The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-06
ALL or ONE MIND
Continued from Fifth Page.)

venbion to either the congressional or
state convention, to be held at Wichita
March 8, and 10 respectively, are here
by urged and instructed to use all honor
able means to secure the nomination OF
Colonel Murdoch as said delegate-at-
large.
Mr.. J. T. Ludlum then offered the fol-
lowing resolution which, under the rules
went over to the committee, who failed
In the exciting events of the day to act
on them:
Whereas, Representative Curtis has
introduced into the house of the United
States a bill providing that the general
government shall not accept any reve-
nue. arising from special tax imposed
by law for the sale Of intoxica ting liquor
from persons in states which have pro-
hibiteG or regulated the sale of liquors
until it is proven that the person apply
Ing therefor has complied with all the
laws Of such state to authorize him 10
sell the same in accordance with the
state regulation thereof, and.
Whereas, We as Republicans Of Sedg
wick county, believe that such law
would result in decreasing the internal
revenue many million dollars annually
If the United States government under
takes 10 assist in the enforcement of
local prohibition by indirection where
It has not the constitutional powers to
do so by direct law, and
Whereas. Such law would put ii itno
the hands Of deputy revenue collectors
TO determine judicially whether the APP
plicant is or is not lawfully engaged in
the sale of liquors according to the state
law and TO interpret the state law and
1t would cause a larger increase in the
nm S,ot. IF al nd =
most double the cost of maintaining the
federal courts and deprive the state Of
It's constitutional right Of regulating
ITS local police matters according to its
Interpretation of its own local laws;
therefore,
Resolved, BY the Republicans Of Sedg-
wick county in convention assembled;
That such a law is contrary TO the
spirit of the constitution and an unwar>
ranted and wicked attempt Of the POpu>
list senator to commit the government
of the United States to the prohibitory
principle and would result in introduce
ing into our midst a board of govern
ment policemen and spies to NEEDLE in
private affaiHs and stir up strife among
our people.
Resolved, TT. at the delegates selected
by this convent on 10 the Seventh Con-
:,
by instructed to sc all honorable and
fair means to cause Mat body toinstruct
the nominee of that convention to use
all the means in his power to defeat said
bill and all other legislation of like
character.
Charlie HattOn introduced resOiu-
ton favoring the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to l,
regardless of the action of any other
country on earth. He made an eloquent
speech on the subject, after which the
rules were suspended and the resoIu>
ton carried with a whoop.
The next resolution offered for con-
sideration was the following, introduce
ed by 7. c. Wilson and concurred in by
the other members of the committee:
Resolved. By the Republicans of Seds
wick county, Kansas in convention as
sembled; That the Crawford county
system Of holding primary elections be
given fair trial as was contemplated
by the action of the last county conven-
ton.
The system was repudlated-14S to ds.
While the convention waited for the,
committee to report on delegates Sena>
tor Gordon made a very eloquent ad-
dress on Republican principles as did
j. d. Caldwell also. Doug did not like
the silver resolution and while he spoke
on il he looked like somebody was hold
ing q pound Of assafoedita under his
nose. Nobody ever saw such a puck
cred up face on a living man. He hit
the silver advocates so hard that a
short thick set gentleman named Far
mer Dcolittle had TO be tied to the leg
of the reporters table to keep him quiet.
The committee then came in and re-
ported the following list of delegates to
the congressional convention: