Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-04-14
WANT CLEAN POLITICS.
Concluded from first page,


ties of said judicial district as follows:
Geary county, Q delegates.
Dickinson county, 10 delegates
Marion county, IL delegates.
Morris county, y delegates.
The delegates to said judicial convention
shall be such delegates as may have beef
heretofore, or shall hereafter be, elected o
selected In the manner, and at the time ant
under such rules as may Lave been hereto
fore, or shall hereafter be prescribed by thu
Republican county central committees O
the several counties composing said judici
district
WHEREAS, At the Republican county con.
vention Of Dickinson. Geary and Morris
counties, delegates have been duly elected
to the Republican judicial con entlon of the
Eighth Judicial district e be called 6y the
Resolved, That the delegates elected at
such conventions be recognized ~ the duly
elected delegates to the judicial invention
this day called by this committee.
Aud whereas, In accordance with
said resolutions the said j. X. Owens,
chairman and SAID P. II Halieck, Sec
rotary OF this committee, have issued
and caused to be published the call
for q judicial convention OF the Re
publicans OF this district to be held at
White City on Monday, the 18th day
OF April, 1904, and
Whereas, at the said meeting OF
this committee in the city Of Marion
on April End, 1904, question was
raised BY minority Of tue com mittee
as to the right Of J. K. Ovens to sit
as member Of this committee and,
Whereas, In order that no action
be taken by this committee unless
concurred in by legal and clear ma
jority OF the mem bers OF this CON-
mit,ee, and whereas we have maze
full investigation as to the right Of
j. K. Owens to membership on this
committee aud have found that the
said ]. K. Owens was duly elected a
member Of this committee By the Re-
publican judicial convention OF this
judicial district held at White City in
said district In June 1899 and that he
has ever since been aud 10 now a legal
member Of this committee, and
Whereas, at the meeting OF this
committee In Marion on April 2ud,
1904, there were present the follow.
ing members OF that committee to-
wit: J. F. Haskell, P. II. Halleck,
Hiram Springer proxy for A. Bohan.
nan, W. 8. Scott, Thomas Dever, N. |
D. Swenson, J. K. Ovens, G. G. |
Moore, Adam Moser, Jr., P. @. Han.
son, B. 7. Battey aud D. W. Wheeler;
and whereas, minority OF said com.
mittee consisting Of D. W. Wheeler,
P. @. Hanson and 3. r. Bsttey OF
Marion county aided BY Thomas Dever
OF Geary and G. G. Moore Of Morris
undertook BY illegal and machine
methods to deprive q majority Of this
committee then present OF the right
70 participate 10 the deliberations OF
this committee and said minority
without authority Of law and without
The vote Of msj1rity Of this CON-
mittee therefor pretended to order
primary election for this judicial dis
irict,
Therefore be It resolved BY the Re-
,ublican central COMMITTEES Of the 9Th
judicial district Of the state Of Kansas
Issembled at White City, Kansas. this
1th day Of April, 1904. after due
Iotice Of such meeting having been
ivsu TO ell the members Of said CON-
nittee Of the time and Plaoe Of such
leetingi