The Advocate and news., 1898-05-11
Another Shawnee County Convention

The bolters from the Shawnee county
convention OF April 30 and number Of
others met I'm Topeka Saturday. l.. II.
Ycunt was elected chairman and Labor
Commissioner w. l.. A. Johnson served as
The following delegates and alternates
We're chosen 10 appear before the cOnven-
ton and demand recognition as Shawnee
county's representatives:
Rossvllle-J, T. Hopkins, delegate; J. M
Silver Lake~o. e. Arterberry. ]. Now
ers.
soldIer-J. w. Cunningham, VIM. sher-
wood.
Menoken.-D. F. Nelswender, wm Boast
Tecumseh-John Campbell
Topeka township-T. J. COughlin, b. r.
Baird.
Mission--A. C. Moore, ]. ]. Bowlen.
Williamsport-G. Pratt, G. w. COnwell
Auburn-J. Il. Gibson, s. Moran.
Dover-E. M, Hewlns, A. II. Aldrich,
Topeka-First ward, Frank Jacques and
j. +. Berry; J. Il. Billiard and M. ID. Lilies
Second ward-J. III. Hicks and w. H.
Oliver; VIM. ShrOut and Hugh Lawler
Third ward-G. &. Clemens and l.. T.
Y0unt; Jerry White and l.. Hefilck.
Fourth ward-M. ID. Henderson and John
RadfCFd; VIM. Roberts and |. w. Il. Grant
Fifth ward-M, H. Younken and J. W.
Boyer; j. II. Lytle and Peter Rucker.
The following delegates were elected to
the Congressional convention: ID. M. How
ard John Coughlin, A. M Coleman, ]. g.
Salyer, J. o. Butler, Paul Lavigne, p. c.
Boutwell,, J, Smell, Nels Anderson, w. H.
Mhtecottcn II. B. Seybold, II. II, Scott,
Chas. Lilies, l.. Heartburg, j. w, Ander-
son. 70. C. Corning, w, l.. A. Johnson, j.
M. Harrington, g. w. Trapp, II. 3. Whit
aker, j. p. Nevils, ]. M. Senter, G. c.
Mcconnell, j. w. Mofitt, Geo. w. Clark,
Thos. j. Coughlin.
The following resolutions, which were
prepared by g. c. Clemens, were adopted:
1--WE reaiiirm the Omaha platform. We
favor the working Of the State mines at
Lansing by free miners, the product to be
used exclusively for public purposes; the
convicts to be set to work improving the
public highways. Mine inspectors should
be appointed on the nomination and re-
moved on the demand OF n majority OF the
miners themselves. The mining laws
should be revised to the end that It may
be safer for miners to work and more
dangerous for operators to disobey.
Our poor law has not been revised for
thirty years, and Is substantially the law
passed by a landlord Parliament in the
reign of Elizabeth. 1t Is utterly unRdapted
to modern conditions, and takes no cog
nlZance Of poverty caused by the dlsplace-
ment or labor by machinery. It should
give place to law In harmony with con-
temporary facts and enlightened economic
principles. The poor-houses should be su-
perseded by cooperative farms or settle
ments where the unemployed could sup
port one another and maintain by their
labor the orphan, the aged and the inflrm:
thus abolishing poor taxes and relieving
private charity Of It's burden, which grows
constantly heavier and more hopeless.
1--WE favor the public ownership OK all
public utilities, the State ownership OF
coal mines, and, as fast as experience
shall show its wisdom, the collective own
eIship and management Of all the means
Of production distribution and exchange.
I'VE commend our legislators for their
united effort to secure direct legislation,
and we favor the continuance OF the effort
I'VE commend the honesty and efficiency
Of our State administration and are par
tlcularly gratifed at the constant leaning
Of every State officer to the side OF the
common people,"