
Holman, of Jackson, were elected tenn
,porary secretaries
The chairman announced the com
imittee on resolutions as follows: j. X.
Hudson, chairman; R. K Mccartney, B.
+. Wallick, G. 7. 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. Purks, C. 2. Mitchell, C. NJ.
Harshbarger, A. l.. March, T. s Ham,
w. A. Reeder, A. H. Bentley, G. d.
Shredder, F. Il DAVIS, j. D. Hazen, K.
E. Wilcoxson, c. II. Eldred, j. T. Hof'
man, C Dohart P. NJ Clark, P. Q
Bond, W. d. Wider, j. F. Vanbokers,
james Justiss, c. T. Triplett j. c.
Rankin.
At the night session the permanent
officers were unanimously selected, as
follows: R. F. Moore, of Butler, chair
man; A. P. Riddle, of Ottawa, secretary;
j. E. Hoagland and Ernest q. 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 nomina-
ton OF candidates, which was carried.
J. B. McAffee. OF Shawnee, placed AL
bert II. Horton in nomination for Chief
Justice. On motion of j. 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.
Z ]. Kenney, Of Neosho, placed A, j.
Felt in nomination for Lieutenant
Governor. On motion Of A. z. Park. OF
Marshall the nomination was made by
reclamation.
j. 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
offices otIAuditor and Treasurer were
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.
J.. ID. 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 nominal
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:
II. ]. Bone, of Clark; Oscar Shaf-
fer, of Crawford; Frank B. Stearnes,
of Lane; Ben Pagan, of Ellis
worth; A. Fl. Burtis Of Finney;
d. l. Brown, of Cloud; Toll W. Walton,
of Lincoln; Nick Reitz, Of johnson; K.
j. Whitman, A. s. Thompson, OF Rice;
james T. 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, rs; stearne, 40;
Pagan, %; Burtis, 90; Brown, 10; Wal
ton, %: Reitz. As; Whitman, 10; Thomp-
son, 40; Richie, 4S; Rush, IS; Pettijohn,
III; Hovey, lOS; Waller, 104
The final ballot resulted: Hovey, $50;
Waller, 90.
The convention then adjourned to ten
a m. Thursdays
SECOND DAY.
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept Son the reas-
sembling Of the Republican convention
the nomination and halloting for Treas
''urer commenced.
Bourbon County presented the name
of ]. ]. Stewark Of that county. j. w.
Hammond, of COffey County, on behalf
of the Republican farmers of his coun-
II, presented the name Of Major VIII
liam Sims, of Shawnee. which was SEQ