Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-04
CONGRESSMAN PHILLIPS
CLAY CENTER's CONVENTION IS
OVER.
SALINAS MAN GETS 1T.

A. Phillips Is Nominated by a
Majority-Dark Horses All Thrown
in the Shade Central Committee.
Special to THE REFLECTOR.
CLAY CENTER, Aug. 2S.-The Fifth
district congressional convention ad-
journed last night having nominated
Col. Wm. A. Phillips for congress on
the 18th ballot, he then receiving 81
votes.
The convention after the adoption of
the resolutions was quiet and deter
mined. Each worker felt that it must
make cool struggle for supremacy.
Phillips was confident and aggressive
while Anderson's men were only walt
ing to see which way to jump. Sturges
would take no step and although there
were large number of available dark
horses but it was not deemed best to
put any of them in the field.
The first ballot showed the following
result: Dickinson 8, Geary
8, Marshall s, Riley 6, total 26; Phillips
CLAY 6, Cloud 8, Ottawa 4, Republic
9, Saline 7, Washington 3, total 81;
Sturges-Cloud 5, Ottawa /, Washing
ton Z, total Is.
For 16 ballots this result was I'M
changed and it began to dawn on the
delegates that it was of no use trying
to nominate at once. An adjournment
was taken until 7:30 pm.
PHILLIPS NOMINATED.
During the intermission the Phillips
men were hard at work and on the 18th
ballot, the first after the opening of
the evening meeting, Phillips had 81
votes having drawn over from Stur-
ges in Washington's delegation. An
derson's 26 held to him to the last.
The result was received with cheers
and for time nothing could be done.
Afterward speeches were in order
and an old-fashioned republican ex-
perience meeting was enjoyed. Phil
lips, F. B. Dawes, John Waller, F. w.
Sturges, w. II. Bishop and others
made speeches and some who had
speeches ready were not called upon.
FREED FROM CAUCUS INSTRUCTIONS.
In the afternoon w. H. Bishop had
offered a resolution that the nominee
be freed from all party caucus re-
straints but it was voted down. Col.
Phillips, however, asked that it now be
passed and it was so done.
The convention was an intensely
earnest one and after adjournment
finally came it was far into the night
when the victorious anti-AndersoniteS
could quiet enough to fall into slum-
Der.
CONVENTION NOTES,
The chairman of the convention by
no means covered himself with glory
as presiding officer.
Sturges made many friends by his
upright bearing and pleasant talks. 1t
was at one time thought sure that ne
would be the nominee.
Besides the delegates there were
present from Dickinson county, Hon.
w. S. Stambaugh, C.. G. Biting Jr.,
Geo. A. Rogers, ID. r. GOrden, G. A.
Hodge and J. M. Hodge of Abilene;
J. C. Russell and John Cunningham of
Chapman: NJ. D. Herington, l.. st.
Armand and G.. n. Hull of Herlngton.
The congressional central committee
for the coming year was selected as
follows: w. II. Bishop Of Saline,
chairman; F. L. Williams of Clay, sec
rotary; T. A. Sawhill of Cloud, G. W.
Hurd of Dickinson, NJ. G. Linscott of
Geary, DR.. A. G.. Edwards of Marshall,
2. G. Hull of Ottawa, A. G. Arbuthnot
of Republic, G. F. Thompson of Riley,
c. Hogue of Washington.
Col. Phillips was accompanied by his
wife who did some effective work in
his interest. Her liking for politics
was acquired in Washington, where
| she resided twelve years and where sne
still owns house. She is cousin of
John Scott, the old Cherokee chief, by
whom she was raised and is very proud
| of the fact that Indian blood runs
through her veins. She went to Wash
ington in 1872 and was introduced to
Col. Phillips while he was in congress.
They were married seven years ago.
1t was by her advice that Phillips con-
cluded to enter the field against Ander-
son and it is understood that she
mapped out his campaign.
Dark horses had no opportunity to
enter the race and no votes were cast
for any but the three leading candi-
dates.