People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-01-21
PARKS, OF BELOIT,
THE LUCKY MAN.
Nominated for State Printer by the
Populist Caucus.
L. D. LEWELLING WENT DOWN,

ceived the POpulisJ caucus nomination
for state printer last night. After
this was settled Ex-Governor Level
ling sprung sensation on the caucus
by trying to reopen the old Hudson
Snow fight and have Snow elected to
oil the vacancy, which he considers
now exists. Almost one-half OF those
present voted to table the entire mat.
ter and practically the whole caucus
was opposed to snap judgment. By
a larger vote the legislators deCreed
the matter should be deferred until
its justice could be determined and a
pOstpOnement was taken until Mon
day night.
Parks was nominated on the seven
teenth ballot. At the outset he had
the lead With twenty-eigbt votes.
Naugle and Brown following with six
teen and fourteen. These, his most
formidable opponents, both passed
Parks on succeeding ballots. but his
supporters stayed with him and after
striking low water mark at twenty
seven, the Beloit editor commenced
to make steady gains.
As his strength increased that Of his
rivals went down and throughout his
following showed determination to
stick. On the last ballot Browns vote
dropped to ten and nearly all of the
votes lost by the Kingman editor
we're counted for the final winner.
These three had the race to them
selves. No one of the others had sui.
fcient strength to even detract from
the vote of the leaders but dragged
along with anywhere from one to
seven votes on each ballot.
1t required fitty-three to nominate
and on the seventeenth ballot Parks
secured the exact number necessary.
Chairman Weilup made the announce
ment and some one threw open the
doors, but the caucus was not through
with its work. The outsiders were
expelled and the entrances again
closed.
When Ex-Governor Lewelling sprung
his proposition it was a surprise to
many if not majority Of the caucus
members. Gaining recognition from
the chair he moved that an election
now be held to ill the existing state
printer vacancy.
Before the words were well uttered
half dozen men were on the floor
Representative FairChild, of Kingman
gained the attention of the chair auC
made point of order. The concur
rent resolution that had passed The
house, he declared, did not provide fOl
tina election OF any printer for an IN
expired term and the members of TIT
lower house were not willing to TAX,
up any such question.
"This caucus is the Judge of its owl
business. retOrted Senator Lewelling
1--WE are are not governed by an!
resolution and as there is at presen
no printer, this is the time to cleo
ones
Mr.. Fairchild moved as an amend
ment that the matter be referred t,
the encouragement and the caucu
adjourn until s oclnck Monday night
81 consider this question ought to b
carefully considered" he declared
"We don't want to do anything tina
will make us appear ridiculous. Thi
matter has not been discussed an
may raise legal question. The al
torney-general ought to be consulted.
W. f. Brown Of Pratt took the sam
stand. He fully conceded, he stated
with the opinion expressed by Nj
Fairchild, and believed il Major Hue
son had no right to the place, some
thing should be done, but not with
out consideration.
at makes no difference whethe
MAJOR Hudson is in or not" asserte
Mr.. TrueblOod Of Usage, gaining th
floor. Shows time was up and it be
came him as a gentleman to get out
l hope this wrangle will never
brought up again."
"a vacancy has been declared b
the supreme COURT again stated NJ
Lewelllng, "and l think we ought
Oil it tonight"
Mr.. FaiIchild maintained it was
question for the stated legal depar
ment, and Representative Graves
, LeavenwOrth county, conceded
that opinion. Senator FOrney was {
the same way OF thinking and move
as a substitute that a committe {
three be appointed to investigate IL
matter.
Mr.. Walters Of Labette talked
=. the same strain, and as Senator Fo
, ney's substitution was declared out
, order, Mr.. Fairchild included the con
mittee in his amendment. This con