Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-06-25
PRESENT OFFICERS ENDORSED
taov. Leedy and His Associates 'Renomi'
mated by Throe Parties-Popuiists' DEM
ocrats and silver Republicans.

aud silver republicans Of Kansas:
GOVERNOR. W. Leedy.
Lieutenant governor-A. M. Harvey.
Associate Justices. ii. Allen.
Attorney general-L. c. boyle.
Auditor Of stnte-W. II. Morris.
Secretary of state-W L. Bush.
Treasurer OF stated. II. Heilebower.
State superintendent Of public in
struction-William Stryker.
Congressman.at-large--J. ID. Botkin.
TOPEKA, Kan, June 15.-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 co'nty, was chosen. Judge An
drews was escorted TO the chair by the
defeated candidates. lie said,
appreciate the honor OF presiding over
convention which Is to rcn0minatc our present
state officers need not speak individually OF
these men. Their records will stand the most
| cxacting criticism. In the great conteri going
on now our party was the first to declare that
the principle Of humanity should be applied 10
| the island Of Cuba The chairman ut Hutchin'
son u few days ago sarcastically asked, where
would VIC be now II I,ryW ras PRESIDENT! l
will say that We would 30 be closing the war
without the issuance OF oonds
The only delegate contest before the
convention was from Shawnee county,
and the delegation headed by Bank
Commissioner Brcidcnthal was STATED.
The convention adjourned al 1s:+o
Thursday morning without making
nominations or adopting 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 reassemDled
Edwin Taylor announced that the
conference committees had been up'
able to agree. \. ]. McNaughton,
chairman of the committee, report
ed that the two committees, after
n session lasting all night, had been
unable to agree. lie said that the
democrats demanded lieutenant gov
ernor and one other place on tho
ticket Williams, Of Cloud county,
moved that the democrats be given
lieutenant governor and no more. This
met with hearty approval and the con-
yention was in favor Of II with scarcely
a dissenting vote. This done, there
was no further comment, the conven'
ton proceeding with the regular order.
The platform indorses the state adminisira'
ton and populist members Of congress: de-
mands the initiative and referendum and pub
lie ownership OF public utilities: advocates tho
building and operation OF u stock yards plant;
| fayors state insurance; demands freight rate
law that will give railway commissioners the
| power to Tx rates and enforce the same: favors
| extension OF Textbook law to oil other school
supplies; advocates free public employment
agencies and revision Of the mining laws In
the interest OF mincrs favors conhning the
penitentary coal output - the needs oil state
institutions: demands the coinage Of silver ana
opposes bond issues; favors service pensions
l.and an increase In the pay OF volunteers To 81
per month; demands the immediate aOoi'ti"n
OF the metropolitan police law.
There was great deal OF discussion
over the resolution abolishing the met
ropolitan police and the final vote
stood $50 for to 233 against
At four o'clock in the afternoon word
came that the democratic state convcn'
ton had Endorsed the entire populisi
state ticket. This was the occasion
for great enthusiasm and when nomi
nations were proposed it took the con-
yention 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. I. Upton
secretary.
The Democratic Convention.
II ArcHIsoy, Kan, June l7.-Ther,
were over 800 delegates here to attent
the democratic state convention which
met Wednesday morning. David Over
myer, of Topeka, was chosen temper
airy chairman.
A conference committee was named
to 20 to Topeka and confer with 1
Hike committee Of populists with refer
ence to o division OF the state ticket
The resolutions indorse the Chicago
platform and w. j. Bryan; declar,
against the new tariff law; indorse the
present war but oppose territorial
. ACKNOWLEDGMENT; declare for resubmis
sion and denounce the metropolitan
police law; indorse Senator Harris ant
other members of Kansas congress
sional delegation who voted against thu
bond issue; indorse Gov. Leedy ant
declare for fusion on state officers Is
], Sheridan offered n resolution de
claring against fusion. but it wa
voted down by an overwhelming vote
Tho convention, upon conventni
Thursday afternoon, received the re
port of the members Of the conference
committee, which was, that the hes
that could be done was TO secure for thu
democrats the nomination OF candi
date for lieutenant governor. 5. u
Amidon, OF Sedgwick county, move'
that all the populist state officials, in
Guiding Lieut.. Gov. Harvey, be nomi
mated. Amidun's motion carried by
vote Of ais for and 81 against TIL
populist officials were declared nomi
. mated and the convention adjourned
} Kansas Free silver Republicans
. TOPEKA, Kan, June 1.-THE stat
free silver republican convention wa
held yesterday. DR.. Lawrence, o
Butler county, was temporary chair
man and Judge 7. T. Anderson, o
Wyandotte county, permanent chaii
man. The resolutions declare for fire.
coinage. against the bond issue an
indorse the present state Administra
tion.
Clippings.
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