The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-14
SHAWNEE POPULISTS.
They Name County Ticket
Today.
Adopt Resolutions FavOring
Salaries Instead of Fees
HELP FOR THE A. r. q.
Farmers Urged to Bring in
Food for the Men.
Nettie Wright Sings a Song
and Wins a Nomination

Clerk OF the District Court j. o. Butler
County Attorney .-....-.-...E E. f. Chssney
Probate Judge e-.......C. H Custemborder
Couniy sup't-...-.... Miss NettIe Wright
The Populst county convention to
nominate county ticket was to have as
sembled at the court house at 10 o'clock
this morning, but the delegates abso-
lutely refused to commence business un-
I til they had seen Sells Bros circus pa
rade.
1t was II 80 O'Clock when the county
! central committee commenced drum
ming up the delegates and asking for
/ their credentials. aud it was II :45 o'clock
when Chairman Frank Leech of the cen
traI committee called the convention to
order.
1t was understood that on account Of
the circus parade interference the con-
ventiOn would not try to do anything but
organize before adjoining for dinner.
After the call had been read. d. NJ
Howard Of Rossville was elected tempo
rary chairman without opposition.
Frank l.. Whitaker was elected tenn
pOrary secretary by acclamatiOn-
r. f. Heller wanted to know about the
contests, and said if there were none, the
committee on credentials might be dis
pensed with.
There were objections, and Mr.. Heller
moved that a committee of five Gre
dentials be appointed.
Motions were made for the appoint
ment of committees of five members
each permanent organization and
resolutions.
When these committees had been au-
thOrized, Chairman Howard ordered
recess Of five minutes TO allow him to
select the committees.
Chairman Howard appointed the fol-
/ lowing committees:
On credentiais-R. E. Heller. ]. T.
Hopkins, Ii. G. Root, +. ). Stevens and
George Wagner.
On permanent organization-A NJ
Harvey, L. II. Hewins, L. c. Betz, w. G.
/ Sly and J. NJ. Hart
on resoIutions-A- Hughes, G. H. Gus
4 tenborder, J. NJ. Mitchell, w. NJ. Bond
aud G. n. Duncan.
/ The convention then adjourned until
p. M
The Afternoon Session.
When the convention reconvened this
afternoon the delegates got down to busi-
ness in short order.
The committee on credentials reported
( accepting the list of delegates in the
I hand Of the secretary as the roll Of the
convention
The reports of the committee on per
manent organization made the temper
ary officers permanent.
The committee on resolutions reported
as follows:
Resolved: That we do most heartily
endorse the platform of the Peoples
Party made in convention in the city Of
/ Topeka, on June IL, Tast and pledge our
! selves to labor diligently and all the
time for the PRONUNCIATION Of the same
and that our labors shall not cease until
the rights of all the people are estab-
lished on an equality.
Resolved, That the state ticket nomi-
mated at said convention meets with our
unqualified approval and support
Resolved, That we are in favor of the
! honest laborer receiving at all times
proper remuneration and support for his
labor. that in the impending conflict be-
tween organized labor and organized
capital our sympathies 60 out to the
former and shall ever be so until the
rights of the citizen shall at least be
equal to the rights Of property.
Resolved, That we are in favor Of the
! salaries and fees of the various county
officials being equalized and to do so that
a salary should be attached to each office
and fees should be abolished That our
representatives be pledged to work faith
fully to bring about this reform.
The resolutions were adopted without
debate and with cheer.
The Interesting Work.
Candidates were then placed in nomi-
nation for clerk of the district court and
three candidates were placed before the
convention
J. L. Scott said he would like to have
the nomination and that he was an old
4 time Greenbacker.
W. b. Rambo said he was not finan-
cially able to be a candidate.
J. o. Butler of Tecumseh township
positively refused to be candidate but
several of the country delegates said
they believed that the Office should seek
the man and on that ground Butler
should be the nominee.
When the vote was taken the Office
went after the man and Mr.. Butler got
"a votes, Scott 10 and Rambo T.
Mr.. Butler was then declared the unan-
imous nominee of the convention.
Nominations for county attorney were
called for F. g. Hentig, T. E. Chesney
and A. NJ Harvey were placed in nomi-
nation.
Dir. Harvey said he did not want the
office, and the convention called for the
candidates TO come before the conven-
/ tion
Mr.. Hentig showed himself, but 5ir.
Chesney was not present, and the nomi-
nation of county attorney was postponed
until Mr.. Chesney could be brought be-
fore the convention.
Nominations for probate judge were
called for.
A. w. Wise of Tecumseh. c. H. Gus
temborder of Menoken and John Todd
of Auburn were placed in nomination.