The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-12
GREED AND HUMANITY.
A Great Fight Between Them
Is Now On,
Says a Speaker at the Bimetal-
lie Convention.
The Convention in Topeka Today Un-
expectedl7 Large, 800 Persons
Being Present.

called to order at Hamilton hall this
morning shortly after ten o'clock
There were about eight hundred pres
ent and the convention was an impoS-
ing one in numbers. The meeting was
called to order by D. c. Tillotson- Aft
er reading the call Judge J. G. Lowe
arose and nominated D. c. Tillotson
for temporary chairman. Mr.. Tillotson
was elected by reclamation
The following were made Temporal
ry'' secretaries: W. H. Cady, John F.
Hall, Ed Shellabarger, Christ Ander-
son and r. NJ. Cadwallader.
A recess of ten minutes was then ia
ken to allow the congressional districts
to select two members from each dis
trict for the following committees:
Credentials, permanent organization,
constitution and bylaws, resolutions
and order of business.
J. A. Davis Of Clyde offered a resolu-
ton as follows:
THAT a committee consisting of one
Populist, one Democrat, one silver Re
publican and one PrOhibitioniSt be
! selected by each congressional district,
to formulate a plan of union of all the
16 to American bimetallic factions and
silver organizations of this state, by
which we can all work together as one
organization in the future"
While the committees were reporting
to the secretary, Ex-Governor St. John
| came in and took a seat on the plat
form, he was loudly applauded-
When the meeting was called to or
| der the following committees were chO-
sen:
CREDENTIALS.
First district. ]. Lee Simpson. Walter
! n. Allen; Second district, w. a. Chog-
mill; Third district, c. E. Allison, Louis
Billings; Fourth district, Albert Griffin,
P. B. Maxon; Fifth district, c. w. Nc
Donald, D; E Ballard; Sixth district,
w. ]. Barrels. Ed Madden.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
First district, T. NJ. Pearle. c. A
| Woodwork; Second district, A.C. Shinn.
! T. NJ. Lynch: Third district, Senator
McTaggart, DIR. Gillmer; Fourth dis
trict, Henry McLinn. G. Anderson;
| Fifth district, o T. Searle, A. A New
| man; Sixth district, r. w. Turner, NJ.
| n. Mulry; Seventh district, L. B. Kess-
Ter. w. H. >StrickIe.
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
First district, Ell. Miller, VIM. Price;
Second district. J. p. Hindman, w. w.
Wells; Third district. ]. H. Wilcox,
! Amos Walton; Fourth district, Joseph
| Labourne, b. T. Kurzsbury; Fifth dis
| trict, J. G.. Lowe, H. NJ. Boyd; Sixth
district. Webb McNan, NJ. D. Ross:
Seventh district, W. ]. Beaver, J. G.
| Mccoy.
RESOLUTIONS.
First district, F. w. Elliott, F. Gable;
Second district E. ]. Fisher, John P.
st. John; Third district E. B. Buck,
Ed RidgeIey; Fourth district, S. "A. Mar
tin. e. NJ. Blackshear; Fifth district,
John Davis, T. L. Bond; Sixth districu.
Col. F. H. Durham, David r-1noian;
Seventh district, w. R. Savage, NJ. ].
Albright.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
First district, c. w. Tkem, D. f. Ry-
an; Second district, p. w. Goebel. S. T.
Criss; Third district, Walter Durham
J. NJ Allen; Fourth district. John Hart
brow. Henry Leeedy; Fifth district
| district, S. 2. Dunmore, w. L. Wright;
Seventh district. A Graft Sumoner. E.
| n. Cause.
John Martin was then intro
duced and delivered the address of well
come. He complimented the meeting
| on the largeness of its numbers and
| the enthusiasm displayed. He said:
| THE battle of silver was fought and
| lost last November. 1t was but a
sl.irmish of the outlines. Now we
want to make an attack on the en-
trenchments of the enemy. Silver is
| only a surface issue. We want to go
to the bottom of this question. You
want to declare in your resolutions
against trusts and combines of all kinds
and you want to declare in favor of the
government foreclosing on the Union
Pacific road and operating it. (Ap-
plause)
The question of free silver is but a
surface ISSUE" repeated the speaker.
There are other questions that we have
got to take up and solve now. The
question that we have before us today
: is the question as to whether greed or
, humanity shall control the world. 1t
is the forces of organized power on
one side and the forces of organized hui
I | manity and labor on the other.
Don't stop in your resolutions short
/ | of your convictions. For some time
there have been large masses of the
: people that have thought in their hearts
| what they are expressing in the plat
] | forms now"
Rev. H. b. FIeharty replied to The
address of welcome. He said that hs
I was informed this was the first stats
i silver convention held since the cleo
I ton. He thought this was proper
3 Kansas should lead in this cause.
E Without a silver mine in our borders
i nor a paid advocate of the cause
L it is fitting that we should hold th'
I first meeting and take the first steI
forward in this movement.
: A delegate arose and shouted: g
e voted for General Grant for president
t What do you think of that? I vote
y for w. j. Bryan for president. Wha
e do you think of that?" Gaughter)
y There were calls for st. John. Chair
:, man Tillotson explained that ex-Gover
e nor st. John would speak at o'clock
3 Walter NJ Allen then asked the at
n tention of the meeting to Carl Vroo
y man. Mr.. Vrooman said that he woul
not take up the time of the meeting
That this was not a time for talkin
but a time for action. He had som
resolutions that he wanted the meetin
y to consider at tine proper time and tina
he would ask them to listen to him a
that time. What the cause wanted a
IS this time is new tactics and new or
y ganization
y Webb McNan then got the attentio
/ of the chair and asked the conventio
to invite the Lanes Bryan cIdD OF TN
N city to attend the convention in tn
re afternoon and sit on the platform.
0f vote was taken and it was unanimouSl
4 agreed that they be invited.
L The delegates that had shouted aboJ
voting for Grant and Bryan got up o
his chair and again shouted.
u Now will get free silver by il
~ | ternationa1 agreement and prosperit
p | in great chunks" More laughter.
u An old soldier arose and asked no
v many of those that were present ha
been old soldiers. About two hundre
"a rose to their feet. Some one called fl