Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-08-23
PEOPLES CONVENTION.

PEOPLES CONVENTION.
AAeetlng OF tho state Convention ut Topeka
II. r. willets Nominated For Governor
The Other Candidates Nsmed-The ~
Louis Platform Adopted.
TOPEKA, Kan, Ang. l4-The Peoples
: State convention yesterday resulted II
many surprises 1t was the largest dele
gate convention composed exclusively
Of farmers and laborers ever held In the
State Of Kansas, every county In the
State being represented. There were
b25 delegates.
A temporary organization was per
fected by the election OF John +. VIII
lets rs temporary chairman and Ben W.
Rich, Of Trego County as sec
rotary. Committees on credentials
resolutions, order Of business and
permanent organization were ap
pointed. Recess was then taken until
two o'clock. The afternoon session
was called to order at two o'clock and
the report OF the committee on per
manent organization recommending
p. p. Elder for permanent chairman,
Ben W. Rich for permanent secretary,
was adopted.
A State central committee composed
Of one member from each Congressional
district and two from the State at large
was elected as follows:
j. +. Willets, OF Jefferson County, s.
w. Cole, OF Shawnee County, at
large. j. F. True, of jefferson County
First district; J. H. Oyster, Miami
County, Second district; s. w. Chase,
Cowley County, Third district; ]. B.
Randolph, Lyon County Fourth dis
trict; George W. King, Dickinson County.
Fifth district; Frank McGiath, Mitchell
County, Sixth district; Z. NJ. Black,
Rice County, Seventh district.
The committee on resolutions report
ed platform which Is that adopted by
the Farmers Alliance at its National
convention in St Louis. 1t also report
ed resolutions in the interest of railroad
employees, demanding that all freight
cars be supplied with automatic couplers
and air brakes, denounced the Blair bill
and demanded the creation of board
Of labor arbitration. A resolution was
also adopted antagonizing the custom
of permitting Pinkerton detectives to
be called into service to aid in suppress
ing the strikes. The report Of the COM
mittee was adopted without debate.
The first nomination made was that
OF a candidate for Chief Justice. The
names of three candidates were present
ed: II. p. Vrooman, of Kansas City,
Kan; John Martin. of Shawnee County,
and w. +. Rightmire, of Chase County.
Right mire was nominated on the second
ballot, the vote standing: Rightmire
300, Vrooman 1885, Martin II.
The result Of the contest foi Cover
nor, the candidate on which the greatest
interest centered, was great surprise.
The names OF B. H. Clover, ]. F. Will
lets, w. A. PETER, H. NJ Sandusky, S.
j. McLove, ]. NJ. Morris and Charles
Robinson were presented. Willets Sc
cured the nomination on the first ballot,
which was: Willets, S97; Robinson, 10l;
PETER, Is.
The nomination was made unani-
nous.
A recess was taken until eight o'clock.
A. C. Shinn, of Franklin County, was
nominated for Secretary Of State on the
first ballot over John Davis, of Geary
County, and Robert Osborn, of Bourbon
County.
R. S. Osborn, Of Rocks County, A. B.
Montgomery, OF Sherman County,
George T. Bailey, Of Barber County,
we're placed in nomination for Secretary
Of State. R. S. Osborn was nominated |
on the first ballot
w. II. Biddle, of Butler County, was
for State Treasurer on the
first ballot over David Hufaebauer, Of
Miami County, and +. K. Kessler, Of
County.
Rev. B. F. Foster, colored, of Topeka,
was nominated for State Auditor over c.
7. Phillips, of Morris County, and S. M.
Scott, OF Mcpherson County.
Three candidates were balloted for
tor Attorney-General. John T. Little
Of johnson County, Cyrus Corning OF
Butler County and j. n. Ives Of Rice
County. Ives was nominated.
MIS- utJbl0 mCSOrmlCk1 VI OarOOu
County, and Ben C. Rich were candi-
iates for State Superintendent. Mrs.
Mccormick received the nomination by
IN overwhelming vote.
A motion to place Judge W. A. Peffcr
If Topeka, in nomination for the United
States Senate against John ]. Ingalls,
vas laid upon the table after o short
discussion.
j. F. Willets, the nominee for Cover.
Tor, came from Howard County, Ind,
wenty-nine years ago, and settled in {
jefferson County. He was one of the 4,
ounders Of the Grange, fourteen years I
go, and has been twice elected Repre-
entative on the Republican ticket in
lis county. He was State lecturer in |
he Grange for seven years. He is fifty. 1
I've years Of age and was Republican !
ntil six years ago. He is married and 6
as q large family of children. 6
Tho convention al iourned afua die M r