The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-26
They Wind Up Kansas Gold
Democratic Convention.
The Convention Assembled With
About 100 Delegates.
LISTENED TO TALKS.
w. Ii. ROSsingtOn Makes Speech
Against Free Silver.
An Executive Committee For
the State Appointed.

There were about one hundred men
with yellow badges at the Kansas gold
Democratic convention yesterday and
perhaps another hundred that We're
spectators. The convention proceeded
as reported in The Journal of yesterday
and after the committee on resolutions
reported the resolutions published yes
terday the convention listened to a
snort speech from w. H. Rossington of
this city. Mr. Rossington said:
We, Of the Democratic party, have
been taught that the one point which
should distinguish a Democrat should
be his adhesion to the principles de-
elared by that party in convention.
1T is this steady adhesion to princi-
pies of true Democracy that has been
and ever will be the safeguard of lib
erty in this country. Four years ago
the Democratic party effaced itself for
the sake of victory We were faced
with the necessity of supporting prin-
ciples as foreign to those of the Demo-
cratic party as the devil is to the ordi-
nances of God.
Free silver is indefensible on any
basis. I know what I am talking about
from my own personal acquaintance.
when I say that there are dozens of the
leaders in that faction of the party
LAAs~L al csGNOGelLLA1G oCAA1Cl44ADS Iu&l
they do not believe in, and I can guess
that there are thousands of Demo-
Gratis in the party that are not in
favor Of it and that will not vote for
it. These leaders seem to think that if
they can rush the Trojan horse into
the citadel and capture the offices, it
little matters what becomes of the
business interests of this country.
THE Indianapolis convention will be
q T111c1a1TG nf f0f1 Eo
called on in &, short time to save civil
liberty in this country
c. F. Hutchins of Wyandotte, fol-
lowed Mr.. Rossington, taking nearly
the same position.
I should greatly dislike to be called
a bolter," he declared, and in view of
the action of the Chicago convention
I can safely say am not a bolter. You
are not boilers, you are the real Demo-
Gratis.
I'VE are in the position of the sor-
rowing friends that have been called
in to the bedside of q very sick man.
This country is sick and We have two
notorious Quaclzs that stand ready to
prescribe for the patient DR.. BRYAN
offers a remedy that we know viii
throw the patient into commissions at
once; and DR.. McKinley's prescription
while it is probably not so nauseous and
will not produce fits at once is so in
sidious in its workings that the inevi-
table result will be death, or if not
death, will leave the patient a linger-
ing cripple.
I say of two evils, choose neither"
DR.. H. G. Toby, the next speaker.
differed with Mr.. Hutchins He con
sidered the necessity occasionally arises
for the choice between two evils and
declared If he had to support either
William Mckinley or William Jennings
Bryan he would vote for Mr.. Mckinley
as the better Democrat of the two.
The convention then voted or the res
buttons. The vote was a standing one
Three cheers were given for Grover
cleveland at the suggestion of w. H.
Rossington.
Sam Kimble then moved that an ex-
ecutive committee of ten be appointed
to take such action after the meeting
of the Indianapolis convention as thew
should deem expedfent toward the
field in this state. The motion car
Tic'l and the following committee was
announced by the chair last night:
First district-(TO be tilied)
Second district-Samuel Maher of
Wyandotte.
Third district-(To be hIIedO
Fourth district-Joseph Balston of
Corey.
Fifth district-H. c. Toby OF Salina
Sixth Districts. S. Reynolds of Cove.
Seventh district-Wilialn Osmond of
Pawnee.
At large-Sam Kfmble of Manhattan,
c. J. Lantry of Chase and c. W. Good
lander of Bourbon.
Motions to send messages to C1eve-
land and the gold Democrat convention
that will convene at St. Louis today
were passed
The convention instructed the dele
gates to the national convention to
work and vote for a national ticket.
Eugene Hagan was elected chairman
of the executive committee.
A vote of thanks was rendered Ha-
gan, Kinble and LanJry for their work
in organizing the convention.
On motion of S. S. Reynolds the con-
Vention adjourned.
Following are the delegates to the