The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-14
JERRY Is ATTACKED
ONE POP IL CONVENTION CALLS
HIM 4 BLACKBOARD.


Racket An Adjournment Had to be
THEREAFTER Innammatory Oratory the
Simpson Forces Garry the Convention
Many Pops Counsel Moderation.
Hutchinson, Kan, June 13.-The Pop
ulists met in mass convention at the
court house this morning for the pur-
pose OF electing delegates to the state,
congressional, appellate court and seoa-
torial conventions.
The apportionment to these conven-
tons is as follows: State, 10 delegates;
congressional, 10; appellate court, s.;
senatorial, 40.
The convention was called TO order
at II o'clock and ]. C. Stratton OF this
city was made temporary chairman and
E. G. Nettleton, also of this city. tenn
porary secretary.
B. z. Kies Of the Kansas Cornmoner
at Wichita was present and delivered
an address to the convention, in which
he advocated the free coinage Of silver
at the ratio Of 16 to !, and all the other
doctrines of PopuHsm-even to the
abuse Of the judiciary, from the su-
preme court down.
The ball opened when Mr. Kies clos
ed his address. 1t was the scheme of
the Simpson element 10 capture the
convention at this time, and r. J. Can
nell obtained the floor In smooth
sort Of a way Mr.. Camel suggested
that as IL was IN order TO hear speeches
1t would be the proper thing to call
upon D. W. Kent.
But the Simpson fellows were alert
and called the bluff. Horace Foster was
on his feet before Cannell had got fair
ly seated, and said that Kent only
wanted TO abuse Jerry. He therefore
moved an adjournment until 2 o'clock.
1t was evident that the convention was
for Simpson, but ex-Representative
Mitchell and other party leaders plead
for fair play. They wanted TO hear from
Kent. The motion to adjourn was lost
and committee sent after the man
who wanted 10 speak, as Kent had re-
tired IN a rage. He was brought in and
introduced. He opened his remarks by
paying his respects to Mr.. Foster. He
said Foster could run his 'Sittletwo-by-
four sheet up in Stafford county as he
wanted to but that he couldn't work
his bull-doZing tactics in this county
any more"
II am opposed to Jerry Simpson,"
continued Mr.. Kent, because he can
not be elected. You will need some Re
publican votes to elect a congressman
this fall. and Jerry can't get them"
Thebrethren took this statement with
some little groaning, which indicated
that 1t was hard to swallow, and Eos
ter again moved to adjourn, but he was
persuaded to withdraw it. Kent said
Jerry's chief hobby was the single tax
idea, and the Populists knew il couldn't
be reached for a hundred years yet
What the Populists wanted was free
silver.
"Ain't Jerry sound on the money
uestion?" asked a farmer.
Sound as Christmas goose" re-
piled Kent.
'Aint he sound on the land question? '
asked Mr.. Malcolm.
He ought to be, as he has sevenhun-
dred acres in Barber county" and then
the convention went wild They yelled
and cheered for Simpson until Kent got
ratified. you fellows may yell and
cheer for Jerry all you want to-that's
the way the Republicans used to do for
John Sherman and the Democrats for
Carlisle. You think that Jerry is the
only man who is smart enough to run
for congress, and that's tbs way they
thought of Sherman and Carlisle" he
shouted above the Jeers of the crowd.
At this point someone else moved to
adjourn while others yelled for order.
When order was again restored Kent
was bowling mad. In a voice trembl-
ing with rage he continued: 81 thank
the gentlemen who want fair play, but
TO the fellows who expect 10 buck and
gag us, / say just go ahead at your
present tactics and you will hear some
thing drop" At this stage B. Eismin-
ger got the floor and demanded that
Kent go ahead and state his objection
TO Simpson or quit the job. He said he
was tired OF all that "clap-trap."
Mr.. Eisninger has the proper idea of
newspaper circulation. for he conclud-
ed his remarks that the delegates
would see that this evening this will
be heralded to the world by the Repub-
iican papers Of this country" Another
farmer in the back part Of the house
suggested that they all form a ring and
let the two sides get together and fight
II out. All this time the Thermometer
was climbing Up the vertabrae OF the
man who wanted TO abuse Jerry, and
when he got a chance Kent said:
Il viii say to You, gentlemen. that I
am opposed to him because Jerry Slmp-
son is the biggest blackguard that
walks the earth, and has neither the
sense nor the courtesy of a gentle
Here he was stopped by the
bowls OF the delegate. and he never got
farther. Every deIegate was on his
feet in a minute and all OF them yelling
majority OF them max
ing motion 10 adjourn until O'Clock.
which was carried, and Kent was left |
standing on the floor.
During the noon hour the brethren I
discussed their troubles with their din /
uers. This afternoon the angry pas
sions were repressed. Mr.. Kent sat in 1
the corner of the room and was docile.
The temporary Organization was 1
made permanent
Senator Leeds addressed the conven- !
ton At the close Of his speech he was
called upon TO explain why he had not I
paid certain campaign assessment !
he said that two years ago there was |
A band employed for a Simpson meet /
ing at Arlington, and that afterwards /
they asked him 20 pay IL He didn't ex-
actly tell them 20 go where the dogs |
didn't bite. but he told them 10 pay their !
own band.
The resolutions committee endorsed /
the platform adopted az the state con
vention- II also instructed the de-egates
10 the congressional convention 10 vote
for Jerry Simpson.
The resolution was adopted. the anti
Simpson fellows merely gridnE their
teeth.
There was great mIx-up over the
method OF selecting delegates and a lo1S
time consumed in getting = start
d. ". Knit was named FOR a state DEL
agste but declined the peace offering.
The following delegates 20 the STATE
,onvention we elAcrAi. 2 I Car