The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-18
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We had the pleasure last Thurs
day of attending our first Pop con
vention in many years. The Dem
Gratis held one the same day and tn
same hour and in the amebuilding
Our time and attention was entire
ly absorbed with the Pop end of tn
business so we can say nothing o
the Democratic part but, from al
we can learn, it was very tame af
fair. The facts are, it seemed to b,
only the tail end of the dog and hac
nothing to do but wag when the 9th
er end bsrked, and you can jus
guess our Pop end of the concern
kept up pretty constant bark. jim
Allen and Henry Mills seemed to be
the self constituted orators of the
occasion and they never allowed
during the day an opportunity to
pass unimproved.
Mr.. Aliens sympathies seemed to
be wonderfully wrought up by the
condition of the poor, down trod-
den laboring man and Mr.. Mills
spent much of his force in combat
ting the gigantic trusts and com
bines, while Allen in a burst of en-
thusiam declared that he gloried in
their rapid formation, that he now
expected the grand climax to come
in his day and he rejoiced that he
might live to see it.
He did not state what the climax
would be but as he rejoiced in the
anticipation of seeing it, it could
not be season of anarchy and ruin
as predicted by some, but rather
Bellamy's ideal life. Jim ought not
to kick much on that. The facts
were, Allen and Mills embraced ev-
cry possible occasion to get on the
floor and deliver regular old fash
Toned calamity speeches entirely out
of date and to the complete disgust
of the intelligent delegates. Most
Pcpulists think that their party has
outgrown the long-haired, wild-eyed
woolly period of its existence and is
now on higher plain. Between the
two they gave the tail of the octopus
some sever wvrenches.
Poor Charley Allison Jared bfetty
roughly, he embraced Populism sew
eral years ago and worked it fof all
1t was worth; kussed Republicans
and abused Democrats, organizaed
the cohorts and preached calamity
with an octopus, MIXED the faith
full and labored with the lukewarm,
reached out for everything in sight
and otherwise deported himself as
good Populist, but Bro. Allen de-
creed that he could not sit in the
convention, notwithstanding he had
a proxy from a regular accredited
delegate and his alternate, and ALI
son had to walk the plank. So
much Charley for daring to oppose
the DEGREES of the boss.
There was one committee appoint
ed that was new to our poll ical ex-
perience. We have attended several
Republican conventions but never
before saw a committee on confer
ence appointed. We soon found
that the duty ofthis committee was
to fiddle with the Democrats, and
they did some pretty tall fddling.
The Democrats did not seem to play
quite fair, they simply sat back and
would not talk. They only sail
what will you give us, won't take it
and go us one better. The COM
mlttee was finally discharged ard
the convention proceeded to nom
nations.
The resolution committee seemed
to have gotten hold of some old ca
lamity speech of few wears back
and palmed it off, as joke on the
con'entioni for resolutions. we will
notice those resolutions piecemeal
hereafter.
One delegate announced that he
had fought for his country and vot-
ed the Republican ticket and was
not ready to be switched into the
Democratic ranks. God help the
penitentl There is hope for that
man, light seems to be dawning.
Billy Nation showed the usual
pop consistency by scoring the
county commissioners for their
large tax levy and also scoring them
for not bridging all the streams in
the county at every road crossing
and not grading up the low places
In the roads and for not building a
new Jail. The convention support
ed him.
Eult was announced by one of the
speakers, in great burst of elo.
quence, that he was a Teffersonian
Democrat and a Lincoln Republi.
can, and still Claims To he pm