The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-03

committee. and has been since the res
fgnation of john Richardson. n. F.
Graham is not known outside of his
county. and perhaps his congressional
district, while Jim F'yke is register OF
the United States land Office at Colby.
FySe is strong advocate of the gold
standard. but is willing to sacrifice his
views in order to so to the convention
He says he VIII abide by any instruc-
IiOns
In spite of the constant opposition
manifested by the anti-Overmyer peO-
PIE toward that gentleman, the chances
are very LslNola pie for his pulllng
through The delegates from the Sew
enth district and other delegations
scattered all over the state, are very
favorable toward him. and viii insist
that he he named as delegate at
large The desire Of John Martin that
he be considered VIII also have a good
erect upon uelegateS who might ne
neutral, or with whom there might be
2 possibility OF their being swung into
line The administra tion people are
fighting Cvermyer bitterly, but this
may make no difference as they do
not count for much in this convention
During the noon adjournment, the
COMMITTEES on permanent organization
had lively time for some few minutes.
Z or permanent chairman the name Of
General Charles w Blair of Leaven-
lows. and that of j. D. NICCleverty OF
TT. Scott by the silver people.
W hen the urst vote was taken it was
found 10 be a tie, each man having the
the members of the committee express
ed themselves on the righteousness of
ventiOn composed so largely of free sill
yer advocates. and the next vote gave
AlcCleverty clear majority
EOr secretary ELL Peppereu of Con
cordia was continued under the perma-
uenL organization His assistant is
George Pitts ct Wellington.
The Chicago delegates, it is evident
VIII be tied up tight with ironclad in
structions for free silver
Afternoon Session.
BY o'clock the Democrats began to
gather in the convention han, but the
committee on credentials was having
such siege over at the Throop that
the hour fer cOnvening was necessarily
later than had been intended.
There were several contests before
the committee. one being from Elk
county Two delegations from that
county, each one headed by a man
named Jackson.
The contesting delegation claimed
that the other delegation was named
by convention not properly called.
and which was not as fully represented
as it should have been. There are
three delegates from Elk county.
The chairmen of the various commit
tees are. Committee on credentials. j.
r. Garrett. LeavenwOrth, resolutions.
General Charles wv. Blair. Leaven-
worth; rules and order of business,
William F. Sapp. Galena; permanent
organization, Dr. Fairchild, Holton.
The report of the committee on rules
and order OF business reported the fol-
lowing
First-Report of committee on ere
dentals.
Second-Report of committee on per
uanent organization.
Third-BeDCvl of committee on rules
and order of business
Eourth-EReport Of committee on res
OlutlOnS.
Firth Election of a national commit
teenan.
sixth-Recess fer congressional dis
tricts to choose delegates and alter
Seventh-Report Of congressional dis
trlcts, of its business and nominees for
delesates to the national convention.
Ratification of such dele
gates by this convention.
Nh DETERMINATION and election of
six delegates at large to the national
Tenth-Nomination and election of
SIX alternates to the national conven-
Eleventh-Rule 1.
In voting for delegates and alternates
at large, each county shall. through its
chairman, announce the vote of its del
esation for six delegates and the six
having the highest number of votes
shall be declared elected. provided.
such person shall have a majority of all
Of the delegates of this convention
IWelIth-Ihe parliamentary rules of
the last Democratic house of reDresen-
latlye5 shall control this convention ia
its deliberations
The committee on credentials present
ed its report and regarding the contests
recommended that the delegations in
ELK. Ellis and Clay counties which
were first selected by their re-
spective counties be seated, and the
cOntesting delegations shut out. The
report was then adopted by the con
venti0n.
The report of the committee on per
manent organization named Judge J.
D. McCleverty of Fort Scott. as per
manent chairman and w. H. s. Pep
pereI as permanent secretary, with
George Pitts of Wellington as assist
ant secretary.
A committee composed Of Pettijohn
of Johnson and Donahue of Miami, es-
c0rtad Judge AIcCleverty to the plat
form and the latter made a strong and
eloquent speech accepting the honor
conferred upon him.
Speaking of the administration and
its policy. Judge AIcClcverty said. II
regret to say that i'm the past some
Democrats have seen fit not to bow to
the viii Of the majority, and hope
that All VIII act in unison whenever
the majority acts.
Whatever else, however, we may say
Of our standard bearer four years ago
we can commend his uprightness, his
firm foreign policy and his statesman
ship.
There have been diSsensiOns and
C1Scord in the party the last four years
out let there be wisdom and unison this
year We can depend upon it that the
masses Of the Democracy viii act fair
iy and honestly, and the masses are in
the saddle today"
Judge McCleverty closed by saying
that nothing but the free coinage OF
silver could benefit the country and
place it where it should be among the
nations of the earth
McCleverty's address Chairman Sapp
of the committee On rules and order
Of business read the committees re-
port.