Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-03-19

LOulB-The Resolutions Were Plntl
and Cover the Entire GFOnnd OF Sh'
Coming CamPAiBn-Wenl Win IA
the Coming struggle.
The moving trains Tuesday began Il
bring in delegates, bright and early anC
by evening the city was pretty vel
filed with eager men anxious to gel
acquainted with every body and rub
their ideas tOgather to see how they
would agree. Chairman Breidenthal
was early on the ground and ex.GOVer-
nor Lswelling with most OF the Sedg.
wick county delegation arrived soon
after. A reception committee which
had been appointed at a meeting held
the evening before at the Commercial
Club rooms was on hand at all the
afternoon trains with their badges on
to receive the delegates as they arrived
and make them Immediately feel at
home. The different hotels put on
their best to receive their guests, and
they mingled with each other in a fra
ternal way which is peculiarly charac-
teristic of a populist gathering.
The club rooms were soon filed to
OVERLOOKING and our visitors then gath.
cred in tn e Midland hotel lobby which
in the evening became perfect crush
of people. The cold wave and storm
of rain and snow which old Boreas
sent to greet US put no damper on their
arder but seemed to sharpen their wits
and eagerness to sum up the situation
and get into the work.
About 10 o'clock the band led out to
the auditorium followed by the dele
gates and spectators.
At II O'Clock the gavel fell calling
the convention to order, Chairman
admOnishing each one to
decOrum. Rev. Botkin was then called
upon to invoke devine favor upon the
convention which he did in very APP
propriate manner supplicating for a
reign Of justice and the abolition of
oppression.
Mr.. NJ. Watson, president of the city
council, was then introduced to de-
liver the address Of welcome on behalf
of the city of Hutchinson in the absense
of Mayor Frank Vincent who was UNI
avoidably called away, The address
was one Of real patriotism and though
spoken from the standpoint of one not
of the political affiliations and belief of
those to whom he was speaking, the
spirit of the address was thoroughly in
harmony with the principles of his
listeners from whom he elected fire.
quent and rousing applause. He spoke
for larger money circulation and
against the growing usurpations and
of corporations.
The response was heartily given by
ex-Congressman JEFF Hudson Of
in the course of which he wOrmly con-
graduated the young republican for
his liberal opinions and fearlessness
in expressing them. He also congrat-
ulated Hutchinson upon the friendly
cordial and earnest reception given the
attending delegates and visitors by the
people of this city.
The call for the convention was then
read by the secretary of the central
committee, R. II. Semple.
Upon call for nominations for tenn
porary chairman, Senator Harry Lam
dis nominated Gen. Harrison Kelly and
Mr.. Cain of Dickinson county nomina-
ted c. B. Huffman. After Gains speech
Lands withdrew the name of Mr.. Kelly
and Mr.. Huffman was elected by ac-
clamation.
Harrison Kelly then escorted to the
chair the new chairman who began his
speech of acceptance by thanking the
people for the honor conferred upon him
stating that he was proud of his natiY-
ity of the sister republic of Switzerland
and admOnishing the people to their
duty in this most important crisis.
MIR. D. G. Zercher of johnson county
was then nominated and elected by
reclamation, j. X. P. Barker from
Wyandotte county making the nomin-
alton. The election of assistant Sec
rotary resulted in the election of Mr..
YearOut of Emporia.
After a little parliamentary tangle
which was soon unrayeled, a motion
was voted through that the delegates
from the congressional districts should
select one member Iof committee on
credentials, one on order Of business,