The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-02

VIII place the success of a great cause
above the temporary triumph of any
party and leave the future to deter
mine which organization is most worthy
OF public support. In this great con-
test men are only valuable as they con-
tribute to the success of the cause.
Personal ambitions must be subordi-
mated to the public good. The man who
here or elsewhere urges his own candi-
dacy to the detriment of the cause is
unworthy of the office to which he as
pires.''
Just before recess permanent chair
men were elected as follows: Populist
county; Democratic, Attorney General
Smyth, Douglass county: silver Repub-
licans, A J. Weaver, Richardson coun-
ty.
The Populist convention was called at
$3.50 o'clock by Chairman POINTER. who
took occasion to admonish the delegates
to .'deport themselves as gentlemen,
and remember the dignity conveyed in
the word 'Populist.' -
A state central committee was elect
ed, one from each of the 80 counties in
then withdrew to the Lincoln hotel to
meet with the similar committees from
the two other conventions to agree up
on a ticket.
mitted the platform of the party,which
was adopted unanimously. The plat
form reaffirms the principles of the ma
tional party adopted at ST. Louis 1t
the free coinage of silver at the ratio of
16 to l. The money plank continues:
eve pledge the people that there
shall be no faltering until private cor
porations are stripped of the privilege
of issuing money and until all our cur
rency, whether coin or paper, shall be
issued by the government and shall be
standard money of the United States"
The platform congratulates w. J.
Bryan, ''who, though defeated, is still
triumphant; who, having neither rank
nor riches, is still the most popular cit
izen in the republic.
1t congratulates Senator Allen on his
work for Nebraska. Regarding pros
perity the platform says:
I'VE are thankful to Providence
rather than to any man for the measure
of prosperity with which our state has
been blessed, and we attribute the rise
in wheat to foreign scarcity rather than
suppose it to be the result of dear SUI
gar or an increased tariff
1t fayorS the independence of Cuba
and condemns the Republican party
f'for having failed to carry out the spe-
cific pledge of their national platform
on this question"
It views with alarm the settled policy
of the present national administration
to retire greenback currency and issue
gold interest bearing bonds; it denounc-
es such course as a betrayal of the
interests of the people; commends the
striking coal miners in their fight, con-
dennis the examples of government by
injunction, congratulates Nebraska on
her splendid crops, on the great EXPOSE
ton soon to be held at Omaha, COM
mendS the administration of Gov. Hol-
comb; commends the action of the late
reform legislature in reducing appro-
priations half million dollars; pledges
the efforts of the party to secure re-
duced freight rates; pledges the power
of the party to endeavor to rescue the
supreme court from partisanship and
denounceS as un-American the attempt
of organized wealth to Danish able men
from educational institutions because
of personal views on social or economic
questions.
The conference committee not having
reported, speeches were made by J. B.
Weaver of Iowa, Cyclone" Davis of
Texas, and others to take up the time.
Mr.. Weaver declared that Iowa would
be carried by the PopuliSts next fall.
In the silver Republican convention
a. wrangle arose regarding the manner
in which the members of the conference
were to be selected. The question was
finally settled by leaving the selection
of members of the committee to Chair
man Weaver. He selected seven mem
bers and they retired to the Lincoln
hotel
The platform adopted by the Silver
Republicans declares loyalty to the
money of the constitution and favors
free and unlimited coinage of both gold
and silver at 16 to /, without waiting
for the consent of any other nation. 1t
demands that all money shall be issued
by the government of the United States
publican party for it's effort to retire
greenbacks. It demands a strict en-
forcement of the laws against combina-
lions of capital. 1t charges the gold
standard Republicans with having de-
serted the principles of the old Republic
can party in its action at st. Louis in
1896, and in placing capital above labor.
1t faVOrS an income tax and denounceS
the present tariff law.
Regarding prosperity, 1t says in part.
I'VE recognize in the bountiful crops
of this country and the entire failure of
the crops in competing countries
special advantage to our people by rails
ing the prices of farm products, but we
dep1ore famine in other lands and want
a prosperity that does not depend upon
the adversely of the balance of the
world.
w. j. Bryan was seen entering the
hall and was called to the platform,
where he made brief speech
The Democrats sent their conference
committee to the joint assembly of
comm tees uni Strucied The platform
adopted endorses the Chicago platform
and denounces the attempt made to Sc
cure the retirement of greenbaeks; de-
plores the delay in settling the Ha-
waiian question and extends sympathy
to the striking miners.
The platform is brief.
After a number of speeches the con-
vention took a recess till midnight.
At o'clock the committee was dead
lock with no prospects for fusion. The
meeting was in star chamber session
but as near as can be learned, four bal
lots were taken early in the evening on
which party should get the supreme
judge nomination, but they all tied.
Discussions followed till midnight, and
two ballots on candidates were taken
resulting:
First ballot-Judge Scott. Silver Re
publican, Z; William Neville, Populist,
Z; scattering. 5, and two refusing to
vote.
Second ballot-Scott, Z; Neville, 2;
Judge J. H. Broadly, Democrat, 5; scat
toriDo T