Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-07-09
KANSAS REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
Annual Convention at Topska-E Ed H. Mad
ison chosen President.

Annual Convention At Topaka-Ed H. Mad.
ison chosen President.
Topeka, Kan, July 2-The annual
convention Of the Kansas State League
OF Republican clubs was called to
order yesterday, with an attendance
OF about 300 delegates After prayer
by Rev. DR.. Fisher Of Topeka, presi.
dent c. F. Scott launched into his an.
nual address, Every allusion to Nc.
Kinley was greeted with rounds Of ap.
plause.
he said the state was on the eve Of on In
teresting and bitter campaign unprecedented
In It's history and predicted republican VIC
tory unequaled since the 10000 majority OF 1888.
He said that the St Louis platform was i'm
pregnable, and that Mckinley had stood In,
the white light Of public life for o third Of
century, The platform, whether considered
as q place OF literature, as political philippe
or as declaration Of principles was simply
Incompatible. He, for one Kansas republican.
was proud to say that he stood on every plank.
without evasion, equivocation or mental reser-
walton whatever, and he hoped hisconventlon
would indorse 1t without excuse or lodging,
He said the republicans of Kansas had
had enough OF apologies for voting
the republican ticket. enough OF see
Ing the popullsts' platform AMI going" it
few points better. He regarded this as an
epochal campaign. The people we're about to
determine for generation to come q national
policy. The parting of the ways had come. |
One way was by the republican party to pros
perity and national honor. The other was bv |
Telerism, Pefferism and Blandism to bank |
rupcy and national disgrace. When this con-
vention should adjourn 1t would be to fight the
fight TO keep the faith.
During the noon recess all of the
candidates for president, with the ex.
ception Of Ed II. Madison, Of Dodge
City, decided to withdraw. Madison
was placed In nomination by Mike SUIT.
ton and upon the motion his election
was made by acclsmstion.
The resolutions were read BY Con.
Rressmsn Calderhead and strongly in
dorse the nominees for president and
vice president and the platform adopted
at St Louis, money plank and all.
Oscar Swayze, Of Topeka, was elected
secretary and Grant Hornaday treas.
urer The vice presidents were chosen
by congressional districts, as follows:
W. R Van lyle, DR.. E T. Metcalt, 7.
D. McClung, E. D. Packer, s J. Oster.
berg, R. M. McGonnigle and +. O.
johnson. The following delegates
were elected to the national league
convention.
At large-Lucien Baker, Charles L. Hobart,
W. s. Stambaugh, @. F. Scott, John Randolph,
]. Ware Butterheld, ]. B. Bass, W. A. Reeder,
John G. Brown and ]. B. Campbell. District
lelegates-O j. Twogood, A. ]. Perry, John
seaton, W. J. Bailey, John T. Sims, Tracey
Leonard, r. Chenoweth, David Cobb, J. D,
NcBryan, D. E. Mcclellan, H +. Hatch, Harry
Lusk, r, G. Heiser, J. F. Culver. J. B. Lari-
ner, J. b. Barnes, G. c. Coleman, s, H. Knapp,
4. J. Whitmore, J. b. Tomlinson, F. 7. Burn
lam. $. Motz, J. 9. Royce, W, +, Ward, j. A.
Burnett W. M Glenn, p G. Walton and H.
Maxwell.
The evening session had for its
principal orator Gen. c. H. Grosvenor,
member of congress from Ohio, and :
me Of the chief lieutenants of Mai. q
in the recent presidential r
ontest. He was greeted by a splendid O
udience, which responded with O
LIBERAL applause. Addresses were also n
made by Congressman Blue, J. R. Bur. d
on and Congressman Calderhead. a