People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-03-19
POpuIist County Convention.

NOMINATIONS were declared III
order for temporary chairman.
W. S. Pile nominated Harry Snap
colt. B. B. Wilson nominated A. G.
Lambe. The vote was taken by the
raising Of hands. Mr.. ShapCOttS
name was placed before the cOnven-
ton first, receiving nearly all of the
votes.
The chair appointed Senator FOrney
and J. X. Moore to conduct Mr..
ShapcOtt to the chair. He was intro
duced by Chairman Lambe, and in
few well chosen words returned his
thanks for the honor and announced
the convention open for business.
H. f. Harbaugh, of Greene town
ship, and Lyman Naugle were put in
nomination for secretary.
Upon motion of Senator Forney
they were both elected.
Committees on resolutions were ap-
pointed as follows;
ResolutiOns-A. C. Lambe, W. S.
Pile, A. G. FOrney, John VIM, C. A.
RicGy.
Permanent OrganiZatlOn-J. X
Moore, Preston Wycoff and James
Gallon.
Credentials-W. H. Ramey, B. f.
ZoOk and John Sullivan.
While making out his committee,
Chairman ohapcOtt called Senator
FOrrey to the chair. While waiting
the convention called for a speech
from Forney. He responded in a
spirited talk of a few moments in
which he congratulated the people
upon the rise of new giant among
political partieS-the Peoples party.
lie denounced the manipulation of
old parties by Wall street, pointed out
the cowardice of old parties in speak
ing out on the issues 2nd attacked the
theory Of coinage Of the American
product.
The secretary read letters from
Hon. W. A. Harris and Hoe. T. ].
Hudson, both regretting their in
ability to be present to address the
convention.
Remarks were made by the chair.
J. K. Moore. W. S. Pile, W, B. Cold
well and Rev. W. W. Durham with
reference to the number and character
Of delegates Sumner county ought to
claim and send to National cOnyen-
tion,
AFTERNOON.
Convention was called to order at
las p. m.
The committee on permanent Or
ganiZation and order of business re-
ported through its chairman, J. X.
Moore. The report was adopted.
Committee on credentials reported
by B. f. Zo0k. No contests. Report
was adopted.
On motion the delegates present
we're authorized to cast the full vote
Of the precinct or township.
Committee on resolutions reported
and their report was adopted unani-
mously. They were as follows:
RESOLUTIONS.
We, the delegates of the Populist
party of Sumner county, in convention
assembled, extend congratulations to
our friends all over the United States
upon the growth of the Peoples party;
also Of the bright prospects of success
in the near future of our grand prin-
clples. We are the only party exclu-
sive of the two old parties which has
elected for the past thirty-fve years a
presidential eleCtOr. The chairman
Of the national committee OF the Re
publican party, Senator Carter, SAYS
that the growth of the POpulist party
In the paStthree years is $40 per cent.
while both the old parties have de-
creased. And a few days ago declared
in the I. s. senate that the silver Re-
publicans would no longer follow the
delGSiOn, the deception and fraud of
bimetalism, as interpreted by the gold
bugs Of the party.
We hereby request all believers in
the free coinage of silver Is to !. and
those opposed TO gold mOnOmetalism
and present condition to Investigate
the utterarces and warnings of u. S.
silver senators in all parties or you
again will be betrayed. Therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That we are opposed To
all mOnOpOlieS which Cypress the peo.
pie. We recognize the fact that there
are great many followers in all pU.
litical parties who are opposed tc
money monopoly the British gold
standard, bonds in time of peace. the
destruction Of greenbackS, and tC
those we solicit and invite your CO.
operation. Believing that there is an
organized effort by the leaders Of
both parties, controlled by the money
power, t. faSten upon this countr,
the British system of finance, and II
order to prevent the British Lion
from being stamped upon our dollar.
as it now is stamped upon the folder.
and advertisements Of our railroads
we MUST unite in one aggressive. ir.
resiStihle phalaLx, demanding the fret
and unlimited coinage of gold and sill
yer, l6 10 l, and tie issue of CURRENCY
by the United States without the in
faruoptiop &c bo