The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-07
BUCHAN is
TURNED DOWN.
His Delegation Not Allowed to
Sit Today.
The Packing House Buns Shut
Out of Lawrence.
WAS ALMOST A RIOT
When the Slums of Kansas City
KaW Bottoms
Are Turned Ont of the Conyen-
tion.
NO MORE BUCHANISM
To Be Recognized in the Second
District.
Nomination of Candidates Is
Completed BY Noon.
when the SIums of Kansas City
RaW Bottoms
Are Turned Ont of the COnven-
tiOn.
70 MORE BUCHANISM
To BE Recognized in the Second
District.
Nomination of Candidates Is
Completed BY Noon

Lawrence. kan. May 7.-Chairman
Carpenter called the Second district
congressional convention to order at
g.55 this morning. Immediately after
the hour named Chairman George IL
Anthony. followed by the other mem
bers Of the committee on credentials
fled down the aisle and took their
places with their respective delega-
tions Chairman Anthony of the com
mittee was asked if a report had been
agreed upon. and was introduced to
read the majority report.
After telling of the organization Of
the committee and the preliminary de-
tails. Chairman Anthony went on to
read.
When our committee reached Wyan-
dotte county it found two cOntesting
delegations. one headed by John q.
Sims and the other by d. r. Cornell.
both claiming admission and both be
ing certified to by the county central
committee Of Wyandotte county.
after a fun fair and impartial hear
Ing, and after much deliberation by
the full membership of the committee.
we submit FIRST. that the delegation
headed by John T Sims. known as
the Iriclzett delegation, was the proper
ly selected and duly chosen delegation
as the result of the WyandOtte con-
vention OF April ILL.,
Certain delegates in that CQnven~
ton became dissatisled and left the
haIl, organizing another convention and
choosing a different delegation. AFTER
the withdrawal Of the boiling delega-
ton, the regular convention was called
20 order and organized permanently.
The boiling convention was called by
no one having authority from the cOun-
"a -nr
convention was legal in all it's proceed
1ngs. The committee is also OF tile
opinion that after the seceders had left
the hall there remained clear major
ity of the delegates.
AN Of which is respectfully submit
ted. Signed.
George r. Anthony. Franklin coun-
Fl r. Lanter Johnson county, sec
retary.
@R- B Stevenson. Allen county.
~ MI Humphrey. Bourbon county
James Tyson. Linn county.
Alex Davis. Miami county,
No sooner had quiet subsided after
Eha reading of the majority report than
sellh - Johnson Of Anderson arose and
presented q minority report signed by
nimset and Judge J. O. A. Norton of
Douglas, the remaining members of the
credentials committee.
The minority report was brief and
was to the effect that the properly and
legally elected Wyandotte DELEGATION
was that chosen by the boltine conven-
ton. and which is commonly known as
II 1tie 2. ~ nan delegation, headed by ID.
After the minority report had been
presented horace j. smith of Franklin
arose ana move the adoption Of The
majority report. This was Immediately
seconded Whereupon Johnson of AM
deFson moved as an amendment fnat
lne minority report be adopted by the
convention This was also seconded
rH fr
with Buchan symnathizers. fairly shook
with their loud applause.
Johnson of Anderson was then al
lowed 20 defend his motion and She
ttals committee He smoke ron. al7 r177,.
and said i'm the beginning
we can afford to be fair. as Re
puolcans. The credentials committee
honestly differs on the ren0r-rs sinh
mllted to the convention We have
made an honest Investigation ana
lnoE oEougnly discussed every particle of
evidence submitted to us in the com
mittee.
We claim that the members whose
claims we have recognized in the mil
norlty report had members undisputed
% the NUMBER OF q. while the cOnven-
tton, whose delegates the majority re-
port desires to seat, had but SO properly
elected delegates.
we contend that the delegation
known as The Buchan delegation was
the only legally elcted deIegarion
CHOSEN from Wyandotte county to sit
Az this convention
Following the talk Of Johnson of An
eerson, Humphrey of Bourbon sun
poItea the majority report by a strong
@na powerful address. Williams Of
Il.-lsIn arose, asking that the matter
L1 2e leIeIred back to Wyandotte for set
governor Anthony chairman of fbe
credentials committee then made fbe
laosL eloquent and powerful speech Of
tne conVen ton Referring to the proD-
osltlon OF Williams of johnson Al
lnony said; THE principle is abso-
4urely revolutionary and opposed tn
tne principles of the Republican rarfSr
Ny predecessor objects to the ma1orif7r
report because the vote was 8 to IL
thinks 1t should be unanimous.
This Is not government of 11nar-
Unity - continued Mr.. ANTHONY. .si5lt
q majority III the majority had baen
the other way Il would have bowed ~
sovereign respect to the win of the ma
1ority- ma
Fhe proposition to send ouesrfons
PACK as Illogical un-Auerican and rev
o4arlonary- have yet to know in mat
e@Es o1 church or state when the major
tly 9qlted the convention and retired.
A-ss aaehsn not worry il. like the IN