Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-12
VICTORY FOR LELAND.

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tiOnnl committeeman.
WICHITA, Kan, March 1.-THE 70.
publican state convention here elected
Cyrus Leland Of Troy, Nathaniel
Barnes Of Kansas City, 4. J. Anderson
Of Topeka, A. p. Riddle Of Minneapolis,
M. M. Murdoch Of Wichita and, Rev. G.
A. Swenson Of Lindsborg delegates.at.
large To the national convention. W.
Il Townsend Of Leaven worth, Thomas
Anderson OF johnson. W. H. Nelson Of
Cowley T. L. Shaifer Of Morris, 7. m.
Walker Of Osborne and George Huycke
OF Ellsworth were elected alternates
Thomas E. Thompson Of Elk,
John R. Hamilton Of Norton
and Green Keith Of Douglas were
nominated for presidential electors
The convention instructed the dele.
gates for Mckinley for president and
Cyrus Leland for national committee.
man, and Endorsed the present state
administration. The race between
Murdoch and Col. John G. Carpenter,
Of Chanute, was quite close, the fol.
lowing being the vote given each can.
didate: Leland, 5S4; Barnes, $40; Car.
pen err, S39, Anderson, bss: Riddle, $50;
Murdoch, 345; Swensson, $40
1t was 1880 o'clock yesterday when
| Mr.. Leland called for order and direct
ed Secretary Bristow to read the con.
trail committees call for the conven.
ton. Rev. ]. +. Sage, Of Ottawa, q
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 Albert
H. Horton, Of Shawnee county, 10
nomination. There being no other
nominations, Mr.. Horton was elected
by reclamation. =. L. Ryan, Of Brown
county, nominated John Q Royce, Of
Smith county, for temporary secretary
and c. 8. Martin, Of Saline county, J.
E. Humphrey, Of Reno and H. L. Mil.
lard, Of Rice county, for assistant Sec
retaries. The men were elected. W. 3.
Stanley, Of Sed twick, moved the ap-
pointment Of the usual committees,
which was agreed to.
Mr. Leland offered the following tel.
egram Of greeting to-the Ohio conven-
ton, in session at Columbus yesterday:
CONVENTION HALL, WICHITA, Kan, March
l0-The Republican state convention at Co.
lumbus, O.. The republicans Of Kansas,in con-
vention assembled, having perfected their
temporary organization as their first official
act send you greeting and assure you that
Ohio Is no more loyal and devoted than Kansas
to that gallant champion Of repubIcanism and
patriotic defender OF the prosperity Of the
American home, William Mckinley, OF the
United states. (Signed) A. H. HORTON,
Temporary Chairman
The Ohio convention responded to
the message sent by the Kansas con-
vention as follows:
The republicans Of Ohio, In annual conven-
ton, send greetings to the gallant republic
ans Of Kansas, and assure them Of
distinguished appreciation Of Ohio re-
pubicans Of the earnest support given
to Ohlo's great leader by the time-trled
republicans Of Kansas Ohio will join Kansas
at St. Louis, and In November next will cele-
brate victory for Mckinley, protection and
prosperity.
The resolutions were reported by
Chairman George T. Anthony, and
were adopted, The ones indorsing the
state and congressional administra-
tions, Mckinley and Leland are as fol-
lows:
1t Is our first duty and greatest pleasure TO
recall with profound gratitude, the victory Of
the republican party Of the ballot box, since
our last meeting In state convention and TO
congratulate the people Of Kansas, without re-
gard u party, that this victory has restored to
our state an honest, dignlfed and economical
administration Of our public affairs, COM
manding respect at home and restoring conf
dence abroad. that 1t has placed In the
congress OF the United States o repub-
lican senator and In the house Of repre-
sentatives nearly unanimous republican
delegation, who fairly represent the patriotism,
intelligence and purpose Of the people Of Kan |
sas, putting craftsmanship and love Of country
In the place Of wild vagaries and revolutionary
theories, which bad dishonored and Inundated
us heretofore; and we pledge ourselves and our
constituents to complete this reform by filling
every responsible position In the state, and In |
the national legislature, with like republican
material.
We recognize with pride and comfort the /,
spirit Of growing Amercanism, and In william .
Mckinley, the incarnation Of that spirit
the defender Of the American home, the pro-
tector Of American industries and labor:
the embodiment OF the republcanism Of
Washington, the father Lincoln, the
saviour, and Grant, the defender Of the re-
public. Representing the people Of Kan
sas, we voice q public demand In hereby
instructing the delegates to the republican ma
tlonal convention chosen by us, and In an ap-
peal to the delegations from the respective
congressional districts, to vote md use oil Just
means for his nomination to the presidency Of
the United States.
Recognizing his long continued service as
member Of the national republican committee,
and his admitted influence In that body for his
state, we hereby instruct the delegation chosen
by this convention to continue Hon. Cyrus Le-
land as member from Kansas Of that COM
mittee.
A Topeka delegate moved to strike
out the name Of Leland as committee.
man, but the motion was voted down
overwhelmingly. After addresses by
Hon. A. J. Felt, Hon. j. R. Burton and
others the convention adjourned.