The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01
EARLY DAY FIXED
DATE SET FOR HALIOWELL-D0U
LASS CONVENTION.
Delegations to the State and DIS
trict Conventions to be Chosen.
Manner Of Selecting the
Primary Judges-De-
tails of the Test.


The Republican convention will be held
on Feb. II as forecasted in yesterdays is
sue The primaries will be held on the ID.
The official call will be ready for publi-
cation tomorrow, giving the official out
line of the work TO be done.
The committee met at 2:l5 yesterday and
Immediately proceeded to business.
There was considerable discussion, but
the best of Republican good feeling pre-
vailed.
The following committeeman were pres.
ent:
J. II. Mccall, chairman; A. M. Sturde-
want, secretary; John Busenbark, treas
urer; A. H. Ward, Frank Burt, c. H.
Luling, A. G. Race, A. G. Walden, J. K.
McGreggor. L. G. Roberts, B. L. keenan,,
c. S. Smith. III. S. Rochelle. j. Gale, S. ID.
Hollowel], Wichita; E. c. Williams,
Garden Plain; A. B. Alexander. A. NJ.
Sturdevant Wichita; C. E. Pierce, An
ness; A. NJ. Campbell. Bentley; d. S.
Jones, Colwich; Alb. Jewett, Mt. Hope;
George Cantly. Derby; T. E. Moran,
Cheney; J. w. Vannaman. Garden Plain;
S. r. Person, Cheney; ID. a. Nickerson,
z. II. Stevens. Clearwater; +. NJ. Doffie-
myer, Maize; L. L. Triekey, Mulvane; r.
F. Haughey. Derby; d. C. Harper, Andale;
n. o. Graham, Peotone; j. A. Burson,
Sedgwick; o. G. Jacobs. Valley Center;
j. c. Davis, Wichita.
The first thing done was the introduc-
tion of the following resolution:
Whereas, George L. Douglass and J. r.
Halloweli are both candidates for con-
gressman-at-large, and both seeking the
delegation at the hands of the Republican
party Of Sedgwick county, and these gen.
tlemen are desirous of having an early ad
Justment of the contest, and
Whereas, Neither the state central COM
mittee nor the congressional committee of
the Seventh district have called a coDven-
tion. but believing it to be to the interest
of the Republican party, as well as the
gentlemen contesting. that an early settle
ment be had: therefore be it
Resolved by the Republican central COM
mittee of Sedgwick county be called TO
meet on Saturday, the 18th day
of February. 1894, at II o'clock II.
M, in the city of Wichita to
select delegates to the Republican
state convention and to the Republican
congressional convention for the Seventh
district to be composed of 2tS delegates
apportioned among the townships and
wards of the said county in thd same
manner apportioned in 1893, and that
the primaries be held on Thursday, the
18th day of February, 1894, in the usual
mode and manner of the party to he fixed
in the call to be signed by the chairman
and secretary of this committee, and that
each candidate for congressman-at-large
shall be entitled in each ward OF the city
of Wichita to select his own list of gentle
men whom he desires to act AS delegates
from said ward, and shall be permitted to
f,.k sIa, of c,,l Iela ha
ticket in each ward, and in addition to
print the names of said delegate1, lie shall
print at the head thereof his name under
the designation of congressman at-large
and that each Republican shall be entitled
to vote one of said tickets in said ward
and the name of the candidate for con-
gresham at the head of the county ticket
receiving the majority vote shall be the
instruction to said delegation from said
ward.
That said ticket shall be printed upon
paper by both parties OF the same size and
styie to be prescribed in the call.
That in the country precincts the Repub-
lican electors shall be entitled to meet at
the place of the primary within the hours
designated, and shall, by either written or
printed ballot express their choice Tor
congress man-at-large and majority OF
said votes cast in said township shall be
an instruction to the said delegates of said
transmitted at once 10 the chairman OF
Lbe county committee.
That said primary election in the coun {.
try shall be under the direction Of the
central committeeman of the different
precincts of the townships.
That the election judges in each ward OF
the city shall be appointed as follows: The
chairman of the county central committee
shall appoint one judge upon the nomina-
tion OF Colonel Hallowell and one upon the
nomination of MIR. Douglass and the two
thus selected shall choose a third impartial
Judge who shall also act as clerk. and If
The said two judges fail to agree upon said
third judge the Republican electors
present shall select the third Judge
The above and foregoing whereas and
resolution is satisfactory TO us, if it is to
The committee.
J. r. HALLowELI.
GEO. l.. DOUGLASS.
The resolution was discussed at some
length by Messrs. keenan,, Sturdevant,
Doffiemeyer, Nickerson, Luling and Van
naman. 1t was finally adopted unani-
mously.
On motion the following schedule of the
time for holding the primaries was
adopted:
In the city, from to z p. m.
In Wichita township, from to p. m.
In the other townships, from to 4 p. M.
The meeting wasSa very satisfactory one
10 both the Hallowell and Douglass forces,
and to every body else interested in Repub-
lican politics, for that mateer