Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-06-23
PRESENT oFFIcERs INpoRsED
Gov. Leedy and His AssociAtes RenOmI-
mated by Three PartieS--Popullsts, DEM
Ocrats and silver Republicans.

'N"N'ShS VI VIC luPhlloVof NNAhOSiH eN
aud silver republicans of Kansas;
Governor-J w. Leedy.
Lieutenant governor-A. M. Harvey.
Associate Justices H. Allen.
Attorney general Il, @. Boyle.
Auditor of state.-W. II. Morris.
Secretary of state-W, L, Bush.
Treasurer of stated, II. Hefebower.
State superintendent of public in
struction-William Stryker.
Congressman.at-large-J d. Botlsin.
TOPEKA, Kan, June l5 There were
six candidates for temporary chair
man at the opening of the populist
state convention here Wednesday, The
roll call showed Judge j. Il, Andrews,
of Lane county, was chosen. Judge AM
drews was escorted to the chair by the
defeated candidates He said:
appreciate the honor Of presiding over
convention which Is TO renominate our present
state officers. need not speak individually Of
these men, Their records will stand the most
eXacting criticism In the great contest going
on now our party was the first to declare that
the principle OF humanity should be applied to
the island OF Cuba The chairman ut Hutchin'
son few days ago sarcastically asked, where
would we be now IL Bryan was PRESIDENT" I
will say that we would now be closing the war
without the issuance OF bonds
The only delegate contest before the
convention was from Shawnee county,
and the delegation headed by Bank
Commissioner Breidenthal was seated
The convention adjourned Mt 1910
Thursday morning without making
nominations or adopting a platform.
The views of the delegates were so
varied that great tumult prevailed and
an ad journment was taken until ten
o'clock Thursday. Conference commit
tees were appointed to meet the demo-
cratic and free silver committees re-
garding fusion,
When the convention reassembled
Edwin Taylor announced that the
conference committees had been uD-
able to agree. S. j. McNaughton,
chairman of the committee, report
ed that the two committees, after
u session lasting all night, had been
unable to agree, He said that the
democrats demanded lieutenant gov
ernor and one other place on the
ticket, Williams, Of Cloud county,
moved that the democrats be given
lieutenant governor and no more This
met with hearty approval and the con-
vention was in favor Of it with scarcely
a dissenting vote, This done, there
was no further comment, the conven-
zion proceeding with the regular order.
The platform Endorses the state administra-
tlon and populist members OF congress; de-
munds the initiative and referendum and pub
lie ownership OF public utilities advocates the
building and operation Of u stock yards plant;
favors state insurance; demands freight rate
law that will give railway commissioners the
power to fix rates and enforce the same; fav0rS
extension Of Textbook law to all other school
supplies; advocates free public employment
agencies and a revision OF the mining laws In
the interest OF mlnersi favors combining tho
penltentAry coal output TO tha needs OF state
institutions; demands the co iage OF silver and
opposes bond issues favors service pensions
and an increase In the pay OF volunteers TO 40
per month; demands the immediate abolition
Of the metropolitan police law
There was great deal OF discussion
over the resolution aboishing the met
ropolitan police and the final vote
stood $50 for to 1913 against.
At four o'clock in the afternoon word
came that the democratic state conven-
tion had indorsed the entire populist
state ticket This was the occasion
for great enthusiasm and when nomi-
nations were proposed 1t took the COM
vention only few minutes to renom-
mate by reclamation Gov. Leedy and
the entire present state officers. Tay-
lor Riddle was reelected chairman of
the state committee and w. 7. Upton
secretary
The Democratic Convention.
ATCHIsoN, Kan, June 17.-Ther0
were over 400 delegates here to attend
the democratic state convention which
met Wednesday morning. David Over
myer Of Topeka, was chosen temper
airy chairman.
A conference committee was named
TO 90 to Topeka and confer with n
like committee of populists with refer
ence to division of the state ticket
The resolutions indorse the Chicago
platform and w. j. Bryan; declare
against the new tariff law; indorse the
present war but oppose territorial
ACKNOWLEDGMENT; declare for resubmia-
sion and denounce the metropolitan
police law; indorse Senator Harris and
other members Of Kansas congress
sional delegation who voted against tho
bond issue; indorse Gov. Leedy and
declare for fusion on state officers. b..
j. Sheridan offered resolution de-
claring against fusion, but it was
voted down by an overwhelming vote.
The convention, upon converting
Thursday afternoon, received the re-
port of the members Of the conferences
committee, which was, that the best
that could be done was to secure for the,
democrats the nomination OF candi-
date for lieutenant governor. S. b.
Amidon, OF Sedgwick county, moved
that all the populist state officials, in-
Guiding Lieut. Gov. Harvey, be nomi-
mated Amidon's motion carried by n
vote of 24s for and 81 against Tho
populist officials were declared nomi-
mated and the convention adjourned.
Kansas Free Silver Republicans.
TOPEKA, Kan, June H. The state
free silver republican convention was
held yesterday. DIR. Lawrence, of
Butler county, was temporary chair
man and Judge I. d. Anderson, Of
Wyandotte county, permanent chair
man. The resolutions declare for free