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2 KAVSAM KKIMIKMCAN COWKNTION OK IH!M. Tho first week of September, 181)0, was tho republican period of party craft, fraud and Intrigue, through which trln Ity of forced tho plutocratic managers In Knnsna politics sot their traps to do colvo the novcroign voters of this far fnnuiil commonwealth. From Sunday, August HI, to Sunday, Reptomljor 7, tho republican chiefs wen In council devising ways and means to make successful tho playing of their humbugs upon what they supposed wore a plain, unsuspecting class of people, who might this year bo caught by tho current chall of their political sachems. Tho platform adopted, after a hostile, woarlnomo debate at tho afternoon ses sion of tho second day of their conven tion, Heemod iih long an tho ll'Jth Psalm, and thus ovoked an Inquiry on tho part of ono of the recalcitrant delegates, If It Included all of the thirty-nine articled of tho orthodox faith, ho sacred to worship pers who aro Invetorately opposed to change. A brief glance at this collectlvo body of olMcc-holding, olllco seeking patriots will hero bo given, considered by countloH in alphabetical order: Allen Thin county wan scarcely known outside of ItH six delegates, for they ap peared an a proxy force to obey tho behests of that eminent Funwtonand Ingalls strik er, Charles F. Scott, of tho Iola livy inter. His was truly n watchful care over bin docile and puhhIvo political non-entities. Anderson This eounty had hIx quiet delegates, who made scarcely a ripple upon the protracted labors of tho con vention. AtchIaonTho bright particular star of this dologatlon of nlrio waa William li! Bmlth, a youthful Hprlg of tho law, who, being tho "packed" chairman of tho con vention an its temporary presiding olllcer, spoke with much Imitation Ids carefully wrltton, riddling speech, tojt.ho satisfac tlon of no ono prcnent In the crowded hall. He boasted of an "H2,000 majority" that KansaH had given to Benjamin Har rison; ho Bncroliglously declared the present principles of tho republican party were next to thono of tho Christian religion; he Bald tho democratH were barred from a raco by tho statute of lim itations; ho defamed tho "alliance," and doilled Thomas B. Rood speaker of the House of Representatives. Barber Tho waggish Thomas A. Mc Neal, of this county, stood as tho politi cal godfather of its three delegates, and the moral certainty of Simpson, tho peo ple's candidate for Congress, being so strong, cast a damper over tho hopes of the machine republicans of Harbor. Barton Tho peopled party counts so Btrong in this county that tho four repub lican delegates wondered why they should appear at thlH convention, espoo ially as Mrs. McCormick Is on tho peo pled ticket. Bourbon Hon. William .1. Bnwdon, a somewhat demure jurist from Fort Hcott, held the ten delegates from this county apparently In the hollow of his hand, but ho found hlmsolf to bo unable to work up much strength for Bourbon's candi date for state treasurer, Hon. J. J. Stew art. Brown The eight delegates from this county were present to mako Samuel N. Johnson, of Doniphan, tho successful candidate for treasurer but they failed. Butler The delegation of nine from this county had Dr. II. D. Hill for Its spokesman and 11. F. Moore for perma nent chalrmau of the convention; who, In his rulings some of the time, pleased the "machine;" at other times he Boomed to put them to Bhame. An "alliance" re publican farmer mum not be a perma nent lMiriaii7.il to republicans. Chase W. Y. Morgan, a young news paper man of this county, appeared for Ills delegation of four, but he eeoinlngly comprehended tho while that W. F, Kightmlro, tho people's candidate for chief justice, was destined to obtain a large vote In Chase. Chautauqua - Adrian Reynolds, a news paper man of this county, was prominent In his delegation of live, but his face seemed to exproHS tho most anxious In quiry, "What shall wo do to bo saved from tho wrath of the people, which Is sure to ronioV Cherokee-John H. Hmlth, tho present secretary of the republican state central committee, appeared to have thin delega tion of eight In charge, assisted by J. T. Stowart, a former anti-mouopollst, who is now state mine inspector. Cheyenno-Thlfl northwestern county with ItH three delegates wan on hand to announce th claims