The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17
LOCAL MATTERS ONLY
KANSAS MEN GO AFTER THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THE MINNESOTA MEN BOLT
Work Of Politicians to Blame for the
issensions-Stand Fast to the
Democratic Platform
Associated Press specia, wire

Associated Press Special Wire
Topeka, Kas., June 16.-Shortly after
noon today the Populist state Convention.
after q long debate adopted a resolution
demanding the immediate suspension of the
metropolitan police law and its repeal by
the next Legislature. The vote was $50 to
ca.
The Conference Committee reported that
the Democrats demanded the place of Lieu
tenant Governor and some minor places"
on the ticket. The convention refused to
give more than the Lieutenant-Governor-
ship to the Democrats and to take up the
discussion of the platform. The action of
last night in throwing out the plank de-
manding State control Of the Kansas City
stock yards was reconsidered and the plank
reinserted by nearly a unanimous vote.
The State Central Committee was COM
pleted according to the plan to have two
members selected from each Congressional
district.
The Populist Convention at Ais renomi-
mated the entire State ticket. After long
debate the convention refused to reconsider
its action on the metropolitan police law.
The plank in the platform which caused
such a hard fight was this:
I'VE demand the immediate suspension of
the metropolitan police law. and also its
repeal by the next legislature"
After stormy debate. the plank was
adopted by vote of 3S1 to 306
The platform as q whole is purely social
istic.
On national issues the platform demands
the free coinage of silver and gold at tho
zl~-
instead Of Understanding bonds for the
expense Of carrying on the war.
The present state officers which were
nominated by the convention are endorsed
by the Democratic state convention at
Atchison are:
Governor-J. W. Leedy.
Lieutenant Governor-A. M. Harvey.
Associate Justice-H. s. Allen.
Attorney Geueral-L. c. Boyle.
Auditor Of State-W. H. Morris.
Secretary Of tSate-W. E. Bush.
Treasurer Of States-D. H. Hefebower
Superintendent of Public Instruction-Wi-
liam Striker.
Congressman at LARGE. D. Botkin.
Minnesota Boilers
MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI. June 1s.-The
Middle Of the Road Populists who boted
the state Populist convention held In this
city yesterday because the majority in
sisted upon fusion with the Democrats anC
Silver Republicans. held convention OF
their own today and nominated the follow
ing state ticket:
Governor. L. c. Long, Magnolia; lieuter-
ant governor. X. Halverson. Belgrade; sec.
rotary of state. w. wogsnsberg Duluth:
auditor. Charles Hopkins. Fairfax; treas
Vfer. P. H. Rahilly. Lake City; attorney
general, John F. Kelly. st. Paul; clerk of
the supreme court. A. L. Stromberg. Forest
Lake.
Ignatius Donnelly, the leader Of the bolt
ers. was endorsed for United States sen
ator. Three new members OF the Popuis.
national committee were selected. Whether
or not they will be seated depends upon the
outcome of the contest between the factions
now gathered at Omaha.
The. Omaha Fight
All the Middle of the Road Populists have
been prosecuting their fight upon Senator
Marion Butler, the chairman of the Populist
national committee, but SO far without sue
cess Through ex-Congressman Weller OF
Iowa they made an effort during the after
noon to have reconsidered the report of the
credentials committee barring out Pau,
vandervoort Of Nebraska from the commit
tee and seating the contestant from Iowa
favorable to the fusionists, but they suffer
ed q signal defeat. Then a conference
between the Middle OF the Road Populists
and the fusionists was held, and the report
from this conference was deliberated upon
all afternoon. The result of the con-
ference was that an agreement was reached
to the effect that none Of the fusionists'
propositions should emanate from the Pop
Ast national committee, that the CONVEX
zion Of 1900 should be held early in the year
Independently Of any other. that the differ
ent states were to be governed according G
/, the interest Of their own political warfare
individually. But upon the demand of the
middle Of the readers that Chairman Butler
should resign the conference could not
agree.
Their report consumed several hours of
an executive session and finally 1t was
deemed necessary to have an entirely new
conference.
Senator Butler said that after the fight
had been made upon him by the two other
members Of the national committee from
his own state and the methods employed by
the Texas middle of the readers he woulc
not resign. At midnight another confer
ence Is in progress.