Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-05-19

Cove; 4. Martin, Logan.
The convention then took recess Of
30 minutes to allow the committees tc
prepare their reports.
Upon the reassembling of the conven.
ton the committee on credentials re.
ported the following entitled to seats in
the convention:
Ellis-S. J. Holman, A. o. Robinson,
James Behan, Henry Wilson.
Trego-S. R. Cowick, A. B. Jones,
George York.
Gove-L. F. Jones, R. H. Samson,
Frank Strong.
Logan-A. Martin, G. L. Cadwalader,
J. II. Saar.
Wallace-H. T. BLACK, NJ. S. Martin,
Olof Thorene.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation and order of business reported as
follows:
Your committee beg leave to report as
follows:
1. We recommend that the temporary
organization be made permanent.
2. We recommend that the following
be adopted as the order OF business OF
this convention:
% Report of committee on crcden-
tials.
(2) Report of committee on perma-
nent organization, rules and order OF
business.
(3) Report of committee on resolu-
tions.
az Nomination of candidate for
judge.
(5) Election of judicial committee.
(6) Miscellaneous business.
CO Adjournment.
Your committee further recommends
that the following rules be adopted for
the government of this convention:
% After taking an informal ballot
the convention shall proceed by formal
ballot to nominate and whenever any
candidate shall on formal ballot re-
ceive a majority of the votes cast he
shall be declared the nominee for Judge.
(2) The formal ballot shall be taken
by viva voce vote, the secretary of the
convention calling the roll of the coun-
ties in alphabetical order, as arranged
in the official call for this convention,
viz: Ellis, Cove, Logan, Trego, Wall
lace, and the chairman of each county
delegation announcing the vote of such
delegation.
(3) Any delegate may challenge the
correctness of the vote of his county as
announced by the chairman of his dele
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his county, whereupon the secretary of
the convention shall call the name of
each delegate from such county, who
shall each for himself announce his vote,
but such demand for the poll of any del
egation shall be made before the vote of
the next succeeding county ON the roll
shall have been announced or shall be
deemed to be waived.
a. No change in the vote of any
county shall be allowed after its an
nouncement by the chairman of its del
egation except when poll is taken as
provided by rule 4.
The committee on resolutions reported
as follows:
We, the republicans of the Twenty
Third Judicial district of Kansas, as
semble1 in convention, affirm our alle-
glance to the cardinal principles of our
party as enunciated by the platforms
heretofore adopted by it's national con-
ventions, point with pride to its past
achievements and express our confidence
that in the future, that whenever en-
trusted with power, it will quickly and
efficiently respond to all just and wise
demands of the people and so conduct
the affairs of our government as to best
serve the interests of our citizens gener-
ally, with special favors to none and ex-
act justice to all.
The judicial department of our gov
eminent is distinct and separate from
the legislative and executive and the
safety of our republican institutions and
the liberties of our people demand that
neither of these departments encroach
upon the prerogatives of either Of the
ministered by our courts fearlessly and
impartially without regard to personal
or political friendships. Experience
and legal ability, added to an unim-
peachable private character, are at
tributes which must be possessed by
every capable and successful judge,
hence we regard as dangerous the too
prevalent doctrine that these qualifca-
tious deserve only passing considera-
ton in selecting candidates for judicial
positions.
We favor such national and state leg
islation as will encourage irrigation
and other means of development of the
natural resources of this pioneer district
We favor bimetalism as opposed to
monometalism and express our belief
that under wise legislation all surplus
productions of our own silver mines
may be coined and added to our circu-
lating medium and the parity between
gold, silver and paper currency still
be maintained.
All the above reports were accepted
by the convention and the committees
discharged.
Each county then proceed to elect its
of the judicial committee as
follows:
Elisa. o. Robinson, of Hays City.
Trego-George V. York, of Collyer.
Cove. NJ. Tyler, of Grinnell.
Logan-R. P. Mcknight, of Winona.
Wallace-M. T. Gregg, of Wallace.
The judicial committee met at the
close of the convention and organized by
electing R. P. Mcknight, chairman, and
George v. York. secretary.
Nominations being in order, Ellis |
county presented the name of A. J. |
Bryant, Trego presented Lee Monroe,
Cove named B. c.. Jones and ]. F. Todd,
and Wallace county named j. N. San
ders.
On the first ballot Ellis county gave 4
vofes tn Rrvant. Cove cast two for Todd