Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-08-01
The Republican Congressional
Convention.

l 0SOVOUesVos
The republican congressional conven.
ton of this district was called to order
July 3Oth. at ten o, clock A. NJ. Jas, Kel-
ley of Pratt was chosen temporary chair
man, and W. P Walker of Sumner. tenn
porary secretary. On motion, the differ
ent committees were appointed by the
chair, each committee to consist of nine
members, one from each of the senator
ial districts, except the seventh, which
has two, and one delegate at large.
After the committees were announced
the convention adjourned to meet at two
O'Clock P. NJ. At two o'clock the con-
vention was called to order, but the COM
mittee on credentials reported that they
would not be able to report before four
! o'clock. SO after the songs by Mr.. Rodg-
ers the Sword of Bunker Hill and
"Phil Sheridan the convention took a
recess until tour O clock.
There were contesting delegations
from Finney, Gray, and Garfield coun
ties.
The convention was called to order at
four O. clock p. NJ. but the committee on
credentials were not ready to report and
the time was spent in listening to songs
by tie Coyotes of Larned and Col. Rodg-
ers of Wichita The colonel has splen
did voice and it IS we'll trained. 1t has
been many years since We enjoyed mus
iual treat equal to his rendering of the
song. Papa, What Would You Take
FOu Me-
1t was not until 5:45 p. NJ. that the
committee were ready to report. The
reports of all the committees were adopt
ed as read. The permanent organization
was effected with II B. Kelley of Nc
Pherson as chairman. W. W. Carney of
Barton county, secretary. and E. E. Smith
of Ford, assistant secretary. The plat
form was very full, covering every issue
before the people, and comes very near
being a Democratic Alliance platform,
but they made the utterances of the plat
form ridiculous when they endorsed ev
erythIDg that the republicans have done
and are attempting to dO-from the
mighty Reed down to the puny Ben
including the intermediate lights. Hum
phrey, ingalls,, Blame etc. etc. The
tariff, elections, original packages. ad
nauseam. The organization being COM
pleted, the convention adjourned TO s
O clock p. NJ.
At O clock p. NJ. the convention was
called to order.
The Larned Coyotes sang song after
which nominations were in order. and |
eleven names were placed before the con
vention. Each one of them Ito judge by |
what the gentlemen who placed their
names before the conventional are too
good for this wicked world, and should
have been translated and made angels of
years ago. They were Lewis. G. J. Jon
es, j. NJ. johnson. G. A. Swensson, Billy
j. W. Jones. J. r. Hallowell,
Judge BOtkin and T. A. Hubbard. On
the first ballot, Hallowell received b vot-
es. Lewis %. Edwards 81, Hubbard 90
Botkin II, J. w. Jones 10, the rest scat
tering. The ballOting was kept up until
nearly midnight with varying fortunes,
when after the 21st ballot an adjournment
was had until $50 A. NJ. of July 31st.
The 21st ballot was Edwards II, Botkins
3, c. J. Jones 6, Hallowell 55, Hubbard
l6, Lewis As, johnson 5, J. W. Jones
l2.
Convention called to order at 8 o'clock
NJ. July 31st. The roll was called
Tor the twenty second ballot, which
Hallowell 103 votes, that be-
ing majority of all the votes cast, he
was declared the nominee of the conven-
lion. On motion the nomination was
made unanimous.