The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-12

thing which knew to be wrong be-
cause it was popular, and / have never
refrained from saying a thing which
was true because it was unpopular.
have never done SO, and I am not going
to begin now.
There has been some kicking about
the St. Louis platform, I believe. But
now I understnd they are all kicking
back again.
Some of US if we had had the word
ing Of the St Louis platform might,
some minute particulars. But tnaL -
all we should have done. It would
have meant the same.
This country has been on a gold
standard said Mr. ingalls,, since the
specie resumption act of 1873
My Interpretation of the St LOUIS
platform is that it means national and
constitutional bimetallism- Simply
that and nothing more
Mr.. Ingalls, then said:
If elected to the senate shall work
there in every public capacity and in
private for the largest, freest and full
est use of silver consistent with keep
ing it on a parity with every other
standard dollar so as to preserve the
unity of our financial system.
Mr.. ingalls, strikin gly summed up his
views in the following sentence:
THE Republican party has entered
on the second era of its existence. It's
first mission was to guarantee legal
rights to all men; its duty now is to
guarantee to all men equal opportuni-
ties IN the struggle or lie.
CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE RE
PORTS.
The committee on credentials report
ed in favor of seating the regular dele
cation from Sedgwick and seating both
WyandOtte county delegations, giving
each delegate half vote.
The report was adopted without dis
cussiOn.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation reported in favor of making the
the report was adopted without oppo-
sitiOn.
While the convention was waiting for
the committee on resolutions the chair
man ruled that nominations for chief
justice We're in order.
c. J. Cox of NeOSho county, mounted
a chair and nominated Judge Nelson o.
Case OF Labette- He said: THE can
didate should be a moral man. He
should not be q communist" He said
that his part of the state had never
been represented on the supreme bench.
Fred DumOnt Smith of kinsley, nom
mated Justice David Martin.
This in itself was unfortunate Smith
looked more like a New York swell
than a representative from the mlort
grass country. He wore immaculate
duck trousers, shirt with a sky blue
bosom and football hair He said that
Judge Martin stood in the white light
of public opinion for thirty years He
spoke of the other candidates with re-
spect- But we say to them he con-
tinued, wait: your time viii come.
CApplause). There has been another
influence working in this convention
against Judge Martin which is person
al, malignant and dastardly and If it
succeeds in defeating Justice Martin it
will rise to haunt the Republican party
in years to come" This reference to
the fight of certain railroads on Justice
Martin was greeted by stoIid silence.
T. F. Close of Saline county, nomina-
ter Judge T. F Carver and his was the
only name mentioned which was greet
ed with a demonstration. The applause
continued a moment or two.
D. w. Eastman nominated Judge c.
3. Graves of Emporta, in short talk.
The roll call was interrupted when
the vote of Shawnee county was an
nounced, by p. H. Coney who challeng-
ed the vote which had been announced
by p. I. BonebFa4e as Is for Carver, -
for Martin and for Graves. The poll
gave Martin Il. Carver IA, and Graves
The result of the first ballot was as
follows:
Graves ......-. ....... 5000. .1401s
Carver ....'---'. ''...... -.........2 Sa1s
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
While the telIers were making the
fOOtings of the first ballot Chairman J
L. Bristow, of the committee on resolu-
tons, read the report of his commit
tee.
majority, though there were many Wig
OrOuS noes
After the resolutions had been adopt
ed, Capt. P. H. Coney of Topeka intro
duced the following resolution request
ing the enforcement of the prohibitory
law:
Whereas. The Republican party has
ever been the champion of law and or
der, adhering to the example Of our i'm
mortal President Grant, that the best
way to dispose of an unpopular law is
to enforce it, therefore be it
Resolved, That we demand the strict
and impartial enforcement of all laws
without favoritism or evasion in every
city, town and locality, so that viola
lions of law in any one part of the state
or by any person shall not be treated as
an Offense in one locality and receive
encouragement in another
A delegate from the Seventh district
promptly moved to table the resolution
and the motion was carried, while a
recognition
There were cries of division! divi-
siOn,' but no attention was paid to
them by the chairman who declared
Several delegates jumped to their feet
waving resolutions they wished to intro
duce but they were forestalled by Lit
Crum, who moved that all resolutions
be referred to the committee on resolu-
tons.
Crum's motion carried.
1.-The gentleman from Shawnee has
the floor called the chairman, while
Judge John Guthrie was WaVinN his
arms for recognition.
For heavens sake give Shawnee a
chance" shouted an impatient dele
gate.
Judge Guthrie wanted a resolution
adopted praising the United States su-
preme court and defending it against
the aspersions of the Chicago platform,
but it was referred to the committee
without reading.
J. T. Luden of Wichita sent the fol-
lowing resolution to the desk but it was
not read:
Whereas, The Republican party be-
TiavpS that tho ma iorftv ebO1115 vrr1a and