The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-07-19
CONVENTION NOTES.

By taking advantage of TWO men
who were not present and who had
no body TO speak for them, and by
drag coming two others, the POpulist
convention managed to fill out two
tn irds of a ticket! His friends say
that if he had been consulted about it
Mr.. Rath would by no means have
accepted the nomination for treasurer.
He will probably not decline, now
that it has been thrust upon him, but
he is too busy and has too much sense
to waste any time making canvass
against as strong and prpular man
as Mr.. Decker Mr.. Kelley has been
nominated for something by every
| Popalist convention ever held in the
county, we believe, but he has always
declined the honor. He hasn't made
up his mind yet whether to make the
race this time or not, but he is not
very busy and the chances are he will
on the principle that he might as we'll
stand the sacrifice as anybody. The
nomination for sheriff was forced upon
MIR. Gilmore after he had once fatty
declined it, and it was evident from
the quite neat speech he made that he
realized that it was TO be a hopeless
fight. Mr.. Shellman was the only
passably willing victim. He was not
present when nominated, but he knew
what was going on and only with
drew to save his bushes. Consider
ed from personal standpoint the
four nominees of the convention are
reputable citize MS and are entitled to
the support OF men who want to see
the POpulist party successful. That
will mean that their average minority
will be in The neigh borhOOd of 800.
Early last week sheriff Ausherman
met the chairman of the Populist COM
mittee and said to him, IL presume
you fellows will want the court house
next Saturday ?" On receiving an
affirmative reply he said, "Well, it is
yours for that day. If you will come
up Saturday morning will help you
arrange it," Accordingly the sheriff
was on hand Saturday morning be-
fore the convention met and he and
Mr.. Travis assisted the POpulist COM
mittee in arranging the seats and
tables. Mr.. Ausherman's surprise
may be imagined therefore when the
aforesaid chairman of the committee
arose when the convention was organ
lied and said, 1.-THE court house is in
the hands Of the enemy, and so don't
know where we are to find places for
our committees TO meet; but the COM
mittee on resolutions may meet in my
off ce and We will try to make ar
engagements for the others" Mr..
Ausherman promptly addressed the
chair and informed the convention
that the entire court house was open
to them and that whatever rooms
they needed for committee work were
at their disposal. The convention saw
the point and the cheap attempt to
manufacture little political capital
fell very fiat.
''He has a great advantage over |
Republican Orators.n We heard gen.
Il eman remark who heard the speech |
at the convention, land that is that
he feels under no obligation whatever
to pay any heed to either facts or
common sense"
"Unless the chief reforms urged by
the peoples party are enacted into
law, this great Republic viii go down
to ruin within the next ten years.
shouted the Orator. o dear Is it as
bad as that? And Senator PETER say
ing that the Peoples party has OUT