Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-19
KANSAS BOLTING PROHIBS HOLD
THEIR STATE CONVENTION.
FORTY DELEGATES ATTEND.
II. +. DOuTHART, OF BROWN COUNTY
NAMED FOR GOVERNOR.
Mrs. Case, of Topeka. the Nominee for
Attorney Genernl-BOtkin InhOrsed
for COnEressman-nt-Lnr
Attempt to IndOrsc
Bryan Fails.

For chief justice-J. r. Silver. of Shaw
nee county.
For governor-H. F. Douthart. of Brown
county.
For lieutenant sovernor-Ed Clark. of
johnson county.
For secretary of state-T. S. Walter of
For auditor-Levi Belknap, of Crawford
county.
For treasurer-J. H. Murray, of Douglas
county.
For superintendent of public Instruction
c: n. McClerkin. of Clay county; q
For attorney generalEMrs. Lucia u
Case, of Shawnee county.
For congressman-at-large-J d. Botkln,
Of Wilson county.
Topeka, Kas. Aug. 1s.-(Speeial) The
National party. otherwise known as the
St. John wing of the Prohibition party.
held its state convention here to-day and
nominated a full state ticket and presiden-
tial electors. An attempt was made to Sc
cure an Endorsement of the Bryan electors,
which failed. J. d. Botkin. Democratic and
Populist nominee for conSressman-at-
large was the only man on any other tick
ct to be indorsed.
The convention was composed OF forty
delegates, none of whom has been promi-
nent in Kansas affairs. John Peter st.
John the shining light of the organization,
he was in Ohio helping to defeat Mckinley,
and the news was cheered. Very little pro-
hibition or temperance talk could be heard
throughout the proceedings of the conven-
tion. Free silver appeared to be the watch
word, and Anything to Beat the Repuo-
| licans'' the battle cry.
| The convention was called to order ps
| ]. W. Forrest of Thayer, state chairmat'
| and he was chosen temporary chairman
| along with A. G.. Carruth. of Topeka, as
| temporary secretary. In accepting the po-
| sition, Mr. Forrest declared that he had
never regarded speechmaking as useiul
| art and therefore had never cultivated II.
| so the convention must excuse MIN from
even an attempt at a speech .;.,, &c
The convention was proceeding WIN nns, lss
| whiskered delegate tiptoed up to the chair
| man and whispered something in ms ear;
| What this something was may be inferred
| from the fact that Mr.. Forrest a moment
| later raped the convention to order i anu
in an apologetic tone explained that peins
he had neglected to ask any one TO pray.
| He would ask the indulgence OF the con on
vsntion, he said while lie MT dst,cienev II a Mr,
q gaber si9i. prayed dppi and the chairman then ap
pointed his committees. after whlch the
convention adjourned until -. Iso p; m; In nor
manent pe organization. which came first at
the afternoon session. Man Mr, farfss and r 5.
Waiters' of Republic county, permanent
secretary. ~ oo,,
pored Tas of eGm@''Ss pr IS. n g. Newton. Of Ottawa
IA. S Bosworth. of Republic: Mrs. G A.
Rippey. of Topeka G. F. Kimbail, OF TO TO
Committee reported a long platform, Whicn =
afirms the national platform adcptsu .; az
Ssslayss Ws ina fhaf hs S English III f
guage Inadequate to express our seh1.
n ments toward a state administration that h !
has studously and persistent.S, n.y. snna,Iv
with its oathbound obligation to enforce
all the laws Of the state, and that th,s ,hs
| state has made complete provisions IoI
the enforcement of the law most sacred
to the people of Kansas" ceplores the IL, IN
| creasirg encroachment of foreign lnit-
ence upon American institutions: demanos
that congress shall cease to grant liquor
licenses in r;s b reueed to the hard
, times basis which other people stand on
declares that all old parties are dlsln
tfsfe the Coming % political organization of Amer
lea; deplores the row which has dlvioeU
the Prohibition party, and hopes Tor an
early reconciliation.
The only debate upon the platform wa
whether it should be demanded" of con
l gress that licenses should not be granite.
in prohibition states or only requested
The demand faction Won out on a vote
The first nomination was that of chic
Justice, and J; r. Silver; OF Topeka @ wa
: When the question of governor came up
a bit of a row started. Dick Wake wante'
to show that the olive branch had reall'
been held out to the other wing of the Pro
| hibition party. and nominated Horace Hur
!. | ley of Junction City. who is the nomine
for governor upon the anti;St: John tIcke'
: this proposition with vigor. They declare
that Hurley was supporting gold stand
ard man for sas, and fraa ,na. s1er 10 M
= Hurley was present and made speech. i
which he said he could not accept nom
nation unless it included his associate
upon the ticket. Dick Wake then withdre,
n. f. Douthart. Of Brown county. wa
then nominated for governor by acciama
The ticket was completed as. follows
y Lieutenant governor, Ed Clark. of oiathe
pubiie auator gf s.a' Sevi Beknap Of
n burg: treasurer. J. H. Murray. of Said
win City: superintendent OF public instru:
L. torney general. Mrs. L. o. Case. Of Io
: peka. congressman-at-large.,J J. d. BotkiI
: of Neodesha: presidential electors >; w
e. Forrest, Neosho: II. s. Bosworth. "lou
!; county: F. F. Manchester. Topeka; Geors
d NJ. Simpson. Concordia; S. C; Moore; AmeI
eus leu, NJ o,1ssa king aoiai X: ssb,rp M keIle
len. Wichita: c. H. Stone. Leavenworth.
J. The nomination OF this ticket had pr,
l. at-large when the second row OF the da
E. broke out Dick Wake placed J. d. Bo
y kin. who is the Populist ana Democrat
Is nominee in nominatio for the place Tn
'1 was the signal for fight: W l.. Care,
re of Baldwin City. roasted Botkin TO M
ee ish. He declared that Jerry had quit TT
n honorable calling of one of Gods minist e1
to become a very ordinary Populist Doilt
cian and that he had shown himself 10
INSCRIPTIONS by writing a letter In i
dorsement of ]. B. Watkins candidacy f
y, United States senator. Judge Silver. Die
y Wake and others defended Botkin Jud;
y silver declared that if he was not goi1
IN to he allowed to vote for Botkin and Il
n BRYAN electors he would withdraw fro
X. tbs ticket as a candidate for chief Justic
this stage which declared it to be q
nr;viIese of every nominee and very del
gate to vote for whomever he pleased, al
il carried.
Dick Wake asserted that nine-tenths
ID the National party intended to vote f
Bryan. regardless OF what TINS or al
other convention might do. T. S. Walk
made a ringing speech. in which he d
he cIared himself for Mckinley as again
- | BRYAN but declared that the party shou
IN stand by its own nominee. He pro:este
es | he said against the attempt which W
ge being made to deliver the Prohibition par
n over to whisky Democracy: George
~. | Simpson declared that if the Bryan eiectc
~. 10 we're indorsed there would be a b.
OK ..right now and here" The president
r. question was discussed for more than
he hour when someone suggested that I
hit | motion before the house was the nomiI
II. tion of Botkin After the previous questi
u had been put. the vote was taken and b
nS kin secured an Endorsement by the narr'
es margin of 81 to 19.
The Bryan faction. finding themselves
ce the minority made no further attempt
ce secure an Endorsement for the BRYAN ell
es tors The convention adjourned after ct
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