The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-29
Tho Knnrns Democrnt-.


ToprKA, KAs, May 2s.-rhe state dem.
ooratic convention to elect delegates To the
M ion i convention, met Ht 4 O'Clock. j Ohm
8. Buriss, OF Johnson county, wse elected
temporary ch sirmap. In - brief speech he
pronounced for tsriff reform, hoped The
crsatcst political crime enacted In 1876 II
would not he forgotten and TINT the nation
Al convention would nominate
Is. J. Tildep spd Thomas A.
Hendricks, which met with Wild applause.
TIE usual Commuters were thor appointed
rhe com mittos on resolutions reported the
following:
Resolved, That tho democracy OF Kansas
iudorse aud approve the sfiu rsiorm
measures rn6 policies az expressed In The
Gn ire.s o. Ecn. J. q. Carlisle, on assuming
,ho pcsition OF speaker Of tho national
house OF representatives..
Resolved, That any system ot taxation
which produces mUre than SlOO,0m,OOO
nnnusl su plus revenue is an Outrage on the
ppop,e ana beneficial only Ia c0rmorantg
who prey upon the public treasury. We
ifyor such reform system 80 Will produce,
With the Internal r. venue. s sum suiilc'enLto
raise = fund 20 pay oil legitimate expenses
ot the government honestly, economically
administered, aud all Just debts; aud that
in rrgu ating import duties the ianii
should be principally upon business, ana
mat taxation on the necessities aud gen
cfal wants Of the great mass ni The people
should be materially reduced. ard the
whole tariff system SO adjusted that the
hurdeus OF taxation should fAll on that
oil ass beat able 10 benefit them, so that
the manufacturing and laboring interests
OF ia. country shall be protected against
unjust foreign com petition, both in price oil
mater al and vain. OF labor.
Resolved That while we do not deem II
necessary to instruct our delegates, having
confidence 10 their ability, integrity and
discriminating judgment OF these gentle.
men to represent the democracy OF
Kansas In the national courcils OF the
party at Chicago, we desire 1t to be distinctly
understood that our preferences are Tor
that peerless statesman and stainless pa.
triot, 3. ]. Si!don, and ~e demand that II
IL be- possible in his noble name and
that OF associate, the atroclous
crime of 1876 shall DO wiped f'om the record
The resolutions we're adopted; ALSO q reso.
luton endorsing Governor Glick's admins.
tration. The temporary organization was
The following delegates wers thcn chosen
by congressional districts and the named
ratified by the covsntiop: Ftrst-C. [.
Burns and q. Osvrol second-B. j. Snsr-
dan and y. Q. Jones; thiidIS. Q. Black
ard j. MiIehsm: fifth-A. II. Martin and
L. Halloveli; sixth-John A. Scn.irer and
!. II. sohuly or; seventh-W. N. petil-
Ion and q. F. Diaendecker. Nom.
inntions being In order for
d,leestesat-large, s. p. Fenlon nominated
Governor @. W. Click. The rules were
suspended and the nomination m"de By
acci am alton. The governor being called
for responded In speech, in which be do
| c,sred his .sppr, citation Of the honor coun
ierrsd on him by being allowed TO nomi-
nate the next president, Samuel
~. Tilden. He complimented THE
democrats Tor the bold and courageou
stand which they had taken IN this state.
az stated the national convention woulc
Law down principles which would prevent
further robbsry, and that II would slso de-
oil are against sumptuary legislation. He
stated thst the practical result Of prohibit
tion 10 Ksnsss only Increased tbs revenutt
| of the express counpsnIes. opened tn bef
doors OF saloons aud invaded your HON.
With the whisky bottle aud jug.