The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-08
FIRST HALF.
Republican State Convention
at Work.
A Big Conventional Big CrOwd-Every-
body Good Natured-Slow Work OF
Platform mCommittee-NOtab1e WOm-
en- Respectfully Listened To.
Kansas State Convention.

The Kansas state republican convention
with 900 delegates and 1000 others, alter
mates and spectators, filled Hamilton hall,
Topeka, long before the hour for opening.
Judge S. R. Peters made a speech upon
/ taking the chair as presiding officer, which
! was enthusiastically received.
On the stage were a dozen women, noted
| not only in Kansas, but throughout the land,
! as champions of equal suffrage. After the
appointment of committees time was given
| for speeches from the women mentioned, as
| we'll as for songs by the Modocs and by the
| Coyotes.
After their appointment the committee on
| resolutions withdrew and were In session
during the rest of the day and far into the
night; several times sending requests to the
convention for more time.
The women went before the committee
| with documents and speeches, pleading for
| suffrage plank.
The Topeka Ministerial union was also
represented before the committee in efforts
to secure the usual prohibition plank.
The speeches of both these delegations
we're heard with respect and without limit.
| and the bushels of papers they presented
we're read and considered by sub-com-
mittee.
At the night session the convention, with
out waiting for the completion of the plat
form, commenced the work of filling the
ticket.
First; Associate Justice w. A. Johnston,
of the supreme court, was renominated with
no opposition.
Then, ON motion of ex- Governor Anthony,
the nomination of a candidate for governor
was proceeded with.
But one roll call was had, which resulted
thus:
E. n Morrill,, I'll.
George w. Martin, 122.
Chairman Peters announced that Major
Morrill, had received majority of the votes
and declared him the nominee of the con-
ventiOn for governor
On motion of John Speer the nomination
of Major Morrill, was made unanimous.
committee was sent to invite Major
Morrill, before the convention. The scene
in the hall when Major Morrill, appeared was
such as was never before witnessed in Kan
sas, the cheering lasting for several minutes,
the delegates almost firing themselves out.
When at length quiet was restored he
said:
''Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the con-
vention: am profoundly grateful for tins
mark of your respect and confidence, and
thank you most sincerely for the honor that
you have conferred upon me in giving me
this nomination.
1.-The republican party is an ~Ameri,
can party. 1t is party of law and
order. 1t is party that protects
American industries and advances the
American interests. It is a party with set
tied and definite convictions, and it is a
party that always carries out its promises
to the people. In the Fifty-frst congress-.
when the republican party had possession
of the government, it faithfully carried out
every pledge that it had made in the pre-
ceding platform. 1t had promised you pro
lection to American industries. 1t had
promised you an American market for
American products. 1t Immediately fOrmu-
lated into a law the Mckinley bill. 1t
pledged itself in favor of the use of gold
and silver, and it enacted a law providing
for the purchase of all the output of the
American mines. 1t pledged to the old SOL
diers the protection of the government, and
it placed upon the statute books the most
liberal pension law that was ever enacted in
the history of the world.
''The democratic party has simply been a
position party. 1t has been on all sides
of all questions. 1t has declared itself in
declared that any protection was unconsti-
tutional. 1t has promised you that it would
legislate in favor of silver. It promised
help to the old soldier and Hoke Smith
went to work cutting off the pension of
these old soldiers. The question now, as
| view it, is one of law and order or of an
archy. 1t is a question whether the rights
of property shall be respected or whether
we shall sink into communism and social
ism.
when | look upon this audience, know
there can be no doubt as to the result, and
predict that in November you will roll up
a majority for the republican ticket and
that Kansas will be redeemed
George Martin followed with we'll re-
ceived speech.
Adjournment, made necessary by the
prolonged session of the platform commit
tee, was taken until Thursday.