The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-02-26


to elect delegates to the congressional
and senatorial conventions met in
this city at the court house last Sat
urday. Chairman G. A. MOsher called
the delegates to order at II a. m The
call was read by G. w. Watson. A.
M. Merryman made a motion that Mr..
Mosher act as temporary chairman
and the motion was put by Mr.. Wat
son and carried. r. A. Andrews
nominated A. E. Geer for temporary
secretary and Mr.. Geer was elected.
Mr.. Merrymau moved the appoint
ment of committees OF three on Gre
dentiAls, rules and order of business,
permanent organization and resolu-
tions. This motion prevailed and the
chair asked for information as TO who
were delegates and what townships
were represented. A call showed that
jackson, Logan, Franklin and Lin
coin were not represented. These all
came in later with the exception OF
Lincoln. The committees not having
been made up in advance the chair
was compelled to ask for little time
and shortly reported the following as
committees:
Credentials = Lee Hardy, Ralph
Campbell and B F. Sans: permanent
organization-R. A. Andrews, Silas
McCarty and E. F. Eslinger; rules
and order of business. T. Manuel,
e S. MacCartney and L. E. Well
man: res solutions-A. NJ. Merrymau.
Samuel Yaggy and w. FL. Hills.
An adjournment was then taken to
1:30 p. m.
The afternoon session began prompt
ly at 2 O'Clock. The committee on ere
dentials reported that All townships
were present but Lincoln. Mr.. Wat
son explained that G. Fl. Hatch had
notified him that he had been sick and
consequently there had been no pri-
mary. On motion Of. II p. KetelsOn
the report was accepted.
The committee on permane nent organ
ization recommended that the tenn
porary organization be- made perma-
nent. The report was ac. c.epted. The
committee ON rules and order of busi-
Ness recommended that the state dele
gates should be chosen. then the
congressional delegates. and then
that Mr.. Smith should be permitted to
name the senatorial delegates. These
recommendations were adopted on
motion of S. I. Manuel.
The committee on res solutions,
through it's chairman, MIR. Merryman,
presented the following res solutions
which were adopted without debate:
As was also resolution offered by
Mr.. Andrews that the delegates to the
different conventions be allowed TO Sc
lect their own alternates.
RESOLUTIONS
We. the republicans of Edwards
county in convention assembled, here
by reaffirm our allegiance to the re-
publican party and its principles.
We commend the wise. fearless and
patriotic course of President Roose-
welt in his administrator and enthn-
: siastically favor his denomination.
Believing that public Office is sacred
public trust, which should be admin
lstered above fact,oualiSm for the
benefit of the whole people. therefore
be it
Resolved, That we endorse the cam
didacy of that splendid republican. +.
w Hoch, for governor Believing
that in him the party has found u
leader, clean. able and strong in re-
publican purpose and practice, We
instruct our delegates to the state
convention for him: and believing
further that the success OF the present
reform movement in the republican
party, with which we heartily sympa-
thize, must largely depend upon the
selection of the next state committee,
we instruct our deles ates to use every
effort to secure a committeeman from
this district who Is in thorough ac-
cord with our candidate fer governor.
Resolved, That we end dorse our pres
ent congressman, Hon. Victor Muir
dock, as he has demonstrated by his
official acts that in him the district
has an able and worthy representa-
tive aud we instruct our delegates to
vote for his renomiuation. Be il
further
Resolved, That we instruct or~ dele
gates to the congressional cous>--tion
TO vote for the election of our friend
and neighbor, Hon. WI. Fitzgerald.
of Ford county. as a delegate from
this congressional district to the ma
tional republican convention. Be i,
further
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
the record of our present state sena'
tor, Hon. f. Dumont smith and cal