The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-28
THE REpUBLICAN CONVENTION.

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ballot being taken Dewitt received
43; Travis, 80; Thayer, 1; Lacey, 4. On
motion Capt. Dewitt was nominated
by reclamation, and Mr.. Stevenson
appointed Mr.. Lacey and Mr.. Travis
to conduct him to the chair. On mo.
ton w. I. McElroy was chosen secre.
tary and Percy Harris assistant sec.
rotary. Objection having been made
that neither of the secretaries was a
delegate to the convention, ON motion
their election was reconsidered, and
R. H. Bennett and r. Nj. Cunning.
ham were selected in their places.
On motion committees were appoint
ed as follows:
ON CREDENTIALS.
J. l.. Christy, Geneva, c. o. Austin,
Carlyle; VIM. Bird, Deer Creek; J. c.
Beatty, Usage; John Laury, Marina
ton; J. w. johnson. Elm; J. NJ. Nc
Donald, lola; Thomas VanNice, Lo-
gan; j. p. Smith, Humboldt; d.
Chatterton, Salem; Charles Nelson,
Elsmore; J. H. Hamilton, Cottage
Grove.
| ON RESOLUTIONS.
Frank jackson, Carlyle; s, A. Gard,
lola; l.. l.. Carter, Marmaton; H. F.
Travis, Elm; H. Peake, Usage.
ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATIONS.
r. +. White, Geneva; j. ID. Chris
tian, Carlyle; John Wise, Deer Creek;
c. d. Hamill, Usage, Wesley Jones,
Marmaton, r. s. Jones, Elm; A. C.
Mitchell, lola; VIM. Mckinley, Sr.
Logan; G. w. Barber, Humboldt; j.
p. johnson, Salem; L. +. Afford, Cot.
tage Grove; r.. G. Cravens. Elsmore.
Pending the report of the various
committees the Convention took a re-
cess until such committees were ready
to report.
At the close of the recess
the committee on permanent organ
ization recommended that HI. +. Trav-
is be made permanent chairman and
r. HI. Bennett permanent secretary,
with r. NJ. Cunningham as assistant.
On motion.the report was adopted.
a Committee on Credentials re-
ported the following list of delegates:
Geneva; J. l.. Christy, ID. Carmen,
r. +. White, j. ID. SimssD. l.. War
ner, ID. ID. Spicer.
Carlyle; J. ID. Christian, John Fran
els, p. G.. Green, c. o. Austin, w. I.
Woods, Frank Jackson.
Usage; E. G.. Gilbert, T. j. Best, r.
Warren, III. Peak, c. 7. Hamill, J. +.
Charles, j. c. Beatty.
Elm; NJ. I, Sickley, G. G. Fox, L. S.
Coe, M. R. Remsburg, H +. Travis
C. s. Smith, ]. w. johnson and VIM
Robertshaw one half of one vote each.
Marmaton; c. r. Hoddy, Reuben
Armstrong, ]. ID. Moore, Cy Gibson,
L. L. Carter, J. Lowney, A. w. Ellis,
Wesley Jones, E. ID. Lacy, c. b.
Keith, b. ID. Gwinn, p. Moss.
Deer Creek; VIM Bird, John Wise.
Cottage Grove; c. l.. Downs, o. p.
Duncan, J. H. Hamilton, Frank Mel
son, DIR. John Courtney, Swan Olson,
7. J. Afford, Joseph Dickerson.
Logan; VIM Mckinley, ST., Thos.
VanNice.
Salem; A. b. johnson, Geo. Lytle,
Noah Petit, ID. ID. Chatterton, H. Y.
Minnick.
lola; VIM Rosenberger, l.. Sleeper,
r. H. Bennett, S. c. Irving, J. Nc
Donald, r. Cain, r. w. Duffy, A. n.
Mitchell; H. E. Thomas, 8. A. Gard,
VIM Hawkins, Peter Hesson, J. M.
Stewart; S. L. Ellis, Jas. LETTERS, r.
L. Thompson, HI. NJ. Miller, T. I. An
derson, AL. johnson. q. Golf, j. Dun
fee, J. @. Roberts, DIR. Higgins alter
nate.
Humboldt; Add Sleeth, A. w.
Dwinnel, J. b. Smith, c. c. Kelsey,
l.. p. Burch, Geo. p. Barber, j. c.
Dornburg, John J. Squires, r. M.
Cunningham, o. c. Brett, r. q. Gard.
Elsmore; John H. johnson; r. G.
Cravens, Chas. Nelson, c. o. Olson,
p. NJ. Lindquist, III. A. Myers.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported as follows:
rrbo Do,>,hl;oonu of uo,, oo,,+x, g.
convention assembled, declare their
continued allegiance to the cardinal
principles of the Republican party, as
set forth in the National and State
platforms of 1892, and are stronger
now than ever in the belief that the
maintenance of those principles is in
dispensable to the prosperity of our
country.
A year ago all the manufacturing
industries of the nation were prosper
Gus, labor was employed, the banks
were in good condition, and the prices
of live stock and farm products were
good and growing better. To-day,
after only four months of Democratic
rule, our manufacturing enterprises
are languishing, the market for labor
is diminishing, the severest panic
since 1878 has compelled the suspen-
sion of hundreds of banks, and the
price of farm products is going down.
There can be but one reason for this
great change, and that is the uncer-
tainty as to the financial and tariff
policy of the Democratic party and |
the general distrust of the ability of |
that party to manage the affairs of
this great nation. The business in
terests of this country demand the |
restoration of the Republican party to
power. We call the attention of all |
ex-Union soldiers particularly to the |