Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-02-06
SILVER AN ISSUE.
Populist Leaders Think Their Party
Committed to the Question.
RAWLINS MADE SENATOR FOR UTAH.
The Dawes Commission VIII Not Make Any
Concessions to the Chickasaws-No
Inaugural Hall Liquor-Portcr
for Private Secretary.

WARRINGTON, Feb. 4.-Populist mem
bers of congress, 1t Is said, do not take
kindly TO the proposition of National
Committeeman Washburn, Of Massa.
chusetts, that the peoples party uban-
don the silver question and fall back
on the two questions of government Is.
sue of paper money and government
control of railroads. Likewise they
are not In favor Of calling conference
of the party leaders to determine what
shall be done, Us proposed by National
Secretary Edgerton. Senator Butler,
Senator Allen and others are strongly
opposed to conference, and they arc
just rs strongly opposed 70 any change
from the Issue Of the last campaign.
Chairman Butler expressed the opinion
yesterday that the populist party Is COM
mittcd To free silver us the main issue
until that question is finally disposed
of, then he thinks II will be time
enough for tlsc party to take up other
issues. 1.-THE logic Of the situation
won't permit the party to cut adrift
from the silver question" said Repre-
sentative KEN, Of Nebraska. "Thc
populist party is stronger by reason Of
its support Of silver" National Com
mittceman Wardcll, of California, who
is in the city, said: 1.-The national con.
vention Mt st. Louis fixed the issues
for the populist party. The talk Of
changing the issue now Is idle. We
could not change the issue IL we want.
ed to-" Representative Bell, of Colo
RADIO, said that in his opinion nine
tenths OF the populist party fully be-
lieve in the Inst party platform in Its
entirety, and added: mo; II is my
opinion that we will not divide the sill
yer vote in 1900, or abandon the plat
form OF 1896 or cease our efforts until
the great middle classes are recognized
in governmental action. rs well as in
stump speech parlance, rs the bone
and sincw of the republic
RAwLINs MADE SENATOR FOR UTAH.
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 4.-Rnwlins,
32; Thatcher. 90; Henderson. 1; Brown,
!. This was the result of the SD bal
lot of the Utah legislature, which
elected Joseph l.. Rawlins to the
United States senate and closed the
most exciting political contest ever
held in the state. When the balloting
began nearly fourth of the members
made speeches explaining their views.
Nearly all Thatcher's friends made
open charges of church influences
against their candidate, while his op-
poncnts were vehement in denial of
such charges. Joseph Lafayette Raw
Inns Is 40 years old and was born in
Salt Lake county, Utah. lie received
part of his education in this city,
graduating later in the Indiana state
university at bloomington. He studied
law in this city and was admitted to
the bar in 1878. He has always been
identified with the democratic party of
Utah and Is an advocate of the free
coinage of silver. lie was elected to
congress MS n delegate on the dem
ocratic ticket in 1892, defeating Frank
j. Cannon, but was defeated by Cannon
in 1894. He was delegate to the last
democratic national convention and
was n member of the committee on
resolutions. lie is ut present q MEM
Der of the law firm OF Rawlins & Critch-
low of this city.
WILL NOT MAKE CONCESSIONS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The Chiclsa-
saw delegation will call on the Choc-
taw commissioners to-day and endeav-
or to get them to make concessions
concerning the treaty. At meeting
of the Dawes commission and the
Chicl1asaws yesterday afternoon the
commission informed the Indians that
their rights were fully protected in the
Choctaw treaty and that they would in
sist on the agreement being ratified rs it
stands. Last night the Choctaw dele
CATION said that it will conccde moth.
ing and that 1t must come to show
down between the two tribes.
NO INAUGURAL BALL LIQUOR.
CHICAGO, Feb. A special to the
News from Washington says: at the
request Of Maj. and Mrs. Mckinley no
wine nor other intoxicant will be sold
ut the inaugural ball. Mrs. Mckinley
is really responsible. 1t will be the
first time liquor has been prohibited Mt
that function. Even Lucy Webb Hayes,
who banished them from the white
house, did not exclude intoxicants
from the inaugural ball"
PORTER FOR PRIVATE SECRETARY.
NEW YORK, Feb. At can be def
nitely stated thatJ. Addison Porter, Of
the Hartford Conn Evening Post, will
be private secretary to President Nc
Kinley. A private telegram from MIR.
Porter to friend in this city states
that he has accepted. The conference
was completed ut Canton yesterday
afternoon.