The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-31
ONLY POPS SPOKE
DEMOCRATS AND SILVER REPUBLI-
CANS WERE NOT THERE


BE. Kiss and Jerry simpson Saw the
Air-Jerry Attempts to Explain His Ac-
ton In the ST. Louis Convention and
Abuses an Old Soldier.
Last night the Democrats were con-
epicuous by their absence at the Pop
Demo ratification. There was not q
Democrat on the platform and although
speakers representing both Democrats
and boiling Republicans had been an
Ilounced only Populists spoke. Mr..
Sankey was the first speaker and
among other things said:
'~The bolt from the Republican con-
vention was one OF principle, those who
placed manhood and patriotism above
party. The bolt from the Chicago
convention was a bolt of money, not of
principle and the boilers are sheitering
themselves by the Republican flag.
''Rt is well that the people are arrang-
Ing themselves on one side and the plu-
tocrats on the other. In the south
those who opposed nomina ting SewaM
did 50 because they wished TO preserve
their party autonomy.
After Mr.. Sankey had finished speak
ing the chairman introduced ex-Gover-
nor Lewelling, who spoke briefly but to
the point. The Ex-Governor is a good
talker naturally, and after having SO
recently attended the great national
Populist love-feGst at ST. Louis, he was
more than usually fluent and proceeded
TO preach Populistic or Popocratic doc
trine TO the queens taste. He drew a
word picture of the condition of the
people of this country today and how
ne would like to see ii. How countless
numbers were out of employment and
suoSiSting upon charity and how he
should like TO see each one on a sound
basis of prosperity and instead of ask
ing charity be able to dispense it.
He then related an occurrance which
happened in this ciey, so he said, of a
little girl who was presented with dol
lar TO purchase shoes, but the family
being destitute, the mother was forced
TO take 1t to buy food and the little girl
in her simplicity, kneeled and prayed
God 10 send her another dollar with
which to cgothe her naked feet. This
occurTance had made deep impression
him and had bloyed him up for the
coming struggle which he was going to
meet bravely according to his views
and in which he hoped to be aided by
a majority of the voters of this state
Touching upon the st. Louis conven-
ton ne stated that the Kansas delega-
ton had favored Bryan, and Sewan as
proper TO head the national ticket and
especially were they suitable 60 him
but that events had transpired which
caused the general opinion of that con-
vention to change slightly insomuch
that they had deemed IL best to place
a man of their own party in nomination
o. t.
was the wtsest course to pursue he
could not or did not feel at liberty to
say but of one thing he felt sure, that
conditions in the different states would
be so adjusted that no jar would occur
In the triumphant election of Mr.. Bryan
as president in November.
JERRY SPEAKS.
Jerry Simpson was the favorite OF
the evening, or rather the one whom all
wanted to hear. They especially want
Led TO him to exp aih his offer in the St.
Louis convention when he arose and
pledged the 90 votes of Kansas to the
candidacy of southern man for vice
president when seven-eighths OF the
j. l'unsts IF Kansas favored TIE endorse
menr of the Chicago convention The
acricr Of Jerry in the St Louis convcn-
ton had estranged him from the Demo-
cratic following, and bids fair 10 tIing
the man much opposition.
AS the speaker came forward he real
ized that he was in hot water and not
Democrat present had a word of greet
ing for the statesman OF Medicine Lodge
he realized his embarrassment for a
minute and then began 10 tell about
phe st. Louis convention az follows:
1--WE went to St. Louis to demand the
N Of Il oh NV ha
convention at Chicago, but when we
got there we found the widest set OF
Texas steers that was ever encountered
upon the face OF the earth. They were
the most uncomfortable mob you ever
saw. They We're not only wild, stanm-
peded Texas steers, but If they were
dehorned there was not a Kansas dele
gate that discovered the fact. The
Eagle says that when the voters in
Kansas read the bulletins they simply
got up and made faces at the black
board and said all manner of naughty
things. OF course this must be true.
The Eagle never tells anything but the
truth. and l want to tell You all about
the time when l made the proposition to
the southern delegates. There was
not man in the Kansas delegation but
what favored the nomina ton of Mr..
L
steers introduced a resolution 10 reverse
the order OF business and vote for the
vice. president first. This we realized
would prove disastrous. We believed
that if the resolution was voted down
that the endorsement OF Mr.. BRYAN
would also carry with il the nomina ton
OF Mr.. Sewan. As a compromise meas
ure and by direction of the Kansas
delegation a rose and offered rhe south |
ern delegates that il they would vote
the sustain the order of business that
the Kansas delegation would vote for
their man for ce-president. They
did not accept the proposition and the
contract was on
He made many interesting state
ments acted the clown. spoiled the Eng
Ash language. told anecdotes but the
iateness OF the hour at the close of the
meeting prevents going into details and
ne closed by referring 10 the Eagle and
advised ali voters to read the paper
when its editor was writing from his
heart and did not have the wing Of his
bird bound by any cords whatever.
Jerry spoke an hour and a half. clos |
ing at 1880 o'clock.
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