The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-03-30
WHEATLEY!! /.
Nominated for Congress on First
Ballot by Third District Re-
publican Convention.
ENTHUSIASTIC and HARMONIOUS

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The convention for this, the
Third district of Kansas, was held
in Chanute, Wednesday, March IS,
1t was the largest and most en-
thusiastic convention ever held in
this district. Every one Of the nine
counties sent in full delegations and
a number of workers besides. The
Cherokee boys were over about $50
strong, led by d brass band. They
were booming their favorite son,
Geo. w. Wheatley, for congress,
and right well they did their work,
Before the convention assembled
a caucus had developed the fact
that the Wheatley men were in the
majority and would have no trouble
to organize the convention and NOM
mate their favorite candidate.
Promptly at 1880 the convention
was called to order by r. N. Allen,
chairman of the congressional com
mittee, and N. p. Willis, of Viii
son county, was elected chairman,
and P. l.. Snyder was chosen sec
retary.
The usual committees were ap-
pointed by the chair and the con-
vention got down to business.
The following resolutions were
then read by DR.. d. w. King, chair
man of the committee, and adopted
with enthusiasm.
We, the Republicans of the Third Congress
sional district, In convention assembled, recog-
always been true to its principles and its
pledges, always patriotic and never faltering in
its duty to country or humanity, but constant
and answering in its loyalty to people and
country. 1t has made no pledges or promises II
has not fulfilled. Believing with all our hearts
in its honesty of purpose and patriotic motives
with the fullest confidence in the integrity
ability and statesmanshiP Of its leaders. we
Lincoln, Garfield, Grant, HARRISON and McKin
ley. and pledge our answering support to it'
principles.
We recognize the great and unexampled pros
perity that has come to us as people as di
rect result of Republican legislation and Repub
lican craftsmanship and the fulhllment OF Re-
publican promises made in 1885 No longer are
a million laborers seeking work and twice as
many children crying for bread. No longer are
Coxey armies necessary or possible, but in their
stead, places arc seeking for labor and a mil
lion homes are made happy and prosperous by
confidence again restored and labor fully EN-
ployed and justly remunerated.
In calamitous times in this country, when the
factories and machine shops and mines have
been idle and labor unemployed. the remedy has
always been a protective tariff. Recognizing
this fact, we attribute a great measure OF our
prosperity to the wise laws OF the present ad
ministration.
power that made it possible for us to have q
country one and undivided, and the patriotism
of our boys who carried the flag into foreign ter
ritories during the late war, we favor the most
generous pension laws administered in liberal
manner.
Believing in divine destiny for this country
and that it is our duty to hold every foot of ter
ritory consecrated by the blood OF our brave
boys in blue in defense of our flag, we favor the
retention of the Philippines.
We believe in stringent laws regulating all
trusts or aggregations of capital that strive to
oppress the people, by creating monopolles or
maintaining exorbitant prices on necessary
commodities.
We recognize in the single gold standard the
true monetary measure of value. and commend
the present congress for crystalli2ins into law
what for years has been fact
Recognizing in our president, William McKin-
ley, broad minded statesman, a pure patriot
and earnest Christian American citizen, we COM
mend his administration and pledge anew our
support.
In Governor Stanley we recognize ability, hon
esty and faithfulness, and IN all the other state
officers, competent honest servants Of the COM
monwealth, and heartily commend their loyalty
to the interests Of the people, and favor their
denomination.
Other preliminaries being ar
ranged, the roll of counties was
called fer nominations for congress.
The following gentlemen were
placed in nomination:
Geo. w. Wheatley, of Cherokee
county; John Randolph, of Craw-
ford county; c. H. Kimball, of La
bette county; A. l.. Wilson of Mont
gomery county.
The nominating speeches were
limited to five minutes each. Each
candidate was ably placed before
the convention by the orator chosen
for the purpose, but the young man,
NJ. f. Compton, of Weir City, who
presented Mr.. Wheatley's name, by
his eloquence and earnestness,
eclipsed them all. His speech was
a perfect little gem.
The roll was then called by
counties and the various counties in
the district voted as follows: