Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-09-07
The Democratic Conference.


harder Tor the republicans to run n
democratic organization IN Kal sas
than for camel 10 perambula' o
through u needles eye, The other
thing shown was the nerve NJ hat man
Brown. Brown would walk up lOa
Hutchinson citizen with nm open face
and tell him hs would have from 5000
10 10000 people here TO attend his CON-
ference, and II doubts were Expressed
would assume q look Of injured inn0-
cenSe and say that the city would have
1000 or 5 600 people here that could
not be enter ained unless the citizens
came down with their subscriptions OF
cash. He had promised Bryan, Stone.
HoRg, Garter Harrison and others Vt
various times and got none OF them.
Tho crowd when 1t assembled num-
bered probably not more than 100 from
ont side Reno county. National Com
Mitteeman j. G. johnson and Mack
Love came here the night before the
meeting and II WIN decided that Brown
should take \ back seat. He was not
even permitted to call the meeting TO
order, lie WAS given no position or
em0lument anywhere and when he
nominated jim Fyke Of the sixth dis
trict, u Cy Leland democrat, for u
member of the executive committee,
he cast the only vote for his candidate.
But then Brown should not feel badly.
He apparently had three purposes In
view and be accomplished two Of them.
One was TO turn the organic ttiOn over
to the republicans. In this he failed.
Another WAS notorety and the last
and chief was transportation.
The meeting In the morning was
called to order by Judge Frank Het-
finger and Claude Duval WAS elected
temporary chairman with Stuart OF
Wichita secretary. The committees
we're appointed and the meeting ad-
journrd I'LL afternoon, The commit
tee on permanent organization recon-
ded Mack Love. chairman OF the state
committee, for chairman with Stewart
for secretary The report was adopted.
The committee TO draft bylaws 70.
ported set giving the clubs TO DO or
canned the name OF the Sunnowtr
League. This was opposed by Brown
who wished them called democratic"
clubs. Marion Watson Of this city do
Tended the work of the committee In
giving II name that would permit
populists to join and carried his point.
However No the clubs are under the
management and control Of the demo
cratic state central committee II Ia
not likely populists will join it.
A better set Of resolutions we have
not seen In print this year than those
reported by Chairman johnson Of the
committee. They were as follows:
"First-We reaflirm our allegiance
to the principles of the reformed de-
mocracy as enunciated In the national
platform adopted at Chicago In 1896,
and we insist that this platform, upon
which Kansas was carried In 1896, be
given us upon which TO make u sue
Cessful campaign IN 1900.
"Second-We declare our high ad-
miration for the high character and
distinguished abilities OF our national
leader. William j. Bryan. We believe
him to be the sole and only choice Of
the Kansas democracy for our stand
ard-bearer In 1900.
"Third-We emphasize our convlc-
ton that the financial question will
never be settled until II is settled
right; that the mother of trusts Is the
money trust and that the greatest
menace TO our national prosperity 10
the impending republican conspiracy
tO legalize the gold standard, destroy
the greedbackS, and transfer the issue
and control Of our paper currency TO
the national banks.
"Fourth--The Sherman theory Of
finance and the Mckinley theory of
taxation bear legitimate fruit in the
industrial and commercial trusts.
Protected from foreign competition by
the tariff, and eliminating domestic
competition by combination, they tax
our people on all Decessaries Of life
and fix prices to produce dividends on
watered and fictitious capital; they
crush our email manufacturers and
dealers, throw labor out Of employ
ment, destroy competitive demand for
raw material and encourage monopoly
in all lines of industry; they are OPP
posed to the principles Of democracy,
and we, as Kansas democrats, are un-
unalterably opposed to them.
"Fifth-We believe in the income
tax, that wealth may bear It's fair share
Of taxation; in direct leh islation, that
bOOdlelsm may be banished from State
and national capitols; and In senators