Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-21
KANSAS POPULIsTs.
The State Convention Assemblies
at Topeka.
Gov. LeweIIinR Renominated-Clark for
the Supreme Court and Amis for Sec
Rotary OF State-The Other
Nominations.

TOPEKA, Kan, June 13.-The third
state convention of the peoples party
met in Hamilton hall, this city, at 10
o'clock yesterday and was called to or
der by Chairman Breidenthall, of the
state central committee. Ben S. Hen
derson, of Cowley county, was chosen
temporary chairman and c. S. Davis,
of Junction City, temporary secretary.
After the appointment of the usual
committees the convention was adj
dressed by several delegates, and also
by several of the women speakers,
among them Susan B. Anthony and
Rev. Anna Shaw. A recess was then
taken until o'clock.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion the committees were named as
follows:
Credentials-First district, w. A. Billings, ].
F. Gish and A R. Smith; Second H. M. Greene,
J. F. Mcdonald and NJ. L. Thompson; Third,
H S. Harvey, Willard Kimball and S. Mar
shall; Fourth, j. w. Lyons, j. Rucker and
William Pertle; Fifth, H. N. Boyd, John Tufts
and s. B. Laid; Sixth, w. w. Metler, W. W.
Aldrich and NJ. d. Eaton; Seventh. A S. Hunt
er, w. ]. Crumpton and G. H. Maxwell.
Permanent OrganiZation-First district, FL.
Close, j. F. Rahlem, w. d. Trap; Second, z.
n. Chenault, A F. Allen, E. 1. Blair; Third, j.
r. Charlton, A. H. Jennings, w. A Tonksley;
Fourth, Peter Paulson. w. H. Thomas, Lee
Wright; Fifth, G. E. Ross, James B. Lockard
William Rumble; Sixth, Joseph Darling, w. A.
Mount B. T. Hilton; Seventh, S. E. Joslyn, A.
A. Dunmeyer, j. r. Bonsau.
Rules ara Order of Business-First district
James Duley, J. p. Mcclure and Felix O'Neal;
Second, s. K. p Barker, E. B. Gill and c. s.
Ritter; Third, G. H. Cannon, ]. N. watson and
S. w. Baxter; Fourth, w. T. Upton, w. T
Coffman and Hugh Lawless; Fifth, j. ]. Kugler,
II. w. BARLEY and J. T. Ingram; Sixth, j. F.
Hale, s. L. Baby and ]. M. Finney; Seventh,
Sam Cole a. c. Lamb and B. F. Milton.
Resolutions-First district, j. w. Tanner, C.
B. Hambill, F. Huffman; Second, P. P. Elder,
J. p. Ranney, Mrs. Eliza Hudson: Third, Will
liam Cook, E. r. Ridgley, j. A Wiley; Fourth,
F. G.. Johnson, s. A. Martin, C. c. Gardner;
Fifth, A c. Patee, s. G. Wheeler, Wellington
Doty; Sixth, J. 7. Hicks, j. F. Kimme1l, T. B..
Ferguson; Seventh, w. o. Bashore, w. CAL
houn, w. L. Brown.
The committee on organization re-
ported the name of j. NJ. Dunsmore
as permanent chairman and Ben c..
Rich as secretary, which report was
adopted. After more speeches and
a report from the credentials COM
mittee showing every county, except
one, represented another adjournment
was taken until o'clock.
Upon meeting in the evening the
ecommittee on resolutions not being
Sready to report, the convention pro-
ceeded to raise money for the cam
paign fund. The roll was called by
counties and subscriptions and cash
were received to the amount of ST.
6S5.SO
The new state central committee
was then selected, two members from
each congressional district and one at
large, in part as follows: Second, d. C..
Zercher and Ross Williams; Fourth,
Taylor Riddle and w. t. Upton; Fifth,
C. L. Baker and w. J. Dunnucls. Sixth,
o. d. Smith and j. F. Hale; Seventh,
II. Rupe and j. J. Barnes.
At this juncture the committee on
resolutions sent word to the conven-
Sion that it would be unable to report
until morning and an adjournment was
taken until o'clock Wednesday morn
ing.
Second Day.
TOPEKA, Kan, June 14.-Chairman
Dunsmore called the convention to or
dershortly after o'clock. The cen
trail committee was announced as COM
pleted as follows:
First district j. P. Sans, OF Nemaha
county, and James Pickens, of Jefferson
son county, and Ross Williams, of Bour-
bon county; Third-C. i. McCaslin, OF
Elk county, and L. ]. Fitch, of Montgomery
county: Fourth-W. F. Upton, of Coffey county,
and Taylor Riddle of Marion county; Fifth
d. C. Cranston of Dickinson county, and w. ].
DunnocR of Marshall county; Sixth-O. L.
Smith, of Phillips county, and j. F. Hale, of
Jewell county; Seventh-Rufus H, Cone, of
Sedgwick county and j. j. Barnes, of Pratt
county; member-at-large and chairman, John
W. Breidenthal, of Shawnee county, the pres
ent incumbent. Breidenthals election was
made by reclamation.
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futions was called for when p. P. 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 vote
of 337 yeas to 269 nays.
By consent the following resolution
was introduced, and by a unanimous
vote was ordered incorporated in the
financial plank:
We reiterate opposition to all banks Of
issue, whether national state, and demand
the establishment OF postal savings banks by
the national government for the protection Of
widespread distress caused by the large num-
Der of bank failures during the past year
whereby thousands of depositorS suffered the
loss of all their savings evidence of the ne
: ceSsity of this demand.
j. T. Mcdonald, of Cherokee county
offered the following, which was also
adopted:
The peoples party OF Kansas, having
learned with deep regret that new element
has arisen up in country, and believe
for the purpose of creating discord in the ranks
OF our party and for the purpose of disruptine
all labor organizations; its purpose is to ar
raign one class of citizens against all others OF
account of religious faith.
Resolved, That the peoples party, as it:
name implies. is q party of the people, anC
hence the enemy of oppression and tyranny il
every form, and we do most emphatically con
denim such conduct as un-Christian, un-Amer
lean, and as totally opposed to the spirit of tn,
constitution of our country, and we pledge oul
best effort to defeat the principles of such or
gsnization and to protect as far as we are ablt
every Individual of every religious creed or po
iitical belief in his sacred right to worship Coz
according to the dictates of his own conscience
A resolution favoring state contro
of the liquor ira ffic was voted down.
Nominations for associate justice o.
the supreme court being in order. vii
liam Calhoun placed George w. Clark
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