Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-23
Want Extra Session.
, Kansas City Times.

Inc hADSdS legislature mas changed
from a possibility to probability
The proposition is now espoused by
such able l-..y leaders as John w
BreideDthal, David Overmyer, 81. =.
andis, w. E. Bush, G.. C. Clemens.
Robert Semple and w. E. Upton
They have talked little else all day
and have worked up coniderable d.
gree of enthusiasm.
Il is expected that a delegation of
leading Populists and Democrats, in.
ludiDg some of those already mention
60, would wait upon Governor Leedy
tbis atitInoCD, lay the matter before
him AID obtain some pledge from tn.
executive Oh the matter. Governor
Ltsdy was too iJ, however, to go tc
the capitol. He spent the day at his
apartments at the National hotel and
returned tonight to his home in Law
renee. Bttpre going he gave several ]
fIie.ds to understand that he would
be gIaG 10 give The extra session advo-
ca'es AL attentive heari-g next week
Before returning 10 Lawrence to-
night Governor Leedy authorized n
Tlmes representative TO make this
statement: 81 Rave always been il
favor of an extra session Of the legis-
lature. The only hitch has been with
the memb' rs themselves. 1 have in
sisted ON majority of the members
of the legislature pledging them selves
to vote for the objects sought to be ac-
complishtd. With any assurance
that the members will pass the right
Kind of laws [ will rot hesitate mo-
ment TO call special session."
PRESSURE FOR EXTRA SESSION Is
sTRCNG
A conference ID the interest of a
special session, lasting all afternoon,
WAS held in The office of Bank Com
NJ ssioner Hreidenthal. Among those
who were enthusiastic for the plan were
Warden lands, G. c. Clemens, Robert
Simple, Secretary of State Bush, Rail
ruad Commissioner William Campbell,
Ssnator Wheeler of Cloud county, P.
II. Dolan of SaliDa, Senator II. G.
Jumper of Usage county, Represent t.
ative Marks of Jefferson county, Ex
ecutive Clerk Frank Elliot, J. NJ.
Senter, w. H. l.. Pepperell, II. N.
Boyd and w. T. Upton. They rep
resented almost Sl the fusion politi-
clans who were 10 the city. They a.
greed that the desirability or undesir-
ability of an extra session would de-
pend largely OH the temper of the leg
islature itself. If it would meet, pass
the laws which the fusion platforms
have promised and then adjourn it
would have the approval Of the Pop.
ultsts and Democrats of the state
They were unanimous, also, that il
would be an almost fatal party blunder
TO set the legislative machinery of the
state in motion for no other purpose
than to le5i,late few PopuIists into
tfilce and embarass the incoming
Stanley administration. AS tho result
Of the conference it was decided to ask
Governor Leedy for an audience for
the purpose of placing the proposition
before him. The governor was too ill
to go to his ofi,e and begged to be
excused until early mkt week.
Those in the conference agreed to
use the meantime for making con-
verts to the plan. 1t should be said
in fairness 10 those who want an ex-
ira session, that the plan was not in
spired for the purpose of hsrrassirg
the republican admiIistration-elect.
No petty measures, such as legisla-
ting away patronage, would be in
duIged in. Their purpose is solely
to redeem pledges given at Abeline
in 1896, and Topeka in 1898, while
authority to do so is still vested in
them.
WHAT THE LEGISLATURE WOULD DO.
The first act of the extra session
would be to repeal the iniquitous
metropolitan police law. Next in
Importance would come bill to sub
NIT the question of constitutional
convention to the people. Next
would come railroad, freight and
passenger rate law, with such other
corporate legislation as the populists
have been clamor'ng for since 1890.
The belief is expressed that, since
misery loves company. I'll factions
in the populist party Sould be able
to get together AID make q showing
forrighteous rapid-transit legislation |
in the peoples favor never equaled
in Kansas or any other state. Both |
braE ches of the legislature are al |
ready organized and no time would |
belost.ip- getting together, and the
me tropolitan police law could be re-
pealed at the first days session. 1t
can be said on authority that Cover |