The Advocate and news., 1898-06-22


H. EmmOns OF Graham.
Seventh-E ]. Westgate of Finney
and b. Il. Kies Of Eedgwick.
A PROTEST AGAINST sTEINBERGER
At this stage Of the proceedings the
following telegram was read:
Omaha, Neb, June 15.-TO Chairman
POpulist Convention, Topeka, Kas.:
Steinberger is here with proxy from ma
tional committeeman. Shall / protest
against his recognition as a Populist? :?
JOHN w. BREIDENTHAL.
On motion Of Van Prather, Of Wyan-
dOtte, the chairman and secretary were
instructed to wire a reply saying that
Steinberger is not Popullst requesting
that he protest against his recognition
and recommending that he be thrown
out of the hall.
BOYLE GETS AN OVATION.
Attorney General Boyle was then
called for. He appeared and was given
an ovation which was merely evidence
that PopuIists appreciate the efforts of
public officers who realize that 1t is
their business to do something for the
people. His speech was along patriotic
lines and he freely condemned partisan
ship in connection with the conduct Of
the war. He suggested that no one had
inquired the politics Of HObsOn or Of
Bagley The people were satisfied to
know that they were Americans, even
II they were born south Of Mason and
Dixon's line and might be Democrats.
He paid glowing tribute to Governor
Leedy and his associate State officers.
SILVER REPUBLICANS WANT
NOTHING.
The conference committee with the
silver Republicans then reported as fol-
lows:
1--WE, the undersigned members Of
your committee, respectfully represent
that we met in conference the commit
tee from the free silver Republican con-
vention, which magnanimously and gra-
ciously reported that they had no de-
mands to make Of the POpulists, and in
sisted on no position on the ticket, but
they would gladly and freely support
the nominees of this convention and
work faithfully for their election"
THE RESOLUTIONS AT LAST.
The resolutions committee then re-
ported. The resolutions as finally adopt
ed appear in another column. r. T.
Snediker, of Lyon county, presented a
minority resolution favOring the single
tax, which he desired to have adopted.
1t follows:
1--WE hold that free men should have,
with all the world, as perfect freedom
of trade as now exists between the
States Of the union.
I'VE hold that each man is entitled to
all that his labor produces. Therefore,
no tax should be levied on the products
of labor, and
Whereas, The users Of land pay an
annual tax of one billion dollars for
local, State and national purposes, and
Whereas, The same class of people
pay annually over two billions OF dol
lars as economic rent and tribute to
public monopoly, therefore,
I'VE hold that all revenue for local,
State and governmental purposes be
IdISGu NY a. JeSA Ol AclAu NoluC0 phN PuO-
lie franchises, irrespective of improve
ments, thus making the speCulatOr pay
as much for holding land idle as others
pay who use like valuable land"
After extended discussion the resolu-
tion was defeated. The convention then
took up the resolutions. l.. r. Wright,
OF Emporia, moved to strike out all af-
ter the insurance plank except the reso-
luton relative to the Metropolitan po-
lice. He argued that the party was
loading up with too much baggage. 1t
was not year for long platforms, but
the convention viewed the matter differ
emily and voted down his motion. Sew
eral other motions having been made
and the situation being such that 1t was
impossible for the delegates to know
what was being done, it was voted to
take up the resolutions by sections.
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