People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-20
THE GOLDITES MEET.
Followers Of Mark Hanna PU.
Out "A County Ticket.
HAUGHEY FOR SENATOR.
The Rest of the Ticket Is Com
posed Of the Present IHcum-
bents-LittIe Enthusiasm.


The Republican county convention
was called to order Tuesday morning,
at lilo by County Chairman John W
Haughey. Secretary Carnes read the
call for the convention.
Dr.B.B.Freeman of this city placed
Hen. It. A. Hubbard Of Jackson town.
ship in nomination for temporary
chairman and he was unanimously
elected.
Robert NJ. Johnson of Caldwell was
placed in nomination for temporary
secretary and John Millard of this
city for assistant secretary and both
were unanimously chosen.
Moved and carried that committee
of five each on order of business, Gre
dentials, resolutions, and permanent
organization be appointed.
While the chair was appointing his
committees, - Fitzgerald addressed
the convention. About the only
thing Of importance was his denial
that silver is the issue Of the CAM
paign. He tried to make it appear
that tariff is the issue.
The chairman then announced his
committees as follows:
Order Of BUsiness-T. A. Mayhem,
A. NJ. Fotney, G. W. Whaley, E. N.
Brass and Fred Dean.
Credentials-E. Barrett, James
Townsend, Robert Marks, NJ. NJ. Bar
nard and Tom Moore.
ReSOlutOnS-J. W. Nyce, c. B.
Macdonald. Charley Branscombe, is.
Dey and DR.. McIlhenny.
Permanent Organization-W. R.
Spicknal!, A. ], Barker, Henry Aim
strong, C.E. Reed and George Friend.
The convention was then tortured
by would.be song by J.H.Moyer of
Springdale township. 1t was the
thinnest thing we ever heard, had 20
music, was poorly wOrded and its de-
livery was horrible to contemplate.
The convention then adjourned till
l:3O p. m.
AFTERNOON.
The convention was called to order
at l:Sj p. m.
The committee on credentials re-
ported no contests and recommended
that delegates present cast the entire
vote of their respective precincts.
The report was adopted.
The committee on permanent Or
ganitation recommended that the
temporary organization be made per-
manent. The report was adopted.
The committee on order of business
recommended theat nominations be
made as follows and their report was
adopted;
State Senator.
County Attorney.
District Clerk.
County Superintendent.
Probate Judge.
The committee on resolutions made
the following report, which was
adopted:
RESOLVED, That we, the Republi-
cans OF Sumner county in convention
assembled, heartily endorse the ma.
tional Republican platform as ADOPT
ed at st. Louis and the state platform
as adopted at Topeka, August IL.
RESOLVED, That we indorse the
candidacy Of the Hon. John ]. Ingalls,,
the peerless statesman and orator and
the brave defender of the Sun6ower
state and her interests, for United
States senator and pledge the senator
lal nominee Of this convention to his
support.
John W. Haughey and DR.. F. G..
Emerson Of this city, and R. T.
SimonS Of Caldwell were placed in
nomination.
The first ballot resulted:
Haughey ................q4
olmOnS Observation-Disclosures, "a
Emerson On
a second ballot was then taken and
John W. Haughey was nominated.
The vote stood:
49, ''''''''''''.. ..lUU
olmonS Observation-Disclosures. 81
Emerson. Observation-Disclosures. !
The nomination was afterwards
made unanimous.
Nominations for county attorney
were next in order, and Harry L.
Woods, W. NJ. Ready, c. D. Burnette
and James Lawrence were placed in
nomination. The first ballot stood
Woods Observation-Disclosures. IA
Ready ,.......... .............4 Al
DuIueUGe .-...,...,........
Lawrence NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The nomination of Mr.. Woods was
then made unanimous.
!. D. Simpson of Eden and Chas
HOdgson of Gore were placed in nom
inatiOn for district clerk. The first
ballot resulted:
0lmpSou '...'.'.. .......... -. .l4t
Hodgson .....................4 A
The nomination of Mr. Simpsor