The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
PULLIAM FIRST, VINCENT SECOND
Logan County PopuIists Declare for Their
Fayorite Sons.

| Guthrie, o. T., July YESTERDAY af-
ternoon the Popuiists of Logan county
met in the district court room TO select
| delegates to the territorial cnvention
which is TO nominate a candidate for
delegate to congress. There were lSS
| delegates present w. D. Hayman was
made temporary chairman and 4. l..
Phenis, temporary secretary with E.
Eaton assistant secretary. Commit
tees were appointed as follows:
Permanent organization-D. G.. Wood
worth, J. E. Craig. NJ. Vanderwood, Jno
German, Frank Thompson.
Credertials-D. s. Stodard. w L. Sui
iivan, r. S. Brothers, G. 3. Wood, Z. Y.
Titus.
Resolutions-Leo Vincent, L. F. Law
erty, w. NJ. Engert, DR.. Kimberly, u.
w Allen.
The temporary organization was mad
permanent.
The committee on order of business
reported rule for the chair 70 ap-
point a committee of five, who should
name the twenty delegates and they
be confirmed or rejected by the con-
vention That was the signal for war
1t continued, and amidst numerous
substitutes and amendments. at each
Vincent bobbed up with d binding
resolution as follows:
That the following ten lesser pre-
cfncts vote together. Guthrie town
ship and the Fifth ward elect one
delegate. Third and Fourth wards
choose one delegate, First and Second
wards elect one delegate.Springer and
Sward townships one delegate, and
Iowa and Orlando one vote. and all the
other townships one vote each, making
a total of twenty delegates.
That gave each locality a chance to
elect their own man and the plan met
with a rush. The report was then
passed as amended and the report OF
the committee on resolutions was called
Mr.. Vincent presented a caUstic plat
form which Will be given space tOmor-
row.
The last clause of the resolution in
structed the delegates TO support +. 5.
Pulliam for the congressional conven-
ton. Vincent. chairman Of the reso-
buttons committee, moved the adOp-
ton OF the report. The storm broke
afresh and IL was moved TO strike out
the last section. Finally Mr.. Vincent
gained the floor and urged that II any
action was to be taken on Mr.. Pulliam
lftdl Gc De gwen Llc SUuDESelIt-f-N II
possible. This play was decidedly i'm
polite for him as II looked as though
the tide was running his way, but
finally the last clause carried by a vote
OF So 10 SO.
Davis Morris moved that after al
honOra bic means for Puiiiam be ex-
hausted. that Leo Vincent be taken UP
for nomination for delegate 70 con-
gress, and his motion prevailed.
Delegates were then selected as fol-
lows;
Antelope. J. 2. Do5son: Bear Creek.
NJ ". Allen; Bismarck. Cnss. Sullivan;
Ciuarroa, F. 4 Thompson. Cedar. D
G. Woodwork; Crescent. ". W. Fiem-
ing; Guthrie township. Fifth ward. Jno
Tvvamley; Iowa, Orlando. T. z. Duvai;
Iron Mound. c. ". Patterson; Lsw--te, !
D B. Woods; Nul1aH. 5. Wartman
Oak View. J L Bartlett: Marshall. W
D HayTnan; Rose Hi. J. II. Tandenber
STingvsle. Z r Rice, Sringer. C1as
Her7vig; Sring Creek. G A Boeck:
Woodward J. :. S7ule: First and Sec (
Ond wards. Dr. Kimberly: Third and
Fourth wards. 4 L. Rlesh
After some committee work The con
veneion adjourned IN better feeling /
than had been looked FOR.