The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-17
THE CLARK COUNTY CONVENTION.

| THE CLARK COUNTY CONVEN ION.
ASHLAND, Kan. May 16-ISpeciaL l.
The Republicans of Clark county met here
in mass convention Saturday to elect dele
gates to the Kingman and Topeka conven-
tions. 1t was also the day for the regular
meeting of the Clark county Republican
club, and if it ever entered any ones head
that there were no Republicans left in the
county their minds were thoroughly dis
abused. The unsettled state of the weather
kept many away, but when the hour for
meeting had arrived the spacious court
room was filled to overfiowing. 1t was II
Republican crowd, too, not over a dozen
Alliance men being in the house. Hon.
Chester i. Long, candidate for congress,
was present to address the club.
The convention got down to business at
once by electlng II. c. Irwin chairman
and NJ. G. Stevenson secretary. Hon.
Harry J. Bone and |. N Davis were elected
delegates to the Kingman convention. and
Judge Francis G. Price aud Erasmus
Marsh to the state convention. The con-
gressional delegates were instructed
to use all honorable efforts to secure
Mr.. Longs nomination as the standard
bearer of the Republican party in the
big Seventh" district. The state dele
gates are to be governed by the following
resolutions:
Whereas, We recognize in NJ NJ Muir
dock q man who has always been un-
selfshly devoted to the upbuilding of the
state of Kansas; and,
Whereas. We believe that Colonel MUIR
docks name will attract to the Repub-
lican ticket the votes of many people
whose suffrages will not otherwise be
secured; and,
"Whereas, We recognize NJ. NJ. Muir
dock as man of answering Republican
principles, to whom the helm of state can
be safely entrusted; therefore be it
Resolved, By the Republicans of Clark
county in mass convention assembled,
that we heartily indorse the candidacy of
Colonel Murdock for the office of governor.
aud we request that our delegates use all
honorable means to secure his nomi-
nation
The convention then adjourned and Hon.
Benjami4 Z. Page. as first vice president
of the club, took the chair, and, dispens-
ing with preliminaries, introduced Senator
Long. He was received with applause,
and proceeded TO the discussion of Seventh
district politics. His talk was clear
calm, without abuse, and carried convic-
tion with every point he made. The
absurdity and impracticability of the ALI
ance sub-treasury and land loan schemes
were clearly shown up and staggering
blow given the apostles of Jerry Simpson.
At the close of Mr.. Longs address Judge
Price was called on and in few words
tanned the hides Of the political tramps
who back up the Alliance.
The law-abiding, peace-lOving citizens of
our town saw sample of the methods in
dorsed by the Alliance crowd on Satur-
day. One George Hall, recent convert to
the Alliance faith through crop failures
made brutal and cowardly assault on
one of our most inoffensive citizens,
Charles 2. Woodbury.. The pretext for
this exhibition of brutality was an article
i'll the Journal showing up Halls reasons
for becoming an Alliance man. Mr.
Woodbury. Is man in poor health and not
fighter in any sense, and, though inter-
ested in the Journal, knew nothing of the
article until few moments before its
publication. Hall, who is dou uble-isted
fellow, struck him from behind knocking
him down, and kicked him two or three
times about the face and head. The AL
lance probate judge, coroner aud justice
OF the peace, with others of that ilk, stood
by without raising hand TO prevent so
brutal an attack, and, it is believed, would
have seen the assaulted man killed before
they interfered. Republicans at some
distance saw the assault and Quickly
ance The coroner. John Brown, former
Republican, approved the assault and
said it was good enough for him: he
didn't get enough" This exclamation
came near causing a free-for-all fight be-
tween the Republicans and the Alliance
crowd. Threats were made that they
would do up" Editor Stevenson, who
was at dinner at the time of the row. and
who was solely responsible for the Jour
nails utterances; but ''Stevey" is an able
bodied man, capable of protecting HIM
self, aud probably for tnis reason was not
molested. Every decent citizen denounces
the assault in the strongest terms. \
collection was taken up among the ALI
ance fellows 10 pay Halls fine.
Three good rains have fallen in this
county during the past week, and while
the weather has been unusually cold and
the season backward, there Is every as
surance of good crops Wheat, rye aud
barley are looking particularly well. aud
the harvest will undoubtedly be abuud-
ant. This Is good news 10 all. even
though II sounds the death knell OF the
calamity walters.