The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-24
WANT FREE SILVER
DEMOCRATS DECLARE FOB THE
WHITE METAL

They Also Think They Can Stand to Send
Federal ONCE Holders to Chicago to
the National Convention-Jesse n. Hay
maker is Endorsed for Congressional
Resolutions are Outspoken in
Their siIsnce About the National Ad-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Running the
Convention are Very Primitive.
The Democratic party Of Sedgwicl1
county assembled IN convention yester-
day and with one sweeping motion
elected delegates to every superior
Democratic convention in the state of
Kansas called and uncalled. The con-
ventions that are called are the Topeka
convention 10 elect delegates to the ma
tionaI convention and the Hutchinson
convention to nominate state officers.
The conventions that are not called are:
The congressional convention and the
appellate court convention.
In the Dalmy days of the Democratic
party in Wichita the county conven-
tons met in the opera house, later when
their fortunes began TO wane they used
10 meet in the Garfield hall, later still
an the gradual stages of their incuous
ueseutude they met in the Zeininger
Ha4I' Yesterday they met where the
pnohlolrionlsts held their convention
ana next year they are liable TO met in
uhe oack end Of a drug store
me convention was nearly as inter
eSunS as 1t was pathetic. Some years
ago the Democratic conventions were
matters Of more or less public interest
Out on yesterday there was not a single
spectator in the convention hall and
not more than per cent of the people
or Wichita had any interest in it and
mat per cent is the Democratic party
Even the Pops did not take enough in
1erest IN the convention for a single one
or them to attend. OF course, and as a
matter OF fact, about 80 per cent of the
convention were Pops, but they are
Fhose Pops who are still going around
existing On the credit of the old time
De4ifocIdt4c party. There were some
true Democrats there, however. stand
ahe among the others like erect pillars
IN the ruins Of an old Roman temple
Among them were Colonel William
!MathewsOn, Captain Shields. DR.. Phil
bps OF Mt. Hope and some others.
The convention was called TO order
at 2 O'Clock by H. W. Stewart the
county chairman, who made no speech
ana had no call read He said the first
outy or the convention was to elect a
temporary chairman and suggested
rhat would also be temporary CHAIRMAN
an the interest Of time. Accordingly 7
Giles Smith was nominated and elected
by reclamation and he took the chair in
the most formal and dignifed manner
lie said that this is not the time fol
Speeches and would defer his until the
Democrats Of the county meet again Il
ratlfy the election of a Democna tic
president at which time il is greatly
feared that Giles will be speeches. fol-
ever although he is now a robust citi.
zen with many long years OF life before
him.
Ed Anderson Of Grand River town
snip was then elected secretary and he
too. concluded that ne had no speech
10 make
Just at this time a very peculiar thing
happened which, while il had no effect
on the convention or any way inconVen-
fenced the delegates, was still a very
singular occurance. The faucet of the
drinking fountain burst and the water
had to be shut off. This is mentioned
simply to show how peculiar things can
happen
The acciden to the water fountain
caused no uneasiness and the conven.
ton proceeded regularly 10 its work
Dean Gordon made motion that five
committees of five each should be en-
pointed as follows: Resolution and OF
selection of delegates TO the four con.
ventions. These committees covered
about all the people who were N tht
convention and there being none lef
for order of business. credentials OIL
permanent organization these commit,
tees went by default and the conven.
ton got along about as we'll without
them as otherwise.
The committees appointed were as fol
lows:
Resolutions-H. w. Stewart, J. F
Craig. Dan Tirney, l. N. Phillips, Jas
Burton.
On delegates 70 Topeka. H. Shields
T. L. Keller, w. r. HeWey, Mat Bush
Ben Aldrich.
On delegates to Hutchinson-Charles
Daniels. G. NJ. Dixon, G. p. Locke
Simon Kraus. ]. c. Mayau
On delegates TO congressional conven
tion-JOhn Moore, J. It. Dorsey. David
Ross. Lew DEAN and William Dalton
On delegates TO appellat ecourt con
vendOn-FTed Bentley, Dean Gordon
Pat McCarty, 5. b. Amidon, T. G. Fitch
The various committees, after fif
teen minutes recess, reported delegate!
as follows:
To the Topeka conventional. W
E6y, H. w. Stewart, James Dorsey, T
G. Fitch, J. G. Smith, T. f. Keller. ]
NJ Ross, William Mathewson. Harm
Moore, J. f. W. Meyers, Frank Craig
George W. carp.
To the Hutchinson conventional. NJ
Dickson, Irve Williams, Al Christman
W. 3. Helm. u. Z. Locke, Dan Tierney
G. Gehring, J. F. Comfy, Dave Ross. H
J. Hagny, James Burton, J. c. Mayall
To the appellate court conven ton
Dean Gordon. F. W. Bentley, ]. +
Craig, Kos Harris. David S;nyth. J
F. Comfy. c. W. Eby. J. n. Haymaker
A. A Glenn, Ben Bailey, Frank Sayre
McCoone.
To the congressional convention-J. 7
Dorsey, George Young. G. NJ. Dixon,
+. Craig, Il. W. Stewart, T. G.. Fitch
Ed Anderson, Ed Payne, I. NJ. Ross. c
+. Coleman. H J. Hagny, Pat Mc
Carly, David Ross, 5. A Babcock, Dal
TIerney, Charles Nelson.
The resolutions offered are as follows
DIVE, the Democracy Of Sedgwicl
county, Kan, in convention assembled
renew our allegiance TO the doctrine ant
principles Of true Democracy as ex
pounded by Thomas Jefferson and An
drew Jackson.
Give hereby declare IL 10 be gu
6rrest conviction that the financial