The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-16
Tt Precipifates a Fight in Mis-
souri, Republican Convention.
Convention D .cidps Not to Med
die With Religious Matters.
BOTH SIDES IGNORED.
Financial Plank of Minneapolis
Platform Was Adopted.

EXCELSIOR SPRTNes Mo. Aug. 10
When the Republican state central
committee met at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning to settle the question of tenn
p0rary chairman of the state conve n
ton called to meet at IL o'clock,
Filley sent a compromise proposition
to make Major William Warner tenn
porary chairman and TO name Colonel
L. II. Waters as permanent chairman
1t was nearly noon when the commit
tee decided to accept the compromise
Music hall. in which the convention
met, was nicely decorat ted by the
Springs com mittee. It was closely
packed two hours in advance OF the
meeting Of the convention Many
ladies were in the crowd The
engagements for seating were fairly
good. but the accom- modatiOns were
not adequate. Pictures OF Mckinley,
Reed, Harrison, Lincoln and Blaine
were around the walls. The ladies of
the reception committee pinned
bOutonnieres on the visitors.
Shortly after noon the convention
was called to order by Chairman
Boutwell, of the state central commit
tee, who spoke briefly explaining the
objects Of the cOnve 20 ton
"a fight in the BLOODY Twelfth dis
trict Of St Louis interrupted the pro
ceedings. They were fighting for
seats Revolvers were drawn but no
blows were struck Then the district
delegates yielded: Let us go to Kan
sas City" City Attorney Kimber Of
the Springs and Charley Schweiclxhard
of st Louis were the com Eatants.
This had hardly been quoted before
FHley entered the hall. A tremen-
dous yell from a thousand pairs of
lungs greeted him. His sugar loaf
hat was dotted to the convent. on.
Cont inued cheers followed and the
convention demonstrated by the ardor
of its ovation that it was ready to
give anything he wantei to him 1t
became known, too, that he in the
committee had secOnde the nomina-
tiCn of Warner for temporary chair
man. de old man climbed on the
stage and the convention resumed is
work Prof. Calland of Drury college,
Springfield, made the invocation
Major Warmers Speech.
Major Warner was then introduced
a. temporary chairman and received
a bi ovation. cheer after chez T greet
ing his appearance on the platform
Tor two minutes he could not be
heard. A basket of beautiful flowers
was prese nted to him by the ladies' Of
Excelsior Springs.
Major Warner said that he consid-
cred il a disting uished honor to pre-
side over such a convention Although
defeated in Missouri two years ago.
the Republicans were still standing
up for Missouri In 1892 the people
went after false gO1S- After two
years Of Demo Populist government
they were waiting to return to the
party of American government, Amer
lean institutions and Am srIcan public
schools. The Democratic ship was
hopelessly laundering in the sea of
a .scord. An homogeneous collection
Of Democratic statesmen had been
brought into public Life
Mr. Warner scored the Democratic
foreign policy, and declared that the
people, irrespective of party, longed
for the return Of the Blaine American
policy He also scored the pension
administration hOtly.
Warmers pertinent and sarcastic
references to the tariff reform efforts
of the Democratic party. the gold
monopoly and the sugar trust were SO
keen and incisive that an enthusiastic
delegate yelled: Hit 'em again,
major" He closed by ridiculing
Senator Vests Calcium light exhi-
bition which never came.
Chairman Warner then introduced
Mayor Thompson.Of Excels or Springs,
who welcomed the delegates and IN
turn introduced Mayor Davis of Kan
sas City, who spoke at length in well
coming the Wis tors
When Mayor Davis had concluded
the temporary organization of the
convention was completed. /. NJ.
Hall of st Louis was named as tenn
porary secretary and j. Il. Ong of
Linn county as sergeant-at-arms-
Committees on organization and order
of business were named The COM
mittee on resolutions. was as follows:
Joseph Park, Lewis Benecke, &c orge
Schumacher. H. f. Robinson, c. w.
Clarke, o. L. Houts, J. I. Neville. J.
IL. Bradshaw, p. 4. Shea. q. A. Wur-
derman, T.. "A. Phillips, Nathan Frank,
Thomas Fl. Murray, II. b. Clark, A.
w. st. John
At 1870 the convention adjourned to
meet again at $3.50. Just before ad-
journment Charley Schattner of Kan
sas City introduced a resolution to
have resolutions referred without
reading to the committee on resOlu-
tions. This was the a. p. A. move.
It was adopted by the convention
The SominAtIons-
1T was 4:15 o'clock when the conven-
ton reassem bled. While waiting for
reports Of committees prominent Re
publicans made stirring speeches
Mayor ID. b. Hastings of Sedalia. chair
man of the committee on permanent
organization. read the report of that
committee. 1t named Colonel L. II.
Waters as permanent chairman. w. A.
Hobbs of 81 Louis as permanent sec
rotary.
Chairman Waters then announced
that inasmuch as the comm ttee on
resol utions was not ready to report
i'm order TO expedite matters, the
convention would proceed 20 the nom
inations- The order as returned by
she committee on order of business
placed Judge Of the supreme court,
perintendent Of public instruction