People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-15

chairman Brledenthal called the
house to order and introduced Rev.
Anna B. Shaw, who invoked the di.
vine blessing, returning thanks for
the deeds Of the brave dead, and
prayed that the living might prove
themselves worthy OF their ancestry
and the times in which we live.
A telegram from Jerry Simpson
was read in the convention and the
mention of his name brought forth
the lOudest applause.
Ben S. Henderson, of COwley coun-
ty, was elected temporary chairman.
and made speech that showed him
to be an ardent woman Suffragist and
prOhibitiOniSt. "When men think
and study" said the speaker, "they
Invariably become POpulists."
After the selection of Chas. A.
Davis for temporary secretary. the
chair announced another prayer.
which was offered by the Rev.
GoOdenough. Among other things
he prayed God to "bless the presi.
dent of the United States when he
shall have repented of his evil
doings."
1t was decided that three members
OF each of the usual committees be
appointed from each congressional
district and thecHnvention adjourned
to 2 o'clock p. m.
Upon reaSSembling the committees
were announced, and the anti-suffra-
giStS tried to avert the inevitable dis.
cussion of woman suffrage. by mo-
tiOn to adjourn until after the com.
mittees were ready to report. But
the motion was voted down. and
speeches were made by Mrs. Gait and
Miss Susan b. Anthony.
Judge DOster also made an eloquent
speech, painting glowing picture Of
the ideal Peoples party.
The committee on permanent or.
ganlzatiOn named ]. NJ. Dunsmore for
permanent chairman and Ben C. Rich
Tor permanent secretary. The chair
introduced the permanent officers
amid great applause, as a "prote;t
against the treason of the house of
Douglass"
A LITTLE DIVERSION.
Ihe convention then INDUCED in a
little diversion; an ex-soldier wanted
to know how many comrades there
were in the convention as delegates.
A rising vote by congressional dis
trictS resulted as follows:
First district, a; Second district,
81; Third, 30; Fourth, %; Fifth, 80;
Sixth, 80; Seventh, 64-total, 247.
Another enthusiastic delegate
wanted to know how many ex.soldiers
that were POpulists were in the hall.
and count resulted in finding l2l.
There were 10 ex.confederate soldiers
and then the boys in blue gave three
cheers for the boys in gray, and the
boys in gray three cheers for the bows
IN blue. A vote also showed six Mex.
ican veterans.
During the evening session the
Modocs appeared and favored the
convention with a popular campaign
song, and upon encore responded with
THE Pops are in the State House."
A message was sent to Mrs. Lease
extending to her the sympathy of the
lNOuNOuUlUu.
The Dispatch band was present in
full uniform and played a rattling
piece.
The resolutions adopted reaffirm
allegiance to the principles of the
Omaha platform: declare that the
unemployed the homeless and the
landless people owe their condition to
a vicious and un-American financial
policy Of the government: endorse the
present state officials; demand free
coinage of silver at a ratio of l6 to |:
condemn the national banking sys.
TEN: declare in favor of legislation
reducing the number of hours for a
days labor; demand national and
state boards Of arbitration to adjust
labor differences; declare in favor of
service pensions without regard to
rank; favor a state irrigation depart
ment; demand radical freight rate
law, and endorse equal suffrage
with the understanding that it is
not to be made test of party fealty.
The VOICE has not space enough to
publish the proceedings in full this
week.
The equal suffrage plank was intro
duced by a minority of the commit
tee on resolutions, and on being sub
mitted to the convention carried by
a vote Of 34s to 26S and when the vote
was announced. the delegates and Wis
itors cheered, rose to their feet.
threw up their hats and fluttered