The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-29
THIRD PARTY CONVENTION.
Democrats Will Hold One in Topeka
June grid
10 SELECT DELEGATES TO CHICAGO.
Democrats Who Didn't Vote for Over
myer VIII Please Consider Them
eIvesssRebuketl''--De
TO TAX e in All the POstmasters.

Topeka is to have political state con-
vention this year after all.
The Democrats of Kansas will hold
! their state convention to elect delegate
to the Democratic national convention at
Chicago in Topeka Wednesday, June 8.
The regular state nominating conven-
ton to select candidates for state officers
will be held at Hutchinson Tuesday Au-
gust 4.
There was an unusually larg g attendance
at the meeting of the Democratic state
central committee at the Throop yester-
day afternoon. Almost alI'the forty -four
members of the committee were present,
besides large number of visitors They
all seemed to be expecting something
and were all ready for business.
The something came when the first
business was presented, that of fixing
the basis of representation in the state
conventions
fully Scott set the ball rolling by NOV
ing that the basis of representation be
fixed at one delegate from each county
and one additional delegate for each rs
votes and major fraction thereof cast for
the Democratic candidate for secretary of
state in 1894.
Joseph G.. Lowe came to the front and
showed his loyalty to David Overmyer
by urging that Overmyer's vote for gov
ernor be made the basis of representa-
ton. MIR. Overmyer objected to this and
urged that the vote for the candidate for
secretary of state be made the basis.
Elk Postmaster Frank Thomas opposed
the basis proposed by Tully Scott and
said: sit has been charged that an effort
would be made in this committee meet
ing to fix basis of representation which
he to bo naToOarofo bo
failed to vote the ticket two years ago.
This is no way to reorganize the party
and you all know it. Some of US
were of the opinion that Mr.. Overmyer
was a candidate for governor, in the last
campaign, in the interest of the Repub-
licans, and you have all heard that
charged time and time again. Now let
us do the square thing aud give all the
Democrats in Kansas who want to come
back into the party an opportunity to do
so and show them that they will be well
coined. We can't get those Democrats
back by crucitixion and by diciplining
them. By all means. let US go back to
1888 aud make the basis of representa-
ton the same as in that year. If you
take the vote of 1894 as basis you will
disfranchise half the Democrats in the
state and believe there are more than
$4,000 Democrats in Kansas"
Frank Thomas seemed to be alone in
his fight for he did all the talking for
that side of the case and when the mat
ter came to a vote the original motion of
TuIly Scott was adopted as the basis of
representation for both state conventions
aud the Democrats who did not vote for
Overmyer were "rebuked."
According to this basis there will be
473 delegates in each convention.
The committee then took up the con-
vention time and place question. On
the frat ballot Topeka was selected as
the place for holding the convention to
elect delegates to the national conven-
ton. The vote stood, Topeka % and
Hutchinson 16.
Hutchinson and Wichita were the only
candidates for the regular state conven-
ton, and Hutchinson won, the vote stand
ing Hutchinson 81, Wichita 10.
Jane and August were named as
the dates for the two conventions.
Chairman j. S. Richardson then re-
signed. stating that he was going to leave
the state. His resignation was accepted
without debate and Frank Bacon of Cha
mute was selected to fill the vacancy.
The committee adopted a resolution
endorsing Lee Jones for receiver of the
Z. S. land office to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the resignation of H. Won Langen.
Frank Thomas stated that Mr.. Won Lam
gen had withdrawn his resignation, but
the resolution was amended to read as an
endorsement tosfill such a vacancy should
there be one. AS it is Mr.. Won Langen
has the office and Lee Jones has the en-
dorsement
The committee then adjourned to meet
in Topeka on the day of the first state
convention, June 8.
The following will be the basis of rep
resentation in the convention of counties: