The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-04
MASS MEETING HELD
Resolutions Adopted Inviting
Mckinley Here,
MET IN CITY BUILDING
Large and Enthusiastic Gath
ering of Citizens.

Ing Oh representative clLll6L9 lildt dSSSli-
bIed in the city hall last evening to |
draft resolutions inviting President Nc |
Kinley to this city during the Transmits
sissippi Commercial Congress that will |
convene here next fall.
A few minutes past o'clock Mr.. ]. H |
Mcknight, the secretary of the congress |
called the meeting to order. He stated !
that the first thing in order would be the
selection of a permanent chairman and
secretary. He then asked the pleasure
of the meeting. Mr.. A. c. Jobes placed
Colonel M NJ. Murdoch in nomi-
nation. which Mr.. James Allison second
ed. Colonel Murdoch was unanimously
chosen. The colonel thanked the gentle
men for the honor conferred and briefly
stated the object of the meeting. Mr..
L. F. Naftzger placed Postmaster 7. G.
Fitch's name before the meeting for sec
rotary. Mr.. Fitch was unanimously
elected to the position.
Hon. w. z. Stanley told in few well
chosen words of the vast Importance of
holding the Transmississippi congress in
this city. He then moved that the chair
man appoint committee of five TO form
ulate resolutions inviting President Ne
Kinley here. The motion carried and
Colonel Murdoch named the following
gentlemen: w. E. Stanley, James Ali
son, II. ]. Hagny, L. T. Naftzger and
George NJ. Dickson. The committee with
drew from the room to prepare the reso-
lutions. During the interim Mi. Jobes
arose and asked if Mr.. Mcknight would
state TO the meeting what the financial
condition was at the present time, and
what it would probably cost to hold the
congress here. Mr.. Mcknight replied that
the friends of the business men Of this
city had given 1890 and that he hoped,
and had every reason to believe that the
amount would be increased about $500
more. He was of the opinion that it
would cost about So, 500 to pay all of the
expenses of the congress. The balance
he was sure could be raised among the
merchants, especially would this be true
if President Mckinley should visit Wich-
ita on his return trip next fall. He
thought that it would attract fully $4,000
people here. The railroads would give
one fare for the round trip to all of the
delegates, which number in the neighbor-
hood of 5000. The roads would also make
the same rate to anyone wanting to visit
Wichita who lives within a radius of 800
miles.
The committee then returned and Mr..
Stanley said that President Mckinley had
already been invited by the congress but
the following invitation was extended by
the city of Wichita:
Whereas, The Transmississippi Com
merciaI Congress, representing the COM
mercial interest of twenty-fOur states
and territories, has extended to President
Mckinley an invitation to attend the next
session of said congress, to be held at
Wichita. during the fall Of 1885, and
Whereas, 1t is the sense of this meet
ing that a visit by the president to such
congress and there meeting with the rep
resentatives of the commercial interests
Of the great west and south would be of
mutual benefit; therefore be it
Resolved That the city of Wichita,
In mass meeting assembled, supports and
urges such invitation and assures the
president of a cordial welcome.
Resolved, That our senators and repre-
sentatives in congress be, and they are
hereby, requested to present this resolu-
ton 10 the president.
"W. z. STANLEY,
JAMES ALLISON,
I'll. J. HAGNY,
&C. NJ. DICKSON,
al. S. NAFTZGER."
Mr.. Stanley stated that the citizens here
desired that the senators and representa-
uves in congress urge upon all Of the
senators and congressman OF the twenty
four Transmssissippi states to call upon
president Mckinley asking him to attend
IN the name of their state. The follow
ing resolution was then read:
Whereas. The Transmississippi Com
mercial Congress, representing the COM
merciaI interests of twenty-four states
and territories. has extended to the pres
ldent an invitation TO attend the next
session of said congress 10 be held in
wichita during the fall of 1895; and
Whereas. The citizens of Wichita are
very DESTROYS that said invitation be &C
cepted: therefore be it
Resolved. That our senators and rep
resentatlves in congress be. and they are
hereby, requested 10 scure the co-opera-
ton of the senators and representatives
from the Transmissssippi states and ter
rltOTteS IN uTElnS. III the NAME Ga tii'iA
respective states and territories, President
McKinled to accept said invitation.
''W Z. STANLEY,
JAMES ALLISON,
II J. HAGNY.
&c NJ. DICKSON.
Il. S. NAFTXGER."
The resolutions were unanimously and
enthusiastically adopted. Mr.. Mcknight
moved that copy of the resolutions be
forwarded by the secretary to Senators
I.ucien Baker and William \. Harris
CONGRESSMAN Jerry Simpson and all OF
the other Kansas congressman. Motor
prevailed.
Mr.. James Allison said that he was sen
TO Washington 10 personally invite Pres
ident Mckinley to visit Wichita during
the congress. He said that the presiden
was thoroughly familiar with the objects
Of the congress and that he would tn
End arrange to visit this city when M
came west next fall. The president ha'
EXPRESSED himself as wanting 10 become
better acquainted with the great west.