The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17
TRE DEMOCRATS CONVENE.

state conventions. everything passed o
Il smoothly and harmonously as expected
So far as could be learned the program wa
carried out to the letter and very ittl
time was spent in discussion The dut
of keeping the party together they fel
devolved upon them and all the forms of
political convention were closely observed
The convention was called to order b
Mr.. Frank Smith in the absence of Chair
man Bentley, and the name of Mr.. John
Q Richardson was submitted for temporar,
chairman. Mr.. Richardson took the chat
L and made a frst-class anti-prohibitiol
l speech. He spoke feelingly ON tn
subject and referred to it a
the back bone of the Democrat!
iguratively speaking. Resubmission die
not begin TO express the sentiment, anC
nothing short of ''come and take drink
had any significance TO good Democrat
The speaker paid glowing tribute Il
Kansas and her resources, in spite of Re
publican rule. He was glad he had came
to live here, even if he was Democrat.
The chair then appointed the following
committees, after a recess of a few min,
utes:
Credentials-P. V HeaIy, J. G. Trenkle,
F. X Blake, y. B. Smith and T. B.
Threlkeld.
Committee on permanent Organization
F. B. Smith, f. w. Moore. 4. H. Mckee,
John Willis, Louis Mankoff.
Committee on resolutions-D. NJ. Dale,
William Mathewson, d. L. Breeze, J. NJ.
Ross, G. W. Ebey.
Committee to select delegates 10 state
and congressional conventions-B h
Brown, W. NJ. Anderson, John Pulleen,
f. B. Smith, Ed O'Brian, Sam Amidon. J.
X. Brown, J. 7. Kelley, William Greiffen-
stein, Theodore Osweiter Joe Coates, y.
B. Sckler, Harry Hill, Joe Knoblack
The chairmen of the different commit
tees announced that the members of their
respective committees would meet imme-
diately after adjournment, motion hav-
| ing been made to adjourn until 1870
| O'Clock, to complete the work assigned
them, after which the convention ad-
| journed until the latter hour.
| Although they were having a real nice
time they had to adjourn until afternoon
in order to give the committee time to re
port, for the reason that nothing else was
before the convent ion.
AFTERN DON SESSION.
Shortly before o'clock the convention
came to order to receive the report of the
committees.
Mr.. 2. Y. Healy, chairman of the com
mittee on credentials, ma1e a full report
and found that all present were o. X.
The committee on permanent Organiza-
ton through its chairman, Mr.. +. b.
Smith, recommended them to leave we'll
enough alone, and make the present organ
iZatiOn permanent Both reports were
adopted as presented.
Although every body knew what the res
olutions would be, considerable interest
was manifested i'll them. What might
have been, is not, altogether, devoid of
interest. Chairman Dale then read i'm.
pressively the following, which was adopt
ed unanimously:
We. the Democrats of Sedgwick county, /
in convention assembled, reatfirm the prin- !
clples of the Democratic party as set forth (
in the St Louis national platform of 1855, /
and congratulate ourselves and the DemOC- /
racy of Kansas on the growth of a Senti- (
ment in Kansas against protective tariff 4
and upon the fact that the farmers, the /
bone and sinew of this country, now real /
ize that the protective tariff is in the inter /
est of the capitalists and burden on the I
producing millions.
And we hereby commend the Demo /
cratic representatives in congress for their /
united and determined opposition to the |
infamous Mckinley tariff bill, the Force /
bill and for their earnest, honest and per-
sistent support of the bill for the free
coinage of silver We also condemn the
policy of the Republican majority in the
national house of representatives IN estab-
fishing a one-man power in the person of
Speaker Reed and in enacting important
legislation sitting all debate. We also
condemn the Republican majority in con
gresS for changing the surplus III the ma
tional treasury, as left by the Cleveland
into deficit by wasteful
and extravagent legislation.
We hereby instruct our delegates to the
Pratt congressional convention to support
no man for the high office of congress who
does not stand squarely on the above
declaration.
We hereby reaffirm our opposition to
prohibition, as declared in the Sedgwick
county platform of year ago. We re-
gard prohibition as a blight upon the
of the state of Kansas, as an
injury to the cause of true temperance as
destructive to political morals and ruin
Gus to the financial interests OF our peo-
pie.
And we hereby instruct our delegates to
the state convention to support no Caudi-
date for a state office who Is not opposed
TO prohibition first, last and all the time
Prohibition and anti prohibition can not
be reconciled Prohibition can not be
driven from the state by few straddling
oedgwicK county office seekers and office {
holders
And we hereby call on all opponents Of ,
prohibition TO unite with u in Kidding the
fair state of Kansas OF the mOnstrOus evil
JitiOn.
We further demand a repeal OF the laws
creating the offices Of police commission ]
srs commissioner of elections, county
auditor state coal oil inspector and assist
ant attorney general: that Offices are no .
benefit TO the people and burdensome ex-
. ense to the tax payers.
No discussion followed the resolutions Z
and whatever might have been suggested =
o the mind was taken home for further 8
-efection and will be used IN the coming {
7
The committee 10 select delegates 10 the q
tate and congressional convention, sub {
nitted the following report which was {
.dopted;
Delegates to the state conventional.
1. Dale Frank B. Smith p X. Brown, 7
l. L. HILL f. w Moore, William Griffen- c
TEN, Theodore Oswilder, !. K, Brown, {
Y. P Campbell, p. Y Healey, ". ". y
iIass, Joseph Coates, Fred W. Bentley. q
ieorge Anderson. j. W Clayton, l. ~. :
Osborne.
Delegates 70 congressional Convention
Onward O'Brien, john : Richardson. q
William Beatty, B. p McNair. g. ". 3
OK, John Pulliam, J. Z. Hurst, ". l. ". 9
filler, Thomas g. Fitch, Thomas l. Nor s
i, Boney Smith, K I. Bean. John Hei- 8
el. l. W. Gin. g. W Ceilings. DAVID 3
mythe, a D. Kindred. W w. Anderson.
'. NJ. kaeiSer. Rufus Cone. j. II Ra~.. {