Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-07-02
Republican SENATORIAL Convention.

Kingman counties having about or
nearly half the delegates.
The convention was called to order by
W. F. Hendry, chairman of the com
mittee aud the call was read by Mr..
Gardner of Pratt county. J. s. Barnes
also of Pratt county, was then elected
temporary chairman without opposition.
He made his little speech of acceptance,
the substance of which was that when
any great ISSUE was before the people the
republican party can be depended upon
to settle it right; that "whither the party
goes there will 60 also, be it to or HI
London" Elmer May was made tempo
rary secretary and Will Newlin of Pratt
assistant. Morton Albaugh OF Kingman
moved the appointment of the usual four
committees, each to have one member
from each county to be chosen by the
delegations thereof.
Afternoon the credentials committee
reported satisfactorily, and the commit
tee ON permanent organization reported
in favor of making P. B. Lillett of
Kingman permanent chairman, Elmer
May permanent secretary and E. D. Co
nan OF Pratt assistant, with three tellers
who were named.
Mr.. Gittett took the chair, made
short speech and called for report of the
committee on order Of business which
recommended the rules to govern the con-
Vention and that the nominations be by
ballot.
The committee on resolutions brought
in the following report:
We, the republicans of the thirty-sixth
senatorial district, in delegate convention
assembled, in this fourth year of II bond
issuing, debt increasing, democratic adj
ministratiOn, congratulate the country on
on the neRrness of the end.
We point with pride TO the record of
the republican party and its great leaders
commoner and American of Americans,
VIM. Mckinley, the nominee of the ST.
Louis national republican convention;
aud we hereby pledge him our enthusiasts
tic support, and those great cardinal prin-
LIples he represents, viz: protection, reCi-
proCity and an honest dollar and chance
to earn it. These being hs We believe the
Of prosperity for the laUOring
man, the farmer. the manufactures and
the American people without respect to
their condition or calling.
We hereby pledge the nominee Of this
convention to put forth his best efforts
on all the needed measures of legislation
affecting this district, particularly among
which we would mention the matter of
freight rate discrimination
Then came the fun and right royal
Bengal brand of fun it was for little
while. Judge Martin made a very ear
nest speech to show that the true and
indebted republican doctrine was for
"sound" money instead of "honest."
He pied for his proposed changes as if
there was really distinction and diff
ference, and the very life of his party, the
people and the country depended upon
1t. Another delegate said it was the
first time he had ever known the party
to go back on the word honest. And
thus they "chawed" in true republican
fashion trying to make an issue where
there was none. But the fin began in
earnest when Mr.. DuttOn of this county
read resolution to instruct the nominee
Of the convention for ingalls,. In an in
slant delegate Lawson OF Grant township
was on his f6pt saying that the convention
would step on itself If it endorsed the
st. Louis platform and then instructed
for man who wouldn't stand on the
platform. Thencame Judge Martin and
others with their battaries to prove that
ingalls, was on the platform, that ingalls,
had stood on the platform four years ago
and that Senator Foraker's declaration
that there was no difference between that
and the recent one was true. And now
when they are done with that comes a
plaintiye wall from Kingman county and
delegate hobs tumultuously up ito
plead with You BRETHREN "Kingman
county lacks $50 votes Of being repub-
lican county. But on the last two cleo
tions it has elected most of the republic
can ticket and sent a republican to the
legislature. This has been done by a
coalition with the democrats. l beseeCh
you brethren not to pass this resolution
instr1cting for Ingalls, or we dre gone to
the demnition bowwows, world without
end" And now comes up on his feet
again the irredoubtable lawson who &C.
cused ingalls, of being one who would
block legislation us the wicked western
senators had done. Ne wauldn't play
second fiddle to Mckinley when he wa:
here, and didn't come. He had made
pop speeches in the senate, given them
aid and comfort and supplied them with
ammunition To hunt us with. Then abou
the time these logicians were holdin!
hubub another delegate offered an amend
ment to the resolutions fayoring the FREE
coinage Of American silver but though i
got second it was lost in the shuttle ant
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