The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-03-27

The following comm1tteS were then
appointed and an dd5ournment was
THE COAFM1TTEEs ON WORK.
Order og busineseT. N. Becky. n.
S. Clark, ]. NJ. Higgins, ]. n. Munger,
Allen Sanders and II. A Smoot.
Permanent organization0J. L. Rep
petoe. A. P. Elder. J. H. wilcox. w. n.
Biddle. D. s. Lands. w. l. Wright and
D. ]. Cole Of this county.
c. McCarty, Senator Helmick. w. r.
Upton, 8. ]. Addison. F. NJ. Case and
c. F. Foley.
The following was the committee on
resolutions:
First district-W. A. Harris. Leaven-
worth, chairman: Charles Macho.
Brown; w. H. Tucker. Atchison.
Second distrdct-H. F. Sheldon.
Franklin; ]. X. P. Barker. wyandutte;
S. R. Price. Miami.
Third district - Abe Steinberger.
Crawford; ]. NJ. Dunsmore. Neosho;
George Campbell. Labette.
Fourth characterization Kelly, C.f-
fey; Taylor Riddle. Marion; ]. NJ. Ran
DALI Shawnee.
Fifth district-R. H. Kane. Dickin-
son; Andrew Shearer, Marshall; B. F.
Laughlin. Cloud
Sixth district-O. L. Smith. Jewell:
:. r. Connolly. Thomas; ]. N. Tadlock,
Phillips
Seventh district-Senator Forney,
Sumner; B. F. Milton, Ford; ]. c. Hof-
fer, Ness.
When the convention convened in the
afternoon with General Harrison Kelly
chairman not a single committe was
ready to report and the time was filled
IN until 4:30 with short speeches.
Mr.. Harris OF Leavenworth presented
the following resolutions shortly before
4. %fv~nD 11x 49,
ed with a hurrah and cheers
Reaffirming faith in the Peoples
Party and its principles we invite the
alliance and cooperation OF all the ele-
ments Of the state and nation to the
end that a union Of all voters may be
formed who oppose thN gold standard
and the European 1evei\ Of prices. we
pie to the fact proven by many trials
that changing from one old party to
the other has brought no relief from
the budrens under which the people are
struggling, but that on the contrary
conditions have constantly. grown
worse and we ask all lovers of their
country to unite with us in an honest
and earnest effort for relief.
First-We favor the overthrow and
destruction of all monopolies. trusts
and combines organized for the plumber
and oppression of the people.
Second-We demand strict and ef-
fective control and supervision by the
government OF all corporations per-
forming public or Quasi-public func-
tons and II necessary to protest public
interests, the ownership by the govern
ment Of all public utilities.
Fourth-We demand that the presi-
dent and the secretary Of the treasury
be deprived Of the power to issue or sell
bonds without the authority Of con-
gress being first given for each separ-
ate issue.
Fffth-We believe that all the money
Of the country, whether coin or paper,
should be issued by the government
uals.
Sixth-We demand the free and I'M
limited coinage Of silver at the ratio Of
Is to independent Of the action of any
other nation and We believe that the
United States is capable Of maintain
Ing such a financial system as will
promote the prosperity of its own peo-
pie without asking the consent Of any
other government.
Seventh-We demand that the con-
stitutional right Of trial by jury shall
be extended to every form of action
whether civil or criminal, and we de-
nounce the trial Of our citizens by in
junction in contempt proceedings, with
out the right Of trial by jury, as con-
trary to the spirit of our constitution.
DELEGATES.
The following delegates at large and
from the districts were hastily elected
each district agreeing on the names
among themselves:
LIST OF DELEGATES.