Wichita eagle., 1890-01-14
roll of counties of the state and the lrpre-

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Comanche-S. NJ. Jackson, II. o. Hold
erly.
Cowley-E G. Vancleat. ]. ", Kearns.
II. I. Trice, E. B. Buck.
Greenwood. E. Martin.
Hamilton-J. r. Hure.
Harper-W. S. Forey, A. Shriver, J. E.
Hutchinson, NJ. o. LESLIE, r P. McCul-
Tough, r. II. Lockwood, A. S. Lindsey.
Harvey-G. P. Watson, A, Moore, A. II.
Anderson.
Kingman-F. S. Foster.
Kiowa-W. E. Bolton, T. J. Ross, J. P.
Rice.
Laue-F. B. Stems, n. L. Bleak.
Lyons. n. Griffin, j. NJ. Steele, 7. II.
McMillen, d. A. Hunter.
Montgomery-C C. Kincaid, C. P. Brof-
fington, Senator D. E. McTaggart. j. w.
Willis.
Ness-J. L. Green.
Rice-E. n. Bell, A. River.
RusselET. c. McGavie, G. H. Spencer.
Saline-Taylor Miller.
Sedgwick-Wm. Matthewson. K. Harris
j. D. Hewitt, +. Williams, A. w. Oliver.
Stafford-L. H. Fisher. r NJ. Fuller.
Stevens-R. +. Furnace.
Sumner-G. Hopper, John Woods, D. A.
Aspey, John Stout, j. r. Latra, S. Wood
son, jr., C. l.. Crookham
Wichita-A. r. Knapp.
Wyandotte-J. d. Cruise, G. W. Martin,
W. A. Coy, A. r. Ford, W. A. Pyle.
1t was decided that all delegates arriv-
ing should report to the secretary and be-
come members.
w. Bolton moved committee Of seven
from each congressional district be ap-
pointed on permanent organization which
prevailed.
There was some discussion and
Mr.. George Martin moved to reconsider
the motion creating committee on perma-
nent organization, and that the present
organization be made permanent.
The motion was duly seconded but lost.
Rev. Mr.. Hewitt said it might be wise
to hold over any further action until the
delegates on the road arrived.
Kos Harris said he kicked on waiting
for any one to arrive The people here
should go ahead and have first considers
ton. He said every county in Kansas
should be interested in the organization.
He moved director from each county,
from whom should be a president and vice
president, an all officers Of the association.
No second.
Senator McTaggart moved a committee
of seven members, one from each congress
sional district.
1t was moved committee of seven on
resolutions, which prevailed.
William E. Bolton was called to the
chair while the chairman made up the
committee.
Rev. Hewitt thought it a good plan to
have some speech making.
MIR. George Martin. of Kansas City. Kan
sas, was called for, and said he was not a
talker, but would like to see every town
ship represented. 1t meant more money,
SO try it.
Kos Harris was called on and said he
wanted nothing but director from each
county. There were men present with
seven or eight inches of speech in them,
and he himself did not want to hog the
time as he could if he tried it.
Judge woods was called and said it was
important to have reasonable rates for
eastern people to get to Kansas
Captain Trice was called and said he was
full of enthusiasm. He had been actively
engaged in the east. and found people glad
to get information about Kansas.
Chairman Steele reported committees as
follows:
Permanent organization-W. E. Bolton,
J. D. Cruise, D. w. McTeggart, Thutler, E.
Follensbee.
Order of business-R. p McCulloch, w.
A. Coy, G. Turner, C. P kincaid.
Resolutions Geo. w. Martin, j. NJ
Griffith, C. r. Burlington, E. l.. Greene, j.
G. Wood.
Rev. Hewitt suggested that it was time
to hear Mr.. Trice, and the convention
called on him and he proceeded to give his
experience in getting people from the east
to come to Kansas AS soon as the society
was organized he thought it would be easy
to get rates to Kansas, and the state would
have a great boom the present year.
Kos Harris moved committee Of five on
ways and means.
The chair thought it would be an i'm
portant committee and had better be ap-
pointed after permanent organization.
The motion lost.
Mr.. John Kelly suggested some one be
called upon for speech while the COM
mitteeS were out doing their work. Mr..
Cruise was called upon to resume his
speech and did so. He said any railroad
would run an excursion when they hsd
enough people to carry. The real estate
men of the state should go to work getting
people here from the east. 1t was essential
that real estate man should be honest
and misrepresent nothing to anyone.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton reported as follows: Permanent
j. W. Steele, Emporia; perma-
nent secretary. Hale Cowley; assistant
L. NJ. Jackson, of Coldwater;
G. A Spencer OF Russell.
Mr.. Boston moved adoption Of report
and motion prevailed unanimously.
Mr.. Steele thanked the convention for
the continuance of confidence in him.
The committee on order of business was
not ready to report and there was time for
some speech making. Senator McTaggart
of Montgomery was called and said be was
not in the habit of making speeches. He
was in sympathy with the movement on
foot and would do what he could
to aid it. He was glad to
come to Wichita and he had
found it nice city and many of the bad
reports about Wichita untrue.
MI r. Hatfield, of Wichita, was called
and said the time of town boom in Kansas
was thing of the past until farm land
value had increased. When lands increased
in price and value the towns would show
more life. If the state was known in the
east the next five years would see q great
Captain Willis, of Cherryvale, was call
ed upon by Senator Teggart, and in
response said he was scarcely loaded as
yet. He had travelled over the country
much in the last few years and had been