The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15
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other reforms. The water rates are the
same now as when the plant was first
( placed in operation. So il Is with the gas
/ and electric lights rate. As you know
: now the present administration is trying
to have these rates cut in half This
should be and viii be done
Mr.. Davidson then asked the conven-
ton to name z temporary secretary and
( Henry James was nominated and elected.
f Mr. James read the call of the city CEN
trail committee calling for the delegate
convention to nominate city and township
officers TO be elected on April eth.
Mr. Davidson then called for the further
business OF the convention and Paul
Brown moved that the chairman appoint
a committee OF five for each OF the fol-
towing committees:
Permanent organization.
Credentials.
Rules and order Of business.
Resolutions.
The motion was seconded and the chair
was about ready 70 put the question when
hi w Levy moved al amendment that
the temporary organization be made the
permanent organization OF the convention.
The amendment was carried and the orig
insl question as amended was also passed.
Mr.. Davidson then called Mr.. Brown to
the chair 10 preside while the chairman
was making Up MS committees
During the time the chairman was at
work. Mr.. Brown made a short speech
telling OF the work OF the Young Mems
Republican League during the past cam
paign and what the members had ac-
complIshed- The League has succeeded in
winning over TO the progressive Repub-
lean party many young men who had
taken the first step toward other parties
and quite a number were won who had
been in the ranks Of other parties for
years The League viii keep up its o.
ganization throughout the year and viii
take an active part in the campaign this
spring.
Chairman Davidson announced his COM
mittees for the work OF the convention as
follows:
Committee on Rules and order of BUSH
ness: J. II. Stewart. {. II. LuIing. Geo.
W. Adams, James Allison, ]. F. Kirker.
Committee on Credentials, W. NJ Paugh.
y. Heron. G s. Smith A ". Denny,
John Marrow; Committee on Resolutions:
w. z. Stanley. W. B. Throckmorton. Otto
Eckstein, Fred Bell. Rudolph Hatfield.
The convention then confirmed the ap-
pointments and the chairmen OF the COM
Tnittees announced the meeting places
for each committee.
Judge Thos. c. Wilson was then given
the floor and spoke with much feeling,
telling OF a young man in Wichita who
was eIainently qualified TO I'LL the po-
sition as Congressman from this dis
trict. a place made vacant by the election
OF Chester 1. Long as senator. As soon
as the delegates and visitors learned who
was indicated, cheer after cheer followed
and at the mention Of Victor Murdoch
the delegates arose In their seats and
cheered. When Judge Wilson introduced |
the resolution prolonged cheers greeted
them and a hundred persons seconded the |
resolutions. John Adams moved a rising |
vote, which was given with will and it
was several minutes before Chairman |
Davidson could restore order-ss The con-
vention then adjourned until half past
one.
The convention convened shortly after |
! 80 o'clock and Chairman D. Davidson |
called for the report of the committee |
on rules and order OF business. ]. H. |
Stewart. the chairman OF the committee, |
then read the report as follows:
To the Republican City Convention:
GentIemen:-Your committee on order OF |
business report that We recommend the |
following as the order Of business for |
this convention:
1. Report Of committees in the follow
ing order:
Report Of Committee on Credentials.
Report OF Committee on Order OF Bust |
ness.
Report Of Committee on Resolutions.
> Call Of wards for the announcement
OF members OF City Central Committee in
the several precincts.
, Gail OF wards for announcement Of /
nominations for members Of City Council /
and Board of Education in each ward.
/. Nominations for officers, in the fol-
lowing order:
Mayor.
City Attorney
City Clerk.
City Treasurer.
Judge CT the Police Court
Judge OF the CITY Court