Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-03-14
KANSAS REPUBLICANS.
Proceedings Of the wichita .Conventior
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Proceedings Of the wichita Convention
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WICHITA, Kan, March 1.-THE re-
publican state convention here elected
Cyrus Leland of Troy, Nathaniel
Barnes of Kansas City, T. ]. Anderson
OF Topeka, A. 7. Riddle Of Minneapolis,
NJ. M. Murdoch OF Wichita and Rev. c
A. Swenson Of I,indsborg delegotes'at'
large to tho national convention. W.
Il Townsend Of Leavenworth, Thomas
Anderson OF johnson, w. II. Nelson OF
Cowley, L. L. ShaGer Of Morris, T. NJ.
Walker OF Osborne and George Huycke
Of Ellsworth were elected alternstcs
Thomas T. Thompson OF Elk,
John r. Hamilton Of Norton
and Green Keith OF Douglas were
nominated for presidential electors.
The convention instructed the dels.
gutss fos Mckinley for president and
Cyrus Leland for national committee
man, and Endorsed the present state
administration. Tho race between
Murdoch and Col. John G. Carpenter.
Of Chanute. was quite CLOSE, the fol.
lowing being the vote given each can
didate: Leland, 5si; Barnes, $40; Car
pen .er, sac. Anderson, 5ss: Riddle, 6sa'
Murdoch, a1ai Swcn.soi, ino
II was 1880 o'clock yesterday when
Mr.. Leland called for order and direct
ed Secretary Bristow to read the cen.
trail committees call for the eonven.
ton. Rev. I: J.. Sage, Of ottawa, IL
minister OF the African Methodist
church. invoked the divine blessing.
The selection Of temporary chairman
next being in order, II. L. Gordon, OF
Sedgwick county, placed alb"tt
II, JIortori Of Shawnee county, In
nomination. There being no other
nominations, Mr.. Horton was elected
by reclamation. S. L. Ryan, OF Brown
county, nominated John q. Royce, OF
Smith county, for temporary SECRETARY
and c. s. Martin, Of Saline county: u.
Z. Humphrey, Of Reno, and II. L. Nil.
lard, OF Rice county, for assistant Sec
retaries. The men were elected. w. E.
Stanley, of Sedgwick, moved the up
pointment Of the usual committees,
which was agreed to.
Tho TEMPORARY Organization was
afterwards made permanent.
Mr.. Leland offered the following tel
egram of greeting to the Ohio convcn'
tion, in session Mt Columbus yesterday
CONVENTION HALL, WICHITA. Kan, Msrrt
IQ.-Thc pcpablical slate convention ut Co
iumbus. o.: The republicans Of Knnsas.in con.
vent!on assembled. having perfected theii
temporary organization, as their first oflica
net send you greeting and assure you that
Ohio is no more loyal and devoted than Kansas
TO that gallant champion OF repuhlicanism and
patriotic defender OF the prosperity OF thu
American home, William Mckinley OF the
United states. (S!gnel> A II. HORTON,
TEMPORARY Chairman
The Ohio convention responded To
the message sent by the Kansas con-
vcntion rs follows:
The republicans OF Ohio, In annual conven.
tion. send greetings to the gallant republic
ans OF Kansas, aad assure them o.
distinguished appreciation Of Chic re-
pnblicans Of the earnest support giver
to ohio's great leader by the timc-trica
republicans OF Kansas Ohio will Join Kansas
ut ST. Louis. and In November next will co!e.
bratc victory for Mckinley, protection ono
prosperity.
The resolutions were reported by
Chairman George I. Anthony, and
were adopted, The ones indorsing the
state and congressional administra'
tions, Mckinley and Leland are as fol
lows:
It is our arst duty and greatest pleasure u
recall, with profound gratitude, the victory o.
the republican party at the ballot box, sincl
our last meeting In state convention. and Il
congratulate the people Of Kansas. without re-
gard to party, that this victory has restored Il
our state an honest. dignited and economical
administration OF our public affairs. COM
manding respect at home and restoring conf
dcnce abroad that It has placed In the
congress OF the United States repub
lican senator and In the house OF repre-
scntatives nearly unanimous republican
delegation. who fairly represent the patriotism
intelligence and purpose OF the people OF Kan
sas. putting craftsmanship and love OF countr,
In the place OF wild vagaries and reyolutionar,
theories, which had dishonored and Inundated
us heretofore: and we pledge ourselves and oul
constituents to complete this reform by fllini
every responsible position In the state. and II
the national legislature, with like republican
material
We recognize with pride and comfort III,
spirit OF growing Americansm, and In William
Mckinley. the incarnation OF that spirit
the defender OF the American home. the pro
tcc.or OF American industries and labor
the embodiment OF the republcanism o
Washington. tho father Lincoln. thu