Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-08-08
LEEpY FOR GOVERNOR.
Populists Of Kansas Nominate the Senator
lrnn lafYax CounfH-Tha RcaalullonA.

Porulists Of Kansas Nominate the Senator
from Coffcy Countrywide Resolutions
ABILENE, Kai,., Aug. 6.-Just before
noon yesterday Chairman Breidenthal
called the peoples party state conven-
ton to order. Rev. DIR. Bluyner offered
prayer, C s. Crawford, populist law
yer, delivered an address OF welcome
which greatly pleased the delegates.
Judge A. w. Dennison, Of Eldorado,
was chosen temporary chairman by
reclamation. On assuming the chair
Judge Dennison said there should DO
fair play, and thus sore spots In tho
campaign would be avoided. lie eulo-
gized the populist party and spoke OF
some OF the legislation which 1t had
accomplished His mention OF the
law forbidding the execution OF gold
contracts was especially applauded.
These avs, he said, were enacted by
the famous stormy legislature OF 1898,
and In the eleven days the senate and
house were together In that session
more good laws were enacted by that
legislature than had been passed for IS
years before.
The temporary organization was
made permanent. At the afternoon
session tn. convention appointed o
committee of IA, one from each con.
gres,ional district, to confer with the
democrats in regard to fusion. Tho
rules were suspended and the convcn-
ton took up the regular order Of bust
ness. The nomination OF candidates
for governor being in order, Quincy A.
Baldwin, Of Leavenworth, presented
the name of Col. William A. Harris; j.
c. Bradshaw, of Cowley, named L. p.
King; +. NJ. Brady, OF Labette, nomi-
mated George Campbell; Harrison KEEL
ley, of Coffcy. named John w. Leedy;
v. Gleason, of Greenwood. nominated
George NJ Munger; A. Z Helm, OF
scdgwick, presented the name OF Lo-
renzo ID. Lcwelling.
The following Is the result OF the
first ballot: Total. SIS; necessary to n
choice, ass: Harris. .O9K; Lewelling,
15Ils; King. 100; Leedy, 6o; Munger,
90; Campbell. IL. A brother moved
that the candidates lie called before
the convention to make talk. so that
the deley could see what kind OF
looking men they were asked to sup
port. After some discussion, the mo-
ton prevailed.
The second ballot resulted rs follows:
Harris, 209il; Lewclling, 1891; King.
IO4; Lcedy, 81; Munger, Is; Campbell,
1874. A motion was made to adjourn
until $40 o'clock this morning. The
motion was defeated by vote Of SO7
to 1913. The Harris people forced the
voting.
The third ballot stood Harris, lsi;
Lecdy, I5.; Lewclling, 10; King, o.;
Campbell, l.; Munger, G.
The fourth ballot resulted in the
nomination of Leedy, the vote for him
being too big to add up. At the con.
clusion of roll call Mr.. Helm moved to
make the nomination unanimous The
motion prevailed. Then followed n
great demonstration. Mr.. Lcedys
friends carried him, big as he is, on
their shoulders to the platform. lie
."a""e" '"' ", :, =.
honor conferred upon hin.
Gov. Lewclling was again called for
ward. lie congratulated the conven-
80, -, ;,s s.,la,,;or mud said that
w" upon ITO ,.,-
the nominee wouiu oe Tue ncA' eo'e."
or OF Kansas. Col. Harris was also
called for, but he had gone to his hotel.
M, ,,,I,.. d.f,.toa candidates were
inc o'n'r "e a. '. o,,a
called Tor, but they ali not resPou.,
| At 1880 the convention adjourned until
| this morning.
CoI,or,;,r ;s tho nlatform ma re.
| o',o""S r, ~. A., -
ported 10 the convention ny '"e eo"
mittee:
We. the delegates representatives OF the
reople' ; party. In state convention assembled.
harei,, nns,n, our allegiance 10 the principles
enuncinted in the platform adopted by the ma
tional Convention assembled In ST Louis
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