Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-10-05

The Republican county conven'
ton held in Baxter Syringe Mon
day wac quite an event for our lit
tie city. 1t was the fret political
convention held in Baxter Springs
In nineteen years. The different
committees did their work well In
making arrangements for the hold.
ing of the meeting and entertain
ing the delegates and we believe
the delegates were we'll pleased.
The opera house was nicely dec.
Grated with the National colors and
above the stage was a nice picture
Of our late president.
DIR. H. A. Bender, chairman OF the
Republican county central commit
tee, called the meeting to order
promptly at 1:30 p. m, and in
structed the delegates from the va
rious precincts to take the posi-
tions assigned to them. D. W. Ford,
secretary of the committee, was
present, and read the call 10y
proxy, R. p. Ritter.
For temporary chairman, Geo. H.
Wilson placed in nomination c. d.
Ashley of Columbus. ]. B. Rauch
of Galena moved that rules be sus'
peuded and that the secretary be
instructed to cast the vote OF the
convention for Mr.. Ashley. This
was done. Geo. II. Wilson and L. c.
Weldy were appointed committee
to escort Mr.. Ashley to the stage.
Arriving upon the stage, Mr.. Ash
ley made a speech and it was a
good one, too. He said he fully ap.
preciated the honor of being made
chairman of Republican conven.
ton. He spoke -feel.ngly of the as
sassiuat:on of President Mckinley
and delivered touching euiogy of
the traits of the deceased states
man. Getting back to the conven-
ton proper. Mr.. Ashley said he well
remembered the last convention
held in Baxter Springs, in the same
hall. nineteen years ago. AT that
time he was nominated for county
attorney. Mr.. Ashley spoke in com.
plimentary terms of the Democratic
county convention, held at Colum.
bus last Saturday, when the men,
bers of that convention refused to
be swallowed by the Populists.
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Ash
ley's speech, c. W. Daniels placed
in nomination for temporary secre-
tary w. S. Baxter.
L.C. Weldy moved the appoint
ment of committees ae follows: On
resolutions, 5; on credentials, 4; on
order of business, 4; on permanent
organization 4.
While the chairman was selecting
the committees, Geo. W. Wheatley
wac called on for a speech, and of
course he responded. He spoke of
the. fact that for the FIRST time in
twelve years he was not a delegate,
and then he branched out into a
good talk, from Republican stand
point. He said the anti-fusion Law
passed by the last Legislature in
sured Republican rule in Kansas
for an indefinite length of time.
Mr.. Wheatley finished his talk with
a real nice bid for an endorsement
At the conclusion of Wheatley's
talk Chairman Ashley announced
the committees, as follows:
On Resolutions-David Mackie of
Scammou, W. d. Ford of Galena, A.
F. Williams of Columbus, Phil
Moore of Weir, Fred Simpkins of
Ross township.
On Order Of Business-L. c. Wei
dy of Galeua, C. II. McNay of Col.
umbus, Lee Moore of Garden, L. N.
Dillman of Empire.
On Credentials-J. J. Fribley of
Baxter, ]. B. Rauch of Galeua. Geo.
Il. Wilson of Columbus, Sergeant
Young of Galena.
On Permanent Organization-J.
T. Botkin of Galena, II. r. Hubbard