The Advocate and news., 1898-06-22
POLICE QUESTION AIRED.

POLICE QUESTION AIRED.
After dinner J. G. Fogle, of Cherokee,
moved the reconsideration of the Metro
politan police resolution. Before the
convention was in order it was gener-
ally rumOred that Governor Leedy
would not accept with this resolution in
the platform. The delegates seemed
much inclined to resent this alleged ac-
tiOn and began talking of others for the
nomination. In view of John Breiden-
that's previous assertion that he could
not under any circumstances be a can
didate Attorney General Boyle was very
generally talked of for the place. In
the discussion of the motion to recon-
slider the resolution was again thor
Oughly discussed. Those who favored
retaining the police, seeming to realize
that the convention was emphatically
against the system, offered to compro-
mise by making the resolution favor the
repeal Of the law only. This would en-
able the present officers to serve out
their terms. They argued that this was
a usurpatiOn of the powers Of the Gov
ernOr and that it was really a vote of
censure. Those who favored the resolu-
tiOn said that as the Governor was a
public servant convention represent
ing the people certainly had the power
to say how they desired to have him do
the business which he had been assigned
to attend to by them. The censure idea
was answered by the statement that the
convention had already indorsed him by
resolution and it was an undsputed fact
that the large majority of the delegates
were favorable to his denomination The
discussion was lively e. B. Pfost, S.
w. Case and Carl Vrooman spoke for
the retention of the system. George
Easterwood, Of Wyandotte, spoke in the
same vein. Grant Harrington made a
brief but strong speech favorable to i'm
mediate action. He insisted that If the
system was wrong next January that it
was wrong now. II it was to be wiped
out then no reason existed for not do
ing 1t now. County Attorney Charles
Stevens, Of Cherokee made telling and
impassioned speech in the same vein.
He said that the argument Of one speak
er that it was wrong to do the right
thing at the wrong time was absurd. He
thought that there was no wrong time
to do that which was right.
LEEDY's POSITION EXPLAINED.
About this time George B. Harrison
secured the floor. He said that in the
course of conversation with Governor
Leedy to whom he had gone for infOr-
nation for newspaper use, that the Gov
ernOr had said that he would readily
comply with the wishes of the cOnven-
tiOn in any matter upon which it might
make declaration. The announcement
was received with enthusiasm and the
discussion was speedily closed. The roll
was called and the motion to lay the
motion to reconsider on the table was
carried by a vote Of S81 to S06.
DEMOCRATS NAME ABILENE
TICKET.
Charles Stevens, a member of the
conference committe with the Demo-
Gratis, reported that he had just had a
telephone conversation with David
Overmyer, at Atchison, and that he said
that the Democrats had not only nomi-
mated the entire POpulist ticket but
would support it from top to bottom.
He said that he had told Mr.. Overmyer
that it had been suggested that the ac-
tion was not taken in good faith Mr..
Overmyer replied to this that such was
not the case. The Democrats would not
take the one little insignificant Office
because 1t would appear that that party
was out for spoils and not for princi-
pies, and that it had been decided to ac-
cept all of the ticket.
The announcement was received with
great enthusiasm.
THE TICKET NOMINATED.
Grant Harrington then got the floor
and placed in nomination the entire Abb
ilene ticket except that the name Of S. H.
Allen, for Associate Justice, was added
and Chief Justice Doster's was omitted.
The nominations were almost unani-
mously seconded and the motion was
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