The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-11
THE PEOPLES TICKET.
Continued from Page Five.


The secretary, Liewellen, asked to have
other nominations permitted.
Mr.. SNYDER. of Kechi, was in favor of
Mr. Dixon. saying he could be relied upon
if nominated
About this time one insisted on having
better order.
Mr.. Dean who nominated Chas. Good
year said his candidate was farmer in
Waco township and an honest man.
Goodyear declined, and on motion of
Gilman Dixon was nominated by acclama-
ton. Being called upon he said it almost
knocked the breath out of him to receive a
nomination so unanimous. He had been a
farmer until IS years old and had never
asked for an Office. In IS he was a Green
hacker and had always been with the in
dustral classes, and would continue in
that line. Since nominated he would press
every inch of ground for election of him
self and the entire t5icket. Urged harmony
between farmers and industrial unions.
For public instruction Mr. J. NJ. Nc
COrnell was nominated.
V. Colville. of Lincoln township, was
nominated
4. W. Wise, of Illinois township, was
nominated
O. NJ. Hendies, of Alliance 90l was nom
mated
Mcconnell said he was a farmers boy
and had long lived in the state.
ColviIle had educated himself, being left
an orphan at the age OF years.
Wise was an Alliance man strong, and
would support the ticket whether nomi-
mated or not.
Hendie said it was one of the most i'm
portant Offices in the gift of the people and
would be glad to receive the nomination,
but if he should be nominated or not
would work FOR the ticket. He promised
to travel the coun y FOR the ticket.
The roll call was as follows:
Mcconnell. ...--.-......... ....-.........2D
ColNlIle- .-.--...-..'....-..-. %
Wise. ..........-.... .......................l1
HendieS. .---.....-..-.-.oS
1t was annouu ced that there was mo
election" and the work of changing com
menced. John Nolan announced the dis
covery of a mistake in MS delegation but
things got mixed up and the roll was
called, resulting as follows:
ColvilIe 90
HendleS Observation-Disclosures. %
Mcdonnell. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10
w lSe. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. >
OF the four candidates Wise was the only
one that had in his life made any pre-
tensions to being a Republican. The
others were ribbed rocked and rock ribbed
"Dimocrats" At this point Wise with
drew his name from the convention. Nc
Council Withdrew mis- name in favor of
Colville
Gilmore wanted to rustic for changes
and no more role call but the crowd want
ed the roll and it was called with the re-
suit:
UendieS. ......-.-.- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 30
In calling the roi1 100 Alliance, some
one announced three, votes for Hendies and
later on the delegation declared they were
for Colville When the vote was an
nounccd Hendies was called upon and
said: Il go forth for myself and for the
ticket
Mr. Gilman said the deep water harbor
at Galveston was of great Importance to
Kansans and moved to memorabilia con-
gress to resurrect the bill to appropriate
fix and half million dollars for deep
Il rb r. He read "A resolution embracing
the idea and il was passed with Il few in
the negative.
This was followed 10y general confusion
for a few minutes when Gilman inquired
if there was any desire to organize a state
convention.
Shearer moved to select two delegates to
the congressional convention to be held,
one from the Alliance and one from the
Industrial Union.
Nj. Clover said the county should have
two members in the congressional central
tommittee At Topeka on the 18th a state
central committee would be organized.
One delegate should be sent from the
county to the meeting on the 18th inst.
Mr. Stoner Shearer. q. w. Dean, j. W.
Skinner were nominated for members of
congressional committee.
1t was moved to suspend the rules and
nominate by reclamation, which prevailed.
John Do an nominated Baldridge Sharp
neck with energy.
Judge Dixon was nominated also
|. \. DEAN was selected by uplifted
hand and Shearer was selected in the same
way. J. p Parkhurst was selected for
state central committee.
1t was moved present county central
committee be continued.
Llewellen was in favor of n central com
mittae composed of one member from each
township aud one from each ward. He
committees be sent i'm 10 Stoner, chairman
of the present committee.
Stoner amended to select a central com
mittte II the meeting.
|. y Dean wanted central committee
of ten members appointed 10y the chair
The motion for each township and ward
to report member OF central committee to
the OLD committee prevailed.
\ molten 40 call the ticket the Peoples
Ticket was made and Gilman offered as a
substitute TO call il the national ticket.
Mrs. Lease sand let it he called party of
the people ana give the tricksters lick.
The Peoples ticket motion prevailed
with a big - and followed with three
cheers
The convention was about to adjourn
when Glover was called for and put in a
word for the Southwestern fair to be held
this fall in the city. He urged to take
hold of it and make it a success. Wanted
at least ten counties 10 come to the Wich-
ita fair
Mrs. Lease said before representatives be
selected they be forced 10 give their opinion
of that monumental fraud. John Jackall
ggalls. This created quite an uproar and
the county convention adjourned.
EIGHTY THIRD DISTRICT.
The Eighty-third representative district
selected DR.. Potter chairman and Mr.
Goodyear secretary.
Il. W. Hurst was nominated, claiming
that he could not be boodled.
". {. Webster was nominated As an old
soldier, claiming that he had bad political
reports about him which were untrue.