Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-07
POPULIST STATE TICKET.

POPULIST STATE TICKET.
At II O'Clock a. M, the Peoples party con-
vention met at Abilene for the purpose of NOM
mating state ticket Judge A. w. Dennison
was chosen temporary chairman, and o. w.
Hendee, temporary secretary. The necessary
committees were chosen, after which the con-
vention adjourned for dinner. The afternoon
session was occupied in listening to reports OF
committees.
The temporary officers were made the per-
manent officers, and convention adjourned for
supper.
After supper came the selection OF candl-
date for governor. Those placed in nomination
were Col. w. A. Harris, ex Governor Level
ling, Senator L. P King, ] dge Geo. Camp
bell, Hon. G. M. Munger and Senator John w.
Leedy. On the first ballot, C,.l. Harris showed
the most strength; Lewelling was second in the
race; King, third Leedy, fourth; Campbell,
fifth; Munger, sixth The candidates were
then called on for short speeches. All were
good, but Senator Leedy's speech seemed to
Atouch the spot" and he gained from that on
until the fourth ballot, when the Leweling
and Harris forces Aocked to Leedy i'll such
numbers as to nominate him by large majority
On motion, Leedy's nomination was made
unanimous.
Convention then adjourned till morning
Upon re-assemblng, Thursday morning, the
convention proceeded to nominate candidate
for chief Justice of the supreme court Several
candidates were named, but Frank Doster easily
secured the nomination.
A committee of five from the Democratic
convention at Hutchinson having been Sent to
confer with the Populsts relative to an electoral
ticket, a committee of fourteen Populists had
been selected to confer with the Democratic
committee. After the nomination of Frank
Doster for chief justice, this committee of four
teen announced that it was ready to report 1t
was agreed by the two committees that the
Populist convention should nominate ten elect
ors named by the committees; that, in case
Tom Watson should receive more votes in the
electoral college than Arthur Sewa, these ten
electors should vote for Watson; but if Sewall
should receive more votes in the electoral col
lege than Watson, the ten votes should go to
Sewall The plan was satisfactory to the con-
yention, but one of the electors was distasteful
to the miners and other labor organizations be-
cause it was charged that he shouldered win
chester against the miners of Cherokee county
during strike some time ago. The matter
created heated discussion. Finally, resou-
ton was adopted to investigate the charge
against the candidate for elector, ard if found
to be guilty of the charge, his name to be
dropped from the Populist ticket, and another
name substituted.
Nominations for congressm IN at-arse were
next in ORDER But two candidates were named
Ed c. Little and ]. D. Botkin Mr.. Little
was called 10 the platform, and he made a short
speech which electrified the audience. He
showed that he is made of the right sort of
stuff, and that he has most brilliant future
Mr.. Botkin made Short logical speech, and
the roll-cal begun While the convention had
gone wild over Ed Little's sp ech, and he had
endeared himself to every one in that vast as
semblaee, the delegates could not forget the
work done for the cause of humanity by the
noble, indefatigable, fearless, self-sacrifcing