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

was composed Of wide-awake leaders
all the counties, the apportionment
being as follows;
Cloud. Dickinson ........... 9
Republic. .......... Riey....... .... 0
Geary. Saline. ... ..........
Marshall ............l0 Washington.
The Republican convention at Con-
cordia was an interesting and bar
monious one throughout.
The reports Of committees showed
70 delegates present and after the
temporary organization had been
made permanent, balloting for dele
gates to St. Louis began, one to be
selected at time. W. S. Stambaugh
tried hard to lave G. W. Higgin-
botham Of Manhattan elected by ac-
clamation but the convention would
not have it so. Then ha tried to have
delegate first selected from the east
end Of the district but this fell down.
Higginbothams election was conced-
ed and the idea waste get him out of
the way. Mr.. Gorden led on the first
ballot, receiving votes as follows:
Clay s, Cloud 6, Dickinson 9, Mar
shall 8, Republic 3, Washington 8, a
total Of so. On the second ballot he
received; Clay 6, Cloud s, Dickinson
9, Geary 2, Republic 5, total 2S' Hig-
ginbotham had 80 and was elected.
Then the contest came on Gorden
and I. d. Fitzpatrick of Salina and
the latter won. Gorden received
Clay 6, Cloud5 5, Dickinson 9, Geary
Republic 4, Washington 4, total 80 to
AZ for for Fitzpatrick.
Judge Osborne then moved that
rules be suspended and Gorden be
elected alternate. This would have
been done but Mr.. Gorden in grace
full speech, full of compliments for
his opponents, declined. A. b. Kim
ball, editor of the Scandia Journal,
was then chosen.
The other position as alternate was
then offered in succession to J.. B.
Tomlinson of Ottawa, G. A, Clark of
'Geary, John Warner Of Riley, and 7.
E. Rains, coroner of Cloud county.
All declined but the last named who
was chosen.
On motion of Mr.. Stambaugh Capt.
W. H. Fletcher Of Clay was chosen as
presidential elector by acclamation.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported as follows;
WHEREAS, The great majority of
the American people realize that the
Republican party is the only party |
which can be relied on at all times
properly to administer the affairs of !
the nation and
WHEREAS, We recognize the in
ability of the Democratic party sue
cessfully to handle so large a job as
they are at present attempting and
WHEREAS, Our countrymen are
anxiously awaiting coming national
election to rid themselves OF an inane
and debt-creating policy; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That we do hereby re-
affirm our loyalty to the principles Of
the Republican party and pledge our
unfaltering efforts to restore Repub-
licanism to the control of national
affairs.
Resolved, That we instruct the
delegates Of this convention to the
national convention at st. Louis to
use all honorable efforts to secure the
nomination of William Mckinley for
the presidency.
Resolved, That we recognize the
able services Of Cyrus Leland as
national committeeman from Kansas
and favor bis reelection.
Resolved, That the Republicans of
the Fifth congressional district in
convention assembled do hereby
heartily endorse the action of our
present representative, W. A. Calder
head, and we believe his denomination
would be for the best interests of the
Republican party.,1
The resolutions were adopted unan.
imously.
The best speech Of the meeting was
by j. r. Burton who was called for
during the recess. He said it was
never necessary to urge him to make
Republican speech, he had been do
ing 1t for 20 yeats and in that time
had never scratched Republican
ticket. The Fifth district is in the
best fighting condition Of any in the
State, he said. and he paid high com
pliment to Con gresham Cslduhead.
1--WE have started TO send the duck
hunter to the swamp he remarked. |
He showed how Kansas Is but a part
Of the nation and how all sections
should be united for Republican sue
eess. Hs said good word for the
cah>ns which Provoled cheers and