Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-28
KANSAS PoPuusTs.
The State Convention Selects Delegates 90
| st. LOu1s-!The Platform


st. LOuls-!The Platforms
HUTCHINSON Kan, March 19-At the
populist state convention here yester-
day G. b. Hoffman, of Abilene. was
made temporary and Harrison Kelly,
of Burlington, permanent chairman
D. C. Zescher, of johnson county, was
chosen secretary, and Harry Freeze
and p. f. Yearout assistant secreta-
ries The following delegates were
chosen to the st. Louis conventions:
At large-Ex-Gov. L d. Lewening. Chair
man John w. Breidenthal, ex- Congressman.
w. A. Harris and Judge Frank Foster
First district-George Harman, J.. H Pettin-
gill; w. h Tucker, j. p. Hardy, L w. Elliott.
Charles Hall, Charles Ostrander, J. w: Tanner,
]. w. Cook and E. S. Beckwith
Second diStrict--C. S. Fiddler, R. H Gallo
way, Walter Costegan John T. Little, II. A.
Strong, N. H Starry. Edward Martindale, S.
skiing. Edwin Taylor S. H. Snider and S. H
Allen.
Third district-J. c. Caseman, E. M Trace
we'll. o. p Fuller, w. r. Wallery, George
Campbell h. w. Young. G. e. Allison, T. ].
Hudson, E.. r. Ridgley, j. D. Bodkin, Percy
Daniels, J. c. Hubbard, J. H. Riley.
Fourth districts. M. Scott, F. J. Close, w.
h. Trueblood, G., NJ. Munger, P. F. Yearout,
Sid Wood. Taylor Riddle, E. V. Wharton, A
E. True w. H Bid1le. 4. T. Harvey, w. T.
Upton.
w D. Vincent Frank Hunnywell, C. s. Craw-
ford, A. c. Pattee, T. H. Polack T. w. BARLEY,
B. Cuthburtson. A A Stewart T. s. Bond, N.
M Smith.
Sixth iistrict-M. b. Mccormick. T.. w.
Parks, W. H Claffland, Cyrus Heron. j.. A
Wright, Ike Conger, o. L. Smith w. w. Met
Ter. w. S. Fleming, Harvey Treece, D. s.
Swonk.
Seventh district-R..AA Sankey; B. E. keiss,
Silas Rutlege, R. j. Ellwood, NJ L. Drake,
Frank Fields, D.'J. Cole, Jerry Simpson, w.
L. Brown, w. H. Rockway, NJ G. Brooks, J. c.
Hopper. L.. Ravenscraft, A. G.. Tarney, J. M.
Doubleday, j. p Zimmerman, T. A, Butler,
George McAllister.
The resolutions were reported by ex-
Congressman Harris and were adopted
wi thout a disse nting vote. They are.
as follows:
Reafirming our faith in. the peoples party
and its principles, we invite the alliance and
cooperation of all reform elements of the
state and nation to the end that union OF all.
voters may be formed to oppose the gold
standard and the European level of prices. We
call the attention of the American people to
the fact proven by many trials. that
changing from one old party to the
other has brought relief from the
burdens under which the, people are struggling,
but that on the contrary, conditions have con-.
stantly grown worse and we ask all lovers of
thei< country to unite with US in our honest
earnest effort for relief
First-We are in favor of the strictest hon.
esty and economy in the administration of the
government. both state and national
Second-We are in favor of the overthrow
and destruction of all monopolieS and COM
bines organized for the plumber and oppression.
of the people.
Tfird-We demand strict and effective, con-
troll and supervision by government of all COR
porations performing public quasi public
functions and If necessary, to protect public
interests, the ownership by government of all
public utilities.
Fourth-We demand that president and
the, secretary, of the treasury be deprived OF
the power, to issue on sell bonds without the.
authority of congress being first given for,each
separate ISSUE.
Eifth-We believe that all the money ot'the
country, whether coin or paper, should be is
sued by the government and not by corpora
tions orrby individuals.
Sfxth-We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of, both gold and silver at the ratio OF
sixteen to one. Independent of the action of
any other nation. and we believe that the
United States is capable of maintaining such
a financial system will promote the pros
perity of its own. people, without asking the,
consent of any other government.
Seventh-We demand that the constitutional
right of trial by jury shall be extended to ev--
cry form of action, whether civil criminal,
and we denounce the trial of citizens, by
Injunction and contempt proceedings without
the right of trial by jury contrary, to. the
spirit of our constitution
Chairman Taubeneck said after the
convention that the action of the Kan
sas populists would add 100000 votes
to. their ticket. The delegates GO with
out an expressed choice for president,
but if Ben Tillman walks out of the,
democratic party he is the choice OF
the Kansas populists. That is, what,
tkey are hoping for.