The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-27

81.
peIIate Court Nomination - Chairman
Authorized to Call Convention.
Yesterday the.county central commit
lee met for the purpose Of calling tbs
convention 10 nominate candidates fol
county officers.
Nearly all the committeeman were
present, only five absentees being noted
T. c. Wilson acted as chairman and
IL c. Luling was chosen secretary IN
the absence of the regular secretary.
The first business taken up was the
selection of the time and place TO hold
the convention. A few wanted an ear
ty convention but the views Of the coun-
Try committeeman were consulted and
their wishes respected. The country
delegates wanted late convention and
they got it. 1t was therefore decided
to hold the convention on the afternoon
of September l, and the district con-
Rention on the forenoon Of the same day
with the exception of the West Side
representative convention which VIII
be held at Goddard commencing at
o'clock on the afternoon Of August 80.
The primaries to select delegates 70
the various conventions will be held on
the afternoon Of August % from till 4
in the city and from 4 till in the cOun-
1ry.
The disposition was to hold the dis
trCit conventions in the afternoon, after
the county convention, but Captain A
j. Weaver made a strong speech in
favor of the morning conventions and
he convinced the committee tnat he
was right.
On motion Of J. V Dougherty was
granted the right 10 select his own dele
gates to the appellate court conven-
1ion and the delegates were named as
follows:
Delega tes-W. T. Stanley, H L. Cor
don, o. G.. Eckstein, T. c. Wilson, Geo.
w. Adams. a. J. Myatt, T. r. 3IcCally,
D. q. Smith, Frank A. Burt, F. B. Jew
ett John A Doran, Robert E. Law
renee. w. S .Corbett, n. E. Harmon, w.
A MInick.
Alternates-H c. Sluss, NJ. Paugh, /
T. Ault, A T. Carpenter, Z. r. Yer
miion, Charles Hatton, Frank Oliver,
o. H Bentley. L. S. NSftzger, II. It.
Detrick, c. NJ. Irwin, H Z. Patterson.
j. w. Dobson, A NJ. Sturdevant
On motion of Otto Eckstein the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Whereas, Hon. ]. V. Dougherty, an
honored member of the Sedgwick coun-
NY bar, is a candidate for the ReDubli-
can nomination for judge of the court
of appeals for this district, and
Whereas, We place the highest conf
dence In his integrity as a man and law
yer, fearless Republican and one Of
rhe leaders Of our bar, as a student and
prachoneer, and believing his caDabili-
ties especially qualify him for the
bench; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the Republican
central committee of Sedgwick county,
heartily endorse his candidacy, and as
sure him our earnest support, and we
assure the Republicans of this district
that he will serve the people well as a
faithful and honest judge, should they
honor him by this nomination"
On motion the chairman and score
tary were authorized to call a conven-
ton to select delegates 10 the state con-
vention, provided the said state conven-
hion is held prior TO the county conven-
lion and if not for the county convention
10 select said delegates.
The following resolution was passed,
relative TO the qualification of those Of
tering 20 vote at the primaries.
Resolved, That the chairman of the
sNSPND-S1A Ntu4AAS CENT dl committee
doe, and he is hereby instructed and en-
powered by this committee, now in ses-
sion. 10 appoint two judges and one
clerk for each voting precinct or ward
of this city. to act as an election board
at the Republican primaries to be held
pn the 1st day of September, 1886. And
be IT further
Resolved, That only well known Re
;publicanS as shown by the Republican
poll books Of 1895 Of the various wards
lof this city be allowed to vote at such
primary election, and that no one be al
flowed to vote at such ward or precinct
who is not a resident thereof.
/ And in addition thereto. all known Pc
Ipublicans who have attained their ma
jority since the general election Of 1895.
Tor who viii have attained such ma iority
at or previous TO the next general cleo
ton of 1885,
The basis OF apportionment is as fol-
lows: One delegate for every twenty
I1iVe votes cast for Chester /. Long or
major fraction thereof and one delegate
at large from each voting precinct in
the country and one for each ward in
ahe city.
The meeting Of the committee was
very harmonious and the feeling was
very good The country committeeman
brought in some very encouraging no
Atlcal reports from their neighborhoods