Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20
GOVERNOR L. d. LEwE1.1tNe.

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proceedings was opened with prayer
by Rev. Anna Shaw and Rev. w. NJ.
Goodner of Barton county. Ben s.
Henderson of Cowley county was
chosen temporary chairman on
the first ballot, and made a
vigorous Populist speech when
he assumed the gavel. Mr.. Charles S.
Davis of junction City was chosen
temporary chairman. After the ap-
pointment of the usual committees
the convention took recess.
The same decorations as were em-
ployed by the Republicans adorned
the hall, except that the caricatures
were different. On the wall below
5 the legend, Death to Populism, :"
posted by the Republicans, the Popu-
lists had written the words, "Popu-
lism means the cause of the common
people" On another wall was a
placard bearing the words, '"More
Money, Less Taxes-Free Silver l6 to
l." At the east end of the hall was a
large streamer upon which was
painted, Keep Off the Grass OPP
posite the stage were caricatures of
promi nent Republicans labeled, Re
publican Redeemers,n and making
patrons, money sharks, etc, etc.
THE RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE.
The convention resumed business
after the noon recess at 2:1O. After
Populist songs by the Modocs, the
committees were named The COM
mittee on resolutions was made up as
follows:
First district-J w. Tanner, c. b.
Hambi1l, L. NJ. Huffman; Second-P.
Y. Elder, j. Z, Ranney, Eliza Hudson;
Third-William Cook, f. r. Ridge
ly, j. A. Wyliei Fourth-F T. John.
son, 5. A. Martin, C. c. Gardner; Fifth
"A. c. Patee, :. c. Wheeler Yelling
ton Doty; SIXTH. T. Hicks, J. f.
Kimmel, T. G.. Ferguson; Seventh
William Calhoun, W. L. Brown.
The women set up a demonstration
of pleasure when the name of Ella
hudson was read as a member of the
committee on resolutions.
W. l.. Brown moved that all resolu-
tlons be referred to the committee and
+. I. Elder moved to amend by adding
the words without debate Brown
accepted the amendment.
Frank Doster opposed the introduc-
tion of the motion at this time, and
said the obvious reason for the motion
was to shut off the discussion of
woman suffrage on the floor of the
convention by the gag process.
question of order was raised and
the chair decided that the motion of
Brown was not in order at this time
while the other committees were
being announced.
Mr.. Brown appealed from the deci-
sion of the chair. A vote being taken,
the chair held that the decision of the
chair was sustained.
After the committee had taken it's
departure Miss Carrie Lane Chapman
Gait was called for. She responded.
and delivered a very able and inter
esting address on the suffrage oues-
tion. Miss Susan B. Anthony fol-
lowed with an earnest appeal for a
plank. Rev. Anna Shaw also made a
stirring speech.
Judge Doster closed the oratorical
effort of the afternoon with a ten
minute talk on national affairs.
DUNsMoRE NAMED FOR CHAIRMAN.
BY this time the committee on per-
manent organization reported that
Speaker j. NJ. Dunsmore of the
Populist house of representatives of
1898 had been selected for permanent
chairman, and Ben c. Rich, chief
clerk of the same body, for permanent
secretary. The report was adopted
Temporary Chairman Henderson in
troduced Mr.. Dunsmore as ..the
speaker of the lawful house of repre-
sentatives." Continuing he said:
And his election to the permanent
chalrmanship of this convention is a
protest against the reasonable con-
duct of George L. Douglass and his
crowd, and the damnable act of the
sheriff of Shawnee county"
On motion the old Union soldiers in
the convention were asked TO stand
up and be counted. They numbered
PAT of convention of 61O Delegates.
The old confederate soldiers were
also invited to rise. Ten stood up.
The Boys in Blue" proposed three
cheers for the Boys in Gray The
BOYS In Gray" promptly returned the
compliment. They caused quite a
demonstration. None of the other
committees being ready to report, the
convention adjourned at o'clock
until s.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
Upon reconvening in the evening
the convention adopted the report of
the committee on credentials without
hearing it, there being no contest.
The suffrage question cropped out
again IN the report of the committee
on rules and order of business. The
committee laid out the work of the
convention in the following order:
Arrangement for campaign fund, Sc
lection of state central committee,
nopination of candidates for gov
ernor and lieutenant governor, secre-
tary of state. auditor. treasurer,