People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-09-17

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Randolph Wanted Plain English.
John Randolph Of Plttsburg moved tha,
me member Of the resolutions committee Is
instructed to insist that the platform he IN
pam Engiisn, 50 that the people would IN
9seIs'anu II The money question is he
lore the country for solution ala pa
qolpn' In support Of his motion. "The Ma
form must not contain any weak spots for
lhe Democrats and Populsts 10 hnrl tbsJ-
missiles against. We must meet tbei,
missiles on the stump. We can only meet
mem successfully when We stand on a firm
. s1aoln. haleVer~we do, let us do well.
Inc motion leaves The member 10 AZ as
he Dleases," said Bone. "He shouid csrpS
out the views Of this delegation. / now
as substitute that a committee of thea
be appointed TO draft resolution on The
money question"
I'VE haven't time for that" said RAN
dolph; If you should put Tom Anderson
and Marsh Murdoch on the COMMITTEE
they would fight the rest OF the summer
Col. MurdOcL's Motion Prevailed.
The substitute. was defeated: also a mo-
ton TO table the Randolph proposi,ion
Colonel Murdoch said that there evidently
was a great difference OF opinion on IN
money question. and thought II should h.
discussed In executive session. 81 have
some things TO say" he said. but do NOT
care 10 have them published. There are
other gentlemen here who feel the same
way. We will have enough to explain as il
is. ! move that we 90 into executive ses-
sion"
The motion prevailed and the reporters
and spectators were fired. In executive
session Murdoch offered a resolution for
the coinage Of the American product OF
silver at the ratio of Is TO !. After a
lengthy discussion the resolution was de-
81 tvs rra#a -
voted for II were: Murdoch, Lambert, Nell
son and Vincent.
Murdoch then submitted the Ohio plat
form. II was tabled by a vote Of "A to6.
Fitzpatrick then offered a resolution in
structing DR.. SwenssOn 10 use his infiu-
ence for the Incorporation of the financial
plank Of the Indiana platform in the ma
tional platform, minus the IS to clause.
This was adopted by a vote Of 10 10 !, An
dersOn voting against 1t.
Dissatisfied Republicans Talk.
After the convention had adopted the
single gold standard, prominent Kansas
Republicans expressed themselves as fol-
lows:
l. E. Lambert OF Emporia: 81 said be-
fore the convention that the gold standard
would hurt the Republican party In Kan
sas. and | have nothing TO take back. l
voted against the motion TO table Teller's
resolution because | am a bimetallist, and
in so voting | expressed the sentiment
and will Of a majority Of my constitu-
ents."
Tom Kelly. candidate for State auditor in
1894, said 81 doubt II the Republicans will
be able TO put Kansas back into the Re-
publican column on the ST. Louis plat
form"
John ]. Ingalls, said: 81 am not finding
fault with the platform, but | shall talk
Ina Fa11 In ha arraFa4 fun ~
same"
Congressman Chester I. Long said: 1.-THE
platform is all right, but likely will have
trouble inducing the people Of the Seventh
district to think So"
Could Not Talk Gold Standard.
Representative ]. V. Beekman Of Arkan-
sas City said: Il hope Leland will send
me out Of the State to do campaign work
this year. II would be uphill business to
talk gold standard to Kansas audiences"
When Leland finally returned TO Topeka
after the st. Louis convention. loaded down
with honOrs and having authority from
Mark Hanna to run the campaign in Kan
sas, Missouri and Nebraska, he announced
that the national platform could not have
suited him better had he dictated II him
self. However, he landed heavily on Nor
rills neck, and issued an imperial ukase
for the nomination Of Sam Peters for Gov
ernOr.
1.-THE leading Republicans Of the State
know that Governor Morrill, ought not to
be renOminated."
MOrriIIs Nomination a Mistake.
Leland said in an authorized interview
with The Times correspondent: There
isn't a single Congressman for him. They
all think that he ought to get out of the
way and let somebody have the nomination
who can be elected. II Morrill, has any
gumptOn he will retire from the field. II
he persists In running, the party will turn
him down In the convention and make
Peters the standard bearer. Peters is the
man Of the hour"
Mr.. Leland criticised Governor Morrill,
severely for the part he took in the ar
rangement for the late convention in Wyan-
dOtte county. That was a rank deal, 4"
he said. Morrill, traded the police COM
missioners of Kansas City, Kan, for a
delegation to the State convention, and
what mess he made Of it! The work was
very coarse. The call for the committee
meeting was issued on Sunday. The COM
mittee met Monday. The primaries were
held Wednesday. The convention was held
Friday, and the conquering hero waited at
Union Depot hotel for the snap convention
to call on him for speech. But the anti
snappers were on hand. and the Governor
was not In demand. Morrill, figured that
by appointing some new commissioners for
Kansas City, with authority to tax the
joints, he would be able TO carry Wyan-
dotte county, thereby offsetting his defeat
in Mcpherson, but he failed d'smally.
"MOrrill Is Weak and yaciIlating.-
1.-The trouble with the old man is that he
Is weak and yacillating and his word Is no
longer good. He has held office all his
life, with the exception of few years, and
even then he was a candidate. and he
imagines that II he is not In the harness all
the time the world will go to the devil.
THE stand that / have ,aken In this mat
ter is for the good Of the party. / have no
personal axe TO grind. What / want is a
man at the head Of the ticket who can place
Kansas again in the Republican column.
Morrill, can't do II. Peters can"
You don't seem 10 be very deeply in
fatuated with the business administration
which you and the rest talked so much
about in 1884" suggested the reporter.
No" replied Leland with a merry
twinkle In his eye. Il want Republican
administration"
All Of these gentlemen are now ardent
advocates Of the gold standard. and all are
warm supporters Of Governor Morrill,.
Leland, in particular. is anxious for the
success OF the ''old man." whose word is
no longer good"
Comment is unnecessary.