The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-11
IS MADE CHAIRMAN
E. T. Allen Elected by Repub-
IiCan Central Committee.
PAUL BROWN SECRETARY
A. C. Husey Elected TO Office
of Treasurer.

The Republican city central committee
met last night in the Office Of Justice
Enoch and organized the central commit
tee for the coming campaign.
The meeting was largely attended by all
the candidates and most Of the central
committee The room was filed with
Quite a. number Of citizens and ward pom
4jcians all followers Of Mayor Ross VINO
took an active interest in the proceedings
The meeting was called 20 order prompt
" al s o'clock by Temporary Chairman
4ristow and Secretary Bell called the roll.
The following members responded 70 ther
names. First ward, J. F. knoblaucn;
Second ward, John n. Cosset1; Third
ward. c. W. Mccoy; Fourth ward, Jonn
D. Davis and sam Slower; Fifth ward
Major BrLs-ow and Fred Bell; Sixth ward
q. Rugbey and W. II. Haggerty-
The absent ones were A. c. Husey and
F W Oliver Of the First ward, Captain
sam Jones and J. H. .Ferr.ter Of the Sec
ond ward. J. P. Allen and J. R. Moore
of the Third ward.
a. II. Tyler of the Fourth ward, was
elected n Inc pace u I tlo- -''------7-- 49,
has changed his residence and moved out
of the Fourth into the Second ward.
The next order of business was the re-
mort of a committee of three selected
THURSDAY night by Temporary Chairman
Rristow to confer with the candidates for
the purpose Of selecting names for perma-
uent chairman. secretary and treasurer
The following report was made by the
committee:
wichita, Kan, March 10. 1899.
1Ndr. Chairman:
THE committee appointed by you to act
IN conjunction with the candidates, beg
leave to make the following report:
That your committee met with the can
didates at the office of Dyer & Davis and
after consultation your committee and the
candidates unanimously decided that in
their Judgment f. T. Allen, Esq, Of the
Third ward, would make an active, enar-
getic and efficient chairman, and recon-
mend his election.
Your committee and the candidates fur
Their recommend the election Of Paul
Brown of the First ward as secretary, and
A. c. Husey of the First ward as treas
1lrer. believing that the foregoing gentle
men will make faithful and conscientious
officers. Respectfully submitted,
- P. ALLEN. Chairman.
FIRED I. BELL.
JOHN D. DAVIS"
It was moved by Committeeman Davis
that the report of the committee be
adopted The motion was seconded and
the entire committee voted in its favor.
Judge Enoch, candidate for police judge,
was delegated to bring Mr. Allen to the
committee room, where he was notified
by Temporary Chairman Bristow that he
had been selected as permanent chairman
of the organization. Mr.. Allen accepted
the honor in a neat little speech and pro-
ceeded to conduct the meeting in a bust
ness like manner, ordering the committee
TO proceed TO business.
Major Bristow moved that an assistant
secretary be appointed 10 help out during
the campaign The motion was seconded
and carried. John Davis then placed the
name Of W. T. DandO Of the First ward
In nomination for assistant secretary,
which was seconded and received the
unanimous vote Of the committee.
Motion was then made 10 appoint an
executive committee, which was amend
ed. allowing the chairman to use his own
Judgment in the selection of the commit
tee so far as wards were concerned, as
the most desirable men were wanted who
could attend TO the duties devolving upon
them in the coming campaign.
The chair will select the executive COM
mittee today and the names of those
placed upon the committee Will be pub
lshed in tomorrow's Eagle.
Major Bristow moved that some one
satisfactory TO the candidates Of the
Fourth ward be selected as central COM
mitteeman in place Of Paul Aellinger.
who changed his place Of residence to an
other ward.
A II. Tyler was recommended to fill the
vacancy and was elected to the place
It was moved that no debts be incurred
during the campaign by the committee
unless so ordered by the executive com
mittee OF the chairman. Carried.
The meeting was then spent in social
chat among the candidates and commit
teemen There being no other business
before them. q motion TO adjourn was en-
tertained 10y the chair and carried.