The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-11
HE BOLTED THEN
THIS rs THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE
TIME MALLS QUIT THE PARTY.
Republicans of Kansas Have Already Held
sixteen State Conventions and at the
First Which WAS In 1862. Ingalls, was
Among the Fellows who Pulled Out
Convention at Topeka Is the Seven
teenth Of q Brilliant Set OF Conventions
With One or Two Notable Exceptions
Party History.

Party History.
Topeka, Kan, Aug. 10.-The Republi-
can state convention, which will con-
vene in Topeka on Tuesday morning. is
the seventeenth even of the kind
which has occurred since the admission
of Kansas into the Union, in 1S61-that
is to say, conventions Of the Republican
party which put in nomination full set
Of state officers.
On October II, 1859. a Republican ter
ritorial convention was held at Law
renee, Of which Colonel w. A. Phillips
was chairman and John A. Martin and
Preston B. Plumb were secretaries.
Charles Robinson was nominated Tor
governor, and the remainder OF the
state ticket was as follows: Lieuten-
ant governor, DR.. J. P. Root. Wyan-
dotte; secretary Of state, j. w. Robin
son; treasurer, William Tholen; audi
tor. George H. Hflyer; attorney gener-
al. p. F. Simpson; superintendent or
public instruction, w. r. Griffin; con-
gress, Martin r. Conway. The entire
ticket was elected. Governor Robin
son received 1908 votes. as against g.
800 votes for Samuel Medary, mis- Demo-
crat opponent.
FIRST STATE CONVENTION.
The first state convention of the Re
publican party was held at Topeka,
September IL, 1862, and it was followed
by what was known as the "boitmg
convention on September 20, at the
same place. At the regular convention
the following ticket was placed in nom
nation: Governor, Thomas A. Os-
borne; secretary of state, George A
Crawford (Which nomination Mr.. Craw-
ford declined and w. II. H. Lawrence
was substituted in his place.; auditor,
Asa Hairgrove, of Linn county; treas
urer, William Spriggs, of Anderson
county; superintendent, l. T. Goodnow,
of Riley county; attorney general, w.
w Guthrie, Of Atchison; associate JUS
tice, l.. D. Bailey, Of Lyon county.
The boiling convention nominated a
full set of state officers, led by d. r.
Wagstaff for governor. Among the
prominent participators in this conven-
ton We're J. J. Ingalls, and B. F. Simp-
son. Wagstaff has remained true ito
the Republican party from the date OF
that bolt up to the present year, when
he Joined the Populist party and re-
signed from his position as Republic
can committeeman in Saline county.
Carney was chosen governor by vote
of 10000 to 5,463 for Wagstaff. The
chairman Of the regular convention this
year was Father f. 2. Baker, and
its secretary was w. r. Dutton.
CRAWFORD WAS NOMINATED.
The convention of 1864 met at Tope-
ka, on September s, and its officers were
]. T. Cox, chairman, and r. 3. Lock
wood and F. CT. Adams, secretaries.
Samuel J. era wford was nominated for
governor on the sixth ballot, the vote
standing 81 for S. ]. Crawford to 81 for
George A Crawford. The remainder
of the ticket was as follows: Lieuten-
ant governor, James McGrew; secre-
tary of state, r. A. Baker; auditor, j.
r. Swallow, of Lyon; treasurer, w. Il.
Spriggs, of Anderson county; attorney
general, ]. d. Brumbaugh; superlnten-
dent, 1. T. Goodnow; associate justice,
Jacob Stafford. In this convention Sid
ney Clark defeated Carter Wilder for
congress.
In the same year what was known
as the Republican Union ticket was
nominated, presenting among its NOM
nees, IS. o. Thacher for governor, john
J. ingalls, for lieutenant governor. Peter
s. A. Kingman for associate justice.
The regular ticket was elected py
vote of 13. 1897 to S.44s.
The convention of 1856 was held on
September 5, at the state capital and
its officers were ]. P. Root, chairman.
and NJ. r. Dutton, secretary. sam
Crawford was renominated for govern
or and the ticket completed as follows:
Lieutenant governor, y. Green, or
Riley county; secretary of state. r. A
Baker; auditor, J. r. Swallow; treas
urer. NJ Anderson; superintendent,
Peter McVicar; attorney general,
George H. Hoyt; chef justice, Samuel
A. Kingman; congressman, Sidney
Clark
CLICK A REPUBLICAN.
On September % of the same year
the National Union Republican" par
~ held a convention at the state capt.
tai and nominated a ticket headed Ny
I I. Mcdowell for governor. Among
the notables who participated in this
convention were c.. W. Click, NJ. w.
REYNOLDS and G W. Blair. The regu-
lar ticket was elected by vote OF T.
$40 to S.l52.
The convention OF 1868 was held on
September 9, and its officers We're d. r.
Anthony, chairman. and B. j. +. Hanna
and NJ. NJ. Murdoch. secretaries. James
NJ. Harvey was nominated on the sixth
ballot for governor, his competitor be-
ing George A. Crawford. Sidney Clark
secured the nomination for congress,
and the remainder of the ticket was as
follows. Lieutenant governor, c. '.
Fslridge. secretary of state, Thomas
Moonlight: auditor, A Thoman; treas
urer. George Graham; attorney general,
4. Dunford: superintendent, p Nc
Wears associate justice, ID. NJ. Nalen-
tine. The following presidential cleo
tors We're nominated: d. r. Anthony.
A II. Horton, /. s. Kalloch. The en-
tire Republican ticket was again elect
ed, receiving 2S,915 votes against lSoco
for the Democrats.
CONVENTIONS OF 20 AND -.
The convention of 1870 assembled at
Topeka on September 9. and its officers
were James D. Snoddy, chairman, ano
J. r. johnson. secretary. The nominees
were James NJ. Harvey. governor; ID.
p. Low, congressman: n. ]. Brewer, as
ISOLATE justice; W. II. Smallwcod, sec
rotary OF state: A Thcman. auditor; A.
L. Williams, attorney genral: d. II. Nc
Carly, superintendent; Josiah Hays.
trea surer. The Republican ticket was
elected by n vote OF 10 600 against %. oee.
BY this time the Democrats had enter-
ed the field and the Independent Repub-
hcans a abandoned their organization.
The convention of 1872 met on Sep
temher !. and was presided over by
Josiah Kellogg, Thomas 4. Osborn was
nominated for governor on the tenth
ballot. and the remainder OF the ticket
was as follows: Lieutenant governor,
Z
Smaliwood: chief justice. :. 4. King
man; attorney general \ l. Williams