Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-04-07
JUDICIAL CONVENTION TO Be april IS.

Said motion was seconded BY P. {
Hanson Of Marion county.
Thereupon Mr.. Owens arose on
: asked the privilege to be heard 10 hi
: own behalf which request was BY ID
chairman, Mr.. Wheeler, refused.
A motion was then made BY W. s
Scott that Mr.. Ovens be allowed I,
speak In bis own behalf. The motor
was seconded by MIR. Haskell ant ,
roll call was ordered. The chairman
Mr.. Wheeler, upon his own motion
and without authority or suggestion
from anyone. refused to permit tht
secretary to count the votes Of J. X.
Owens and Hiram Springer upon the
calling Of the roll upon said motion.
Upon the calling Of the roll the fol-
lowing gentlemen voted in the affirm.
ative: Haskell, Halleck, Scott and
Swenson; and the following voted in
tbe negative: Wheeler, Dever, Moore,
Hanson and Battey. The chairman,
MIR. Wheeler, declared the motion
lost and Mr.. Owens was denied the
| privilege to speak 10 his own behalf.
The only evidence offered In support
Of Mr.. Dever's motion was an OK
parte affidavit Of c. G. Moore TO the
effect that he was Uniformed and be.
lieved" that MIR. Owens was not Q
member Of the com mittee, without
stating the source of his Information
or reason for his belief.
A motion was then made and car.
ried that Mr.. Ovens by permitted to
offer evidence in support Of his right
to sit as member OF the committee.
Mr.. Owens thereupon stated that the
matter contained in Mr.. Divers mo.
tlOn to dsny him a voice in the COM
mittee was a surprise to him, and
that he did not have time then 10
produce all the evidence that he bad
or could produce II the committee
would give him time. Mr.. Owens
then called for the original minutes
OF the convention Of 1899 but they
could not be produced. He thea
offered the report Of the proceedings |
Of the convention Of 1899 as reported |
in the Council Grove Republican, at |
the time Of the holding OF said con-
vention. which report gave the mem.
hers Of the committee from Morris
county as ~. K. Owens. C. G. Moore /
and M. j. Kimmell." He also stated
that he was reliably informed that the
same list Of committeeman from
Morris county was published in the
Abilene DAILY REFLECTOR at or about
the time thst said convention was
held In 1899 aud that the name Of J.
<. Owens was published therein as a
member Of the committee.
Mr.. Ovens theh asked Mr.. Dever to
'tate to the committee who the third
mber Of the committee was IL not
Mr.. Owens. Mr.. Dever replied, II
Inow but will not tell" Mr.. Scott
hen asked G. G. Moore, who made
he affidavit, to state who the third
member Of the Committee from Morris
ou-ty vas II not Mr.. Ovens. Mr..
doore replied, Il am not on the wit
less stand"
Before Mr.. Ovens had announced
hat he had offered all the evidence that
% desired to, and while MIR, Springer
'as on his feet asking for recognition
rom the chair, Mr.. Dever arose and
'as recognized by the chairman and
,oved the previous question which
'otion was entertained BY the chair
Ian, Mr.. Wheeler.
Thersupon Mr.. Scott arose aui
sked as q matter Of privilege to make
statement. He stated that, as 1t
'as apparent to- all that the present
hairman Of the COMMITTEES, Mr..
fheeler, and minority Of the COM
littee had determined to arbitrarily
nd BY unfair means deprive . ma
'rity Of the committee present from
aviug any voice in the proceedings
said committee and TO deprive them
fair bearing upon the matters
,ming before said committee be. Mr..
soft, in order that justice nigh. be
I'd, nov moved that q new chairman
the committee be selected BY the
,mmitteemen present, and be placed
Domination for such chsirman J.
/. 0Wans Of Council Grove.
The motion Of Mr.. Scott was sec
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