Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-21
PEOPLES CONVENTION.

PEOPLES CONVENTION.
meeting OF the State Convention at Topeka
j. f. Whlets Nominated For Governor
The Other Candidates Namesi-The st.
Louis Platform Adopted.
Topeka, Kan, Aug. 1.-THE Peoples
State convention yesterday resulted in
meny surprises. 1t was ahe 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:
j. F. Willets, Of Jefferson County, S.
w. Cole, of Shawnee County, at
large. / F. True, of Jefferson County,
First district; ]. II. Oyster, Miami
County. Second district; S. w. Chase,
Cowley County, Third district; j. 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 a 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 automa tic 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 supp ss-
ing the strikes. The report of the COM
mittee was adopted without debate.
The first nomination made was that
on a candidate for Chief Justice. The
names Of three candidates were present.
ed: H. P. Vrooman, of Kansas City,
Kan; John Martin. of Shawnee County,
and w. +. Rightmire, OF Chase County.
Rlghtmire was nominated on the second
ballot. the vote standing: Rightmire
300, Vrooman 1875, Martin IL.
The result of the contest for Cover
nor, the candidate on which the greatest
interest conferred, was great surprise
The names of B. II. Clover, J. f. Will
lets, w. A. PETER, H. M. Sandusky, S.
j. McLove, ]. M. Morris and Charles
Robinson were presented. Willets Sc
cured the nomination on the first ballot,
which was: Willets, 397; Robinson, 1O1;
PETER, Is.
The nomination was made unani-
nous
A recess was taken until eigh 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 Il. Bailey, of Barber County,
were placed in nomination for Secretary
ofState. 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 +. K. Kessler, of
Marshall County.
Rev. b. f. Foster. col ored, of Topeka,
was nominated for State Auditor over C.
I. Phillips. of Morris County, and S. M.
Scott, of Mcpherson County.
Three candidates were balloted for
for Acknowledgement. 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.
Mccormick received the nomination by
an overwhelming vote.
motion to place Judge w. A. PETER
of Topeka, in nomina ton for the United
States Senate against John J. Ingalls,
was laid upon the table after short
discussion.
j. 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 Repu blican
until six years ago. He is married and
has a large family of children.
The convention adjourned sine die at
Kansas Campfire.
BosToN, Aug IA campfire was held
Tuesday evening at Music Hall by the
Kansas delegation. Senator Ingalls, was
expected to speak, but his duties as Pre-