Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-03-26
REPUBLICAN COUNTY
CONVENTION.

various conventions
Convention was organized By elect
ing Gifen CuIbertson, of Long island,
Chairman and W. n. Moore, of this
city, secretary. Alter short recess
in which the chairman had time to
consult the gang, the various COM
mitteeS were announced. James A.
Troutman addressed the convention
briefly afterwhich adjournment was
taken until afternoon.
Reports Of committees on creden-
tials aud Rules and Order of Business
were received and adopted. Commit
tee on Resolutions reported the fol-
lowing, which was adopted
RESOLUTIONS.
Your committee on resolutions beg
leave to report as follows:
We, the republicans OF Phillips
county assembled in convention take
this our first opportunity to pay trib-
ute to the memory of our martyred
chieftain, VIM Mckinley, who was
the exemplication OF the statesman,
patriot and American citizen. While
we mourn his untimely death we con-
graduate our country that in his sue
cessor, Theodore Roosevelt, we have
the man universally recognized as the
most perfeetfHlly fitted for the exalt-
ed Office of president. AS Kansans
and republicans we refer with pride
and satisfaction to the administration
of Gov. Stanley and his associates as
capable, vigorous and free from all re-
proach.
We are gratifed at the honorable.
record the Kansas delegation is max
ing in congress and rejoice that again
our state is becoming a factor in nat
ional movements. Especially do we
indorse the course that our represen-
tatiye, W. a. Reeder, whose qualiti-
cations OF mind and heart have won
for him most honorable and influential
assignments on legislative COMMITTEES
We recommend him for his staunch
stand for correct principles, for his
unwayering course and his fidelity to
the interests of the districts and we
direct the delegates chosen by this
convention TO the district convention
to cast their votes for bis renomina-
tion.
We point with pride to the record
of Ex-judge w. II. Pratt of our county
and recommend him to the judicial
convention as fit candidate for judge
OF the Seventeenth judicial district.
ChaS W. Hull.
Willis Harrison.
+. A. DIXSon, Com.
F. M Justin.
w. NJ. Dunning.
Here's where the BossIs work began
to show up. It will be noticed that
while the resolutions practically in
structed for Recder they barely re-
commended that Judge -Pratt'S name
be presented to the OberIin conven-
ton. After the adoption Of the reso-
Iutions, the next work was still coars-
er. Some Friday or other very adroit-
ly moved that committee of five be
appointed by the chairman to confer
with Reeder'S friends and select the
congressional delegates, and another
i've to confer with Judge Pratt and
select the judicial delegates. This
motion passed all right, but when the
chairman deliberately pulled piece
of paper out of his pocket and began
to read the names the convention be-
gan to catch on that Pratt was knock
ed out without d chance to test his
strength in the convention. And
when as the chairman slowly read off
Lsuch names as DR.. Nelson, Heth OF
Walnut. etc, the dulleSt saw the
trick, and then the air grew denSer,
, and several degrees hotter as we'll.
One hilarious man who was not q
, delegate moved that the convention
be instructed for Hamilton, but this
r was premature, SO the bosses pulled
him down. The band wagon was not
, only run over the boss busters, but on
or two Fridays who had more enthu
siasm than-well, discretion, stOOgs
up and cbeered everything they Re
ceived a particularly hard jolt. The.
, would not be human if the boSSbuS
erS did not remember some of thes
''fresh" capers. The rest was easy
The boss busters were licked, All
licked hard. They seemed to hav
nearly half the delegates, but the,
lacked a leader on the floor.
The delegates chosen were as 70
lows
4 STATE DELEGATES.
c. W. Hull.
Ray Sheiito.
Wm Cunning.
". ). Barron.
W. G. La Rev.
W. G. Smith.
j. Il. Kennedy.
Citizen Culbertson.
T. a. DixSon.
JUDICIAL DELEGATES.
j. II. Martin.
; Fl. 3. Morgan.
e. L. Keckley.
w. n. Moore.
Gil Vincent.
Fred Voyles.
5 1t. Martin.