The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-18

and it is fair to assume that if the
Democratic party send him as a dele
gate that he viii be given a reception
by the anarchists of Chicago who no
doubt recognize him as one of their
KIND or people 4 imagine that can
see q procession Of anarchists inviting
him to deliver an address and incident
~, perhaps. inviting the entire delega-
tion from Kansas as an act Of courtesy
on Mr.. OVermyer's account That
would be a fine spectacle indeed.
II do not believe that the Democracy
Of the state OF Kansas In convention
assembled on the Sd day of June, 1896,
viii consent to send a man whose ut
terances as aforesaid cannot do other
wise than bring discredit on the fair
name of Kansas.
THE Chicago anarchists will no
doubt recognize him as one of their
kind of people and with good reasons
!! should Judge py his past record, and
II he is to pose there as representative
from not only the state of Kansas, but
from the Capital city it gives the inn
preston that the sentiments expressed
and advocated by him are the senti-
ments of his constituency.
Il repeat" said Mr.. Thomas in clos
ing, that I do not believe that the
Democratic party can afford to make
him delegate to Chicago and do not
believe they will
OVERMYER COMES IN.
The convention had finished all its
business and was about to adjourn
> H.
He had doubtless been summoned by
some Of his friends, who wanted him
to reply to the inVective delivered
against him by Frank Thomas over
myer passed the crowd in the rear of
the hall, came UP front and took a
seat in the very front row. COOlly
seating himself he looked over the del
egate5 very quietly. He fixed his
Thomas, seated next to him, and the
latter squirmed uneasily.
After few moments John Douglass
arose and asked the convention listen
to q speech from Overmyer.
The chairman refused the privilege
and declared the convention adjourned.
Then Overmyer rose from his seat
and said
'All who do not wish to hear me are
at liberty to go Let those who desire
to hear me remain
Then he mounted a chair and talked
for about ten minutes in a way as
only OVermyer can.
This convention has been packed
against me-" he said, packed against
me IS only the class of people who did
it can pack a convention.
At this point, one of delegates who
was listening gave vent to a shrill
whistle and OVermyer said in a quiet
but sneering tone: That's right wills
tie. It's but the whistle Of a jackass,
though.
The primaries held the other night
( were packed with buns" said Over
mYer in stentorian tones, with ne
gro, with hoodlums, with Pops and with
hell hounds. They knew they had to
do it in order to beat me. Every power
they could bring to bear was worked
IN opposition to me, and Why2 Because
Thomas and others desired it. Who
is Frank Thomas2 He is a tarantula;
q cross between centipede and a
spider A descendant of Chet Thomas.
and wants to be a political bOssl He
wants to be boss Of this city, this coun-
ty, this congressional district, this
ST q "a fe- fa71
difference between Chef Thomas and
Frank Thomas as there is between the
tOpmOSt pinnacle and the uttermOst
depths of the uttermOst sea He calls
me seven ear-Old-DemOcrat. Great
God what is he? I became a Democrat
ten years ago Frank Thomas became
one some four years after I intro
ouced MIN at the meeting at which ne
declared himself a Democrat and I,
myself, vouched for his Democracy.
Yet he now calls himself a boss and
wants to read me out of party.
THE men against me are those who
nominated me by reclamation for gov
ernor-nOminated me with knives in
their sleeves, whetted and prepared to
knife me to death. What am I going to
do about it? VIII be read out of the
party by a set Of political assassins
and cut thrOats? MOI I viii remain in
the party and I will get even with
these fellows. They have played their
cards and played them well, but I am
yet q Democrat. They can't read me
out of the party Democrats, with all
thy faults I love thee still"
After his speech Overmyer was ac-
corded an ovation by his friends and
walked out of the han surrounded by
them
The delegates to the Topeka conven-
ton are; r. B. Kepley S. =. Isenhart.
w. a. Snyder. Emmett Whipple, Henry
Steele, Frank S. Thomas, Abe Stein
berg.
Delegates to the Hutchinson con
vention are: Lee Jones, r. NJ. Hanley.
Eugene Wolff. 3. F. Panlzey H Won
Langen, John Martin, Oscar Krauss.
Delegates to the EmpOria convention
are: G. Max Claudy5 J. T. Ward, Fred
Marks, Larry Sheehan. Leo Won Ian
gen. D. Elliott, John Schmidt
The resolutions declared for the re-
affirmation of the platform adopted by
the Chicago national convention of 1892;
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver, Is to / for John Martin for del
egate at large to the national conven-
ton.