The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-26

before the delegates were seated Tn
galleries were filled long befor the tim,
for the convention TO open. The opera
house was crowded to its utmost capacity
and many Enid people failed to witnes.
the proceedings of the afternoon owing t.
4 the many hundred visitors in the city
By a motion the, rules were suspended
and the report Of the committee on rules
and order of business be received before
that of the committee on credentials
After the adoption Of the motion the COM
rnittee on rules and order Of business re-
ported The temporary organization was
made permanent by the adoption of the
report by the convention. Il was decided
| that all nomination for delegate TO con-
| gress, be made on roll call OF the coun-
| ties. Nominating speeches were limited
| to ten minutes and each county given the
privilege of nominating one or more can
| didates, or TO second the nomination of
others While waiting for the report of
the Committee on credentials, Chief Jus
| tice John H. Burford was asked to ad-
dress the convention. He said:
This is certainly one OF the most sue
I cessfuf conventions that I have ever at
| tended 1t means that the man to be
nominated here viii be elected. (Cries Of
Mcclure, McNeal, Roberts and McNeal)
1 am sure. gentlemen. that if you keep up
this noise when we get after the Demo-
Gratis that there viii be no doubt as to
the result OF the election. There is not
single man before this convention today
who cannot be elected. I am satisfied that
there are about 200 delegates on this
floor who, If nominated to congress, would
succeed in routing the Democrats this
fall Continued yelling.) Gentlemen.
want TO thank you for this generous ap-
piause. Oaughter) I know that you all
feel enthusiastic, for you could not feel
otherwise with prosperity everywhere and
a leader In the person Of Roosevelt, it is
no wonder that you are enthusiastic
Judge Burford spoke of the territorial
administration and OF D. T. Flynn, and
this brought cheers from all parts of the
house,
A resolution was presented to the con-
vention from the c. A. r. Of the terri
tory asking that It be the sentiment Of
the convention that President Roosevelt.
while on his western tour, be invited to
the reunion at Anadarko. September 15.
]. c. Strang. for the committee on Gre
dentials reported that the papers of all
of the delegations with the exception of
Beaver and Greer county delegations, !
were all right Quinn. Healy and Tapne- |
bin were seated as the Beaver county |
delegation. and empowered TO cast two !
votes each in the convention. The con-
testing delegation in Greer county was |
seated by the committee on resolutions. |
AT 3:45, Chairman Lincoln announced |
that the rol call of counties would be |
called for nominations for delegate to
Ed Pemberton, OF Comanche |
county, stepped to the platform and |
placed Judge ]. C. Roberts IN nomination
for congress.
When Canadian county was called,
Thomas R. Reid placed in nomination
Dick T. Morgan, of FL Reno. Mr.. Reid,
Ia his speech impressed the idea that no
nan but Dick T. Morgan had earned this
and referred TO his hard work
for the party in the past. 'Dick Morgan
a. president of the Free Homes League
# Oklahoma, did more than any man for
'ree homes. The argument on free homes
gotten up by Dick T. Morgan was sent to
!
nent for free homes there.
You will have no apologies to offer
or your candidate, if nominated"
Joe c. Pringiey. Of Chandler. presented
he name of John Embry to the delegates
# the convention.
Frank II. Greer, editor of the Guthrie
State Capital, nominated j. ". AfcNeal.
4 arise to nominate a man. manly
nan. and that man is J. W. McNeal In
-ogan county we call him the Plough
lorse of the Cotton vol. V.e call hin
hat because ne wears the harness, sosi
years it willingly
j. Frank Johnson. of Pawree county.
when Pawnee was called and
topped to the platform to nominate b. S.
dcGuire.
This is an important convection. for
is the last time that we will nominate
delegate to congress from the terri
ory. The nominee must bs a RePub-
lean of Republicans. The man who I
sish TO place in nomination is B. s. Nc
Suire, of Pawnee."
When Mr. McGuire's name was men
toned, as with the other candidates, his
Importers filled the house with yells of
Mcclure, MCGUIRE?
George E. McKinnis, of Shawnee, was
he man who placed the name of F. S.
oodrich, of Pottawatomie county, before
he convention F. S. Goodrich is styled
he "Old Soldier candidate, and was so
tyled by his supporters.
In the conference last night between the
eaders. it looked for a time as though
fcNeal, Morgan and Roberts would
gree upon an organization man for chair
ian. thus placing the field against Nc
uire All available timber for the chair
lanship was talked over and rejected. :
le candidates being unable 10 agree. The
Majority OF them. however, were favor
BILE to Lincoln when his name was men
oned. but at one time it was passed
yer. When the situation became criti-
Al, Ferguson held a conference with Nc
uire and stated 10 him that for the best :
iterests Of his candidacy and FOR the con-
ention. he should agree upon an organi-
alton man. The candidates had left the
Inference room and were discussing the
tuation when this conference between
-eGuire and Ferguson took place. Nc
ated by Ferguson and the candis1tes
turned 10 tne conference SootAs 1eAre- :,
z upon Linoln as the man 10 take :
large Of the convention today. The three
lndidates. McNeaI Roberts and Nor
IN held q conference after supper and : :
that conference decided 70 call in Nc
uire 10 help select a temporary chair :
an At that time, Il seemed that the
I'D would place a candidate for chair !.
an IN nomination IN the convention. 70 :
e exclusion Of MCGUIRE. Roberts held :,
b. No. q, -. interests - a hs~--o-s.r,s s,