The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-19
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
1t Assemblies at O'clock This Afternoon
HTsj. Hudson Made Chairman


assembled at the court house this after
noon. The convention was called to or
der at 2:15 o'clock by A B. Jetmore.
chairman of the county central commit
tee.
The call by which the primaries were
held and delegates elected to to-day's
convention was read by G. ID. Watson,
secretary of the county central COM
mittee
The roll Of the convention was then
called.
Chairman Jetmore appointed John NJ.
Wilkerson and Byron Wingett temporary
sergeants- alarms to find seats for the
delegates.
J. b. AfcAfee placed Major ]. &. Hud-
son in nomination for temporary chair
man. The motion was seconded by j. Ii.
Marple, and according to previous ar
rangements, as made a few days ago,
Major Hudson was elected without oppo-
sition.
Frank Stevens was. on motion of G. A.
Fellows, elected temporary secretary of
the convention.
In taking the chair Major Hudson said:
''In the Republican party there shonld
be no hunking to POpulists and
monkeying with Democrats. The Re-
publican party stands opposed to COxey-
ism, Popnlism and all the other isms and
fallacies we hear so much Of"
When Major Hudson concluded his
speech, Major T. j. Anderson moved that
the roll of delegates read by the secre-
tary be made the roll of the convention.
This was carried and removed the neces-
sity of committee on credentials.
S. B. Bradford then moved that the
temporary organization be made perma-
nent; the motion prevailed
A. w. Dana moved that a committee of
five be appointed on resolutions to which
all resolutions to be presente to the con-
vention be referred without debate. The
motion was adopted
The First Differences of OpinIoE-
The first fight in the convention was
brought out when Col Pat Coney moved
that d committee be appointed to select
delegates and alternates TO the state con-
vention, with the understanding that
there shall be at least one delegate from
each township in the county.
&. p. BOlmar moved to amend the
motion SO that each precinct suggest to
the committee the names of their choice
for delegates and alternate5 from their
precinct and that the names SO suggested
be voted on by the convention by ballot.
Major L. J. Anderson said he was op-
posed to the amendment because he said
he was opposed to a secret ballot in
Republican convention.
Pat Coney opposed the amendment
and Mr. Bolmar explained that he was
not asking for a secret ballot, but was
willing that the convention should take
viva voce vote. He said what he
wanted was to avoid middleman in the
selection of the delegation
Mr.. Bolmar's amendment was defeated
and the original motion of Mr.. Coney
was adopted.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
On resolutions-A w. Dana, s. B.
Bradford, John w. Day, J. w. Hamp-
shire and A. s. Johnson.
To select delegates and alternates to
the state convention: Capt. P. II. Coney,
]. B. Hibben, A b. Quinton, l. s. Ferry,
r. M. Fulton, JnO. Hovenden, Frank
Lue J. w. Stout, J. H MARBLE.
+. B. Dawes then addressed the con-
vention.
General ]. c. Caldwell, candidate for
congressman at large from Shawnee
county, was introduced when Mr.. Davis
had concluded his speech. General
I Caldwell seemed to be more feeble than
he was a few years ago but he made a
speech which was frequently apPlauded.
Mr. NJ. II. Case and DR.. Eva Harding
were present at the opening of the con-
vention in the interest of an equal suf-
frage resolution which they asked the
committee on resolutions to consider.
George L. Douglass, another candi-
date for congressman at-large, was then
introduced. He was greeted with cheers
as he marched to the front of the court
room, and as he stepped to the speakers
room called out: "Bring on the sledge-
hammerT'
The Resolutions.
The committee on resolutions present
ed the following report:
We, the Republicans of Shawnee
county, in convention assembled. reaffirm
our allegiance to the undying principles
of the Republican party, and pledge
anew our faith and confidence in the
wisdom, honesty and patriotism of its ad-
! herents.
lican party as covering the most prosper
Gus period of the nations existence.
We mourn the loss of our beloved
state from the Republican column
at the last presidential election,
and the attending evils of nlisrule,
loss of credit. and the opprobrium con-
sequent upon the defeat of our own state
ticket; and now, with the past experience
at our command,
We resolve, That we demand a change
of state administration at the polls in
November, by the election of the entire
Republican state ticket
When the report of the committee on
resolutions had been read and adopted as
presented, Major Hudson introduced Ed
4 Z. Greer, third candidate for the nom
J ination of congressman at-large. Major
, Hudson said, 'He is native of Kansas
and is a good one"
w. F. Guthrie of Atchison, a second
candidate for attorney general was then
called for and was introduced by Major
Hudson.
The Delegates Chosen.
The committee appointed to select
! delegates and alternates to the county
| convention submitted the following re-
port: