The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-10
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w. Park. R. Foster
Payne-G w. Tice.
Rockford, Mulvane-W Parker.
Rockford, Derby-S. E. High.
Salem-M. II. Church.
Sherman-L. A. Townsend.
Union-H. Perry.
Valley Center. north-R. Camp.
Valley Center. south-Asa Bishop.
Violo-J. w. Porter.
Waco. NJ. Burr.
Wichita-C. L. Baird
Wichita City-First ward, G. w. Peters;
Second ward, W. Campbell; Third ward.
1 P. Campbell; Fourth ward. G. S. Muller;
Fifth ward S. l.. Johnson; Sixth ward, K.
Il. Sleiter.
Nominations for county superintendent
of public instruction being in order, Mrs.
Anna NJ. Taylor of Wichita, J. V. Colville
of Salem township. w. A. Jacques Of
Wichita. NJ. II. Bruce aud Amos Burns OF
the West Side We're placed in nomination.
Before the ballotipg began Mr.. Bruce
withdrew his name. The ballot resulted
as follows: Mrs. Taylor 90, j. v.
Cslville 121. w. A. Jacques II,
and Burns 1s Mr.. Colville hav-
ing received Il majority of the votes
cast was declared the nominee.
Before the nominations for probate
Judge were made it was moved that five
minutes be allowed for nominating speech
es 1t was moved to amend this by Civ
ing two minutes to nominating and three
minutes to seconding, but the amendment
was lost and the original motion prevailed.
For probate judge, H. H. Harris of Derby,
w. p. Cam bell of Wichita Irwin Stratton
of Wichita, and A. E. Helm of Wichita,
no rat hal
lot resulted in no nomination and Il second
one was ordered which resulted as follows:
Harris "A, Campbell 4. Stratton ITO. Helm 8
On motion of Mr.. Peters seconded by Mr.
Harris the nomination of Mr.. Stratton
WAS made unanimous.
There were seven candidates for the
nomination of district clerk as follows:
Fred Saur of Kechi, w. w. Ayres of the
West Side, c. H. Neff of the Sixth ward,
B. E. Kes, d. c. Sloan and R. Corruthers.
NJ. A. Burdick was nominated but with
drew his name from the convention. 1t
took two ballots to decide the contest, and
the second ballot resulted as follows:
Saur 0, Ayres IS. Beal /. Neff q. Kies LIZ,
Sloan -, Corruthers 0.
Mr. Ayres moved to make the nomina-
carried with whoop.
During the interim the chairman read
the resolutions passed by the Democratic
convention which were received with great
applause, but motion to endorse the
same was tabled.
The following resolution was received
from the Peoples party central commit
tee was read:
Whereas, The Peoples party conven-
tion assembled at Wichita, June 4, Direct
ed that the Peple's party central Commit
tee of Sedgwick county, Kansas, confer
with the authorized agents OF the Demo-
cratic party of said county with view Of
forming joint cooperative ticket to be-
voted for Nov. s, 1892, your committee
after being sufficiently informed and aft or
due consultation with said Democratic
agents. beg leave to report to the Peoples
party convention. assembled at Wichita,
Aug 9, 1902, as follows: Your central
central committee respectfully recommend
that this convention concede on our ticket
to the Democrats the offices of state sena-
tor, county attorney, also county commits
siouer, with the distinct understanding
that the latter Office is not county office;
but such concession must be subject to tho
concurrence of the people or that commits
sioner district, each party pledglng them
the Democratic senator if elected binding
himself to support the choice OF the Peo-
pies party for United States senator at
the next term of legislature.
certify the above to be true copy OF
the resolution passed by the People
party central committee July q, 1892.
u. w. PETER, Secretary.
After the reading of the resolution II re
cess of ten minutes was ordered for the
purpose of finding out what nominations
the Democratic convention had made
Upon reassembling it was decided to
proceed to the nomination of d county
attorney.
Mr.. Allen then moved to suspend the
rules and that William H. Boone be nomi-
mated 10y reclamation.
Mr. Boone's nomination was then made
by reclamation.
| Noah Allen was again on his feet with
| another motion TO suspend the rules and
make the nomination OF Ed O'Bryan, state
senator, by reclamation, but Judge Bsbb
gained the floor and introduced the follow
| ing resolution:
| Resolved, That this convention require
| the nominee for senator of the Sedgwick
| county Democratic convention that he will
1
majority Of the Peoples party on all ques-
| lions coming before the senate of Kansas
during his term OF Office, before his name
is put upon the ticket OF this convention.
! After discussing the resolution pro and
! con, and numerous motions and substl-
tutes being made, it was adopted.
| Pat Healy said that he thought that be
did not care how strong a Peoples party
man he was he would hate to be dictated
to as to how he should vote and he thought
the resolution was entirely 10 strong. The
| chair agreed with Mr. Healy but they
were frowped down. Mr.. O'Bryan then
came before the convention and most
gracefully swallowed the dose at one gulp.
| He said that a. between Republican and
a Peoples party man for United States
| senator he would vote for the Peoples
party man first, last and all the time. Also
| on all questions arising in the senate as
between a Republican measure AID an
| Alliance measure be would support the
Alliance measure. He said he was
| in favor of maximum freight
| bill and also classification freight bill
| He also favored law that the property bt
made 10 pay the mortgage. and that If il
lid not sell for enough 20 satisfy the
deb: 10 Judgment should hang over th'
debtor. The motion OF Mr.. Allen wa
| then carried.
Pat Healy then moved that the EAGLE
young man be informed that the enthusi
asm of this convention would produce &
| good rain before morning.
The convention then adjourned sine die
LEGISLATIVE CONVENTIONS