, 1873-08-01
The State Board Of Agriculture Gen.
sured for Encouraging
Horse-Raoing.
Resolutions Adopted Calling for Ma
tional and State Regulations
Of Railroads.
How Railroad Properly Should Bo Assessed...Ro-
ducton Of Taxation omandod..-SYmpathy
for tho Settlers on tho Usage Lands
-.-PotftIcal Feeling Among
tho Delegates.


Special Dtpatch to The Chicago tribune.
LAWRENCE, Kan, July 31.-Tho special object
OF tho Convention OF tho Patrons Of Husbandry,
now IN aosHon in this city, is to organize State
Grange. Thero has boon body in existence
for somo timo calling itself tho State Grange,
but it was organized irrogu1arly by special ap-
p0intmont or dispenHation OF tho National
Grange, when tho order was fow in numbers
and comparatively Insignificant, and It's working
has not given satisfaction. This Convention ia
composed OF delegates from overy subordinate
Grange In tho 6tato and new State Grange ia
to DO organized about whose validity or
regularity thero can be no question. There ia
no political Specification to tho meeting, except
that 80 large convention, representing alt parts
Of the State, shows tho remarkable strength tho
order has attanod, and tho political power 1t is
capable Of exerting. Tho leading mon, however,
are opposed to taking any political action at
present. Wc havo no general election this fall,
except for mombors OF the lower branch Of the
Stnto Legislature. Tho Legislature, howeyor,
pInco Pine Of Lii. Caldwell. There % has boon
some talk OF the Grangors nomfnat-
ing candidate for tho position. and
going into the field to olect members Of tho
House of Representatives on TINT issue. Tho
great difficulty is to agreo on candidate. If tho
choice is to bo narrowed to practical farmer,
the only two prominent names now before the
people would 6o those Of e1-Gov. Charles Rob-
inson and ox-Gov. James N. Harvey, Both are
Grangers, and both practical farmore. Robin
son was tho first Governor Of the State, and
WAS in the Liberal movement last year. Harvey
ia Republican, and retired from his second
term as Governor last January. Gov. Robinson
10 BY far tho ablost man Of thei NO, and
has boen very activo in tho Farmers Movement,
indeed, may almost bo said to bo tho father Of 1t
in this State. Governor Harvey las not publicly
eHponeed the Farmers Movement, but ho is
reported as % honest straightiorward man: The
Pomeroy aud his crowd. Inst winter, ondoared
him to many Of tho best men In tho State. II
this Convention will nominate, the contest would
DO between tloso two mon, with tic chances in
Thoro Is no doubt that pomeroy was
ho might mako some impression
upon tho arangers, but the honoat .yoomnnry
Sidney Clark another Of our plnyed-out politi-
clans, ia also here, trying to mako some capital
with tho Grangors, hut Ae III as dead as Pomo-
roy. just now, tho Changers say they arc not
in politics, but are compacting thoir organiza-
tions aud getting things into shape; but they
aro bound to enter tho political fold at no dis
tant day, and when they do they will carry tie
| State.
many farmers who hayo heretofore beon
otnor positions Of trust Several Of tho country
editors are also here as naombors. They are ac-
| tive in their opposition to tho proposed estab-
organ Of tho Grangora. They say that tho couu-
try press is alrcndy on the side Of the farmers,
and tho people will not support their local
journals and q Granger organ too.
| There ,gas sharp discussion this morning In
tho Convention upon tho promiums for fast
horscs offered by our State Board Of Agriculture
Tor the State Fair this fall. Many OF tho members
denounced hor6o-raclng in bitter terms. Othora
thought that, as tho State Board was not run
Bentiulent Us they found 1t, and "a tho raceH
drew the crowd and filled the TREASURY, the
Board had done right.
Another subject Of criticism was tho exponae1
Of the State Board Of Agriculture for printing a
volume Of transactions, and Bomo other things,
amounting to somo $4,000. Al this State
Board iB State institution tho expenses being
paid by tho 8tate many Of tho farmers thought
altogether. Othors dofended it az the only
part Of the State Government relating directly
10 farmers and in their interest,".
A Grange, organized in the Third Ward Of tht
City Of Loavenworth, and composed OF toWr
farmers and politicians, WAS rofuaea recognition
The Convention accepted an invitation from
President Frazor to visit tho State University
and made the visit ut 6 o'clock this ovoning
the building il the finest in the State, and tht
members were much pleased.
The following resolutions were passed thif
evening, tho only ones that have yet been made
though large number have been introduced
and referred to tile CommittoeB On Resolutions
on Horse-Racing md Fairs:
Resolved, That the 1ato action Of State Board o
horse-raciug at Tho coming stao Fair in September
In II ss o e. aIsa
meets with o,sr unqualified dsapprobation; and tha
thus to permit tho horseraciug interest to oyershado'
every other Is UNJUST immoral, and unworthy
Hoard supposed to represent the highest interests
agriculture In our State.
I,eaoIr<d, That tho State Grange and Ill the aubor
dnato Oranges, and farmers generally be earnostt!
requested to tako such an active and lively interest
matters an a % t. hs
and thus avoid the neceasiy Of those having them
charge to resort to questionable moaeufea to insus
financial aucCcss.
The Committee on Transportation roporte
tho following, which were adopted:
. Resolved That we look with alarm upon the rowt
+ which moneyed monopo!Ios welding In our lant
instuiona is in the unduo influence which ia oxeEte
ways, should 10 built and conducted for tue boues
conducted for tho bone1t OF capltaBts, regardless
the public cDod; therefore, r., H.. oov.-nmon+ NJ
onal aud gato to intesposn Oh behalf of the Eeorl
that full Justice may be done It ia tho duty Of u
h0 To-
and wo call upon the Legislature to nBAess railroads
tarms arc asacaacd, according to value, fegard'o
itesoireI, That, in view Of the fact that grost ro'
ton Of tho people Of Our sata who labor tue nntd9:
grisvous to b norne W. IL favor Of tho str1e
hun+at, and economical administration Of our Nntiou
; salaries I s and foes Of vi natona ststo. ani coun
: Iesoleed That we deem 1t expediont 10 appoint I
Agont for cur Btato NlDse duty It Hall 10 to corr
make eontlaety, 81 ahl in be''alf q the aasso
Oranges Of tha State, aa to tho exchange anI tran
portatiuu of tho urotllictB OF the different Hfaea