Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29
NO EXTRA SESSION.

Hee1AA1 OF Resubmtaafon RepuoucanS ~
TUpeka-An Apparent misunderstanding
Between the Governor and . Committee
A Memorial to BE Published
TOPEKA, Kan, May 2i.-The gather
ing of resubmissionists at the capital
yesterday was largely attended by dele
cations from several of the cities OF
Kansas, Wichita sending the largest
A. L. Allen, of Topeka, presided w.
P. McNair. of Wichita, was secretary.
A committee reported that Governor
Humphrey would attend the eonven-
ton, which seemed to be a misunder-
standing.
In the afternoon Mayor Clement, Of
Wichita, stated that he was informed
that Governor Humphrey had expressed
his willingness to attend the convention
and hear what the convention had to
say. He therefore moved that the COM
mittee which called upon the Governor
in the morning be instructed to wait
upon the Governor and escort him to
the hall Carried The committee was
headed by Colonel NJ. NJ. Murdoch, ed
itor of the Wichita Eagle.
The committee was absent about
twenty minutes, and when it returned
Colonel Murdoch explained that there
understanding between the Governor
and the committee at its morning con-
ference.
Governor as having expressed his will
ingness to be present at the meeting in
the afternoon. The Governor, it seems,
had not so understood, but had intend
ed to give the committee to understand
he q tao =
a memorial and would reply to the COM
mittee Immediately in writing, stating
when he could make detailed reply to
the memorial
The Governor did not see fit to &C
and the committee therefore reported
Governor at the meeting.
Mayor Clement inquired excitedly
whether the Governor of Kansas had re-
fused to give a respectful audience to
the people of Kansas.
Colonel Murdoch stated that he had
nothing further to say, except that the
committee another.
Mayor Clement then after few stir
| ring remarks about the right of the
people to be heard by it's public servant
| the Governor, moved the appointment,
of a committee of six to wait upon the
Governor and state to him respectfully
| but most earnestly that the meeting de
| sired his presence to listen to the de
mand which it had upon him.
Amid cheers the motion was seconded
and passed, and the following commit
| tee was named: Hon G. w. Clement
| chairman: Lucien Baker. J. w. Steen
w. B. Townsend, j. w. Haskell and A
Buckman.
The second committee, after an alb
sence of fifteen minutes, returned to the
convention hall Chairman Clement re
ported that the committee had called
upon the Governor and stated its mis-
| sion and that the Governor had posi-
lively declined to appear before the con
vention or have any communication
with the convention, except through a
| committee.
Other members of the committee
offered their testimony in substantiatio1
of the statements of the chairman
Lucien Baker declared that the Gov
ernor was mo longer fit to be the ex
ecutive or the representative of the
people of Kansas" when he refused tl
! meet with the people and listen to
them. He then proceeded to denounce
the Governor, and advised an aggressive
campaign to compass his defeat in the
coming election.
The remarks concerning the Governor
and denunciations by the speakers were
loudly cheered. The convention theI
proceeded to adopt a memorial. which
they will have published, a motion Il
| ignore the Governor having prevailed.
The memorial reciteS the alleged
iniquities of the Prohibition law and
calls for special session of the Legis-
lature looking to the laws repeal.