The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-27
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Republican County Convention
Assemblies In the Yard
Of the County Court House and
AdjOurns
TO AN OPERA HOUSE.
Delegates Try to Get Mad
About 1t
But Are Not Right Sure That
They Are.
20 AN OPERA HOUSE.

It looked for a short time this morn
ing as if the delegates to the county
convention would take the new court
house by storm, but the tumult was
quieted by the announcement that T.
NJ Crawford had rendered the use of
Crawford's Opera House, and after
little talk the delegates adjourned to
that place and held the convention.
In response to the call the delegates
assembled at the court house. The
word was passed around that if they
entered the court rooms they would be
thrown into jail for contempt and they
hung around the entrance and on the
steps and said mean things about the
county commissioners. About 10
o'clock Chairman Gault arrived and
the delegates demanded an explana-
ton Mr.. Gault mounted the raised
stone work in front of the entrance and
the delegates hocked around him
II feel, gentlemen, said he, that an
explanation is due from me. Before this
convention was called for the court
house, I consulted the board OF
county commissioners to secure the
use OF the appellate court room, and
was referred to the judges of that
court, who informed me that we might
use the room and the call was issued
accordingly. I was afteTWard inform
ed that we could not use the court room
and it. was then too late to change the
CALI
Councilman Skinner, who stood near
the chairman, said:
The tax payers of Shawnee coun-
/ ty instructed the commissioners to
build a court house, and we have one
Of the finest buildings in the country,
but if it is so fine that the tax payers
! cannot use it, let us take some of the
6neness OUT
O. S Elliott moved that the conven-
/ ton be held in the court house cl ri
! dor. The chairman said that Mr.
| Crawford had rendered the use of his
/ opera house, and g motion to adjourn
to that place was carried by a close
/ vote
When the convention finally assem-
1 bled NJ. T. Campbell was nominated
/ for chairman and Fred Stonestreet
/ was named for secretary. There was
no opposition and a motion to make the
/ temporary organization permanent was
/ carried with unanimity.
Mr.. Campbell made a neat little
/ speech in accepting the chair, in which
4 he said.
THE opinions of the people may diff
/ fer on religion and on the policy of po-
/ Htical parties, but there is one on
I which all agree, and that is to support
1 a home man for Office when he is equal
I to any other candidate in intelligence,
4 integrity and sterling worth. We have
such man who is a candidate for gov
/ ernor, and we should make our in
1 dorsement 50 positive that it cannot be
I nista ken
This statement was greeted with the
/ most enthusiastic applause
i A committee was appointed to pre-
/ pare a list of delegates after consult
/ ing with Mr.. Troutman and James
Ramsey was named as chairman.
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I lions
! ~ oc,,,,,,,5++aa ~, resolutions va,o1.+
81 ep5 +I7a f57et a77rT1- 7f 0Dnosi+ior
/ ca,7,e z[-ben chairman Cz7l+l7rie read a
/ 9.ssof,ltioT in5orsfne Senator PalIer
/ There were cries Of mo. no" as he
/ read the resolution.
4 Immediately after the reading was
! completed delegate Joseph Reed of the
/ I7ifth ward was on his feet II move to
/ strike out the resolution in regard to
| senator Baker,
4 ed. Chairman Guthrie made a little
| talk which kept the resolution in the
| list and saved the day for Senator
/ TaIVe1~ You must reraeu1 ber'' he said
/ chat Senator Baker is q Republican
( and he is O4Ir senator. and we should
do all we can to hold up his hands. We
! should not stick q knife into the only
sanstor ll1s1fe, We have
The motion to strike out the resolu-
| ton was then lost by a close vote
| Senator Baker has been in Topeka sew
! eraI davs superintendfng this indOrse-
/ ment
When the resolution in reference to
] Cyonoressn7an Curtis was read the scene
/ ,,rae 7iffererf The delegates broke into
/ cheers and several of the most enthl1s-
/ iastic got on their feet and waved their
/ hats.
! Following are the resolutions as they
were adopted.
The Penublfcan Dartv of Shawnee
/ county renresented in DELEGATE c0nven-
/ ZION 7l7lxT asser7leIad at C,rsv5for7ss
onera 6o51sa IN +17e citv of ToDelxa .T11ne
81 1896 for the purpose Of choosing
ternates to the Republican state con