The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-16
MAFFITT IS MOVED
GALL FOB A SILVER CONVENTION
WILL NOW BE ISSUED.


of Twelve to Five Settles the Matter in
Favor of the Convention Being Held
August is the Time and Pertie Springs
the PIace-SiN Hundred Delegates will
be Permitted Under the Basis of Repre-
sentation Adopted-Mafitt Explains
Himself.
ST. Louis, July 15.-By a vote OF IL to
2, the Democratic state central COM
mittee, in session today at the South
ern hotel, decided to call state silver
convention. The convention will be
held at Pertle Springs. The date fixed
was August s, 1895. ]. B. Thomas of
the Third, and 4. c. Steuver, of the
Tenth district were the only one vot-
ing against the proposed convention.
Chairman Maffatt cast his one vote
and two proxies which he held against
a convention.
On June the committee met and vot
ed 10 TO ) against holding a convention
TO consider the financial question, and
this change has been brought about by
the friends of silver, who have been
agitating the question ever since. On
the assembling of the committee Chair
man Maffit in explanation Of his course
said:
Early in May, the chairman read
articles in certain newspapers stating
that the Democrats of the state wanted
the committee convened 10 call con-
vention TO take action on the monetary
question.
"As it has been usual to call meet
ing about the first of June, / waited
twenty days to see what turn matters
would take I was under fire all the
ing for June l. The question was dis
cussed. Only eleven counties had re-
sponded and when the question of hold
ing a convention was put to a vote it
was lost, 10 to 5. The committee was
not in favor of holding a convention in
an off year.
subsequently. both by letter. per-
sonal solicitation and through the
press, I was requested to reconvene the
committee. On June 30, I received a
communication from Chairman ]. w.
Farris of Laclede county, stating that
he had a number of communications
he would like to lay before the state
committee. I met Mr.. Farris at the
Laclede house that afternoon and in
formed him that the chairman would
not consider any communication he
might have.
Il told Mr.. Farris would reconvene
the committee at the request of ma
jority of the members. 1 explained to
Kim that I would require a majority
because a majority of the committee
had already voted against holding the
convention. Furthermore, as a con-
cession and in a spirit Of fairness !
said 1 would convene the committee
as soon as majority Of the counties
had been heard from.
POLLING COUNTY CHAIRMEN.
81 then told Mr.. Farris that on Sat
urday L would issue a circular to the
chairman of the county committee to
facilitate the work of securing their
desires on this point. 1 was taken sick.
however, and was not able to issue the
circular until Tuesday. During that
interval / was under continual fire,
even though IL was known that | was
sick. Then the work of filing out the
circulars began and in a short time the
chairman of the state committee re-
ceived replies from the chairman from
a majority of the county committee,
asking that the committee be recon-
vened.
without delay, and conceding sew
eral points, the chairman Immediately
wired the secretary to reconvene the
committee. The chirman had not had
THESE replies III MS pOSSeSSlOH an HOur
when he wired instructions to the Sec
rotary. This is why L called the con-
vention.'
The vote was then taken on an ad-
journment until o'clock. Upon re-
converting at q. m. S. 3. Cook moved
that Tuesday, August 6, be fixed as the
time for holding the convention. 1t
was carried unanimously and the COM
mittee went into executive session.
In executive session the committee
fixed the basis of representation in the
convention at one delegate TO every
600 votes. and fraction over 80 of the
Cleveland vote OF 1892. This will make
a convention of about 600 delegates.
The chairman and secretary were in
structed to prepare and issue the Off
cial call. The committee then ad-
journed.
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