The People's friend., 1894-06-22
FINISHED UP.
The Peoples Party Convention CanpIe. cs
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TOPEKA, Kan, June l4.-Ch2irm;,-l
Dunsmore called the convention - or
der shortly after 5 O'Clock. The c&.l-
tral committee was announced as com
pleted as follows:
First district J. P. Sans. of NeEalo
county ana James PickenS OF Jefferson
county: Second-D. c, Zorcher Of John
son county, and Ross Williams, Of Eolr.
boa county: Third-C. L. McCaSlin. Of
Elk county. and 7. j. Fitch. of Montgomery
county: Fourth-W. f Upton Of Coffey county.
and Taylor Riddle, of Marion county; Fifth
d. G. CranSton. Of Dickinson county. ami W. ].
DunnOck Of Marshall county: SIXTH. L.
Smith, of Phillips county and j. +. ;I2le. OF
Jewell county: >eventh-RufuS II. Cone. Of
Sedgwicll county. and j. J. BarAeS. OF Pratt
county; member-at-large and Chairman. Jol1
w. Bredenthal. Of Shawnee county, the pres
ent incumbent. BrGidenthalS election was
made By acclamation.
The report of the committee on reso-
lutiOns was called for when T. T. Elder
stated that the committee had failed to
agree on the suffrage question and
would submit two reports. Mr.. Brown.
of kingman. read the majority report
and Mr.. Ridgeley. of Crawford, read
the minority report. The minority in
dorsed the majority report but recon-
mended that a suffrage plank be added.
After a debate Of three hours the
suffrage plank was adopted by a vote
of :}3r yeas to 2Gg naVS
The platform was finally amended nv
the adoption of the following ad1i-
tional sections. the latter being the
minority report of the committee on
resolutions:
We reiterate our opposition TO all banks of
issue whether national or state, aul demand
the establishment OF postal savings BANKS by
the national government for the protection Of
small depOSitOrS and call attention to The
widespread distress caused by the large nun
Der of bank failures during the past year.
whereby thousands Of depostorS suffered the
loss Of all their savings as evidence Of the
necessity Of this demand.
Whereas. The peoples party came into eX-
iStcnce and won its glorious victories on th3
/ fundamental principles Of equal rights to ~
and special privileges to none, therefore he II
resolved that we favor the pending Coustitu-
tiOnal amendment. but We do not regard it as 4
test Of party fealty.
A resolution favOring state control
Of the liquor traffic was voted down.
Nominations for associate justice of
| the supreme court being in order. VIII
liam Calhoun placed George W. Clark,
of Rice county. in nominations Il. H..
/ Kane. of Dickinson county. named
Judge n. B. Nicholson. of Morris cOun-
| ty; &. c. Clemens presented the name
of Judge w. G. Webb. of Shawnee
county.
a ballot was taken. resulting as fol-
lows: Clark. 3O5: Webb, 235: Nichol-
son. TO- Before the secretaries could
figure up the returns several counties
changed their votes to Clark. which
gave him the nomination.
When the nomination for governor
was reached. Mr.. Mckcsson, Of Elk,
presented the name Of Goy. l.. y.
Lewelling and he was chosen by ac-
ciamation.
Lieut-tOv. Daniels, of Ora wforl
county: d. J. Furbecl<. Of Shawnee: j..
Cole Of Reno. and J. ". Randolph. Of
Lyon. were placed in nomination for
! NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. \ ballot result
ed: Furbecll. 4!S; Daniels. IA: Ran
! dolph. ~: Cole. -. The nomination Of
| Furbeck was made unanimous md the
| convention took q recess until o'clock.
Upon reassemhling. A. {. Gallagher.
of Crawford. offered the following.
which was adopted:
Resolved That the peoples party, in conven-
tion assembled promise their support how and
! in the future to assist the miners of Kansas in
their lawful undertakings and the enforcement
! of the law in which they are directly inter-
1 eNted.
Dr. Dykes. of Smith county. nomi-
mated J. w. Amis. of that county, foI
secretary Of state and he was chosen
/ by accIamatiOn.
For auditor Van +. Prather (present
incumbent) and Henry f. Harbaugh,
of Sumner, were placed before the con
vention. but Harbaugh's name was
withdrawn and Prather nominated by
acclamatiOn.
Then w. II. Biddlc, for treasurer,
John T. Little, for attOrney-general,
and II. y. Gaines. for superintendent
of public instruction (present incum-
bentsl were successfully renominateJ
by acclamatiOn.
T. j. Close rose as an eX-uniOn sol
dier. and placed before the convention
the name Of Col. w. a. Harris, an ex-
confederate. for denomination as con
gressman-at-large. He closed by ask
ing the eX-union soldiers to stand uD in
honor of the eX-confederate, which
they did, giving him three cheers. Col.
Harris was renominated by acclama-
ton.
This closed the work of the conveD.
ton
LELAND AS CHAIRMAN