The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19
ROBINSON CHOSEN.
fhe Democratic State Convention
names It's Candidates.
Governor .Rohshsa IN Noralnsted FOR Gov
erndr The run Tick, t-The Platform
and State Central Com
nittee.

and visitors when Ed. Carroll, of Leav-
enworth, charm an of the Democratic
State Central Committee. called the
convention to order. shortly before
noon.
Mr.. Carroll made short address, pre-
dieting the success of the entire ticket
nominated and announced the name of
John c. Sheridan, of Paola. as Temporal
~ chairman. and w. A. Eaton. of Win
field, Fred Vandegrift, of Atchison.
and Henry Shindler, of Leavenworth.
as secretaries
Mr.. Sheridan's speech was an arraign-
ment of the Republican party. both in
National and State politics, and at its
conclusion the committees were appoint
ed as made up by the State Central
Committee and the work of the tempo
rary organization was completed. An
adjournment was taken until two o'clock
to give the committee time to report
When the convention reassembled the
committee on permanent organization
and order of business submitted its re-
port A. A: Harris, of Fort Scott. was
chosen permanent chairman with the
same secretaries as in the temporary
organization.
By this time the Resubmission con-
vention had sent notice that it had APP
pointed q committee of five to await
upon the democratic convention for the
purpose IF a conference. A similar
committee was appointed by the chair
from the Democratic convention, and
while the two were in conference the
committee on resolutions reported
through its chairman. Hon. Thomas p
Fenlon.
The chairman of the conference COM
mittee reported that the Resubmission
convention was ready to indorse the
full Democratic ticket, provided it could
have one place on it. Lucien Baker of
Leavenworth, who had been the choice
of the Resubmissionists for Supreme
Justice, had positively declined to be
candidate, and all the Resubmission
convention asked was to be allowed to
fill the position of Lieutenant-Go
and d. A Banta, of Great Bend. was
their choice. He moved that when this
place was reached in its regular order
the choice of the Resubmissionists be
made the choice of the Democratic con-
vention.
Judge John Martin. of Topeka, made
a strong speech i'll favor of the PROPOSE
ton, and the motion was adopted by
unanimous vote.
When the nomination of Governor
was declared in der General c. W.
Blair, of Leavenworth, arose and said
he desired to place in nomination a man
who recognized that there was some
thing more to anti-pr ohibition than the
proposition of a single right There
was a principle at stake-it was the
principle of human rights When the
name of Governor Charles a. Robinson
was mentioned there was such dem
onstratio as As been seldom witnessed
IN this State.
James N. Orr, of Atchison, rose when
order had been restored and seconded
the nomination and, on. behalf of Atch-
ison County, moved that the nominal
ton be made by acclamatio A half
dozen delegations seconded the motion
and it was taken by rising vote, which
was the occasion of another ovation
A committee of five was appointed to
wait upon Governor Robinson and in
form him of his nomination.
AS soon as it became known that Gov
ernor Robinson had entered the conven-
ton hall the delegates and spectators
arose to their feet and tho scene was
one not frequently, if ever, witnessed
in a Kansas State convention. For
nearly five minutes the delegates at
tempted to Guido each other in giving
vent to their enthusiasm.
When order was restored and the
Governor was presented another out
burst followed with equal force. He
thanked the convention for the honor
of the nomination.
The Governors remarks put the con-
vention in good humor and D. A. Banta,
the choice of the Resubmission Repub-
Hcans, was nominated for Lieutenant
Governor by reclamation.
There was spirited contest over the
nomination for Acknowledgement. f.
w. Bentley. of Wichita. b. E Crawford,
of Pratt and j. n. Ives, of Sterling, were
placed in nomination and the conven-
ton was about equally divided on the
first ballot. On the third ballot Craw-
ford was dropped and Ives was nomin-
ated by vote of 1913 to 49, for Bentley.
S. G. Isett, of Neosho County, was the
only candidate for Secretary of State
and it was rendered him by reclamation,
as Was the nomination for Auditor to
Joseph Dillon, of Kearney County.
Thomas Kirby, of Abilene, was nom
candidate was Charles Goodlander, of
Fort Scott and the ballot stood: Kirby,
$50; Goodlander, 120.
NJ. P. Wood, of Anderson County, was
nominated by reclamation for the Office
of Superintendent of Public Schools
and the same fiattering vote was made
in the case of NJ. B. Nicholson, the party
candidate for Chief Justice.
The NJ farm ad0pfad fol-
lows:
We. the representatives of the DE- mocratic
party of Kansas, in convention assembled,
declare:
First-our continued opposition to all
paternalism In government state and Ma
tIonaL as tending to Capitalization. incon-
sist%nt with the principles of personal and
political freedom which were the aim of
our fathers and the hope of their posterity.
eecond-We deplore the tendency mani
tested by the preacher politician who poses
as the lea er of the Republican party in this
State toward eccleeiasttcis-n In the manage
ment of public affairs. which would make
religious belief the test of eligibility for pO-
Iifical pr-ferment and de clare our unalter-
able opposition thereto.
Third-We declare that creature of Repub-
lican necessity, the Federal Elections bill,
known as the force law. to be Legitimate
offspring of the party which fiched a Pres
Ident. an whose leaders are willing to sac
riice for place and power the liberties of
Fourth-We favor n tariff law based upon
public necessities and not upon the greed
and demand of capital
Fifth-We favor the free coinage of silver.
Sixth-We favor such change in our nscai
laws as will leave the control of the circu-
Iating me Iium of the country wholly in the
hands of the Government.
seventh-Ne favor liberal and just pen
sion laws as rightful recognition of great
debt due by the country 10 all deserving
Union soldiers
Eighth-The Democracy Is a party of wage
eaEners and producers, and we but speak
for curse yes when " express our sympathy