The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-25
KNOCKED OUT.
Jerry Simpsons Pet Senatorial
Plan is Defeated.
Discussion on the Floor EXcit-
ing and Recriminating.
is WILD CONFUSION.
ssSOckless" Statesman HOwled
Down by Delegates.
He Shakes His Fist in Their
Faces.
81 WON'T SIT DOWN."
Pale and Indignant, Simpson
Holds Platform.
Senator L. p. King Resents
Personal InsinuatiOns.
Vote Results DecisiveIy Against ]
the Plan.
He Shakes His Fist in Their
Faces.
Il WON'T SIT DOWN. :"
Pale and Indignant, Simpson
Holds Platform.
Senator L. p. King ReSents
Personal InsinuatiOns,
Vote Results DecisiveIy Against
the Plan.


Fort Scott, July 25.-Jerry simpsons
plan to have the Populist state conventf0n,s
nominate candidate for United States
senator was defeated after one of the
most exciting scenes ever witnessed in q
Kansas state convention.
r +. Elder opened the fight. Jerry
simpson was a member of the committee
on order of business and secured a recon-
mendation that the convention nominate
candidate for United States senator.
Mr. Elder was on his feet at once and I
stricken out. He said it would be dam
gerous precedent to establish.
Senator Householder followed: "I have,
been nominated by the people of my dis
pose to be bound by the action of this
convention shall vote for a man who
men who vote for me, and 1 want it un-
derstood that l will not consider the en-
dorsement by this convention binding.'s
Senator King followed and said he would
not be instructed by the convention. He
hands of the people and allow them to
nominate some one else.
Lester Perry, of Crawford county said
inat ne was not legislative nominee.
There has been too much Doodle business
of giving instructions which will be under
stood and which the members of the leg
islature can not disregard"
Senator Householder started to reply.
but Chairman Hoffman recognized Fred
Close, a delegate from Ellis county,
r. Sarer rne of Montgomery county
said that the Populists would invite de-
feat by making nomination for United
States senator.
Conner Davies said that the nomination
of a United States senator would subor-
dinate principles to man.
Carl Vrooman, of Parsons, was forced
had difficulty in hearing the speakers. He
said that the proposition was simply q
step in the direction of electing the sena-
tors by direct vote of the people. There
by the next legislature said he land il
ture will spend the winter wrangling over
will hold us to account
L. B. keefer, of LeavenWorth. said the
proposition smacked too much of bossism
and that is what he Joined the Populist
Ex-Representative w. E. Ward. of
Mitchell county, opposed the proposition
and Jerry Simpson was then recognized;
now aspire to be United states Senator
will be lukewarm; will take their doll
rags and go home. They want to go into
the United States senate through the back
door.
Here is the state of Oregon which is
California and Utah and Washington and
Montana, where millionaire bought his
state convention did not do what we are
asking you to do There are Pennsylvania
ators.
q have noticed that the people who op-
pose this are nominees for the Legislature.
| don't want to refer to the fact that
their pay is small and they want to pick
iieve that they are above it, but I want to
remove any possible temptation they may
have thrown in their way" (Applause.l
Vote. vote, vote" shouted the dele
gates.
is a sign of a timid man that does not
want to hear the other side, especially
when it is in the minority"
get alarmed because of a fear that some
politician will sulk in his tent, and I now
Senator King climbed on the platform
and said, II rise to a question Of per-
MI. Simpson: "a question Of personal
privilege will not lie unless some 4
thing personal to the gentleman has been
Mr. King: 1.-THE motives of senator's
have been questioned and 1 would like to
know if that is not personal. what is %
Mr.. Simpson: THE gentleman must
Voices: "sit down; sit down. King!
Kingir'
Simpson: .I won't sit down and you
Simpson stood on one side of the ,
speaker and King on the other. Simp-
shook his fist in the direction of the dele f.
gates who howled every time he opened +
E. c. Hopkins of Reno county. rushed
to the front of the hall and shouted:
Jerry simpson SAID there should pc
his harangue by moving the previous
Chairman Hoffman nearly wore out his
gavel and a vote was finally taken order
ing the previous question.
The vote the motion to strike out
was 372 to 149.
Jerry Simpson then took the platform
and said: 1--WE have met the enemy and
we are his n 1 want to congratulate the
here who believe in PopuIist principles
The speaker paid no attention to the
Kisses. but said that there would be no
ill-feeling. The contest" said he, is
simply a sign of intellectual activity and
any one who don't like this way of doing
things had better go out into the ceme-