The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-03-10
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be required for the election or nominal
ton of any candidate before the con-
yention.
In the event that more than one can
didate for delegates or alternates to
the national convention shall receive
a majority of the votes cast in sim
gle ballot. the two candidates receiving
the highest numb Of votes in such bal
lot shall be declared elected.
Chairman Millikin of the committee
on resolutions read the following res
olutions which were unanimously adop-
ted:
We. the Republicans of the Seventh
congressional district of Kansas, in con-
/ yention assembled, reafiirm our faith
and allegiance 10 the principles of the
Republican party. and we condemn the
tariff and financial policy of the DEM
ocratic party, under which, in a time Of
profound peace. il has been necessary
for the government 10 incur large in
Gebtedness for current expenses, under
the guise of preservation OF gold reserve.
We favcOr protective tariff which viii
raise sufficient revenue 10 pay the run
ming expenses of the government. under
which import duties shall be levied upol
all foreign products coming in COM
labor, equal TO the difference between
wages at home and abroad; the admis-
sion free of all articles except luxuries
that cannot be produced in this country
under just, fair and equitable recipro>
city treaties, which while opening up
foreign markets for our surplus pro-
ducts shall not destroy American labor.
nor surrender American markets for
products not produced by American la
bor We are in favor of gold. silver and
paper money, coined and issued by our
national government interchangea abie
at par and in volume sufficient to NEE,
the requirements of the agricultural and
commercial interests of our country. L.
is the sense of this convention that by
wise legislation the annual output OF
the silver mines of our own country can
be added TO our circulating medium
without disturbing the equal value Of
cur gold and silver coin. We, therefore,
are in favor of the free coinage OF all
American silver.
We favor national legislation for the
encouragement of irrigation and COM
mend the course of our present con-
gressman upon this subject, and We
pledge his best efforts for the enact
ment of a law, regulating interstate
boundaries.
The prompt payment of liberal pen
sions to the veterans of the late war,
their widows and orphans is a sacred
obligation and patriotic duty. and our
present congressman's efforts on their
behalf meets with our unqualified ap
proval. We condemn the recent advance
on freight rates on corn, directed By
the Traffic association and we appeal
TO the interstate commerce commission,
our legislators, and all in authority 10
take prompt action TO stop the unfair
and unjust discrimination against ship
perS and producers of Kansas and TO
prevent the recurrence of the same.
The delegates elected 10 the national
Republican convention from this dis
trict are hereby instructed to use their
best endeavors to secure the nominatio
for the presidency of the United States
of that champion Of protection. reci-
procity and stalwart Americanism, the
Hon. William Mckinley.
Upon these principles, the record of
the Republican party and the faithful
and efficient effaHts Of our member of
congress. Hon. Chester 1. Long, on be-
half of his constituents. we appeal to the
voters of this district to lead us to VIC
Resolved, That We condemn the
present unjust freight rates fixed by
the traffic association and now in force
between Kansas points and Galveston
and other gulf ports. We commend
the efforts of the state board of rail-
road commissioners to secure a reduc-
ton in these rates. We intruSt our
congressman Hon. Chester 1. Long,
and request all other Kansas congress-
men and both of our senators to con-
tinue TO use all their influence and
their best efforts to secure a speedy
abolition OF these unfair and unjust
determinations and to urge the enact
ment of such national legislation as
VIII prevent a recurrence of the same.
George Smelling OF Anthony was then
recognized by the chair and IN an elO-
Quent speech presented the name of
Chester L. Long for congressman OF the
Seventh Kansas congressional dis
trict. Probably no address was ever
delivered in the city in the same length
OF time which was more replete with
eloquence and pungent, enthusiastic
utteranceS than was the address Of Mr..
Smelling. in placing before the conven-
ton the name of the next congressman
Of this district There was no bonn
bast, but an array of facts briefly
brought out, as the speaker followed
the speaker followed the nominee from
his birth in the state of Pennsylvania
10 the congressional halls At the
close Of Mr.. Snelling's address Mr.
Long was nominated by acclamation
amid the cheers not only of the dele
gates but of the spectators Is we'll