The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01

The big rain of Friday night delayed
the work of yesterdays convention till
late in the afternoon. Many of the dele
gates from the west and southwest part
of the county were unable to get to the
city in the forenoon on account of the
swollen streams and fully fifteen OF the
regularly elected delegates were unable
TO reach Wichita at all.
The convention call was read at Peer
less hall, at II o'clock and adjournment
voted TO o'clock in the afternoon. Geo.
Adams was placed in nomination for tenn
porary chairman by John Davis and City
Treasurer S. B. Herman by D. E. Fuller.
The ballot resulted in the election Of
Adams, lis to IS.
VIM. Glass Of Colwich was made tenn
porary secretary to be assisted by W. A.
Belts Of the Sixth ward.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Credentials-Arthur Bell, W. A Belts
and John Beckwith.
Rules and order of business-O. P. Mas
sey, c. ]. Mackey, Jasse Leland, Geo.
Steenrod and Joseph Emrick.
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Harry Derdirck, G. w. Carpenter. H. c.
Baylor and NJ. L. Henshaw.
Resoutions-R. r. Vermillion, James
Allison. J. P. Allen, o. G. Eckstein and
Worth Chambers.
After a five minutes recess the COM
mittee on rules and order Of business re-
ported this program:
Report of committee on resolutions;
selection Of delegates to state convention;
selection Of delegates to congressional
convention
Judge r. r. Vermilhon, chairman Of the
committee on resolutions read the follow
ing and the convention cheered:
We. your committee on resolutions, de-
sire to report for your consideration the
following:
First-We, the Republicans of Sedgwick
county, once more duly assembled in con-
vention, do hereby renew our allegiance
to the Republican party and reaffirm our
devotion to the principles upon which it
was founded and upon which it has re-
reived the support of the people of the
United States during its existence.
Second-We especially congratulate the
american people llldL III lllS IlOuI VI III
pending conflict with a foreign power.
over the right of a people to personal
freedom and self-government on the
Western Hemisphere, that there is at the
head of the national administration of
the United States a president who is a
soldier and a statesman, under whose
leadership the American flag will never
be lowered to the dictates of foreign
bowers and the enemies of freedom.
Third-We declare it TO be the patriotic
Ruty OF every state in this union, and OF
every citizen thereof, regardless of his
political affiliations, to render the gov
eminent of the United States every neces-
sary support and assistance in the war
that has been begun.
Fourth-While we recognize the support
which our army and navy is receiving
from all sections of this reunited country
in the contest of arms with the Spanish
nation. yet. In the future. as in the past,
we believe that the contest can be most
successfully carried on and the honor
and credit OF this nation most perfectly
maintained through the leadership and
under the directions of Republican admin
Istrations, both in the nation and in the
states.
Fifth-We regret that the prestige and
influence Of the state Of Kansas have been
Ftifed by the unjustifiable action OF the
present chief executive IN his attempt To
practice political jugglery in answering
the call Of the president OF the United
States for volunteers to recruit the fed
eral army.
Sixth-A few weeks ago Wichita pre-
sented TO the Republicans of the state
the name of Hon. W. E. Stanley for nom
ination to the Office of governor. The
Republicans OF Sedgwlck county hereby