The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-02-27
THE REPUBLICAN DELEGATION
Elected at Last Fridays Con-
vention to State and Con-
uressionaI Conventions.

Probably the last conve ntion that will
ever be held In Ford county was held at
the court house last Friday afternoon,
when the Republican delegates met to
select other delegates to represent this
county at the Congressional and State
conventions. From now on the Pri-
mary law will be In practice and instead
Of a convention there will be an election
to nominate party ticket. The con-
vention has been part Of the history Of
the country 60 long that 1t will seem
strange to jog along without 1t.
AT Fridays convention there was a
fine representation Of Republicans from
all parts Of the county. Only three pre-
cincts were not represented.
By the action of the convention
Ford county will be represented
at the u Congressional at Hutchinson
on March I2nd by the following
delegates: Frank Millikan. w. s.
Marion, j. A. Arment, G.. L. Finley,
L. e. Pendleton, J. G. Lyons and P. r..
Hobbie.
The following were elected as dele
gates to the State convention, which
will meet at Topeka on March 4th :
W. r. Gordon, G. NJ. Beeson, A. Russell'
L. J. Pettijohn, E. L. Smith, e. N.
Slocum and V. A. Walker.
The convention was called to order by
County Chairman l.. A. Madison, and A.
Russell was elected chairman and Richard
Evans, secretary. The usual committees
we're appointed and while they were
preparing their reports, L eutenan
Governor Fitzgerald was called out for a
speech. Mr.. Fitzgerald said In part:
~ had no suspicion of being impressed
to make talk to this convention. Your
draft came wholly unexpected and finds
me, like other drafted statesmen, I'M
prepared. Ihave been inflicted with SO
many arguments and speeches lately that
in measure at least, can appreciate
the punishment! now In store for you.
This is perhaps the last Republican
convention that will be held in Ford
county for some years, and Its passing ia
accompanied with regret. As ! see the
familiar, friendly faces, l recall the
splendid support you gave me when !
needed 1t, and desire to thank you for
1t, and to express my gratitude and my
appreciation Of your cordial greeting.
To merit the esteem OF ones country I.
men, to deserve we'll Of ones common
wealth Is a lauiable ambition In any
man. There Is but one higher graft.
fication for q public servant, and that Is
the consciousness that In the admins.
tratioH of bis office he has been governed
by his judgement and his conscience,
and that he has done his duty as he
understood 1t under the law. To place
country above self, to serve the whole
people and thus serve ones party, and
to put all Of these above personal am
bition, this Is refined twentieth century
Republlcanism.
The Republicans Of the state and the
nation are fortunate indeed that but few
Of their servants have put personal am.
bition above party and country. The
Governor Of our commonwealth just re-
Gently assembled the Legislature In ex.
traordlnary session, In the judgement
OF majority of the best minds Of the
state, no real emergency existed for such
action and the measures proposed could
await the regular session without loss or
harm to any one or any interest. How
ever, having been assembled, the legis.
lature proceeded promptly to the con-
slderation Of the measures suggested
by the Executive. The primary so long
an issue has become reality, and our
next officials will be nominated by direct
vote of the people. We who live in this
section OF the state will be greatly dis.
appointed with the result in my judge
ment, but the people demanded it and
let them give 1t fair trial.
The tax and revenue laws were amend.
cd 80 as to limit the total sum raised by
taxation this year to five per cent above
last years total.
Two laws relating to banks and bank
ing were enacted which In time will 90
far 10 solving the question of protection
to depositors These measures are calcu-.
lated to make the Bank Commissioners
office more effective In the examination
and supervision of banks, and to increase
the capital stock. Banks as a rule are
ruined not by their depositors, but by
their owners or managers. The danger
is from within not without, and the tlrst
thing to do 10 to furnish adequate means
and facilities to the Bank Commissioners
office to enforce our splendid banking
laws. Take care ofthe inside and no
antldote viii be needed for the deposltors.
There are still o few banks Ia Kansas
like the one that failed at Ellinwood. do
Ing a dishonest and speculative business,
and II Is inequltable and unjust to charge
their speculations and gambling deficits
to the good sound banks. II the state