People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29
Republican Convention Notes.

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john aud Harry and Jim and Andy
were again on deck.
Being boss in fact Richards wanted
to have the title conferred, but the
committee objected.
At the first mention of Grover
Cleveland's name by ClSe OF Indiana
the convention burst into cheers
fact.
The Republican committee was not
particularly stuck on Emerson, but
most "auy old thing" was preferable
to Boss Richards.
Andy Richards will boss the post
Office appointments all right, notwith-
standing the party would not have
him for chairman.
Andy Richards wanted to be chair
man Of the committee as a matter of
vindicatiOn, but the committee was
not 10 the yindicating business.
The north part Of the county was
strictly in it. The south side got
nothing except coroner and that was
crowded on them before they had
time to kick,
The unseen" hand of post Office
manipulatOrs was visible everywhere,
Chester l. Long was verify between
the bumpers.
The ticket is as follows: Forclerk,
Nelson of WELLINGTON; treasurer,
Maddy of WELLINGTON; surveyor
Smith of WELLINGTON; commits
Sioner, ESpy of the WELLINGTON
SALT co. manufactured in Hutch
iDsOn); sheriff, Holiday Of Harmon
township; register, Downing OF
Illinois township.
1t was shame to sit down on any.
one like the convention did on Grin
stead, Droz and Botkin. These can.
didateS should have known better,
however, than TO have tried for
nomination without enlisting the Op-
position of Richards. Nelson, HOlli-
day and Downing have had experience.
1t is feared that Major Ferguson also
mOnkeyed with the buzz saw.
The contest from Caldwell provoked
much i'll feeling. Richards moved to
refer the selection Of a committee
man from that precinct uack to the
people, thereby dispensing with the
wrangle in the convention. SimODs
jumped to his feet and exclaimed
Savagely that "if it had not been for
the gentleman who had just spoken.
there would have been no wrangle in
that precinct"
The convention did one commend
able thing, that was the nomination
OF the whole board of high school
trustees, regardless of party. 1t was
patriotic. Let US keep the county
high school free from politics and
factiOnal pickering. The board is
composed as follows: C.C.CurtiS and
CD Humphrey, Wellington; NJ. Piatt,
London; W.E.Wood, Conway Springs:
H. J. DoLObue, Portland; j. A. Ry-
land Falls.
The remarkable harmony Of the con-
veDtiOn is best illustrated by the re-
mark Of Chairman Harry Woods of
the committee on order of business.
He reported that the committee had
found that no two of them could agree
on the same order OF nominations,
and that they concluded 10 try TO find
something which no one wanted; this
taey discovered in the order Of nOmi-
nations as published in the call, and
they agreed at once to incorporate it
in their report.
When Case If Indiana told the con-
ventiOn that he wanted them to sue
coed Jerry Simpson ia Congress with
"sOme splendid Republican" one could
see it written all over the faces Of the
delegates, swell, mister, that is a
good deal easier said than done"
Just as we write this >quib Jerry has
stolen in behind the writer's desk IN
observed aud says, the most difficult
task would perhaps be to find the
splendid Republican; ia these latter
days they are scarce"