The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-02
HALL0WELL HURRAH.
RATIFICATION MEETING AT THE
CRAWFORD GRAND.
A Large Crowd, Enthusiastic Meeting
With Many Speeches and Sort
Of an Intellectual "Toot."

the Dodge City congressional convention
was success complete. The attendance
was large and the speeches short and
many. The enthusiasm was such as would
naturally be expected over the nomination
of Col HaIloweI. The Cayote club of
Larned, with its original campaign music,
was drawing and retaining card, being a
happy feature of the occasion.
The Board of Trade band gave the first
music of the fall campaign on the streets
about s O'Clock. The people commenced
to go in the direction Of the opera house
The crowd was large and composed of
the leading people of the city When Col.
Hallowell arrived they made the fact
known by cheers. Mr. Joe Henley, chair
man of the Republican county central COM
mittee appeared on abe stage accompanied
by Col Hallowell, the Hon. w. G. Ed
wards, of Larned; James Kelly, of Pratt;
Geo. Findley, of Topeka; James II. Reed
er, of Hays City; Judge Frank Price, of
Ashland; Theo. Botkin, Col. NJ NJ Muir
dock, Judge H c. Sluss, Judge T. b.
Wall, the Hon. f. B. Allen. They were
greeted with applause, and Mr.. Henley an
nOunced the meeting was TO ratify the
nomination Of their fellow citizen, Col. Hal
lowell. It afforded great pleasure to state
the fact of the nomination Of Col. Halo
well as the standard bearer of the Repub-
lican party in the Seventh congressional
district. He introduced Col NJ. NJ. Muir
dock as chairman of the meeting, who
was received with enthusiastic cheers. In
accepting the position and assuming the
duties he said:
These are hard times. 1t seems almost
impossible for the people by individual eff
fort to keep their heads above the waves,
consequently the times are perplexing for
political parties and politicians But ev-
cry time we think of that Dodge City
platform we have to smile. 1t is like the
shadow of great rock in a weary land. 1t
covers and protects everything, with an
addenda or proviso or repeating section,
which bears about the same relation tot
PLATFORM that the declaration of independ-
ence does to the constitution of the United
States, covering all future contingencies
If the Democrats plume themselves on any
particular policy or principle YOU will find
it in that platform. If the Greenbacker
wants fat money You will find it in that
platform. If the Alliance desires one
thing more than another yon will find it
in that platform If the Prohibitionists
need bracing up the brace is here, and il
the resubmissionists demand a chance on
on the sly behold the chance is here, and
the best thing about it is that Wichita has
a candidate on that platform and we ara
here tonight to endose the candidate and
to ratify the satisfactory work of the men
who complied such a wonderful declara-
tion of principle"
The Coyote club, of Larned, was an
nounced and received with cheers. They
had lines that had something about Hal
Ielujah, Glory in My Soul" The crowd
wanted more of it and called enthusiasts
tically They returned, favOring the
audience with something NOR in the same
line.
The Hon. w. c. Edwards was announced
the first speaker of the evening. He said
it would seem unfair to beat him IN the
convention make him one of the choir and
preach his own funeral However, he was
glad to be present ana see such large
crowd. 1t showed that the work of the
Sedgwick delegation and others from the
county had met the approval of the peo-
pie. He believed that the result would
meet the approval of the district
There was no candidate that could
so well represent the district as Jim Hal
lowell. When Colonel Hallowell is in con
gress it would not take two years for him
to be a leader His name alone would al
most take him through the campaign
The present opponent had gone on record
against service pensions, and HallOweu
had been for service pensions for twelve
years. The soldiers would vote for him
and work for him.
Mr.. Edwards said each one of the candi
dates wanted the nomination and hac
worked for it, but the twenty-second bal
lot brought destructive storm. The re
suit fixed Colonel Hallowell for ten or fiji
teen wears and now he was out of the way,
The coming election would show many
thousand majority for him. He had been
leading public man in Kansas for ovel
twenty wears and well known by all. The
speaker expressed the hope that Sedgwlck
county would show big vote for the can
didate. He pledged the western part Of
the district for a big vote.
Judge Theodore Botkin was introduced
and said he had come to sing in bass. He
was very hoarse as a result of attending
the convention II told the head light story
the lantern having struck seven or eight
of the candidates who had disappeared
The sneaker had intended to sing. bu
'Billv Edwards had decided to sing, anC
that dismissed him. He would, however
say that western Kansas would show {
big vote for Jim Hallowell. His name
was magnetic throughout the district. Th'
speaker had known him for twenty years
and he was positive he would make ;
good congressman.
The song, "Who Am the Man, Colone
Hallowell," created prolonged applause
and the crowd insisted on some more mu
sic. which was furnished.
The Hon. James II. Reeder was intro
duced. who said he was a citizen of an
other district but no one had relolced mor'
than himself over the nomination. The
people had rejoiced when they read the
napers during the day. While the Seventh
district" was "A empire, but not larg
enough to contain all the friends of Colo
mel HallowelL He had them all owe
Kansas and far beyond the state line. Th
sneaker had heard Colonel Hallowel
speak over twenty years ago
The times were calling for many change
and many new questions coming up. In
nominee was able TO take hold OF the stu
! alton and the new conditions.
Judge Frank Price, of Ashland, beinI
/ presented said that ever since he had live
! in Kansas he had watched Wichita and h
/ had always observed that when Wichiti
reached out for anything it came. Rail
/ roads came, packing houses and car works
/ About three months ago Wichita
| reached out for a congressman. Abou
! three days ago the speaker had decides
that Wichita would get the congressman