The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04
FREE SILVER PARTY
Is What the Oklahoma Mid
dle-of-the- RoaderS.
NOW CALL THEMSELVES
Enough of Them to Give the
FusioniSts Trouble.

Oklahoma City, o. T., Aug. 3.-(SpeciaI)
Owing to the insufficiency of the cali
there was not d very large attendance
here for the Populist middle-of- Jhe-road
mass convention but in spite oft his and
other adverse influences there was a large
enough representation 10 indicate that
there is a considerable element in the
Populist party that will not tamely SUBJ
NIT 10 the sacrifice of principle in order
that the Democratic party might be re-
habllitated and perpetuated.
Fourteen counties were represented
Kay, Logan, Noble, Garfield, Oklahoma,
Lincoln, Cleveland, Pottawatomie. Woods,
Canadian, Kingfsher. Woodward, Blaine
and Payne.
". J. Crawford Of Kay county presided
over the convention and j. y. Clark of
Lincoln county acted as secretary.
In the free exchange of views which fol-
lowed the sentiment was adverse to max
ing nomination din a mass convention,
and favored the calling of regular dele
gateo Invention with a representation
based on the vote for Callahan in 1896.
A difficulty was presented in securing a
name for the ticket on which their candi-
date could be certified to the territorial
election board, since the Populist conven-
ton of last month, as a matter of legal
form, had gone through the motions of
nominating d<eaton after ne had been de-
olared the choice of the joint convention.
The caucus fnaMy decided in favor Of
perfectng a legal organization of the
Free Silver party which party was enact
ed by statute by the Fourth legislature
The following is the official call issued
with the representation for each county:
FREE SILVER PARTY CALL.
To the Free Silver Voters Of Oklahoma
Greeting:
Whereas, There is no organization of
the Silver party for the territory of Okla
bona, and
Whereas, A large number of the voters
of the territory are DESTROYS of having an
opportunity of voting for free silver candi-
dates for all offices TO be voted for in the
territory, and
Whereas, Under existing circumstances
and conditions, said voters are denied
such opportunity; now
Therefore, We the undersigned voters
and free silver men of said territory, do
hereby issue this call and earnestly rec
ommend 1t to the said free silver voters
ofthd different countiesat once proceed to
organize in their respective counties
Free Silver party and and to nominate
a ticket in said counties for various offices
to bev oted for a the coming election in
November, recognizing all he silver votes
without regard 10 party affiliations and
to also elect delegates attend a terri
torial convention nominate a delegate
to congress, said convention to be held at
Guthrie on Sept. at 10 A. m. TO nominate
a delegate rs congress for the Free Silver
party of Oklahoma and a the same time
perfect a territorial organization OF the
Free Silver party of this territory, elect
a central committe and do other necessary
things. The basis of representation in
this convention to be the same as that Of
the Populist convention which met at
Oklahoma City on the 13 thof July. 1898
The apportiOnment as fixed by the COM
mittee Is one delegate from each county,
and one delegate for each 200 votes and
major fraction of 200 votes cast for Hon.
]. Y. Callahan for congress at the gen
eraI election in 1896.
On this basis the representation will
stand as follows: