People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-01

1893.
It'll, Address by W. F. Brown.
The report was duly signed by tn
committee.
On motion the report of the CON
mlttee was adopted.
The report of the committee Of
credentials was verbally made b
their chairman that there were n,
contests and the credentials all cor
rect, and the townships and pre-
cincts all correctly represented.
On motion their report was received
and adopted.
The committee On resolutions wer,
not ready to report in complianc,
with the order Of business, and tn,
convention proceeded with next il
order, the election Of IA delegates t.
the congressional convention. Tn,
persons elected are asfollows: J.R
Heskett, Samuel Hartsell, Hiram
hawkins, J. P. Winner, H. H. Howe
ii. Z. Hollingsworth, Andrew Yeakle
Joseph Myers, John Lippard, A. D
CleWell, Geo. T. Lee, A. H. Kincaid
A. Widick, L. W. johnson.
On motion the convention pro.
ceeded to elect delegates to the state
convention. The following twelve
persons were duly elected. Henry
SnapcOtt, 0. R, smith, ]. F. Gooch.
Ut ). A. Rea. A. c. Lambe, Henry
Harbaugh, V. c. Sleeper, W. B. Cold.
well, d. N. Gilbert, Thos. Murphy.
W, A. johnson, R. R. Romig.
The committee on resolutions then
read their report, which was adopted
and are as follows:
RESOLUTIONS.
We, your committee on resolutions
hereby beg leave to submit the follow.
ing report:
We, the Populist Party of sumner
county, Kansas, in convention assem-.
oled, re-affirm our adherence to the
principles enunciated by the Omaha
platform" and here and now pledge
ourselves anew to use our best efforts
10 carry cut said principles.
WHEREAS, We at this moment find
1ur grand country in an unsettled
and desperate condition; all over the
;and.strikes, lOckouts, marching TO
washington by the UNEMPLOYED, low
prices, distress, idleness, iaWlessness
misery andsuffering broadcast in the
and. Therefore be it
Re'olced, That we see no relief from
ne present conditions by the policy |
ldhered to by either OF the two oIa |
)arties. As we have arrived at the |
~" OF affairs which now confronts
49, ''tection and guidance |
$ utaef tue pA... 'nOunce
the 4. q. D., we hereby uvs-
he system and demand the engine
eversed. We firmly believe with
lincoln that this should be a govern
lent of, for and by the people, and
re again ask and implore all classes !
f people who are opposed to com.
lines, trusts, mOEopOlies, corporate
reed and ring rule, to join with US
T1 IL declare our independence and de. I
Iounce the golden English calf.
ReSOIceG. That we are opposed to
he issuing of bonds in time Of peace,
Resolved, That we denounce the
congress Of the U. S. for the repeal Of
he Sherman act without giving the
,eOple some financial relief, AS a.
,Ortion Of this relief we demand the
rec and unlimited coinage Of silver |
n the rat? Of l6 tol,
Resolved That current legislation |
s more and more etHphatlcally press
ng oh thy State and Nation the |
necessity ut promptly adopting the
initiative al referendum as alone en-
the spirit and true method Of
/ democratic government. |. E., one
If, by and for the people.
ReSolced, That we endorse the state
administration and we hereby cite
the Taxpayers to this fact: That the
TAX levy for the state is lower than
any levy in the history OF the state.
Also, under Populist management,
the taxpayers have been saved over
1ne million dollars.
Resolved, That, as the woman suf-
frage amendment is to come before
the people for ratification at the fall
election, the voters should be left free
to express their honest convictions
and not be hampered by the senti-
ment Of any party or convention.
Resolved, That we tender to our
from the seventh dis
trict, the Hon. Jerry Simpson, our
profound sympathy in his severe af-
Fiction; but we rejoice to learn that
he is slowly gaining in strength, and
hope for his speedy recovery; and
further, be it
Resolved, that we endorse his entire
action in congress.
Resolved. Tuat we tender to the
Hon. W. +. Brown, of Kingman, our,
thanks for his able and eloquent ad-
dress at this convention.
G. E. MEEKER,
z. T. HOUSTON,
SAM'L MUTT,
JIM. KIRBY,
]. W. CHAPMAN,
r. ]. HUKLE,
/. B. CREEKM0RE,
Committee.
ADDRESS.
After the conclusion Of business
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