of C. M. llovey, of Thomas, for state auditor, and they se cured victory Clark -Ben. K. Page, one of tho two delegates from this southwestern county, was for II. J. Bono for auditor. Ho fcught ardently for a "stay law" for two years, but had to take that resolution limited to ono. Ho is a good fighter, and Homo day it Is probable his artillery will bo In good trim to make an onslaught on tho republican party. Clay F. B. Dawes and Bion 8. Hutch Ins were two of tho six delegates from this county. Dawes Is a regular Hindoo worshipper of Ingalls, and Hutchins boasted of his wise defeat of John A.An derson. Cloud C. V. McDonald was ono of tho seven from this county, and tho delega tion was quite tame. Coffey J. W. Hammond, Harrison Kelley's sticker, was the leader of this delegation of elx. He was la the van for Farmer Wllllnm Sims for state treasurer, and he assisted Page, of Clark, In a plea for fanners. Comanche The two delegates from this county were quite reticent and rat h er u ml emonstrati ve. Cowley K B. Buck waa tho spokes man of this delegation of eleven. C. R. Mitchell and E. 1'. Greer, of tho Win field Courier, appeared humiliated over the terrible rebuke their county adminis tered to John J. Ingalls and tho pluto crats hint year. Crawford Senator M. C. Kelley and Orator 1 I Campbell, who did not till the ollico of journal clork of tho state senate to which ho was elected In 188'.), wero the main men of their delegation of nine. They Blgnally failed on thelryoung candidate for state auditor- Oscar Shaef fer. Decatur-Columbus Borin, headed the list of the four delegates from this county, and he seems to Iki ambitious to be a leader. Dickinson The eight delegates from this county were quiet. After having started F. P. Sterne, of Lane county, for auditor, J. It. Burton delivered a bvco phantlo speech, weak nnd tame. Doniphan Philip Kelley, Cyrus Ice land, jr., and Sol. Miller were tho eou epicuous three of the seven from this county. Twelve years ago they wero lu deadly hostility to Senator Ingalls, but they are his most obedient servants now. Their candidate for Btate treasurer, John son, went up. Is this an augury for In galls, the imperialist? Douglas J. L. Brlstow waa chairman of this delegation of nine. The Irrepres sible Hugh Cameron and Mrs. Grace Smith, nominal Knights of Labor, were j on Bristow'g motion made honorary mem bers of this convention. Kd wards This county bud two 1 1 1 gates and the renowned district Judge, S. W. Vandlvert, was Its consplcuosity. Elk This county with itH live dele gates would have scorned like the play of Hamlet with Hamlet omitted, had not "Farmer" It. W. M. Koe, who misrepre sents his people in the state senate, been present with his molodious(?) voice plead ing for continued plutocratic rule, even as he did In the senate session of lMH'J, Kills -Frank Dan ford led the delega tion of three from this county-an Ingalls set. Ellsworth Representative A. N. Mc Lennan, the chairman of this delegation of four, was the champion of Hen. Fagln, tho farmer soldier, for auditor of state. Finney A. II. Burtls, of this county, had tho support of Its three delegates for state auditor, but It was a bail year for republican aspirants in tho southwest, Ford This county had three dele gates, of whom John (Jroendyke was the chief. Franklin Goorgo T. Anthony, chair man of tills delegation of seven, the nominal worker In tho state railroad com mission on a salary of $.'1,000 per annum, was tho barking advocate of organized monopoly, serving Wall street. Garfield Two delegates unknown to fame wero In to learn from this county. (Jeary-G. F. Little, chairman of this delegation of four, had the honor of slay ing James M. Harvey In his efforts to go to the next Congress. Grant Two delegates were accorded this county. Oovo The two delegates from this county wero helpful to candidate Chas. M. llovey. Graham James Justus was chairman of this delegation of three, and here was help for John L. Waller, the colored can didate. Gray Tho two delegates from this county got fixed as to their case of con test. Greeley This county had two dele gates who were ever true to the Hudson Ingalls machine. Greenwood -Seven delegates from this county were truly loyal to the voicing of tho management. Hamilton -The two delegates here obeyed tho word of command as mechan ically as a saw cuts timber. Harper This delegation of five staked everything upon 0. 