The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-26
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The .RIue' has Ev-rythias- Ftxed-No De-
lay-fhe sSIa Re Ticket SOSn1natrd
by Acclamation

certained that the attendance was
slim, seine of the townships showed
that not more than one-half the num-
I,er of delegates AZ embraced in the
call. or the names OF those handed i'll
who were alleged to have been elected,
RESPONDED when called for and that
no amount of patching up ont of the
delegates and alternates present could
remedy the defect. Consequently it
was agreed that the members present.
mere or less, should cast the fun vote
f. r their respective precincts regard
less of abseniees. The usual COM
mittees were appointed and the meet
| ing adjourned for thirty minutes tn al
How the various committees to fOrmu-
late their recommendations, resOlu-
tions and resolves.
| Time was called promptly at the ex-
pirat:on of the one-half hour named,
and committees responded as called
for.
| The committee OF organization rec
commended 5. ". Vandivert for per-
maaent chairman, and l.. +. Cline
secretary and +. a. Smith assistant
secretary. The mention of Mr.. VAN
divert was the signal for tumultuOus
applause. On taking the chair Mr..
Vandiyert thanked the convention for
the honor conferred, and in his usual
happy manner proceeded to compli-
ment the different delegations on their
Line appearance and intellectual
bearing. (Applause.} lie Was GER
tain they indexed the true political
sentiment. in the different townships
and precincts they represented. ZAP
plause.) He saw before him men
whom he had often seen in Republi-
can conventions before. (Hearty ap-
plause.) Mem whom he knew to lie
the leaders and workers among the
people they represented, renewed ap-
plause.) As these men voted so would
their represented township vote on
election day. tVOcifferous applause.)
The grand old party would roll up the
usual majorities on the 4th of Novem-
Der, it could not do otherwise When
such representatives as he SAW before
him, stand true and regularly attend
tile Republican county conventions.
| Tremendous applause.) lie was glad
to see his old friends Cox and Medley,
from Jackson township, who had been
representatives from that township so
many years, and he knew they would
bring in the returns of the NOvem! er
election and that they would bring in
a maturity for the grand old party.
UprOaruus applause in which every
body joined.)
This was considered the best chit
of the day, even the countenance Of
Mr.. Taylor, who, with the remcm-
brance Of the returns in the uIt
| oil ~ Icrlt in Ia
MIR. Cox fresh in mind, was illamined
with chiiI-like smile. After some
furt;lor pleaSantries and cumbersome
platitudes which were applauded to
the ech'. lie called for the reports OF
the different committees. The com
mittee on order of business, i. n
smith chairman, recommended that
the first office voied for should be that
of Probate Judge; second. Clerk al
Court: third, Superintendent of Public
Instruction; fourth, County Attorney,
fifth, Representative. Committee OF
resolutions, w. S. Hebron chairman:
responded with ringing resolutions
Auditory to the grand old rarity, ell
dorsing HallIwell and Ingalls,, closing
with the familiar Latin quotation
Yor populi, roc Del, (The voice of the
people is the voice of God.) After The
November election the ''iing" vii
probably suffix to the above, Hinc lila
tachrynlG, (Iience these tears.)
After the last ripple of applause, H.
licited 10y the reading of the resolu
tions, ha;! subsidized, nominations were
called for; owing TO the admirable
management only enc candidate was
named for each office. The rules were
suspended III each case al d the numi
nations were made by reclamation
Tie fact OF the case WAS. there were
no rules to suspend, ats the committee
had failed entirely to provide for the
formula of election ana the convention
had neglected 10 remedy the defect.
Such little oversights were of sinai
moment, however, it WAS ''alI i'll the
family"
Ii any of the nominees ever expert
enced previous doubts as to their cap;,.
bility to fill any important position OF
earth, they certainly, III justice to the
truth and verlcity of their friends,
could not entertain such doubts after
. listening to the nominating speeches
Bat u short time was consumed III
, ringing in the candidates. The
present incumbents were all nominal.
: ed with the exception of the count,
attorney. w. N. Be, clay received tie
nomination, vice Mr.. Robb. Mr..
Hatch and Mr.. Martin responded
briefly. Mr.. Taylor feelingly and AIR
Beezley wittily to calls for speeches
Mr.. EbersOle, nominee for representa-
tive, emphatically declared himself
to be Republican and that lie ;,lway:
intended to be one, and that if elected
he would vote for John j. Ingalls, as
Senator.
. PeiIdinS the nomination of Il com
J missioner for the third district various
speeches Were made and Il kind If q
geIedal ''lovC-.east' INDUCED in. Col
Davis, of Franklin township, made
some energetic rem irks of the ''bioody
shirt" order, winding up with exortine
! the old soldiers tn vote as they fought
during the ''wah''. He WAS followed
by the Rev. j. A. II. Wilson a delegate
frlm kinsley who also claimed that
the blOody garment was symbolic ana
synonymous with Republican princi-
pies and party fealty- Mr.. Vandiv0ri
made talk principally laudiiory a. to
the characters of Mr.. Ebersole ami Mr.
lSeeZley. whether he considered that
these gentlemen were more IN neel of
is k Il of smal' talk than the balance
4 the nominees we cannot say but
what Mr. VandiVprt says for against
any of the candidates can or will have
but little weight as against actual
knowledge. as 10 the habits and char
acteristics personal responsibility and
ability, each Will have TO relNs on his