Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
KANSAS PEOPLES TICKET.
Full Ticket Nominated Headed by Lorraine
d. LewelIing-The Platform.

d. LewelIing-Tle Platform.
WICHITA, Kan, June 1e.-The dele
gates to the peoples party convention
poured into tie opera house yester-
day morning. The boxes, both the
galleries and the stage were crowd
ed in few minutes
The convention was called to order
by Chairman Dick Chase, of the state
central committee, at 1880 o'clock.
When the convention met in the even
ing the report of the committee on per
manent organization recommended NJ
A. Householder and Charles NJ. Williams
as president and secretary.
The committee on order of business
reported the following order: The NOM
ination of officers was reported as fol-
lows: Twelve delegates to Omaha and
alternates, ten electors, governor, lieu
tenant-governor, secretary, auditor,
treasurer, state superintendent, asso-
ciate justice, and at last congressman
at-1arge. The report precipitated a
lively fight, which lasted nearly an
hour. Points of order delayed matters
until after o'clock
The names of W. D. Vincent, John
Willis, P. P. Elder, J. S. Doolittle, A.
| G. Shinn and L. d. Lewelling were pre-
| scented for governor
The first ballot stood as follows:
| Lewelling 265, Willis 2, Shinn "a, Elder
| "a, Doolittle II, Vincent 219.
| The second ballot stood: Leweling
| 312, Vincent 217; necessary to choice
| 27S
| After the nomination of Lewelling,
| Cline, of Ottawa, made a motion to
make Vincent ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1t
| was done in a fash.
( "a oio
| ton of Mr.. Lewelling declined to ac-
| cept the nomination for lieutenant gov
| ernor.
Percy Daniels was nominated Eeuten-
ant-governor in place Of w. D. Vincent.
declined. The other nominations were
made and the convention adjourned sine
die. Following is the complete ticket:
For Governor-L. d. Lewelling.
For Lieutenant Governor-Percy Dan
iels.
For Congressman at Large-W. A.
| Varris
For Attorney General. T. Little
For Secretary of Slater. S. Osborne.
For State Auditor-V. B. Prather.
For State Treasurer-W. 81. Bidd1e.
For Associate Justice Supreme Court
is. 81. Allen.
For Superintendent of Public Instruc-
toni. N. Gaines.
The committee on resolutions of
fered the following platform:
Resolved, That we, the representatives OF the
| peoples party of Kansas, in convention assem-
b1ed ratify the St Louis preamble and plat
form of principles of February p, 1892. and re-
| affirm every sentence and line of the same as
| though specifically set out herein. And we
only desire to add to the same by enlarging
| upon and emphasizing some of the vital truths
| therein expressed
Resolved, That we believe that all legislation
should be directed to the end of securing to the
laborer the full fruits of his toll, and that the
betterment Of his condition morally and intel
lectually should be alike the purpose Of the law.
| We therefore denounce all monopolies of the
product of labor and all monopolies of the soil
! and other natural resources Of the earth. like
minerals and coal; and all the elements OF
| nature, like electricity, by the of which the
human race through labor, subsists.
. | Resolved, That we believe that government
|. only is good where an injury to one is the con-
Germ of all; that public needs should be sup
| piled by public agencies, and that the people
should be served equally and alike and that,
among other things, the government should
| provide public telephone and telegraph lines, a
postal currency for convenience in transmit
ting small sums Of money, and that, as nearly
as practicable the mail of all the people be de-
. livered to them at their homes free
| Resolved That we favor a liberal pension law
and law making good to the old soldiers their
loss by reason of payment for service in a de-
preciated currency, and that the government
. issue United States notes, full legal tender, tC
| pay this difference.
of railroad assessors for their action in reduc
ing the valuation of the property of the rail
roads of the state whereby the burdens
l,of taxation already imposed upon thS
, people have been uniustly increased and we
commend the bold stand taken in congress by
the senators and representatives of the peoples
l party in their determined fight against monopo
liStic corporations, and we hereby pledge *
! them our united support and express our IN
bounded confidence in their wisdom and
3 ability.
Resolved, That approve the wise ant
progressive legislation passed by the lower
house of the legislature at its last session and
condemn the republican senators for non con
: currence in the same
i Resolved, That we commend the action of the
house of representatives of the last legislature
| in passing bill providing for the we ekly pay
Tnent of wages by all corporate companies AND
8 condemn the senate for defeating the same
2 and for the benefit of miners we favo
I adopting the Missouri screen law as the law o
this state.
/ Resolved, That we commend the action of tht
| peoples party in the lower house by the pas
/ sage Of the bill making the Pinkerton detectiv
! | system amenable to law, also the bill abolish
= | ing the blacklisting and discharging employs
without an opportunity to be hear
e in their defense and we condemn tn
e republican senate for failing to pass such bills
s We also favor a just and equitable pension Law
for the benefit of railway employees who ar
1
pension to be paid by the companie
:. and be first lien their property
Resolved, That we commend the action of tn
d lower house at the last session in passing tn
maximum freight rate bill, and condemn tn
+ republicans for allowing the same to die on it
calendar, confident of the fact that If it ha
become a law the interior cities, whic
$ are Justly complaining Of discrimination
(. against them by railroads in favor OF Mis- sour
n river points would find the evil removed an
y we pledge the people in the city and country t
remedy the same by legislation
We favor the election Of United States sens
, tors by direct vote Of the people We favo
the abolition of the system of passes in genera
), | use by railroad companies, species of Il
voritism dangerous to the freedom Of America
sovereignty.
l. Resolved That although the people
l. party OF Kansas is largely composed
- farmers, we sympathize With all classe
| of laborers and will aid them in their contes
e for better system and more equit able divi
q ion of the profits OF their toll. and invit
! their cooperation in our warfare against
sommsu enemy.
{. GRAINS OF GOLD.