The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-22
KANSAS DELEGATES MEET.
Breidenthal is Made the National
committeeman.

Prudential won a signal victory in a.
caucus of the Kansas delegation yes
terday afternoon by his election to
membership on the Populist national
committee.
For several months the wing of the
PopuIist party of which Walt Costigan
of Ottawa is spokesman, has been
pouring hot shot into the BreidenthaI
camp, and much doubt was expressed
in regard to the state chairmans abil-
ity to pull through the fight.
The Costigan crowd decided to vote
to retain Judge s. H. Snider of Wy
andotte. BreidenthaPs friends united
on w D. Vincent of Clay, who has
been a member of the committee since
1892, and James N. Allen of NeOshO, J.
D. Weiner of Reno and Taylor Riddle
of Marion had enough friends to place
them in the contest, but that was about
all.
The delegation organized perma-
nentIy by the election of Jerry Simpson
of Medicine Lodge chairman and p. f.
HearOut of EmpOria secretary. There
being 90 members of the delegation it
was deemed advisable to divide up in
to congressional districts in order to
facilitate the work, and district chair
men We're elected as follows:
First district, George Hartman, Jeffer-
son county; Second, Judge S. S. King,
WyandOtte; Third, z. NJ. Roosevelt,
Cherokee; Fourth, George NJ. Munger,
Greenwood; Fifth. 7. L. Bond, Saline;
Sixth. N. B. Mccormick. Phillips: Sew
enth, Senator A. G. Forney, Sumner.
Nominations for candidates for mem
bers of the national committee being
in order. o. L. Smith of Jewell named
John w Breidenthal; State Senator
Edwin Taylor of WyandOtte named
Judge S. H. Snider; w. L Brown of
Kingman named J. D. Weiner; jeff
Hudson of Wilson named James NJ.
Allen; George Harmon of jefferson
named W.D. Vincent; S.M. Scott of Ly
on named Taylor Riddle.
The vote stood: BreidenthaI Sc. AL
len So Vincent A Weiner 81, Snider 25,
Riddle %. BreidenthaLAllen and Vim
cent having received the highest three
numbers of votes, were declared elect
The only other contest was over the
selection of a member of the committee
on resolutions
EX-Gov- l. D. Lewelling, ex-Lieut.-
Gov. Percy Daniels and ex-COngress-
man John Davis were placed in NOM
nation. Lewelling withdrew in favor
of Davis. Both candidates were called
before the delegation to express their
views in regard to what the platform
ought to contain.
Davis said he thought the platform
ought to lead off with the cardinal
principles of the Omaha platform, clos
ing with a revised abstract" of the
Chicago platform, with the omission
of the words ''redeena BILE in COIN in
the clause of the financial plank which
concludes land that all paper money
shall be issued directly by the treasu-
~ department, be redeemable in coin
and receivable for all debts, public and
private" and with the insertion of the
word land" after department and
the substitution of the word -'PopUlist"
for Democrat" He suggested that
it might be we'll to tack on postal tele-
graph, postal savings banks and initia-
tive and referendum clauses.
Daniels said he favored the Omaha
a
tax plank. Gov LeWelling said the
matter of platform depended largely
upon the question of whether the con-
ventiOn ought to nominate Bryan or
simply indOrse his candidacy.
IF we nominate him." the governor
said, I'VE must be careful not to en-
barrasS him with a platform which
members of his party might not be able
to indorse- If we indOrse him, we will
feel at liberty to incorporate all of our
ideas into the platform
Judge DOster said he was opposed to
the nomination of Bryan, but favored
his Endorsement. IF we nominate
Bryan" he said, we must trim our
platform. We must pitch our tune to
suit his voice. 1 am not in favor of
this. Let US make our own platform a
POpulist platform and then indOTSe the
candidacy of Mr.. Bryan. That would
obviate the danger which surely will
come if we adopt any other course"
Mr.. Justice 5. Fl. Allen said he fa.v-
ored the Endorsement of Bryan, but be-
ieved his nomination would endanger
the life of the POpulist party.
The POpulist party has not yet full
filed it's mission" he said. 1T is our
duty to make our own platform, and by
simply indOrsing Mr. Bryan's candida
cy We will not require him to stand up
on it,
Col. W. A Harris said that it might
become necessary to cOncede something
to the south, even to the adoption of a
radical POpulist platform, and he
thought it would be well to indorse
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as to prevent EN- barraSSn ent.
z. r. Ridgley, candidate for congress-
man in the Third district, voiced Col.
Harris sentiments.
Chairman Breidenthal said he had
talked with many southern delegates
and believed that they could be soft
ened toward the Bryan forces by the
adoption of a radical POpulist plat
form.
When the question came to a ballot
Davis was elected by a vote of "a to
Members of the other committees
were chosen as follows: Credentials
Q. L. Smith, Jewell; permanent organ
izatiOn, A. G. FOrnCy, Sumner; order
of business, Judge Cyrus Heron, Os-
born.
on motion of Justice Allen it was de-
cided not to name a member of the no
tihcatiOn committee. The delegation
did not express it's choice for temper
airy and permanent officers of the con-
ventiOn.
There was a great kick because the
delegates were only given three tick
cts each. Judge Snider said the ma
tional committee was not to be blamed.
He laid it onto" Sergeant-at Arms
Mcdowell. This man Mcdowell. said
he, lis so mean and arbitrary that we
cannot get near him"
The delegation instructed Snider to
use his influence to get more tickets,
so that all the Kansas fellows could see
the convention. s. M Scott announced
that he could provide tickets for about
25 by working the assistant sergeant
alarms racket.
J. A. Davis, a. reformed Republican,