The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-09
WINNERS ARE NAMED
Republicans Put Up a Strong
County Ticket,
LOUD CHEERS FOR STANLEY
Garfield Hall Crowded to Its
Limit.

For County AttOPney...J. BruDacheI
For Probate Judge.........T. e. Wilson
For District Clerk. A. Bolt
EOr County Sup't -. Carson
Rep't 10th Dist "A. VI. Reichenberger
Rep't sIst Dis't............J. w. Adams
Rep't 72nd Dis't........~Oscar Winters
For County Com. j. Il. Mccormick
The Republican county convention filed
Garfield hall. yesterday. floor and gal
lery. The crowd was made Of Republi-
cans, too-enthusiastic Republicans who
complished.
The ticket is a strong one 1t will be
elected in November. and it adds ma
terially to the impetus already given Re-
publicanism in Sedgwick county by the
nomination of W. Z. Stanley for governor.
The delegates came in early even from
the townships farthest out, and at II
o'clock go of them gathered at Garfield
hall to effect a temporary organization.
In the absence Of Chairman Mccoy, of the
central committee, John Davis called the
convention to order and asked for nom
nations for temporary chairman. Mr..
Davis was also elected chairman of the
Seventy-frst representative convention in
the afternoon and made one of the most
eloquent and best received speeches Of
the day. 1t consisted of one sentence:
Gentlemen. proceed to business"
William Glass and James Allison were
nominated for temporary chairman. Mr..
Glass was elected on the first ballot by a
vote Of l31 to SO. He accepted in a speech
OF fifteen minutes, and named the fol-
lowing committees:
Resolutions-R R. Vermillion, Geo.
Adams, NJ. L. Henshaw, E. D. Sheene, D.
E. Fuller, c. R. Ludlum, Geo. A Davis.
Rules and Order Of Business-W. F.
Schel. Frank S. Burt. W. A. Minick, ]. c.
Rutan, A. F. Greene, j. C. limerick, E.
Shaner, c. c. Davis.
Permanent Organizations. B. Herman,
A. s. Marble, w. H. Jones, R. L. Snyder
Credenuals-J. W. Chandler, r ]. Cos
sit j. S. Shoemaker, H. S. Mcintosh, H
Keith, J. E. Russell
The convention then adjourned until 2
o'clock p. m, at which time the commit
tee OF. rules and order of business recon-
mended the following procedure:
Report of committee on credentials,
rules and order of business. resolutions,
permanent organization and nomination
of county attorney, probate judge, district
clerk and county superintendent in the
order named. After the report of the
committee on credentials and rules, the
resolutions committee, by Judge Vermil-
lion, offered this platform which touches
everybody from President Mckinley to
the Sedgwick county board of county
commissioners. and which was adopted
with a cheer:
The Republicans Of Sedgwick county in
convention assembled extend their most
cordial greetings to the Republicans of
the state, and with them congratulate the
country upon its present state of peace
and prosperity.
We turn with pardonable pride to Will
liam Mckinley, our president slow to
quarrel. just in all things swift and sure
to strike for the right and we rejoice
that he mas set to the whole world the
example of battling for humanity, in
war conducted with a view TO the least
possible loss of human life and quickly
concluded by merciful conditions.
We endorse the platforms of the state
and congressional conventions as being
true expressions Of the principles and SEN
timents of the Republican party.
We endorse the nominations of the state
and congressional conventions and ex-
pressly congratulate the party upon the
nomination for its leaders in this state
and congressional district of two such able
advocates of sound Republican doctrines
as Hon. W. E. Stanley and Hon. Chester
!. Long. We who know w. f. Stanley
best are ever ready to pay tribute to his
sterling integrity as a man and MS de-
votion as a Republican to the principles
which have made our party immortal,
and we pledge to him and the entire Re
publican ticket, state and congressional,
our undivided support.
We are opposed to the re-est adjustment
of the metropolitan police commission
board.
We condemn the action Of Governor
Leedy in using the appointive power of
the executive for partisan and political
purposes in time of war.
We condemn in unmeasured terms the
present Populist board of county COM
missioners of Sedgwick county for its
fragrant violations Of law in the unneces-
sary and unjustifable expenditures Of the
public money. that the personal ambition
Of one man might be gratified.
We also condemn the acts Of the pres
ent county commissioners in letting con-
tracts at exorbitant prices to outside par
ties'1n the matter of investigating assess
ments instead OF following the law and |
doing the work themselves or employing a |
home man.
We pledge to the ticket this day nomin- !
ated our undivided and hearty support, |
and we commend it TO the people OF /
Sedgwick county.
r. r. VERMILION. Chairman.
The committee on permanent organiZa- |
ton recommended F. NJ. Doffelmeyer for /
chairman and c. F. Peairs Of Erie town. /
ship and Fred Coessitt of the city for sec |
retaries. Mr.. Doffelmeyer in his speech 1
said that the next election would be the 1
charnel house of Popuhsm IN Kansas. He 1
could see combsbones OF the party's dead /
everywhere. on one was written: Maxi |
mum Freight Rate died in the house of |
It's friends and nailed in SIS coffin by John /
". Leedy." \ fresh grave was dug for
Free Silver and on its monument were 10
be placed the words: Infant Delusion
Free Silver Died Of drinking milk from
an insane mother"
When 1t came to the uominat ton Of coun-
t. attorney Joe Brubacher was nominated