The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-08-22
PEOPLES CONVENTION.

PEOPLES CONVENTION.
n Getting OF the state Convention at Topeka
u. f.. wIlIets Nominated For Governor
The Other Candidates Named-The st.
Louis Platform Adopted.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 1.-THE Peoples
State convention yesterday resulted in
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
525 delegates.
A temporary organization was per-
fected by the election of John f. Will
lets as temporary chairman and Ben w.
Rich, of Trego County as sec
Rotary. Committees on credentials,
resolutions, order Of business and
permanent organization were APP
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:
]. F. Willets of jefferson County, s.
w. Cole, of Shawnee County, at
large. J. F. True, of jefferson County,
First district; ]. II. 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 McGrath, Mitchell
County, Sixth district; e. NJ. Black,
Rice County, Seventh district
The committee on resolutions report
ed platform which is that adopted by
the Farmers Alliance at it's 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
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 frst nomination made was that
of 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. T. Rightmire, of Chase County.
Rightmire was nominated on the second
ballot the vote standing: Rightmire
309, Vrooman 1876, Martin IL.
The result of the contest for Cover
nor, the candidate on which the greatest
interest centered, was great surprise.
The names of B. ii. Glover, j. T. Will
lets, w. A. PETER, II. NJ. Sandusky, S.
J. McLove, |. NJ. Morris and Charles
Robinson were presented. Willets Sc
cured the nomination on the first ballot,
which was: Willets, 397; Robinson, l01;
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 L. 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
nominated for State Treasurer on the
first ballot over David Huffiebauer, of
Miami County, and +. X. KesSler, of
Marshall County.
Rev. Il. +. Foster. colored, of Topeka,
was nominated for State Auditor over c.
I. Phillips, of Morris County, and S. NJ.
Scott of Mcpherson County.
Three candidates were balloted for
for Attorney-GeneraL John T. Little
of johnson County, Cyrus Corning of
Butler County and ]. n. Ives of Rice
County. Ives was nominated.
Mrs. Hattie Mccormick, of Barton
County, and Ben c. Rich were candi-
dates for State Superintendent. Mrs.
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an overwhelming vote. g..
A motion to place Judge w. A. PETER
of Topeka, in nomination for the United
States Senate against John j. Ingalls,
was laid upon the table after a short
discussion.
]. F. Willets, the nominee for Cover
nor, came from Howard County, Ind,
twenty-nine years ago, and settled in
jefferson County. He was one of the
founders of the Grange, fourteen years
ago, and has been twice elected Repre-
sentative on the Republican ticket in
his county. He was State lecturer in
the Grange for seven years He is fifty
FIVE years of age and was Republican
until six years ago He is married and
has large family of children.
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