The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-16

and they were taken up and nominated
unanimously.
| DR.. Rose was Knocked out for coroner
and the ratification dissolved. He said;
II am out Of the party. They don't want
honest men. 1 am done with them"
The ticket entire stands:
| County Clerk James x. Burton
County Treasurer. K. Brown
Sherin ..Dal WImple
Register OF Deeds......E. r. Canadian
l Surveyor ..................R. II. Brown
I Coroner ..............L. w. Mclaughlin
Commissioner ............J. e. Howard
| DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The Democratic convention convened
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock in Zein-
niger hall. The delegates were Glow in
assembling and it was full half hour
i before any work was attempted. Mr..
Jim Comfy, chairman Of the county GEN.
trail committee, called the convention 10
! order and Secretary R. NJ. Piatu read the
call.
Harry Stewart was the first man on
his feet as soon as the routine business
| was finished. He put the name OF Mr..
| NJ. S. Human of the Sixth ward, in
nomination for temporary chairman,
which carried without opposition, and he
was conducted to the platform. Ed An
| derson Of Grand River township, on
| motion OF Mr.. George Spencer, was made
| temporary secretary. Harry Stewart
was trying to rub it in on the Spencer
| click and ne was making himself be
| both seen and heard. He got the floor
and made motion that committee Of
| five each on permanent organization,
/ credentials, rules and order of business.
and resolutions DE appointed. The mo-
| ton prevailed, and a recess OF ten min
utes was taken in order that the chair
named the following:
Permanent organization-J. NJ. Ross,
]. T. Dorsey. T. G.. Pratt, Captain
Shields, D. Freund.
Credentials. F. Comfy, T. G. Fitch,
j. Giles Smith, William Mathewson, j.
w. Sample.
Rules and order Of businese-S. B.
Amidon, George Spencer, NJ. B. Meim,
c. K. Frank, ]. K. Brown.
Resolutions-G. W. carp, r. NfcGinnis,
]. n. Haymaker, Thomas Cartwright,
Matt Bush.
The temporary organization was made
permanent, as recommended by the COM
mite. Jim Dorsey moved that a COM
mittee OF three be appointed by the
chair to arrange for the fusing Of the
two tickets. The motion prevailed, and
Messrs Dorsey, Pratt and Cartwright
were appointed.
Mr.. Stewart got up and with
out ado he proposed and put
il in the form OF motion that the
convention proceed 10 the nomination of
clerk, treasurer, and surveyor without
waiting to find out whether the Pops
would accept the division. When the
Stewart motion was put ne alone voted
for it and. Of course, II sank into o5liv
ion, where the Democratic gang wish
Mr.. Stewart was himself.
At noon the convention adjourned I'M
til o'clock.
j. Giles Smith opened the afternoon
session n the absence OF Mr.. Human.
He called for the report Of the commit
tee on resolutions and Mr.. Haymaker
submitted the following, which was car
ried:
We, the Democratic party of Sedgwick
our allegiance TO the principles Of our
party as expressed by the last national
convention assembled az Chicago, and
by the last state convention o. our party |.
assembled al Topeka.
Second-We congratulate the people /
that the Democratic party in the person /.
OF W. J. Bryan. has fit representative I
OF its principles, and we hereby express
our confidence in him as our great ma /,
.ional leader, and further express our
admiration for the brave, gallant and /
almost superhuman fight which ne led I.
last fall against the combined forces OF (
corporations, trusts, monopolies. aristo- /
crazy and plutocracy.
Tnird-We are in favor OF the free and 4
unlimited coinage OF silver al the his !
toric ratio OF IS 20 /, and we believe /
that the cause Of bimetallism cannot and /
will not be advanced by waiting for the 1
concurrence and agreement OF foreign !.
nations. and therefore favor that the !
United States government take the in (
iiative in the adoption OF free coinage
or silver at the above ratio.
Fourth-We believe that the greatest
menace 10 the American government:
and the American people az ne persen:
time consists in the accumulation ot
wealth in the hands Of favored parties.
corporation and trusts by means OF
laws especially enacted 10 this END. and
We hereby place ourselves upon record
as being in favor OF al laws. Ihe purpose
and effect % which - . give 70 The
producer OF wealth his fair share there
OF. TO prevent combinations and monopo-
lies 70 prey upon Ihe people. 70 throttle
trusts. and - destroy a. unla wtul and
unhoiy combinations 70 rob ne many
to- the benefit OF the few.
Fi.th-We arraign the Republican !
parry as tie party 81 corporations. trusts
ana nonopoiies; /; x Subse-vieat 70 cor
porations and 20 capital and Is ;he Will
ing tool in the hands q organized
greed ard unsc-upulous power Cor TIE
Oppression OF the people
Sixth-We are opposed . tae Diagiey
tariff bin. and believe thar !; i biz
OF abominaiioas. levying tribute upon
farmers t1- the benefit - the msn1fsc-
ture-, upon the people ,o- ire beaei; =
The capitalists We view with alarm
the fac; tia; snce Is siopt.ou &c prise
0. stock in az re great t-ssts Us IN
creased enormously: IA; corporations
have become more naughty and AFRO
gan. AMI that nonopoiy has 5ecene
mare firmly e-.renc5ed within s8- gov
Sevsnta-we heartily .aIo-se TIE a5-
OF J. ". Lee5y. AMI sx-
pec!a;-y commend his courage an5 a5.lI-