The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-24
Democratic Convention In
structs National Delegates.
JOHNSON HEADS LIST
PLATFORM REAFFIRMS CHICA-
CO DECLARATION OF 1895.
Stands for Bimetallism and Against
Imperialism Entangling Foreign
Alliances, Big Standing Army
and a Protective Tariff Which
Fosters Trusts and Monopolies.

Wichita. Kan. May 2S.-The Kansas
Democrats in state convention here to-
day, selected delegates to the Kansas
City convention, and instructed them
strongly for Bryan. The resolutions
bind the delegates, not only to support
Bryan for president, but also to support
for vice president only a man who is
now and was in 1896 in full sympathy
with the Chicago platform.
Six delegates-at-large were selected,
as follows: J. z. Johnson of Marion
county, David Overmeyer of shawnee
James n. Fike of Thomas. John At
wood Of Leavenworth, DR.. c. W. Bran
denburg of Marshall and H. w. Stew
art of Sedgwick.
John F. Rowe of NeoshO. A. 7. Rog-
ers of Mitchell, E. 7. Hackney OF sum
ner, J. NJ, Davis of Bourbon. Earl
Blackstone of Chase and Harry McMll-
Ian of Ottawa were elected TO be alter
nates-at-large.
Judge Johnson, chairman of the eX-
eeutive committee of the national Dem
ocratic committee, was elected CHAIR
man of the delegation
In his opening prayer Rev. DuDpef
of Wichita set the delegates Wlld by
praying for the nomination and trl-
umphant election Of William j. Bryan.
The applause lasted several minutes
Chicago Platform Rsafirmed.
The resolutions reaffirm the national
platform of 1896 and favor the lmme-
date restoration of bimetallism as II
existed in our financial system prior 10
the decentralization act of 1873.
The platform continues. we want
neither foreign subjects nor imperial
istic colony governments, knowing that
no country can endorse an en-
pire abroad and republic at home. we
adhere to the spirit of the Monroe doC-
trine and the warnings OF the Iathefs
against entangling foreign alliances
and world politics.
I'VE insist that We cannot make CIT
liens of millions Of Malays without
corrupting our citizenship, nor can we
hold them subjects without destroying
our form of government -
I'VE are against milttarism, Win It's
costly and cOrrupting standing armies
q burden TO the taxpayers, the fore
runner of compulsory military service
and CONSUMPTION, and the unfailing IN
strument in the overthrow OF the re-
public in history.
REPUBLICANS AID EUROPE
spThe continued ascendance of the Re
publican party has secretly and stealth
ilv aided every scheme by which Euro
mean bondholders and their American
allies have manipulated the financial
poIicy of this country, in their inter
ests and against the interests OF the
people.
TT has allowed manufacturers to
take a part Of the earnings of consum-
ers through a protective tariff system
until they have grown into giant trusts
and defv the law, organizing by hun
dreds without mOlestation or protest
from the present administration We
demand the relief from this odious tar
if system by the enforcement of the
federal laws against trusts, by throw
ing open to foreign competition
through the enlargement of the free
list, every business managed by trust
and by the enactment and rigid en-
forcement of drastic trust laws in Kan
sas."