The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-08
DEMOCRATS OF KANSAS.
The Opponents of Fusion Meet In Con-
vention.

TOPEKA, KAN, Ook THE antl-fusion,
straightout or bolting democrats Of Kan
sas met here to-day in state convention.
The convention has been anticipated with
Joy by the republicans and corresponding
misgivings by the popullsts and fusion
democrats, for upon ies cotton 1t was gen
orally conceded that the fate Of the fusion
ticket depended. On Sept. 10 last the
boilers attempted to hold a convention, but
the attendance was very small and to-day's
convention was then called. The boilers
have been ruled out Of the party in their
own counties. The call for toAday's con-
vsntion protests against the surrender OF
the democratic organization to the Peoples
party.
A BoMBsHELL.
The regular democratic state committee
met here yesterday and thew a bombshell
into the camp Of the boilers by producing
correspondence showing that the republicans
were aiding and abetting the ssraightouts,
and that the republican committee had sent
70 various democrats throughout the state
free passes from their homes to Topeka and
return so that they might conveniently at
tend the convention. The democratic COM
mittee claim that this one fact will rob the
conventions action of influence but the
bolters are going ahead and claim that their
political course is the proper one
400 DELEGATES PRESENT.
At o'clock the convention reassembled.
the attendance having materially increased
since the morning. About 400 delegates
were present when the chairman raped for
order. The temporary organization was
made permanent aud then resolutions were
introduced and adopted. The resolutions
eulogize the democratio national platform
and ticket, but denounce as an unparalleled
nOllfiNQl NFina fha action Df ha faNa
convention Of July 6, which attempted
to pledge the democrats to the support of
the Peoples party state ticket. The reso-
lutions denounce the charges of the Peo-
ples partly platform and state that the
state is on the verge of political and moral
ruin, oppose any legislation tending to i'm
pair obligations or credit, and declare that
every democrat should exercise his indi-
vidual judgment in voting for state off,
GERS. lengthy address to voters similar
IN character to the resolutions was also
presented.
THE CONVENTION A DISAPPOINTMENT.
In numbers and enthusiasm the oonven-
tion was disAppointment. -Four hundred
delegates had been expected, but for some
reason the delegates did not materiallze
The hour Of assembling had been fixed at
10 o'clock, but it was decided 90 wait until
H. 80 O'Clock In the hope that the morning
finally decided to attempt only prelimi-
nary organization In the morning and wait
for the afternoon trains, which it was hoped
would bring In delegates from the north
east and southwest. There were few repre-
sentative democrats present aud none Of
the enthusiasm which usually charaoterizes
political gatherings
POLICY OF THE CONVENTION
A. A. Harris Of Fort Scott, who was
chosen chairman, outlined briefly in his
speech the policy which the convention
was expected to pursue. IL was simply 70
register, protect aud absolve the democrats
from allegiance to the convention Of July
g. BE said there were times, and this was
one Of them, when partisanship
must be sunk In patriotism. Loyal
democrats would not turn the state
over to men who would wreck IT, He
pleaded with the men before him TO place
the seal OF condemnation on the surrender
Of July and break looss from their old
ties and orxanize a new Democratic party.
A recess was then taken until the after
noon trains arrived.
The meeting is more a protest against
Martin Click and other democratic leaders
than anything else.
AN EDITORS SPEECH.
The resolutions were adopted
C. K. Holiday, editor Of the Topeka
Democrat, who few days ago renounced
the fusion, made a motion that a straight
democratic ticket be put IN the field. He
said that when he took down the fusion
ticket from the head of his editorial columns
he supposed the stalwarts would give the
democrats chance to vote for democrats
at least for state officers. He for one, and
there were thousands of democrats who
shared his sentiments, who would never vote
for the republican governor. The motion
was promptly defeated.
A central committee was elected and then,
after several addresses the convention ad-
journed.
The central committee met this evening
and organized. Col. A. A. Harris was
elected chairman, William Mitchell secrs-
tary and w. H. Rossington treasurer. A
collection was taken up for fund to be
sent to the democratic national headquar-
ters. 1t amounted to $500 and will be sent
tomorrow.