The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-03
A QUEER PopUL1sr CAMP AreN.
Topeka to Be Invaded by 10000 Peo-
pie in Lumb her Wagons.
From the Washlngton Stnr.


Topeka, Kan, May 2S-The Populist
party in Kansas has been the butt and
ridicule of the republican and democratic
papers of the nation, and particularly is
this true of the Kansas contingent, but
the fact remains that the leaders of the
new movement in this state never allow
the work of proselyting TO cease for a
day They are constantly at work
strengthening their lines, and when they
shall have held their state convention on
June IL, they will be ready for the most
aggressive campaign ever made in any
state. Their organization is the most
complete of any political party in any
state in the union. The machinery is
perfect, because the leaders have not
stopped the work of organization for a
single day since they won their victory in
1892.
John w. Breidenthal, chairman of the
state central committee is the best poll
tician in Kansas The republicans CON
cede this, and while they find it impossible
to ascertain what he is doing, they cannot
make move without his full knowledge
of every detail How he finds out the
secret plans of the republicans no one
knows, but he is posted on every move
made, and uses the information TO the
detriment of that party. He has in his
ONCE address of every voter in the
state. He has lately collected this
data from a trusted populist in every vot-
ing precinct in the state. He also knows
the politics Of every voter, and if he would,
could tell within two or three thousand
just how the situation stands in Kansas
today, but he declines TO tell even his
close political friends. If this poll should
show ten, fifteen or even twenty-five
IA ms
would know it and he would not become
discouraged He would simply renew his
energies and evolve a scheme that would
change four republicans in each of the
$500 voting precincts in the state, which
take off l4,00O from the republicans and
add them to the populists, making
difference OF $4,000, which would elect
the ticket.
Breidenthal has a scheme on foot now
that will discount Indiana politics in its
palmiest days. On the day Of the state
convention 10000 people viii come into
Topeka in lumber wagons, drawn by four
and six-hoPse teams. Every neigh bohOOd
for 100 miles viii be represented The
popUlist farmers are planning for the ex-
cursion now. Banners of every descrip-
ton are being painted for the parade Ten
thousand farmers are coming IN this way
and they propose TO bring their food and
feed for horses along anu camp out and
have a good time.
They propose to make a parade up and
down the streets Of Topeka that will
paralyze the upper crust society Of the
capital city The farmers wives and
children will parucipatein this 1olEfoa.
ton. II is to be the outing of the year
and the grounds around the state capital
EN- bracing twenty acres, win be turned
over for camping purposes From this
vantage Ground the tilIers Of the soil will
sing Good bye. old party, good 0yeo
while Jerry Simpson or some other popu-
list leader will tell them, pointing 10 the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Re railroad
general ONCE building across the street,
that the government OF the state has been
transferred TO this capital building and
that the common people are ia the idale.
This Is not all Of Breidenthal's scheme.
He has requested every person who cones
to the convention to bring az least 81.
Then when tn convention is in session in
representative hall u call for money TO
run the campaign viii be made. Instantly
a shower Of silver dollars are to be piled
up on the speakers desk. and $4,000 will
be given for the cause Of the people.
Many are expected 10 give more, out 81 is
the popular assessment