The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-01
COMMITTEES MEErISG.
A Badness Meeting aud \ spirit of I'm
thusissm ut the County Repuoii;as
lieaa Committee Conyocztton
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Basiness Meetisg aad a spirit of Ia
thusissm At the County Repuoii;as
lieaa Committee Conversation.
/ SALINA. Sept. %. 1891
The Republican Central Commit
tee OF Saline county met In the city
hall according to call and was ca lied
to order by the chairman.
| According to the request incorpor
ated in the call there were present
many Republicans from difFeren n,
parts OF the county for discussion
concerning the method for nomi n at.
Ing county ticket.
The roll of the committee was
called, showing seventeen out Of the
twenty-seven members OF the com.
mittee present. The absentees are
accounted for from the following
facts: In seven remote precincts the
chairman and secretary were pre-.
sumably unable to reach the COM
mittee man by mail some were busy
at their farming and a vacancy ex-
listed in Pleasant Valley township,
by reason OF the committee man,
Phiilip Weis, removing TO Salina.
The folio wing vacanies were tenn
porarily filled for the purpose Of this
meeting: X. b. Ingrahsm for F.. :.
Cooley, for Spring Greek; T.. NJ.
Anderson for J. e. Lsmer for smoky
View; l.. ID. Hill for Elm Creek; f..
II. Demoude for Solomon.
A general discussion by committee
and visitors ensued ON a motion TO
hold u delegate convention. and tine
opinion was nearly unanimous for a
delegate convention over what is
technically known as the Crawford
county system" The only hating
on The subject seemed to be that
change oI tile nominating system in
vogue for the past four yesrs-to-wIt:
tile Crawford county system"
might be wruugfully construed. IL
was on this very question that an
Interchange OF OpIuiuu was invited
and for which fully fifty gentlemen
had assembled. IL Wa urged that
the utmost harmony snail prevail,
that the very best aud most sati-fac-
tory ticket be selected, aud that a
purpose To properly Goa. slider every
Interest OF locality shall fairly pre-
dominate. IL was likewise urged,
reverting to tie interest intensified
In politics in the county IN the past
two years, that the candidate is COM
PEELED To make two campaigns in a
county canvass-One before the pri-
maries and one 1t the election. Aud
then IL was apparent that under the
same system that the voter was en-
abied To vote for his first choice for |
Office but denied his second choice. |
This second choice hal something
oil an advantage In a delegate con
vention, as "A candidate must be
by a clear majority Of the
of the voters, while
under the Crawford county system"
might be selected by u fourth or q
fifth Of the entire vote in n multi
tude OF candidates for a single office.
A delegate convention honestly con-
Quoted is fully as fair aud seems to |
give as great satisfaction ~ any sys-
tenn put in vogue.
A vote was taken by the committee
on the motion for deIrgi ate conven- |
tion, and received but one dissenting
vote, and he personally in favor OF |
the motion but thinking the Repub-
leans OF his township might object |
to the change. Thereupon Capt. J.
Il. Mohler put the question to those
present not members Of the com nit
tee endorsing a delegate convention
for this fall, aud it WAS unanim ously
ear ried.
II was moved and carried that the
primaries be held on Thursday,
October ID, aud the convention on
October IL, and the pri-
naries i'm all precincts be from to
p. m.
Ii was moved and carried that the
alton TO the convention be
the same As in 1858 for delegates to
the state convention, and that a
delegate IL added for each precinct.
IL WAS moved and carried that the
chairman and secretary be author
lied and are instructed to issue the
call for the convention in proper
form and according to the law on
the statute book set forth in the case.
The meeting adjourned.
T. ID. FITZPATRICK, Chairman
w. II. JOHNSON, Secretary.