The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-17

free coinage of silver and gold at the
ratio of 16 to 1.
Resolved, That while we will not
distate positively to our delegates whom
they shall support for the presidency
q the St Louis convention, yet we be-
lieVe that since Hon. w. J. Bryan has
an untarnished and unchanging record
on the silver question, and that he IS
an uncOmprOmising enemy of the sin
gle gold standard, we instruct the dele
gates to vote Tor w. j. Bryan Tor the
nomination for the presidency
The sixty delegates to the St. Louis
convention We're chosen. Each congress
sional district selected seven, and q
committee consisting of one delegate
from each district was appointed and
recommended q list OF eleven delegates
and eleven alternates to represent the
state at large. The choice of this COM
mittee was ratified by the convention.
The delegates and alternates at large
are:
d. Harrington. Populist. FIiawatha.
A. c. Shinn. Populist. Ottawa.
W. H. Thorne, Populist. Parsons.
H. c. Whitley, Republican. EmpOria-
E. c. Little, Republican, Abilene.
r. w. Turner, Republican, Mankato
J. N. High. Republican, Hutchinson.
Albert Griffin. POpuIist, Topeka.
Captain J. G. Waters, Republican,
Topeka.
H L. Taylor, PopuIist, Wichita.
n. B. Brown, Republican, Concordia.
Alternates:
w. T. Tomlinson. Democrat, Topeka.
D. c. TiIotsOn, Republican, Topeka.
E. F. Edwards, Populist Parsons.
F. p. Gillespie, Republican, Eldorado.
L. P. Simpson, Republican, Smith
Center.
T. Chapman, Republican, salina.
j. Fl. Mcknight, Republican, Wich-
G. w. Mcdonald, Republican, Con-
cordia-
L. H. Thompson, Republican, Norton.
A. Cunningham, Republican, Council
Grove.
S. T. Crisis. Republican. Lawrence.
The delegates from the congressional
districts are:
First. r. Ingles. Rep, Hiawatha:
J. w Fitzgerald, Pop, st. NGarys; w.
N. Allen, Pop, Meriden; H. T. Nc
Crumm, Rep. Atchison; W. P. Ripley,
Dem, Troy; w. H. Higgins, Pop, Leav-
enworth; w. J. Hurd, Pop, HoltOn.
First district alternates-James Fail
loon, Rep, Hiawatha; J. T. Van Dusen,
Pop, st. Marys; w T. Ham, Pop, Mer-
iden; A Ross, Pop, Atchison; F. B.
Johnson, Rep, Leavenworth; H. j.
Klusmire, Rep, HOltOn.
Second. NJ. Mason and ]. W. Fer
gusOn. Rep, Kansas City, Kan; S. H.
Sheldon, Rep, Lawrence; n. L. Bow
man, Rep, Garnet; l. o. Pickering,
Prob, Olathe; J. c. Cannon, Dem,
Olathe, r. II. Cadwallader, Paola.
Third-R. NJ. Pitcher. Pop, Winfield;
J. F. Steel, Rep, Parsons; John Gray,
Rep, Neosho; J. H. Ritchie, Pop, Mont
gomery: Abe Steinberg, Pop, Pitts
James Butler, Pop.
Fourth-E. ]. Shinn. Pop. Usage city;
A B. Hulett, Rep, Topeka;L. G. Wors-
ter. Rep, Emporia; DR.. r. NJ Law
renee, Rep, Eel Dorado; A. A Graham,
Dem, Wabaunsee; Joseph MOser, Rep,
Marion; J. J. Miller, Rep, Topeka.
Fifth-E. w. Ober, Rep, SaIina; c.
n. Miller Rep, Minneapolis; L. r. Ell
lott, Rep, Manhattan; w ". Palmer,
Rep, Clyde; D. r. Wagstaf. Rep, Sa-
lima; George S. Upshaw, Rep, Abb
lene.
Sixth-W. F. Federman, Rep, Good
land; A. B. Peters, Rep. MankatO; J.
L. Seal, Dem, Cove City; J. w. Con-
way, Rep, Norton; D. NJ. Relehan, Rep,
Hays City; w T. Stevens, Rep, Ober-
Seventies. D. Porter Rep. Hutch
inson; c. W. Finch, Rep, Anthony; j.
H. Rey, Rep, Wellington; H. H. Isley,
Pop. Kingman; J. 5. Caldwell Rep,
Leoti; Amos McClain, Pop, Wichita;
s. E. Jocelyn, Pop, Sedgwick.
Each delegate was given power TO
choose an alternate in case of his ina
biIity to go.
After the selection of delegates mo-
ton was made by Webb A1cNan that
committee, consisting of two from each
congressional district be named as
state central committee for the purpose
Of continuing the organization and
making it effective to work for the
cause of silver during this campaign.
Speeches were made on this motion by
Mr. McNaH, I. Q. Pickering, John
Davis, and A C. Hulett. They were all
in faVCr of the measure. The motion
carried without a dissenting vote and
the following committee was named:
First district-R. J. IngIes. Hiawatha,
and Fl. J. Klusmire, Holton
Secondly. P. White, Kansas City,
Kan, and o. z. Haley Ottawa
Third. f Nanmeter and z. H. Ed
wards, Parsons.
Fourth. H. Stevens, Topeka, and
5. a. J. Martin, Eureka.
Fifth-T. Chapman. Salina, and W.
w. Palmer, Clyde.
sixth-Webb NIcNan. Gaylord, and w
F. Federman, GoodIand-