The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-09-22
Republican Convention.

The republican convention on last
Saturday was, perhaps, the dreariest
episode the cohorts OF reform have ever
experienced in this county. 1t was a
gloomy. drizzling day, truly emblem
attic of the party's prospects, and the
attendance slim. the enthusiasm nil.
The boss had the whole thing we'll
in hand and it went as if creased for
efforts at rebellion, but iL.was appar-
ent from the start that the delegates
could not forget that some time in the
near future the boss would have more
pie to hand out in the shape of ap-
pointments for taking the census, and
as the thoughts of being barred from
the pie counter fitted through their
minds you could see them shrivel up
and try to look pleased as they swal
lowed the medicine prepared for them
by the political doctors who roost on
the corner. The opposition to the
boss had evidently learned early in
the day that the band wagon would
would run over them, and so had pre-
pared themselves for the inevitable
and had decided to try and look
pleased.
McCanse roasted the Kinsley dele
cation for voting in favor Of expan-
sion and then refusing to expand out
side of Kinsley on the only Offices sup
posed to be worth having. It was
without effect, however, and the dele
CATION voted almost as a unit to keep
all the Offices possible in town. Had
it not been for the fact that Mosher
would not accept the nomination for
coroner, all of the nominations would
have been made from Kinsley but that
of suryeyo or. The gang decided that
to nominate Cy Roberts would be
crowding things into irM II n little too
closely, and so that nomination was
allowed to escape to the country.
The ticket named is composed of
pretty fair men, as men go, but no
special claims on the people of this
county for their votes. Every nom
ination was made on the first roll call,
showing that when the gang insisted
on an open ballot they had Tailed
noses and proposed to have things in
such shape that they could tell if they
got the votes they expected.
After the close of the convention
Congressman long spoke for an hour,
and the audience was highly enter
tanned. He retains the training of the
actor and resorts to many tricks of the
stage to give point and effect to what
he says. He has apparently taken
Conkling. of New York, as his ora
torical pattern, and as one listens to
his rounded periods aud notes his
studied acting he feels that all that is
lacking is the famous curled hair to
! make the illusion complete. The mat
| ter of his speech was not specially in
| teresting. being made up of the ma
| terial that has filled the papers the
| past few months. all poiLting one way
an attempt to justify the course OF
the president in the Philippines. He
twitted the opposition with not talking
| the same platform as in '96. which
might be called joke, considering
the fact that he was keeping as far
away from the old republican plat
form as possible. The burden of his
talk was that the fellows who did not
like McKiniey's style had better get
off of the earth and start little world
| of their own. We prefer, however, to
stay here and Try to improve our pres
ent abode. He assured US that the
way to show our approval of McKtn-
| leyism was to vote for the republican
ticket, which would seem to give us
the option OF voting against the re-
publican tickes in order TO sb ow our
disapproyal of McKinleyism.
The following is u condensed report
of the proceedings of the convention:
Called to order at ll:25 by Chair
man Yeatman. Call read by Secre-
sary Watson. G. A. Mosher was pom-
mated for temporary chairman by Mr,
McCause and elected. Ip taking the
chair Mr. Mosher made few remarks
and seemed to create q very favorable
impression. Bert Geer was elecsed
secretary. but not being present the
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