The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-13
The nay Eaee sunday sFlornro, august 3 1893.

rived. We already bear the first faint
| bugle-notes OF the approaching contest oil
| 1896 The columns are rapidly forming.
aud although this is one of the first pre-
liminary skirmishes. every man Is expected
to do his duty. Then away with all dis
| sentions, heart burniDgs and selfish mo-
| tives tending 10 endanger the ascendeucy
of the Republican party, whose principles,
| immutabie as justice itself, will endure
| through the ages.
e rofessor O. w. Jones of Mulvane was
| nominated for secretary by reclamation.
Afterwards the same organization was
| made permanent and the convention pro-
ceeded to the nomination of candidate
for commissioner, the rule being that no
| nominating speeches were to be made.
The following candidates were placed in
nomination: E. Webb OF Gypsum town
ship, c. c. Campbell ,of Grant township,
Thomas o. Hoss OF Wichita, and ". j
Gilcrist of kech.
The first ballot stood: Webb. %; Camp
bell, 10; Hoss. l, and Giicrist, II.
Mr.. Webb having received majority of
all the votes cast received the nomination.
One gentleman made a kick on the
grounds that there were eighty-three
votes cast, while he claimed there were
but eighty one delegates allowable. The
credentials were figured up and it was
found that the district was entitled to
eighty-eight votes, whereupon the gentle
man withdrew his objections. Mr. Webb
made a neat speech and the convention
adjourned we'll pleased with the choice il
had made
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
Immediately after the adjournment of
the Commissioners District convention
Chairman John Z. Hume of the Central
committee called the County convention
to order while Secretary Myatt read the
call.
w hen business was announced, colonel
j. Il. Hallowell arose to his feet and noun
mated Judge T. B. Wall for temporary
chairman, while member from
the country placed james Allison
of the Fifth ward in nomination sin the
interest of harmony" which, by the way,
was prevailing TO the fullest extent The
vote by townships and wards was called on
this issue, which resulted as follows:
Wall. 40; Allison, 104 GA motion of the
latter the election OF Judge Wall was made
unanimous and he was escorted to the plat.
form, where he made brilliant introdu c-
tory speech, which was replete with wis
dom and wit. He made a very happy allu
sion to the consummated marriage and
prospective divorce OF the Populists and
the Democrats. His address was enthu.
siasticaily applaut!ed.
j. w. Parker, editor of the Clearwater
Echo. was elected temporary secretary.
The following committees were then ap-
nj a1 aud fho m a1Innrpal ill
Up. M:
Committee on re6entials-Charles H.
Luling. NJ. J. Oliver, George w. Steenrod,
Fred Buckley, John Martin, Herman Herr,
o. w. Jones.
Committee on permanent equalization
A j Wyatt, G II Brooks, II A Hill. A w
Oliver. James Walker, Samuel Casad. j
Limerick.
Committee on observation-disclosures r
Hallowell, C E Potts, S e Williams, 6 "
Clements, w II Dwight. ID A Nickerson,
j w Vanneman.
Committee on order of business-O G
Eckstein, o z Smith, William kassell, W
Il Hazen, } II Downing, Newton Bridg-
man, Ira Jackson.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
At 2 o'clock promptly, Judge Wall call
ed the convention again to order and after
seating the delegates by wards, business
was declared IN order. Otto Eckstein pre-
scented "A communication from Democrat
concerning the marriage relation existing
between the Pops aud the Democrats
which was read and caused some merri-
ment.
The committee on permanent
organization reported recommending
that the temporary organization be made
permanent and the report was unani-
mousiy adopted, after which Professor ..
w. Jones and 4. J. Henley were chosen
assistant secretaries.
The report of the committee on creden-
tials was read, recommending the follow
ing entitled to seats in the convention and
on motion of Hon. George L. Douglass the
same was adopted:
FIRST WARD.
County conventional j Wyatt, VIM
Cnswell. VIM kassel, Z b Massey, " 5
Pierce. q w Kent, Chas Fechhimer, + w
Oliver, j + BeiIew. John Buseubark. + B
Clark, Henry Grosh, X b Wallace. George
Burt, NJ Bentley, + l. Ackerman, A
Warren, Tnos Covill, j ID Macy, II NJ
Rice, Fred Buckley.
SECOND WARD.
Delegates-C f Potts. G W Clements, 7
I Farris, J l. Hume, . II Eckstein, & .
Alberts. II l. Jackson, j Parks, c III
Luliug, + Case, George Moves, j q Will
Jams, J II Forby, } A Brubacker, > Bill
ings. A G Race, Il K EnOch, " f Schell,
II c Jackman, G w Brlstow, Miles Park
er, Charles Shultz, r Stweart, Dudley
j Johnson, Theo Reed, ; L Williams. Jacob
McAfee.
THIRD WARD.
Delegates-James Howard, A J Stanley.
w l. Hazeu, Bayiess, ; II Fenton, G
l. Saylor, G Z Rlchey, j Z Hoffman,
Thomas Truesdale, j Ii Mccall, Charles
4 Parkhurst, A u Walden. \ I HeIlar, c
H Brooks, J " Adams, W /. Johnson, 5
l. Lieurance, o ID Draper, Bert Craig, +
III Creditor George + Campbell, J h Mc-
Greaor. Henry Buford, A 4 Holloway, w.
H. Ely, II e Tiliord, b L Dunn, w Y
Bowers.
FOURTH WARD.
Delegates-T B Wall, J VI Munich. J S
Jennings frank Jones, d L Dunbar, Paul
MeiIinger, j II Rutter, W II Bridenbaugh
/. y Westga;e, II l. Gordon, Joe Snyder. j
r Hallowel. NJ Oliver, \ Clayton, G
p Mueller, Thomas Glover, Frank Marks,
Richard Watson, j & MOsSmau, Murray
Myers, 0 Z Smith, l. Douglass Ed Vail,
L ; Hoagland, Thomas Noss, c ; Smith,
\ Il Harmon, L 5 Freeland, l. Anderson,
u Swope,
FIFTH WARD.
Delegates-James Allison, II A Hill, J
4 Dawson, \ NJ Sturdevaut, j Y koogle,
James Russell, Giles Davis, Louis Slip
pich, W Il Mckee, B 4 Draper, j Il SITES,
Oliver Hatfield.
SIXTH WARD.
County conventional II Alexander, ".