The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-19
They Meet in State Convention
at Hutchinson.
ADOPT OMAHA PLATFORM
A Special Resolution on the
Money Question.
FOR UNION OF SILVER FORCES
Gov. LewelIyn Thinks That Common
Gound viii be Found on Which
All Friends of Silver May
Come Together
Come Together

Hutchinson, Kan, March 49, On the
surface at least peace and harmony
prevailed among a majority Of the dele
gates to the State Populist convention
when Chairman John w. BreidenthaI,
of the State Central committee, raped
the gathering to order here to-day.
A conflict was regarded as possible,
however, over the money question.
d. G. Zarcher, Of Johnson, was made
temporary secretary, and Harris Kelly,
of Barber county, and G. B. Huffman,
of Dickinson, were nominated for tenn
porary chairman. Huffman was elect
ed temporary chairman over Kelly.
An effort was made by j. f. Close to
order the appointment Of an addition
al committee of seven to apportion the
National delegates to the several Con-
gressional districts. A heated discus
sion was shut off by the chair announc-
ing the committees. This done, the
convention took a recess.
The committee on resolutions had
decided to re-affirm the Omaha plat
form and make a special resolution on
the money question for union of all
silver forces of the country.
Sentiment has developed in fa-
vor of Caldwell, or Tillman, for Presi-
dent with a combination of all the
friends of silver on one ticket.
When the convention re-assembled
| in the afternoon, as the committees
were not ready to report, the time was
taken up in speech-making, Exon
gressman jerry Simpson, Ex-Governor
| Lewellyn and other leaders making
brief remarks. Governor Lewellyn en-
| thused the audience to the highest
| pitch. The country was now confront
ing the greatest epoch of the times
| said he, and it must eliminate in the
| two great conventions at st. Louis
| and there must be common ground up
| on which the people may unite to
| fight the greatest wrongs of the history
j of mankind.
God" he said, "will provide the
man to lead in this great fight When
the Democrats come bolting from Chi
| cago and come knocking at our doors
at st. Louis, the man will appear"
| His reference to Tillman as John
the Baptist" coming ont of the wilder.
ness was cheered again and again.
| The convention unanimously and
without debate adopted a platform
along the lines of the Omaha resolu-
tions. 1t begins with an appeal to all
opponents of the single gold standard
| to unite in State and National alliance
with the Peoples party and recites
that change. from one political party
to another has only made matters
worse for the country. 1t fayors
| economical government, demands the
| overthrow of trusts and government
| ownership or control of the public
utilities and demands that power be
| taken from the President and Secreta-
ry of the Treasury to issue bonds, main
tanning that all money should be is
sued by the government, favors free
| coinage at 16 to /, independently of
| other nations, and concludes with a
denunciation of trial of citizens by i'm
| junction or contempt proceedings with
out trial by jury.
After the adoption of resolutions the
business of the convention was quickly
| brought to a close. Delegates to the
National convention at ST. Louis were
selected, apparently without strife. The
convention was thoroughly harmoni-
Gus and enthusiastic.
The delegates elected to the Nation
al conyention-at-large are; EX-Goy-
ernor Lewellyn, John w. Briedenthal,
w. a. Harris and Frank Doster. Eighty
eight other delegates were chosen by
Congressional districts. They are
practically solid for a union of all adj
vocates of free silver upon a common
ticket and have not decided upon any
candidate Dreferring to await develop
ments.