The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-03-06
q. O. p. CONvENrIoN.

conventions TINS year. would have to
pay fare or walk. This of course cast
gloom over the meeting. C. IL.
Hatch and S. T. MaEuef were elected
chairman. and secretary. No effort
was made to appoint any of the usual
committees, as it was apparent at a
glance that cOmmitte on credentials
would show ~oeful and disconrsging
gaps in the ranks of the delegates.
A motion was made that commit
tee of five should be appointed to make
up the slate Of delegates for the vari
GUS conventions. The ayes and nays
were about evenly divided on this
proposition, but the chairman declared
the motion carried and proceeded to
appoint the committee. Those voting
no, declared that they had u majority
of two to one. Judge Vandivert ask
ed unanimous consent to the reading
of certain resolutions which he prOduc
ed. This being granted, he proceeded
to read an endorsement of Mckinley,
Leland, Long and Cole, apparently
forgetting Morrill, and Senator Brown.
During the reading of these resolutions
few painful efforts were made to en-
thuse the delegates, but after each
attempt, there was a tired feeling that
made everyone feel that the judge
should Lave included, in his resolu-
tiols, one on Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie"
The resolutions closed in the judges
happiest what-have-yOu-gOt-
that style and were accepted in silence
sufficiently solemn to suit the occasion.
NJ. West suggested that in order to
sserpedite t,me," the committee should
pass around the hat and collect names
of persons, from which to select the
various delegates to the several con-
ventions. While this was being done,
Mr.. Smith took the floor and assured
the delegates, that the delegates to the
various conventions this year would
not be furnished passes, but would
have to pay their own expenses-the
delegates began to look IA little weary
again, but braced up when the com
mittee came in with its report and the
the very first delegation named, showed
Ia Il, ~
Hon. Robt. McCause and Col. Wm.
Beezley to 60 to Wichita together.
The once proud leaders of the &. o.
p. humbled to the dust. grOveiling in
the dirt before the all conqnering Bob
McCanse, and accepting his dictation.
and why? Ans.-
This touching reconciliation SHOW 8
the true Christian spirit as it prevails
in republican politics, and when the
old gang extended the olive branch to
Bob McCanse, they did not fool any
one for minute, for every one of them
is expecting that lightning will strike
them in the shape of al office and they
know, every one of them, that with
out the assistance Of Mr.. McCanse
they cannot succeed, and AS usual, they
have over-reached themselves and Bob
has outwitted the lot. lie has got
what lie wanted and they are holding
the sack. This convention will go
down in the history of the county as
the very smOothest ever held here.
There WAS not Il ripple of excitement
on the surface and hardly enough ami
nation to adjourn. The republican
party does not seem to have learned
that when you railroad convention
you leave lots of sore spots, and then
the farmers got little tired of being
twltted with the fact that if they went
to conventions this year, they would
haye to pay their own expenses, for
the natuI al inquiry comes zap as to who
raid them Heretofore. You can fool
S ,me of the people all of the time, all
of the people some of the time, but
you can't fool all of the people all of
the time.'' Seeds of dis. ord were
sowu last Saturday, that even these
experienced farmers over The pOst-Office
Will not be able to exierminate fol
years to come.