People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-03-19

the state convention 10 the national
convention, to be held at st. Louis,
July 22nd, who believe In the true
principles of reform, and Of those
whose interests are the same as the
various interests of the members OF
the Peoples party in fair ratio.
We denOunce the Republican party
for their deception and duplicity in
attempting again to deceive the peO-
pie in their pretended desire for
cheaper transportation or control Of
railroad freight rates by law. For
the business Of the above we refer the
reader to a few facts. First, the rail-
roads of our state are the backbone Of
the Republican party. Second, in the
present legislature, as well as the
past, several members of which were
Republican railroad attorneys aud 10
the employ of the various railroads
and posing as representatives of the
people. Thiro, the chief executive,
Gov. Morrill,, has appointed on the
board of railroad commissioners a
member who is a railroad attorney
and pretends to represent the people
and railroad both at the same time.
Fourth, three times during the past
three sessions Of the legislature the
POpulist members passed the Iowa
maximum freight rate bill once in the
House and twice in the Senate, and
it was as many times killed in the
branches Of the legislature controlled
by the Republicans at the time.
We denOuDCe the leading politicians
in the Republican party in Kansas,
for preventing an honest expression
of the voters in that party at the late
Wichita convention OF the financial
question.
The selection of delegates was then
entered upon. Each commissioner
district was permitted to nominate
candidates. They first nominated G..
E. Meeker and A. G.. Forney. They
were elected by reclamation. The
second district nominated H. F. Har-
baugh. of Greene, and W. B. Caldwell.
of Oxford, A. C. Lambe was put in
nomination and declined. Harbaugh
and Caldwell were elected by acclama.
tiOn. The third district nominated
Adam Wolf, of Guelph, and J. NJ.
Doubleday, Of Bluff. Thomas Muir
phey, Of Falls, was nominated and de-
clined. Wolf aud Doubleday were
elected by reclamation.
On motion alternates were elected
as follows. lst district, Jas. A Snyder,
Conway Springs, E. W. Morris, Har.
mon; End district, ]. W. Mclaughlin,
Preston Wycoff; 3rd district, D. N.
Gilbert, ]. j. GalyOn.
On motion ]. NJ. Doubleday was
elected committeeman in the appel
late court district.
On motion of Senator FOrney the
following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED, That we, the Populists
Of Sumner county in convention as.
sembled, note with pleasuee the men,
tiOn of the name of Judge Lyman
Naugle, editor Of the VOICE, in con-
nectiOn with the Office of secretary IF
state. We desire to say to the people
Of Kansas that the mention of his
uame finds Judgment of perfect sat-
isfactiOn in the hearts Of the people
of his home county. He has, since
the organization Of the party, been
our able champion in this county and
made his paper, the VOICE, one Of the
very best in the state. He has the
absolute, unqualified, warm support
Of our people. Sumner county, one of
the largest in the state, has not yet
been recognized on our state ticket
and we give notice thus early that we
shall this year ask this honor OF the
state convention.
On motion the chair was appointed
a committee Of three to place this
matter properly before the people of
the state. Committee, A. c. Lambe,
Senator FOrney and JIM. Rogers.
The question Of whether the coun-
ty should express its choice for dele.
gates to the national convention was
discussed. Some held that it would
be better to turn the matter all over
into the hands of the delegates to the
Hutchinson convention, and Others
thought that there could be no harm
result from the people in this conven.
tion expressing their choice. The lat
ter view prevailed.
Under the basis of representation
Sumner county would be entitled te
claim two Of the national delegates.
The following parties were placed
in nomination: Senator A. G.. For
ney, Hon. j. NJ, Doubleday, H.F. Har
5augh, j. W. Mclaughlin, Lyman
Naugle, W. A. Johnson. Forney anC
Doubleday were chosen by large ma
joritieS.
The business Of the convention hav
ing been completed, a motion wa
made to adjourn, but it was held up
short time by the announcement from
a delegate that we had new Popu
list sitting as a delegate in this con
vetiOn-Mayor W. R. Savage, of Wei
lingtOn.
Cries of Savage" were heard from
all parts of the hall and he arose Il
respond. He made a very nlaasan