The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
WHO WERE ELECTED
FRANK VINCENT AND HARRY BONE
WILL REPRESENT THE SEVENTH.

Mckinley in the National Convention
Was a Close One-Three Gallant Sons
We're Entered in the Race and han
Neck and Neok-aIike Sutton Was De-
| feated but Beca me the Hero of the Day
by His Graceful Acceptance of Eate-R.
G. McCoiloch for Presidential EIector.
The great interest of the meeting of
| the Seventh congressional convention
| conferred in the selection of district del
| egates 10 represent the Republican par
ty at the great national convention al
St Louis.
The main reason of the great inter
est was on account of the sterling char
acter of the three men who were be-
fore the convention as delegates and
what troubled the men was to make
a selection when there were only two
places TO fill. The three men from
whom the delegates were forced to make
a selection were Frank Vincent, the
president of the Hutchinson salt works,
and man whose sterling qualities as
man to fully represent the great
Seventh district could not be denied.
He was a practical candidate, and one
whose interests were so closely allied
with the laboring men and it was decid-
ed that ne must go.
Then there was that young warrior
who represents the young Republicans
and had won such a signal victory
for the party in western Kansas, and
had risen to prominence in the leglsla-
ture and had shown such great ability
and worth that the delegates could not
think of leaving Harry Bone at home
when the young Republicans had put
him forward s worthy representa-
tive of young Republicanism.
Then there came that tried and true
Republican, that veteran and pioneer,
who every man in the district not only
know but love, honor and respect
Hon Mike Sutton of Dodge City. He
was a comrade with Mckinley and
could represent every interest and was
a man of interest in the district. Nike
could not be left, so commended his
many friends.
This was the intense feeling Of the
convention as the time approached for
the great battle of the day.
j. d. Millikin of Mcpherson placed in
nomination Robert p. McCulloch as a
candidate for presidential elector for
McCulloch was called forward and in
a thirty minute speech convinced the
convention that it had made no mistake
in selecting him as the elector of this
district His speech was well received
and loudly applauded, throughout. He
declared himself in the fight and would
never lay down the present fight until
after the meeting of the electoral col
lege at Topeka when he would have the
God given privilege of casting his vote
for William Mckinley of Ohio or some
other Republican whose advent in the
White House on March 4, 1897, would
be as the coming sun whose rays lifted
up the malaria of Democratic misrule
and he prophesied that no man would
ever live to see the day when another
Democratic president would be inaugu-
rated.
William Gleason of Hutchinson then
placed the name of Frank Vincent of
Reno county before the convention IN
a neat, patriotic speech.
Charles Lobdell then placed the name
of Hon. Harry Bone of Clarke county
before the convention.
But the great nominating speech of
the day was the one made by Ed j.
Madison of Dodge City, which was in
substance as follows:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Conventional desire upon behalf of the
Republicans of the western portion of
this district to place before you a can
didte for delegate to the st. Louis con- |
vention. He whom l shall name came |
to the territory now constituting the ]
Seventh congressional district at time |
when the magnificent city in which we |
now are, was but a frontier outpost and |
TIL, H. 80 lal
not deamed of its present greatness or |
the pround title of the Peerless Prin- |
cess of the Plains And since that |
time he has been a resident and a citi- |
zen of this territory. He has seen its |
growth from a population of a few /
hundred to poulation of which even !
a state might be proud. Here he has |
lived with our citizens, sharing with |
them and sympathiZing with them in |
their tolls, trials and vissitudes and re- |
joicing in their happiness and prosper |
ity. By contact with them he has ac-
quired the breadth of mind, the keen |
hess of foresight, the kindness of heart |
and the independence Of spirit that is
of the westerner. He
whom I shall name lacks much of being 1
an aristocrat. He is a commoner and /
has always kept in touch with the |
people. He was born on a
farm upon the shore of Lake Cayuga in |
the state of New York and his youns
manhood was spent amidst those whose
hands were hardened with honest toll,
and he has never forsaken the people
from whom he sprang. In his home
town he is known as Mike and loved
as Mike from the smallest urchin that
toddles the street to the oldest gray
head and were he elevated TO the
highest position within the gift Of the
people of this great state his humblest
friend could still slap him on the Shout
der and call him Mike and neither
the dignity of the man or the great
office would suffer.
Unlike the average Populist his life
has been a success. He has standing
and character among those whom he
resides and in the profession which he
honors he has taken high rank. That
profession has brought him in contact
with men of all kinds of trades, profess
SiOns and business. He knows and I'M
derstands the wants OF that class OF
men who are the mainstay and financial
prop OF the Countrywide business men.
He knows and appreciates the vissitudes
Of that class who arc he Drawn and
sinew of the nation-tle farmers. Hon
est. conservative, courageous. a believer
IN the principle OF protection 10 Ameri-
can industries, an original Mckinley |
man and an advocate of a sound end !
stable currency; he $ an ideal repre-
sentation Of the business and agricul-
tural interests Of this state and district. |
One day in the early springtime OF |
1864 he babe h's Oh father gaa3-tye |
and passed down thu dusty road ;nat |
led from his home ID a place where he
enlisted in the army Of his country, and
on the 18th day Of May OF that year
at dawn ne marched with New York
regiment into the bloody battle OF