The Advocate and news., 1898-06-22

DEMOCRATS OFFERED ONE PLAN
When the convention came to order
Thursday morning Edwin Taylor moved
that the report of the conference com
mittee be received. Chairman S. J. Nc
Naughton made verbal report. He
said:
We have met the Democrats and had
very pleasant time. The Democrats
request the Lieutenant Governor and a
minor position. am instructed to pre-
sent their demands to this convention
and wait for an answer"
The chair laid the report before the
convention. Greenback Williams, OF
Cloud county, moved that the Demo-
Gratis be given Lieutenant Governor and
no more. His motion was adopted with
practically no opposition.
STOCK YARDS PLAN DISCUSSED.
Judge Stratton proceeded with lis
speech in favor Of the stock yards reso-
luton. In reply to the assertions that
the platform was too long he asserted
that 1t was not as long as those adopted
by the Democrats and silver Republicans.
He argued that the law was necessary
to protect shippers against the present
exactions. 1t would show that the farm
ers and stOckmen mean business.
George M. Munger expressed the belief
that the original cost Of the present
yards had been greatly over-estimated
and intimated that the stock yards COM
pany had an agent working in the con-
VentiOn. Representative Ben Johnson,
Of Labette, favored the resolution.
The previous question was moved but
the chair refused to entertain it because
so many exhibited a disposition to speak
on the question. Judge Geo. w. Clark,
who had been the Federal court referee
in the stock yards case prosecuted by
Attorney General Boyle, gave some in
formation relative to his findings in the
case. 1t will be remembered that the
stock yards company protested vigor-
ously against his report. Frank ELLIOTT
interrupted to ask how it came that
Charley Sessions, of the Kansas City
Journal, had induced him to make that
speech. Mr. Clark Indignantly denied
the implied charge contained in the
question. After proceeding with his
speech for some minutes Mr.. Munger
interrupted to ask how much he had
received for his services as referee. The
question was uncalled for and irrelevant
as the referee is named by the conrt
and not by either of the litigants and
the compensation is also fixed by the
same authority. Mr.. Clark replied that
he had received $4,000. He thought that
considering the work done and the GUS
tomary amounts paid for such services
that the pay was not unreasonable. The
supporters Of the resolution seemed to
endeavor to make the point that Judge
Clark was favorable to the interests Of
the present stock yards company and
was working in it's interest. AS mat
ter of fact his motives were not ques-
tiOnable in the least and his only desire
was that the convention should be ap-
prised of what was ahead in the event
the resolution was adopted. He thought
that to build such yards as are nowhere
would require at least $2,OOO,OOO and
he simply called attention to these
things that the convention might fully
understand the magnitude Of the prop
osition.
Gov. P. P. Elder spoke against the
resolutions. He said that prominent
supporter of it wanted to be superin-
tendent in the event the plan was adopt
ed. He thought that there would be
no market for stock received at State
yards, as the buyers would combine with
the present company to prevent the sue
cess of the States plant. He moved that
the resolution be tabled, but the con-
vention did not vote with him.
Ex-senator Edwin Taylor thought
that where the yads were there the buy
ers would be also. He thought the cry
for public ownership as general prop
osition was not in harmony with Oppo-
sition to specific measures to put the
principle in effect. Senator Ryan spoke
briefly but forcibly for the resolution.
Carl Vrooman and ex-senator Shearer
favored 1t. Brown of Pratt moved the
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