Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-17

For Attorney General-L. G. Boyle.
For Treasurer-David HenebOwer.
/ For Auditor-W. II. Morris.
For State superintendent Of Schools
-william stryker.
For Associate Justice-s. II. Allen.
. For ConEressman-at-Lar d.
Botkin. - ,.,.1 Z.
. TOPEKA, June 1s.-(speciaI) Governor
John W. Leedy and all the other state Of
1icers were renominated by reclamation in
the iPopulist state convention this after
noon at o'clock. on a platform that forces
the governor at once to abolish the metro
politan police system in the six first class
cities Of the state.
Just rs has been predicted in The Jour
nal, the nominations were all punched and
were sent through with a whoop and rush,
rs III 1t were bitter dose. and the dele
gatesswanted to be through with 1t. ~
The entire ticket OF the Pops, has been
specifically indorsed by the Democratic
state convention. and was generally In
dorsed In advance by the free silver Re-
publicans. This makes complete fusion
deal supporting Governor :Leedy, and the
ticket. :. i@s ->s.- 2.
The nomination of Lieutenant Governor
Harvey was the only surprise. It had
been supposed he was quite out Of the deal.
a. he had gone to war. and the Pops we're
more than willing to give awsy his odice.
His nomination was caused -byrthe Demo-
Gratis at Atchison choosing him on the
ticket, leaving the Pops no choice. 1t was
a piece Of work done by David Overmyer,
and a. his politics runs by neither rule nor
law. there is no explanation for IT save to
say overmyer did It
The building of the platform was not ac-
complished without strong differences Of
opinions from the political mechanics OF
the convention. Governor Leedy wanted
state stock yards plank put in, but It was
! opposed by able men. and It required con-
siderable diplomacy among thA Leedy
forces to win the battle. % :. :
Governor Leedy did mot want the plank
put in that was hostile to the metropolitan
police, law, but the convention did. and 1t
put It In, after tvice winning the struggle
/: with the administration forces, to illustrate
that the convention and not the governor
was running the party and building the
platform. The governor did not Yield this
. point readily. He had the entire political
force of the administration at work on the
noor of the convention, and it was impos-
. sible for the chairman to secure order be-
; cause Of the action Of the governors men
sbuttonholing delegates and working with
them to help the administrator.
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tne metropoItan ponce laW rs me re1pins
'chfld. OF Kineman in the last legislature
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..."..s s ~, um i .usn ~ sle nouse py q Ms
through the senate when Governor Leedy
snterferad ..It has drsgoad down nthsr
governors" he said. "but they did not
know how to handle It. knew how to
make II a powerful influence for our good
This talk won over eleven senators. and
the Dill was, killed To-day Governor,
Leedy had TO admit he had failed and see
victory 80 TO Representative Faircfild. It
was Fairchild's day to smile.
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"uncseas Wrah8ie Aesumea.
The convention met shortly after o o'cloc,x
and nromntIv resumed the ,rr.ny,a o,,or H.
- ..' ueu IS W 'He ntsusie oset ehe
piatirom that vas IN prosress when II ad-
3ourned last night. The convention was
in just as turhulent spirits. as when it quit
Edwin Taylor, OF Wyandotte. asked that
further conaideration OF the platform be
waived until the conference committee
made report, and the convention agreed
10 IT.
The conference committee then made
had made positive demand. for two places.
They wanted lieutenant governor and ore
other. preferably secretary Of state, but
anythins would DO:
The Pops were quite willing to give away
the lieutenant governorship. for they had
no use Tor Il, but they needed the other
allow the Democrats the lieutenant gov
ernorship and no more. Everybody yelled
whipped into line -
'Greenback" Williams. of Cloud county,
vention notify the Democrats that thew
could have only the one place of iieuten,
ant governor. The motion was adopted,
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For s'ate stock haros.
Then Evan stratton. Of Wichita, opened
r ~ ,. SS =. y. epeaAs
on the reconsioeration OF the STOCK yards
plank. The convention yesterday knocked
ogt % I'm tae dl p,anh ,, 1ema,ns stase 1wdaersnip
Innovations tried to force the plank in
again. Stratton pleaded for state owner
ep p ana oa. ~as fnl,a Sn ne woes S Se ne toGk @