Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-17

| call was demanded.
Police Law Locked Out.
When Chairman King ordered the roll
| call the Leedy men wormed through the
| hall and did the liveliest proselyting seen
| in Kansas lately. but 1t was all in vain.
I There were many changes made from the
other roll call, but when 1t was through
the vote against the system haa e
lows: Tola on the table. s1; to reconsid-
| loud applause. The action Of the conyen-
tender 9a m spo, rsea quite took the life Of the
mitted to the rest of the programme. While
Governor. Leedy's close friends said at
he would refuse m the
Fgairehiids Fg sI !as statement state @ that people
nGs could nd eae
name Boyle as Leedy If any attempted die,
speedily changed front His friends are
now telling what a brave thing It was Tor
him to take the nomination when that
innovation was being tried.
Demoerats Wanted Nothing.
County Attorney Stephens. of Cherokee.
a member Of the conference committee TO
dicker with the Democrats, was recognized
by the chairman and announced that he
| had just held telephone communication
with David Overmyer at Atchison. and
that the Democrats would support the
Pop ticket from top to bottom. II told Mr.
overmyer." said he, that there was
| that the action of the Democratic con-
vention was scheme, and that the DEM
ocrats would go home and vote the Re. Re.
was not the case. He said that the DEM
! ccrats did not want to take one little In
significant office, because 1t would appear
that that party was out for spoils instead
Of principles; and that they decided to take
tbanks ns Was tenderea ad to shs
whole.
NominatiOns All in q Bunch.
Grant Harrington caught the eye Of the
| chairman and moved that the rules be
| suspended and that the following nomina-
| tions. be made by acclamation: ]. w.
Leedy, for governor; 8. A. Allen. for as
| sociate Justice: J. d. Botkin. for congress-
| man-at-large; A. NJ. Harvey, for lieuten-
Bush So yof see e
state: W. H. Morris, for state auditor;
David Hefebower, for treasurer. and Will
Of schools. A hundred voices seconded the
motion and 1t was put and carried with
a whoop.
| like funeral to him. because he had been
selected to place Governor Leedy in noun-
| ination and he had given a newspaper
said he had a speech for sale. He was
given, permission to print 1t in the con-
gressional record. -.
the state officers who had been renominat-
ed and have them pass IN review. Governor
Leedy did not wait for the committee to get
usual speech of acceptance, glorified the
administration and told Of the large chunks
Of harmony that existed between az aa,sa OF the
smile.
Governor Leedy,s Speech.
I'VE have been standing up for Kan
| sas," said he '.and have been recognized by
| the federal government. Missouri may be
looked upon as a province and Illinois a
| territory, but Kansas is looked upon as, a
state By, the authorities at washington;
McNaii to do his bidding. but they said they
were state officers and would do as they
| pleased. They did. The Judge went back
not been heard from since. Boyle has lost
no flesh worrying over the outcome, neither
has McNall. FOR he is nothing but skin and
.The war department told me how to
run things; It said could not commission
army aiq We did It, and the se old Soldiers
| are now in the service. When Alger found
| that proposed to stand pat he seemed as
shy shy as s he did at the battle Of chancellors-
The governor then spoke Of the war and
said that it would have beneficial enect
possible for this country to extend its trade
with South American countries. He was
e1 IN favor 81 and
drilled first.
| He next SPOKE about insurance matters
and told of the various alleged fights the
l. COTDOrat1OnS.
vilifed the United States supreme court
| on the same lines as his Interview pub
that that the only way to get justice for the
common people in that tribunal was for
the people to keep hammering It. He in.
| caused 1t to modify its decision on the
Nebraska freight rate case.
Before we are through with those those
swallow the entire decision: you must
catch the courts before you catch the cor
The governor said he was in favor Of q
short railroad law, and also some laws
that would help the miners
day school excursion we are going on this
| coat and fight like warrior
Boyle Follows the Governor.
Attorney General Boyle followed the gov
ernor, and took an opposite position on
the supreme court. He denied that that
tribunal was dishonest. He said that 1t
was aristocratic. it was reared that way,
and that it must be brought down to the
common people. He eulogized the conyen-
tion for declaring for the immediate aboi-
! ishrnent Of the police system. You have
| taken the thing by its throat and choked
| Il to death that has been a curse to God
1 and the people of Kansas. said ne. In
Concluding. he urged the Pops to bring
Republicans out to Pop meetings this year. ear
as I'VE want to talk to conscious tntelh-
! gence this time" The other state officers
made brief talks. accepting the nominal
The following addition was made to- the
platform at the suggestion Of Judge Dos-
! ter: 49,.
| troubles with Spain to the talked OF alli-
| ance with Great Britain. 1t is unnecessary,
| unpatriotic and un-American: It has for its
object the ENHANCEMENT Of this country try, IN
| the complications of international politics
| and the imposition upon us Of the monetary
| and commercial systems. We declare our
| ability to maintain our nag on land and
| sea. against all persons which dare come
! against u.s. without the aid or co-operatlon
| of any other nation on earth.
| After the adoption of this plank the con-
| yention adjourned.
| ~aNNue Nit