People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-08-04
THE INNING TICKET.
The POpuliSl Convention.
LARGEST EVER HELD IN SUrI=
NER COUNTY.
MIddle=of=the-ROad Ticket of First
class Men.
WE ARE THE PEOPLE.

yention Of the Peoples party Of
Sumner county met at the opera
house Tuesday at 10 o'clock and was
called to order by J. r. Simons, chair
man Of the Central committee. who
not only stated the object of the
meeting, but made THE speech of the
day. His remarks we're enthusias-
tically applauded and put the conyen-
tiOn in a good humor and enthusias-
tic mood, The opera house was
crowded and besides about 400 dele
gates present there were a large
number Of spectators of all political
beliefs.
Hon. B, F. Meeker, Judge J. W.
Chapman and Hon. 4. c. Lambe
were put in nomination for tempor-
AIRY chair, and on call of the town
ships, Mr.. Lambe was declared
elected. Chairman Simons appointed
Mr. Meeker and Mr.. Chapman to
conduct the tempOry chairman to the
stage, and Mr.. Meeker introduced
him to the assemblage. He respond
ed by thanking the convention for
the honor conferred upon him on
this and other occasions and counsel
ed harmony and good order. Will
lam Russell, of Gore township
was chosen temporary secretary and
L. E. Snayely Of Conway township
assistant.
Upon motion the chairman ap-
pointed the following committees:
Credentials-D. S. Dill, F.. Live
ly, Frank Curtis, J. K. Moore, James
Kirby.
Order of business-GeO. A. Camp,
>. W. chapman, Levi HedriCk, II. +.
Harbaugh, John Winn, J. R. Simons.
G. Attebury.
Resolutions-J NJ. Doubleday, G.
E. Meeker, F. j. Hodge, r. Bruce
Magee, J. Dennis.
Permanent Organization-Saml
Mutt, L. T. Houston, A. Logan. A.
DindSey, Us. Yates.
Committee meetings were then
announced and the convention ad-
journed until 1870 p. m.
Near that time Chairman Lambe
called the convention to order and
while the committees were prepar-
ing to report Rev. w. W. Durham
was called out and made short talk
on the political situation at the
present time and his remarks were
warmly received.
The committee on credentials then
reported full delegations from each
precinct, with no objections or con-
tests, embracing 4l3 delegates. but
several delegations having left or
lost their credentials were bv vote
admitted to their seats.
The committee on permanent Or
ganizatiOn reported in favor of
making the temporary organization.
which was unanimously endorsed.
The committee on resolutions.
through Mr.. Doubleday, then re-
ported as follows:
The Peoples party of Sumner
county in convention assembled this
lSt day of August, 1893 reaffirm our
approval Of the platforms adopted at
Omaha July 4th, 1892 and the state
platform adopted at Wichita the 10th
day Of June 1892.
We deplore the present financial
condition, and charge the cause TO be
unhOly effort to strike down the
money of our fathers and Ofthe labor
ing classes and to build up money
ed aristocracy.
Labor produces all wealth and
should be well renumerated whether
in field, factory or mine. That we
Sympathize with the coal miners in
their struggle for life and condemn
the coal combine in diSplacing its
laborerS with armed negroes to fur
ther degrade labor to the condition of
European surfS.
That we are opposed to force or the
use of any unlawful means in the
settling OF differences that arise be-
tween capitalists and laborerS. We
condemn corporations in their un-
lawful oppression of labor and we are
equally opposed to the destruction OF
property or ri0tOus acts on the part
OF labogerS. but favor all differences
being settled by arbitration.
We believe the Peoples party
elected majority of the members of
the lower House Of the last legisla-
ture and that We were defrauded
out of that House by the mostvillain-
ious frauds pefpetrated by Republic
can returnig boards and officials. and
we charge the Republican members
are responsible for the failure of
proper railroad and reform legisla-
ton. J. N. DOUBLEDAY.
J. NJ. DENNIS,
G.. E. MEEKER.
L. J. HoGE.