The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-20

Everything Resolved to Buy About
erty--They Wanted not Free Silver, but
Government Mint for its Coinage at
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Jennings Advances
Queer Ideas--Notes.
The citizens convention met yester-
day afternoon at the board of trade
hall TO nominate municipal ticket.
One of the first men in the hall was
Citizen Charlesworth the man who
spouts infidelity every Sunday night
to the society which cherishes the mem
ory of Tom Payne.
Another early arrival was Citizen
Jennings the executor Of the defunct
New Republic. He arrived with album
die of anceint exchange papers under
his arm and dressed like a fisherman
in sou wester hat and a faded gum
coat.
Judge David A. McCandless, candi-
date for Justice of the Peace, soon ar
rived pale and nervous, for he did not
like the appearance Of things.
Pretty soon Citizen Pat Healey put
in an appearance and meeting Judge
Glenn in the corridor they began TO ex-
change "reminiscences of early days in
Illinois. Il was just thinking said
Judge Glenn that if | am nominated
for justice Of the peace today ] Will
be just where / was fOrty-nine years
ago. Forty-nine years ago / was elect
ed justice OF the peace. Since then |
have been up and down so that if l
am nominated / viii come out in my
declining | N IA
my youth
The first time / saw you Judge l
was about that high, said Citizen
Healey as he leveled the palm of his
hand over the floor about eighteen inch
es. You We're a big, powerful fine look
ing man then judge" The judge ap-
preciateG the compliment and Pat went
on TO tell the story about a harness
maker who was elected justice of the
peace in Illinois.
BY this time all the Populist politi-
clans in town had arrived with the eX-
ception of that fiery orator Colonel
Nick Bird who, for some unknown rea-
son, did not show up at all.
When 8 o'clock came the citizens who
live upon the income derived from the
tubs and washboardS of their wives
were largely in excess Of the taxpayers
present. In fact when the meeting was
fullest there We're only eleven taxpayers
present after giving two men the beheht
of the doubt.
1t was really sad looking aggrega-
ton and people who did not believe
in the movement had a species of SYM
pathy for the crowd that was hard 10
explain.
HEALY COMES TO THE FRONT.
A dead calm arrived. Everybody
thought it was time to do something
but there was no leader present-that
is there was nobody there who felt that
his modesty would permit him TO be a
leader except Pat Healy who brought
the gold handle of a ladies umbrella
down ON the desk and called the meet
ing TO order.
..The rain" said Pat. sis making too
much racket on the roof ana guess
l won't make a speech.
Citizen VIII Ayers was then nomina-
ted secretary and after picking piece
of paDer from the floor, the only piece
there was there, he proceeded TO record
the history of the movement.
Dean Gordon (DemocraD was the
FIRST To break the silence. He moved
that a committee of three be appointed
on order of business. Pat Healy lookeu
about him and selected Mr. GORDON
and c. X. Miller. Mr.. Miller promptly
declined. He then nominated MI.
Ebert another Democrat. Pat took an
other look about and realizing tnat IL
1yould be well TO have an undertaken I'D
bury the corpses of the ticket AFTER eiec-
ton day he selected Undertaken Nell
dial for the third man.
II don't train with this CROWD, Sdiu
Kendall; you must get Somepouy eisS,
THAT paralyzed Citizen Healy- In
tho Language of the street ARAB, IL
knocked him off the perch he was
about 10 make a caustic reply 70 MI
Kendall but il struck in his throdt.
Mr. Helm was then nominated lor the
place. ,..e,,.,,,
ON motion a committee on platform
,,,os annointed as follows. Judge bapo
Populisp, II. II. RichardS ttoPuiiN''
and II. Il Sayres tPopullSp-
WANTS TO BUY WATERWORhS.
When the committee on resolutions
offered their report the cloNen luot Oh
ponuIism became very visible IN the
c,ii1ans movement. 1t started on IKE
tho Omaha platform. The conserve
tive people present Thought they WsIe
there for the purpose OF Setuhs 'ile it'll,
selves out of debt and OF course were
surprised when one OF the lrSI
sitiops of the platform was 10 huN inc
yatarvorks which is capitalized at
nearly 81 600 O00 This caused no alarm
10 The ma ioritv of the convention but IL
made those who struggle TO cur DOWN
me salaries of janitors rev dollarS
oar month nervous. AccoliipsilSiii ms
that was the proposition 10 puy up anu
control the telephone system. e.,
As read the resolutions are as lol-
lows: r,>-e
RESOLUTIONS.
0iefarinr as We may upon minor de-
tails we the citizens. in turtherance OF
common good. favor united ACTON at
the polls to secure the following;
First-A reduction of salaries ana
taxes To the lowest possible inquire Coii-
sistent with good service.
Second-The purchase or construc-
ton bv the city as soon as pracucanle
of teIenhone and water plants, 10 DC
owned and operated by the city, and no
n,,blic employee to be engaged OF en-
Moved for political reasons
Enthusiastically is retrenchment or
expenditures and not enforcement III
office the one plank upon which We NJ
vite all voters in the approaching CITY
Fourth-To these ends we pledge our
candidates for city offices il elected.
F'ifth-We are in favor of the free ana
unlimited coinage of gold and silver at
the ratio of Is to without the interNen-
ton of any other nation on earth-
II L. SAYRES.
W. j. BABE.
II. II. RICHARDS,
Platform Committee.
In the discussion of the resolutions
sorae one suggested that it would he
we'll also to buy and operat the electric
light plauI The committee said they
had that matter under consideration
nut that il was deemed best not 10 20
NAT far now. They said. however,
thai they had no objection 10 reso!u-
ton to purchase or build an electric
light plant il there was anybody presen |
who demanded il. Somebody also said