Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-10-05
First Political Convention for Baxter
in Nineteen Years.
VERY LARGE ATTENDANCE.
Had Peters for Commissioner and ]. Shomon and Dav'
Mackie for High School Trustees.

F, of Boston Mills, s. w. Gould Of
Weir.
At the request of the chair the
convention arose while Rev. Culli-
son delivered a beautiful prayer.
Committee on permanent organ
ization reported, recommending
that temporary organization be
| made permanent. Report adopted.
Then Mr.. Ashley made another
speech, short, however.
The committee on order of busi-
ness then made its report, which
was adopted.
The credentials committee re-
ported no contests.
The resolutions committee re.
ported the following, which were
adopted:
We, the Republicans of Cherokee
county, in convention assembled
do hereby re.affirm the cardinal
principles of right and justice CON.
tanned in the platforms of the grand
old Republican party of the United
States, from the time of its incep-
ton down to the present day, and
congratulate the people of our ma
ton. county and state, upon the un.
failing prosperity which has
blessed the people under the beni-
ficent administration of the Repub'
lican party. And we do deplore the
dastardly act of the murderous as
ssssin whose Judas-like act has de-
prived our country of it's beloved
president, VIM. Mckinley; and be ii
Resolved, by this convention, that
we publicly denounce such anar.
chistic acts az menace to the free
institutions of our land and believe
and announce ourselves in favor of
the suppression of auarchistsi in the
United States, and favor the enact
ion of such iaws, both National and
state, to the end that the lives and
property of the citizens of our be-
loved country be free from the as.
sault of the assassin or the menace
of anarchy. And be it further
Resolved, that we do hereby ex-
tend to the bereaved widow the
sympathy and coincidence of this
people, trusting that che and her
grief.stricken family may be con-
soled and comforted by the cosvic-
ton that while they have lost a
kind, affectionate and loving hus-
band and parent, the country has
been bereft of it's honored execu.
tive, its chosen chief, whose loss is
deplored and whose sudden and
awful end has stricken the land
with sadness and true realization
of the loss sustained. And be 1t
further
Resolved, that we endorse the ad-
ministration of Hon. Theodore
Roosevelt, president of the United
States, and bespeak for him the
hearty, loyal and unfailing support
of the American people in carrying
his government ideas into effect,
and we commend his farseeing ac-
ton in retaining the entire cabinet
and announcing his intention of
carrying out the fundamental prin-
ciples of our lamented AcKiuIey.
Resolved, further, that thie con-
vention do hereby unanimously
condemn and denounce the action
of one of the present high school
trustees who conducts q newspaper
in Scammon, Kansas, Ia pubiieh-
ing an article un.Americau' apd
uupatriotic in it's matter. cad
whose ideas are those not ealcfal-
ated to inspire the right spirit In
the minds of the loyal students un.
der the control of the county high
school board. Be II further
Resolved, that this convention
endorse Chas. L. Rains of Galena
for appointment by Gov. Stanley TO
the Office of sheriff to fill the va.
cancy caused by the provisions of
the biennial election law.