The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-13
VICTORY WON
In the PopuIist Convention by
the Women.
Woman Suffrage Adopted as a
Party Plank
By Vote of 269 Against to
337 For.
WAS A BITTER FIGHT
Made By P. P. Elder for the
Machine,
But the Rank and File Won the
Day.
WONDERFUL SCENE
Announcement of the Vote Sets
the Crowd Wild.
The Women Wave Flags, Men
Throw Up Hats.
Laura Johns DOns a Yellow
POpulist Badge.
Announcement of the Vote Sets
the Crowd Wild.
The Women Wave Flags, Men
Throw Up Hats.
Laura Johns DOnS a Yellow
POpulist Badge.

At just ten minutes past o'clock
Chairman Dunsmore in his shirt sleeves.
his vest Unbuttoned, without any collar,
and perspiring like a harvest hand, call
ed. the convention to order by hitting the
table with his mallet hard enough to
drive it through the floor.
"We are ten minutes late now and
must get down to business" said the
chairman, ''this is the DunsmOre house" "
Many of the delegates, presumably those
from the towns, were not used to getting
up at cocks crow and there were seats
and sections of seats vacant here and
there throughout the house.
Eight O'Clock seemed so early to some
that they wondered why the convention
didn't hold all night, but the old farmers
who have been accustomed to have d
good many rounds of the field made be-
fore the sun was high enough to shine
in the east windows of Hamilton hail.
began to get impatient to get to doing
business.
1t wasn't too early for little Mrs. Diggs
though, for she was there bright and
early, lest some of the anti-suffrag gists
steal march on her. Miss Anthony and
Miss Shaw were also on hand The big
sign keep OFF the Grass" on the east
wall of the hall loOmed up larger than
ever in the sunlight and looked as potent
as ever TO provoke cheers and applause.
The opening minutes of the cOnven-
tion were taken up with the reporting of
members of the state central committee
by the Seventh district which didn't re-
port yesterday.
There difficulty in the Second dis
trict, and Marsh. of WyandOtte, wanted
the convention to settle the difficulty in
the "deestrict," as he called it, but Chair
man Dunsmore would have none of it
and made the district settle it among
themselves.
Additions to Committees.
The following additions and correc-
tions were made to the state central COM
mIttee, as published yesterday:
First district. 2. Sans, Seneca:
James Pickens, Linwood.
Third district-C. 5. McKesson, How
ard; F. J. Fritch, Independence.
b. c. Cranston, Abilene, in place of Ba-
ker in the Fifth district
j. W. Breidenthal was nominated by
W. II. Carpenter of Marion, for commit
teeman at large, and was elected by
reclamation.
now report" said Mr.. Dunsmore, ''and
Id like to state right here that every one
OF you viii have a fair shake for his
white alley" 1t seems that down in
NeoshO county where Mr.. Dunsmore
lives, they shake their white alleys, but
II may be that he meant "a fair shot"
T. T. Elder made short speech beg
ging for consideration for the majority
report of the committee, and W. L.
Brown, another nti-suffragist, then read
the report
The Majority Report.
We. the representatives of the People's party
ot the state Of nanSaS in convention asSemb ed
DO hereby reaffirm. orr allegiance to the princi-
point to the records Of our representatiyes in
congress as an evidence of their loyalty 10 that
platform We meet at this time under condi-
lions winch see every prophecy then made full
nlled and every Indictment which was made
Republican tic
parties proven.
: Our sympathies 90 out to the unemploved
homeless and landless people of the country
who have Oeen brought 10 their present con,ii-
tion in a great measure through the vicious
un-American financial policy Of this govern
nent; and. we hold sacred the Declaration of
they are endowed by their Creator with certain
iHintallenaDie rights; that among these are life,
hDerty and the pursuit of happiness.
I've we most heartily commend our present state
ton of state affairs. that has saved to the tax
payer. thousands OF dollars. and the Populist
IesisIatOrS Tor their efforts to enact into laws
every every demand Of the state platform adopted at
We demand the free COINAGE of silver ar tn a
Iatlo OF 10 70 and denou ce any parry that is
80 completely under the control of the gold bugs
tnat dare not take stand for the people on
TINS all important question which means so
country. = o''
We reiterate our opposition to all banks Of
issue, WneSner national or state. and demand
the esta blishment of postal savings banks bY
bae national government for the protectis ~
Of small depoSitors. and call attention to
the widespread distress caused by the iarsSs
number OF bank failures during the past year:
whereby thousands OF depositOrS suffered the
loss OF all their savings as evidences of the
necessity of this demand
Ihat we are .unaIUeTably opposed to issues of
government interest bearing bonds and demand
instead the issue of full legal tender treasury
notes and the payment of the same together
With silver money to meet the needs of the gov
we condemn the unyvise and cruel policy of
AL tne governing parties in this nation wnost.
leslslatlOn has favored capital and oppose d
at1 1@pHr. anu We hereby declare our sympathy
Win al touerS IN their efforts to improve their
conditions and demand such legislation as will
result ID removing some of the burdens of toll by