The Advocate and news., 1898-06-22

Rules and Order of Business-First
district-Felix ONeil, Geo. w. Drake,
]. J. McCray; Second, H. H. Balsam,
Chris Ritter, Henry Mclean; Third, G.
V. Johnson, William Beemer, w. H.
Dale; Fourth, p f. Yearout, Tim Baker,
w. G. Sweezy; Fifth, Conner T.. Davies,
J. d. Cooper, Peter Spence; Sixth, ThOs.
Kirk, J. B. Ward, w. +. Kline; Seventh,
A. J. Titus, J. w. Yowell, J. A. DeBard;
at large, J. B. Milford.
Permanent Organization-Firs dis
trict, w. w. Simon, Henry Schumacher,
j. s. Orr; Second, G. H. Baskin, S. A.
Day, d. J. Barnby; Third Ben John
son, s. w. Swiney, G. A. Johnson;
Fourth, F. P. Gillespie, w. G. Jamison,
William Rudy; Fifth, r. H. Haw-
kins, A. p Collins, P. E. Butler; Sixth,
A. D. Gilpin, J. H. Briney, J. NJ Baker;
Seventh, ]. G. LOhnes, w. B. Caldwell,
T. E. Grant; at large, A. G. T. Geiger.
An adjournment was then taken for
dinner. After TeconVening and while
waiting for committee reports speeches
were made by Webb MCNall, G. G. Glenn
ems and Others The credentials COM
mttee reported that there were no con-
tests except from Shawnee county and
it was recommended that the anti-Leedy
delegation be seated. The report was
adopted.
The report of the committee on order
Of business made no mention of the
election Of a chairman of the State GEN.
tral committee. Henry Mclean moved
the adoption of a minority report pro-
Viding for the election of that officer by
the convention. This caused a heated
discussion Of an old question which has
caused considerable friction in the
party. Senator Titus led the opposition
to the minority report. The majority
report was adopted.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION Eff
FECTED.
The committee on permanent organi-
zation recommended that Senator l.. p.
King be permanent chairman, j. w.
Morphy secretary A. d. Gllpin and VIM.
J. Fuller assistant secretaries, and Sol
l.. Long reading clerk.
Then came long wait for the report
Of the resolutions committee. The time
was spent listening to speeches. ]. c.
Bradshaw, of the Winfield Free Press
caused much enthusiasm by a pleasing
address in which Bryan was referred to
in a complimentary way. Senator Jum
per urged that harmony prevail in all
the work of the convention. H. B. Fle-
harty also spoke briefly
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES NAMED
The convention then chose the follow
ing conference committees;
TO meet a committee from the Demo-
cratic convention, S. ]. McNaughtOn of
Leavenworth. N. w. Wells of Miami,
Charles Stevens of Cherokee, Levi Dunn
bauld Of Lyon, N. M. Smith of Washing
ton, g. E. Brainerd of Phillips and r.
A. Sankey Of Sedgwick.
To meet the committee from the silver
Republican convention, j. S. Ensminger
of Shawnee, ]. w. Turner OF Linn, G.
w. Goss of Chautauqua, W. F. Benson
Of Butler, G.. ID. Bowling Of Republic,
frank Hilton Of Osborne and Frank
Field OF Reno
THE STATE COMMITTEE.
After supper on motion of Senator
Householder, the selection of a State
committee was taken up. He moved
that the committee consist of one MEM
Der from each Senatorial district Sena-
tor Titus moved to amend by making 1t
one from each Judicial district. Irwin
Stratton, of Wichita, wanted it changed
to three from each Congressional dis
trict The subject was thoroughly dis
cussed and finally f. M. Pearls substi-
tute, providing for the present commit
tee organization Of two from each Con-
gressional district was adopted.
The committee, which is as follows,
was then announced:
First district-Grant w. Harrington
of Brown and H. B. Schaeffer Of Jeffer-
son.
Seconded Pfost of Wyandotte and
H. S. Clark Of Douglas.
Third--CaTl VrOoman of Labette and
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