The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-06-24


Greenwood county; a j. AIcAIIisteF. of
Cloud county, $. Il. Reynolds, of Jewell
seunty, and Noah Allen, of Sedgwiclz
county.
The convention was anxious to get
through and there was a disposition to
shut of speechmaizing IN the nomina-
tions for secretary of state. The follow
ugnominationswere made; J. b. French,
secretary Of State Farmers Alliance, OF
TopeIza; r. s. Osborne, of Rocks; S. p.
Strong, of Cowley; s. c. Zerlzer. OF
johnson; John II. Couch, of Bourb boni
Harry Mills OF Labettei C, p. Leach of
Neosho.
r. $. oslorne was nominated finally
by uccla1Ba ton
Without delay candidates for attor-
ney-gencral We're named H. p. Vroo-
man, of Kansas City, Kan; John L.
Little, of Olathe; j. +. Mcdonald, OF
Parsons, and s. A. bIcGinnis, of Eldo-
rado were nominated. Little was Sc
lected
IRE Nomination of a candidate for
auditor was next in order and the fOI-
/ lowing names yve-e presented to the
[ convention: j. w. Ijams, of jefferson
l county; b. Z. Foster, of Shawnee couu-
/ ty; J. s. Watson, of Lyon county; JO-
! sePh Dillon. of IEearney county. Ijams
and Dillon were Withdrawn before the
/ roll call was finished. The first ballot
! resulted Prather, 314; Shull, 113;
/ Foster, IS; Watson, 10; Dillon, 10.
] Prathers nomination was made unani-
nous.
The following nominations were
made for treasurer: p. N. Gilbert, OF
/ Jefferson J. k p. Parker, of Wyan-
I dotte; C. II. HeEelbowcr, of Miami; w.
H. Biddle, of Butler. The first ballot
stood: Gilbert, 2sJzi Barker, 1O4i Hef-
follower, GGi Biddle, $50. Biddle was
declared the nominee
So IA al
nation of a candidate for superintend-
ent of public instruction The names
placed in nomination We're Prof Il. n.
Gaines, of Saline county; Mrs Lucy
Best, of Enbette; V II. Biddison, OF
AIarshal; e. r. Hand, of Greenwoodi
Mrs Fanny Mccormick, of Barton
/ county, and $. b. Gebhart, of Pratt
county. The first ballot resulted:
Gaines 3O1, Mrs. Best a4, Biddison 145,
[ Hand II, Mrs. Mccormick so, Gebhart
So. Prof. Gaines was made the unani-
nous nominee.
Much interest was awakened when it
was announced that the next order OF
I business was the nomination of q candi-
date for associate justice.
= Pottawatomie county opened the ball
by nominating Judge John Martin, OF
Topeka, Bourbon county named Stephen
/ II. Allen, OF Linn county, and Judge
? NJ b. Nicholson, of Norris county, was
, ] named w II. ~ AlLLlnAS ton nOL4ALtL
j W. C. Webb, of Topeka, declaring that
/ he stood squareIy on the peoples party
platform
! Stephen H. Allen was nominated, re
= / cCiving pa votes to 1Gy for Martin and
= T3 for Webb.
The only remaining business OF the
o. convention was to nominate a candidate
/ Tor congressman at large
Fred j. Close, candidate for congress
1 in the First district, who defeated W.
: / A. Harris for the nomination at the
: Holtou convention, placed the name Ot
f his opponent in nomination for congress
r man at large. His speech was a taking
B, one. He pointed to his empty sleeve
: and told how he had lost it in the de
. fense of the flag which he had close a
. hand and pointed to. Then hH told O
p the yt!or of Col Harris as 81 con f-lcrIt,
To- soldier and said that 10 was tins that
. ! the boys who wore the blue and the
70 gray should shake hands across th'
70 bloody chasm-
The sentiment spread like wild FIR,
10 and old soldiers with Grand Army
badges claimed the right to second hi
i- nomination. The enthusiasm spread
e the stars and stripes were waved and
Il motion to make the nomination by &C
= CiamatiOu took so we'll that the friend
3, of other candidates dared not oppose it
2 All the cx-uuion soldiers among tn
b delegates who desired to second Col
Harris nomination were requested I
e rise and be counted.
II The secretary announced the resul
n as 264 A motion to nominate Col
1t Harris by acclamation was put, a ris
sc ing vote taken and every man in TIA
1t house was up and cheering in an il
s stant-cheering, waving hats and flag
l. and Col Harris was declared the non
u inee.
l.; Resolutions were adopted nclznow
Id edging the hospitality of the people @
Wichita, thanking the officers of tn
D. convention and everybody else.
y Adjourned sine die.