Hutchinson gazette., 1900-05-03
CLAY CENTER CONVENTION

CLAY CEN lEH CONNEN lON'
TIE editor Of this paper came home
from the Great Bend convention feel
ing very much discouraged and dis
organized He did not feel very much
like attending any more conventions
in the immediate present and having
lost his voice in good cause, his re-
publican friends were not at all chival-
rous, but were disposed to take advant-
age Of bis inability to defend himself
and cast malciously satirical remarks
at the results OF the aforesaid conven@
tion.
But last week through the inability
Of several of the delegates to go we
we're forced to go to Clay Center, and
now we are glad OF it. Wefeel consd-
erably reorganized, rejuvinated and
encouraged There we found all the,
State leaders Of the party, and not
very greatly bowed down over our un-
pleasantness at Great Bend because
they think 1t will work ITSELF out in
q little time and everything every
where else IL coming our way. The
convention was harmonious through
out, with no sign of scrap anywhere.
The daily papers were full Of sensa-
tional reports concerning the scrap
that was to come over reorganization
of the State committee, but it did not
come, and their stories were no doubt
chiefly inspired by a disposition to earn
their salaries
The opposition to Breidenthal, how
ever was amalgamated and organized
and 1t was expected to show its
strength In the election Of a temporary
chairman. The Seventh district had
candidate in Olem Fairchild, and the
First had one in Major Harvey both
Breidenthal men. The opposition CEN
tered on Judge Pfost of Wyandotte,
but the Harvey and Fairchild, people
got together and united on Harvey.
At this Post withdrew but was nomi-
mated for secretary, James Morphy of
Smith Center was nominated by the
Breidenthal people and elected by
about two to one.
Mr.. Breidenthal was there but he
did not seem quite at home. He did
not have enough to do. He was In
the hands Of his friends, and merely
spectator, THAT Is place where he
has never been before and he seemed to
need some way to let his wonderful en-
ergy escape. When John can't do
something he is in misery.
The selection Of delegates to the Ma
tional convention was done in caucus
by each congressional district. The
Seventh adopted the plan of taking
one from each senatorial district and
the other five at large, The one from
this district is S, 2. Gebhart of Pratt
editor Of the Pratt County Union.
The other delegates were Judge Babb
and Green Of Wichita, r. II. Irons
and @. F. Mingenback of Mcpherson
d. f. Armstrong of Great Bend, A. j.
Titus of Harper, VIM. Stryker, of
Sumner county. Il. j. Westgate of Gar
den City, Judge Andrews of La Cross
and Jerry Simpson Of Medicine Lodge,
and Geo. r. Shaffer of Stafford county.
Mr.. Bryan arrived at 4:45 Wednes.
day afternoon and delivered the best {
address Of the kind we ever heard. 1t
was delivered to about two acres of the 6
people and at the close of an hour and 7
ahalf he spoke with as much vigor and {
with more freshness than at the start a
However In the three years since we
heard him before he has aged percept- S
lbly and his movements are less boy il
mt.
In the evening Mr.. John s. Crosby of c
IeW York delivered superb address p