Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-25
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
The Democrats of the 7th Congressional
District Nominated Hon. Je1iy Simpson.

City on Tuesday, August 10th, 1892.
The central committee had recon-
mended for temporary officers Chas.
Schaefer of Harvey county for chair
man, and Will E. Stoke of Barton
county for secretary.
The convention was opened at 3 p.
m., with prayer by Rev. w. 81. Rose of
Dodge City. j. S. Richardson, chair
man of the central committee, called
the convention to order and reported
the recommendation of the committee
for temporary officers. Mr.. Sehaefer de-
clined to serve as temporary chairman,
and on motion Ledrew Silvey of Paw
nee county was unanimously chosen
for the position. F. M. Dunlavy of
Hamilton county was chosen as assist
ant secretary. Mr.. Silvey was escorted
to the chair, and after a few well
chosen words asked the pleasure of the
convention.
Mr.. II. J. Roetzel of Barton. moved
that three committees of seven members
each, be appointed by the chair, viz:
Committee on credentials, permanent
organization and order of business, and
resolutions. Motion prevailed and the
chair appointed the following COM
mittees:
On Credentials HI. Roetzel of Bar
ton, DR.. T. w. Scott of Stafford. T. G.
Chambers of Comanche, J. 2. Love OF
Sumner, VIM. Inge of Finney, G. M.
Hofmeier of Mcpherson and G. M.
Smith of Kearney.
On Permanent Organization and
Order of Business-John 1. Lee of
Clark, Abe Frankes of Lane, j. V.
Killion of Garfield, r. A. Munson of
Kingman, A. J. Barnes of Pratt, Chas.
Schaefer of Harvey and J. W. Winn Of
Hodgeman.
On Resolutions-Geo. w. Clark of
Rice, F. M. Dunlsvy of Hamilton, w.
3. Washington of Wichita, r. E. Steele
of Meade, Geo. T. Crist of Haskell, A.
J. Anthony Of Ford, and Geo. T. Parry
of Harper.
The convention then took recess of
80 minutes, to enable the differ ent
committees to make their reports.
The committee on permanent organi-
zatiOn and order of business submitted
the following report, and moved its
adoption:
We your committee recommend that
the temporary organization be made
permanent; that this convention be
ruled by Roberts Rules of Order, and
that the following order of business be
adopted:
1st-Report of committee on Gre
dentials.
2d-Selection OF congressional com.
mittee, to consist of one from each
county in the district, and nine (9) at
large, the chairman of the convention
to be one of the nine and the last COM
mittee to be appointed by the chair.
3d-Report of committee on resolu-
tions.
4th-Nomination of congressional
candidate. JNo. L. LEE, Chairman
CHAs.SCHAEFER, Secy.
Petition of Ford moved to strike out
that part of the report which called for
the appointment of nine delegates at
large by the chairman. The question,
after being discussed was laid over for
the time being.
The committee on credentials re-
ported all counties having properly
accredited delegates present with the
exception of Morton and Grant, which
counties had no credentials in; the total
representation being ITO delegates. 1t
was moved the report be adopted.
After considerable discussion the re-
port was adopted by vote of SIS ayes
to % nays.
The report of committee on rules
and order of business was again taken
up. The motion to strike out that part
which called for the appointment of
nine committeeman at large by the
chairman, was renewed. The roll call
was demanded on the motion to strike
out, resulting, For striking out that
part A, against 81.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following
RESOLUTIONS:
We the democrats of the seventh
congressional district of Kansas in del
egate convention assembled, en- Aug.
! 16, 1892, do hereby heartily endorse the
time honored principles of the demo-
cratic party enunciated at Chicago in
June, 1892, together with the platform
adopted by the state convention al
Salina on April 20, 1892.
We further endorse the nomination
of the champion of tariff reform, Gro
yer Cleveland, and also the nomination
of Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson.
| We further approve the action of the
state convention at Topeka on July g.
1892.
| We declare our approval of the ac-
ton taken by our congressional central
committee in 1890 in placing the name
of Hon. Jerry Simpson on our ticket in
this district, which resulted in the
complete overthrow of the republican
party of this district.
Respectfully submitted.
/ w. 3. WASHINGTON,
GEO. W. CLARK,