The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-13
ARE FEW BUT SELECT.
Gold Standard Democrats Of
Kansas Issue a Call
For a Meeting at Topeka Aug
ust 25,
To Organize the "Gold Standard" De-
nocracy of Kansas and Select
Delegates to Indianapolis.

The gold standard Democrats OF Ran
sas have issued a call for a meeting to
be held in Topeka August 25, for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the
Indianapolis convention. to be held
held September 2.
The address is as follows:
ITO the Democrats of the state of
Kansas:
Whereas, At a meeting of the rep
resentatives of thirty-four states of
this Union at the city of Indianapolis,
Indiana, on August Z, it was unani
mously agreed and declared by those
believing in the principles of true
Democracy as follows, to-wit:
That a political party has always
been defined to be an association to
promote the success of political princi-
pies held in common. The Democratic
party, during it's whole history. has
been pledged to promote the liberty of
individuals, the security of private
rights and property and the suprem-
acy of the law. 1t has always insisted
upon a safe and stable money for the
peoples use. It has insisted upon the
maintenance of the financial honor of
the nation. These, its principles, were
abandoned by the supposed represen-
tatives to the party at a national con-
vention lately assembled at Chicago.
The Democratic party will, therefore.
cease to exist unles it is preserved by
the voluntary action of such of its
members as still adhere to the funda-
mental principles.
The action taken and the principles
enunciated by that body were and are
utterly and indefensibly revolutionary,
and a radical departure from the prin-
ciples of true Democracy, which should
-,
ministratiOn of the cOuntry's affairs.
For the first time since national parties
were formed there is now before the
people no platform declaring the prin-
ciples of the Democratic party, as rec
Ognized and most courageOusly admin
istered by Jefferson, Jackson and Cleve-
land, nor are there nominees for the
offices of president and vice president
of the United States pledged to carry
those principles into practical effect.
The faithful and true Democrats of tie
United States are determined that
their principles shall not be ruth5essly
surrendered, nor the people be d&priv-
ed of an oportunity to vote for can
didates in accord herewith
Therefore, the National Democratic
party of the United States. through it's
regularly constituted committee, here
by calls a national convention of that
party for the announcement of q plat
form and naming candidates for the
offices of president and vice president
of the United States, and the trausac-
ton of such business as is incidental to
be held at Indianapolis, on Tuesday, the
second day of September, 1896, at u
o'clock noon, and hereby requests that
the members of the party in the several
states, who believe in sound money and
the preservation of law and order, and
who are opposed to the platform adopt
ed and candidates nominated at Chi
cago, viii select IN such manner as to
them shall seem best a number of dele
gates, the same equal to twice the num-
Der of electoral votes to which such
states are respectively entitled, such
delegates shall be duly accredited ac-
cording to the usages of the Democrat
ic party. Their credentials shall be for
Worded or delivered to the secretary of
this committee with all convenient
speed to entitle them to participate in
the preliminary organization of the
convention, and,
Whereas, The state of Kansas was at
Indianapolis by Mr.. Eugene Hagan
represented in said provisional meeting
of Topeka, Kansas, who had been
heretofore duly designated as DrOViS-
ional committeeman from Kansas at a
| conference of Democrats held in To-
peka, and he has reported to US the ac-
tons of said national committee as
embodied in the foregoing declaration
and call for the national convention,
now,
Therefore. The undersigned. pro-
| viSiOnal officers of the organization in
/ the state. of Kansas, duly authorized
/ by the original conference and as di-
| rected by the action of the national
committee. do hereby call upon all true
Democrats in the state of Kansas to
| Immediately arrange for, and partici-
pate in a conference of the National
Democratic party to be held in the city
| of Topeka at headquarters of sound
| money Democrats, Tuesday, the 25th
! day of August, 1896, at o'clock D. m,
| there to select delegates from the state
/ of Kansas to said national convention
| of the National Democratic party to be
| held at Indianapolis, Ind, on Septem-
Der 2, 1886, in accordance with the said
| national call. The number of dele
| gates to be selected shall be fourteen C14)
! as representing the various congress-
! ional districts and six 90 delegates at
large.
IAN true Democrats who feel that
| the action of the late convention at
! Chicago, Ill, does not represent their
! views and who recognize in the declar-
! alton of the national committee a
announced at Indianapolis and above
| recited the true principles ofDemocracy
are invited to actively participate in
! the necessary arrangements for the
/ convention herein called.
! Communications are invited from all
| sections with respect to the above mat
tiers to either of the undersigned, and
it is to be hoped that all interested
| will be active in indicating their wishes
and in ascertaining the necessary work
/ to be done.
"An sound money Democrats desir-
! ing to participate in said conference
! will please forward their names and ad-
| dresse to the chairman, to the end that
! detail arrangements be made for the
meeting, and roll of delegates pre-
| pared"
| Sam Kimble, Manhattan, Kansas
| chairman conference committee; Chas
| J. Lantry, Topeka, Kansas, secretary.