1' Casteen for etato treasurer, and lost. They now reflect upon the admonition, "Put not your trust in princes." But they have a female edi tor, Miss Minerva Walker, who was a secretary of tho convention. Harvey This delegation of six be came enthusiastic for Casteen In the final round up, which brought to Mm defeat. Haskell Hero were two delegates who became thoughtful after they had fully considered what was in and what was out of the platform. Hodgeman Ex-ltepresentatlvo Thos. S. Ilaun was chairman of this delegation of two. His voice was heard for Sims for treasurer, and he felt pale as he heard George T. Anthony speak against the "statute law" and against "free silver," Jackson This delegation of b!x was honored with a secretary, J. E. Hoaglin. Jefferson It. G. McCartney was chair mnn of this delegation of seven which de Blred to see farmer Sims nominate! for treasurer. Jewell This delegation of seven was a passive set of men who could do little for the republicans. Johnson L. W. Breyfogle, ex senator and ex-represoutatlve of this delegation of Beven did what he could to promote the interests of Nick Ileltz for auditor. Kearney - The two delegates from this county were quiet. Kingman - State Senator F. E. Gillette of this delegation of live wore no Ingalla collar, nor was he submissive to the Hud son demands to endorse the silver act. Kiowa Tho two delegates from this county could not be coerced Into a vote for W. II. Smith, tho Indelicate and ob tuse tool of Ingalls. Labetto- J. H. Crichton seemed to be at tho head of this delegation of eight, and he started the ball for nomination of state olllcers In advance of resolutions. Lane District Judge V. II. Grlnuteud was ono of the two delegates from this county and developed fealty to tho ma chine. Leavenworth This delegation of nine was tho weakest ever sent from it to a state convention. Llncol Tell W. Walton for state audi tor, of tho Lincoln Republicni, and mem ber of the state board of pardons, man aged to obtain tho four votes of his dele gation. Linn It. W. Blue of this delegation of six was In a great sweat to guide tho machine so that tho least harm bo done. Logan The three delegates from this former county of St. John followed not the Hudson mandate. Lyon The nluo delegates from this county had I). W. Eastman for their chairman. Getting Attorney General Kellogg, they were content. Marlon The delegation of seven from this county were men who would follow rather than lead. Marshall A. E. Parks, chairman of this delegation of seven, was aware that his county was against Humphrey and Ingalls. McPherson J. I). Mlllikon made an ofllcient chairman of this delegation of seven, and editors Mead and Kelley were watchful observers. "Tlmo" was callod on Kelley when talking on silver. Meade Two delegates from this county wero for Casteen. Miami This county had a delegation of six inconspicuous men as factors in the convention. Mitchell A. II. Ellis, quito a worker, was tho chairman of this delegation of five. Ho was "mixed" on Bllvor. Montgomery Senator Danlol MoTag gart was the conppiouous ouo of this dele gation of eight. It came In for Stover for treasurer on tho homo Btrotch. Morris This county had five delegates, but Hon. James Monroe Miller, the presi dent of tho young meu'B republican state league, was verdant enough to advise tho organization of leagues in tho various Bchool districts of tho Btate! Morton The two delegates from this county didn't couot. Nemaha Senator It. M. Emery was chairman of this delegation of seven and Grand Commander Ira F. Collins and Representative W. J. Bailey were in the list. Lieutenant Governor Felt said "draw on mo at Bight." Neosho Ex-Senator It. N. Allen was chairman of this delegation of six whose work did not seem to bo telling on the convention. Ness This county had a quiet delega tion of throo. Norton This county had live dele gates and from It was present Senator F. M. Lockard, who Is ft bitter hater for the Ingalls movement. Osage Lewis E. Finch nnd John C. Rankin were prominent In this delega tion of ten. They are strikers for Ingalls and iu close harmony with moat of the rings. Osborne J. W. Hull waa chairman of tlila delegation of five, and Lewis Itan back was a speaker proclaiming tho un-