The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-01-17
COUNTY CONVENTION
TO Be FEBRUARY II
Roosevelt, Bailey Murd ok
and LaIing Were Endorsed
TO BE RE-N0M!NATED
Committee Meeting Largest
Ever Held.


When the Republican Central committee
OF Sedgwick county assembled in the
parlors OF the Baltimore hotel yesterday
afternoon, both of the large rooms were
largest and most enthusiastic meetings
in its history was held.
From the first il became evident that
the country committeeman had come there
strictly for business and the city COM
mitteemen gracefully fell in line. 1t was
decided that the convention to select
delegates 70 the congressional and state
conventions should meet in Wichita on
Saturday, February q at o'clock a. m.
anG- Immediately following it, the con-
vention to nominate the county ticket
will be called. which ticket includes the
Judge OF the 18th Judicial district.
At the noon hour of the same day the
Representative convention for the city
and east district Will be held in the
same hall as the county convention. and
the city commissioners convention will
be held Immediately after the represen-
tative convention.
The West Side representative and COM
missioners' convention will be held in
West Wichita on Friday, February 18th,
at o'clock in the afternoon.
The primaries for the county conven-
ton viii be held in the country precincts
from until 4; in the afternoon of Febru-
AIRY 18th and in the city from until
o'clock on the afternoon of February %.
When the motion was made to nonin
ate the county candidates on the same
day that the delegates are to be selected
for the state and congressional conven-
tions the county led off with argument
IN favor Of this plan They held that
from now until the middle of March they
will have more time to spend on the
conventions, that they would have little
else to do than to attend conventions and
listen to the appeals of the various can
didates They argued that after that
time they would be very busy with their
spring work and 1t would be a hard mat
ter to get the men out TO the primaries
The entire country committeeman with
but one exception supported the prop
osition There was some argument but
when the vote was taken the convention
seemed almost unanimously in favor of
IT, The country was better represented
this year than it has been for number
were represented either by committee
men or proxy. and the meeting was con-
ceded to be the largest ever held in the
county. The basis of representation was
fixed at one delegate for every % votes
or major fraction thereof, and the sec
rotary of state in the general election
law of 1902 provided that each country
precinct and ward should have one dele
gate at large.
The meeting was noted for
its good hurnor and everything passed
wfth a good natured smoothness. The
on.y trouble that the committee had was
to make the resolution endorsing Victor
Murdock strong enough for the occasion,
ord for the endorsing of President Roose-
welt
The following are the resolutions
adopted:
BE is resolved that this committee does
hereby declare its confidence in and ur-
qualified endorsement of the fearless.
patrotic. and thoroughly American ad-
Yninistrat ton of Theodore Roosevelt: and
believe if TO be the unanimous sentiment
of the republicans of this county that
cur Industrious president be nominated
and elected TO the high position which
he now adorns and dignifies.
Now on this 18th day of January. 1874
be il resolved by the Republican centrai
committee of Sedgwick county, Kansas
that we most heartily endorse the state