The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-16
FREEDOM!
Home Rule Returned to the
Cities of Kansas
BY the POpulist State COnVen-
tiOn Today.
The Convention Demands the
Immediate Suspension Of
METROPOLITAN LAW.
This VIII Result in Resignation
of All Police Forces.
Topeka and Other Cities Will
Select Their Own Police.
THE MOVE POPULAR
Mayor Fellows Will Appoint a
New Chief Here.
Gov. Leedy Said to Oppose elm
mediate" Suspension.

The second day of the Populist state
convention was opened at Hamilton
hall this morning without music or
any preIiminaries.
Many delegates seem to be suffering
from loss of sleep but there were few
vacant seats.
s J. McNaughtOn of LeaVenworth
county appeared before the convention
TO report on the result of the confer
ence. He said: I'VE met the gentle
men representing the Democrats and
had a very pleasant session on the
ticket lasting from II o'clock last night
until a late hour The Democrats de-
mand the place of lieutenant governor
and a minor position on the ticket and
I appear before this convention for in
stFuctiOnS.'
tGreenback' Williams of Cloud cOun-
ty moved that the Democrats be al
lowed the position of lieutenant COVER
nor and no more.
Levi DumbauId said: LAS a member
of the conference committee 1 will say
that the Democrats are wiling to take
any minor place on the ticket as the
second place"
Mr.. Williams motion was adopted
with only a few scattering votes in the
negative.
This means that the Populists will
concede nothing but the position of
lieutenant governor.
Irwin Stratton of Wichita took up
the thread of his discussion on his mo-
tion to reconsider the vote by which
the stock yards plank of the platform
was rejected.
He was followed by the author of the
plank. Geo. NJ. Munger, a prosperous
farmer from Greenwood county. He
made a stirring speech in favor of
state ownership of stock yards and
claimed that the enemy had defeated
the plank in the platform by a trick
DR.. Borah of Rice county opposed
state ownership of the stock yards.
P. P. Elder advised the convention
to not take hasty action. He thought
it would be better to wait until the su-
preme court acted upon the stock
yards law.
favored immediate action in favor of
state ownership of stock yards He was
followed by Patrick OFarrell of Wyan-
dOtte county.
Ben johnson of Labette county said
that the POpulist party was organized
to fight monopolies and he wanted to
have the battle continued.
Geo. w. Clark of Topeka said he
wisely when it rejected the stock
yards plank
Stockyards RecOnsiGered.
Senator Ryan said: This resolution |
can not do us any harm for if the stock |
yards company had it's way it would !
wipe the Populist party off the face of |
the earth before night"
Carl Nrooman. Senator Shearer and |
Fred Close made short talks in favor of /
the stockyards plank
ha rl~G m hnv,
dered and by a nearly unanimous vote !
the question was recOnSidered and the |
plank was adopted.
w F. Brown of Pratt county moved !
that the resolutions as reported last |
night be adopted as a whole.
e. B. Pfost objected to the part of |
the resolution demanding the abolition |
of the metropolitan police law He said /
it would be bad policy to abolish the |
system now. He offered an amendment |
out the words immediate abol- |
ition' and insert the word repeal so /
that the next legislature may dispose
of the system.
w F. Brown wanted the metropolis
tan police system abolished at once
County Attorney I. T. Sheppard of |
Fort Scott said: Governor Leedy
made one mistake and that was in ap-
police commissioners If there
Is one thing that can be said in favor
of the metropolitan police system 1
would like to hear it. You saw il will |
hurt us to do this, but | tell Won that |
anywhere. They always have sold out
the party in power if they think the
other fellows are going to win. I un-
derStand that the metropolitan police
system is to be abolished in Wichita in
q few days anyhow
o o. Outcault of Coffey county want
ed the Legislature to share the respon-
slblllty with Gov. Leedy. Some one |
mas said that Governor Leedy made a
mistake and knows it but I believe that
governor Leedy is brave enough to go
PACK on his record if he finds out that
he has made a mistake"
l. A Stebbins of Topeka said. AS |
the CHOSEN spokesman of twenty dele
gates from Shawnee county 1 say that |
we are emphatically in favor of the
original resolution
Edwin Taylor of Wyandotte said: Il
come from the county that has the rot
tenest police system in the state but
l doubt the wisdom of changing horses
In the middle of the stream
l. L Shepherd would like t. ask
khe gentleman if anything good can be