People's voice., 1900-07-26
Populist County Convention.


The Populist county convention last
Saturday to select delegates to the state
convention at Fl. Scott was large and
enthusiastic. In spite of the fact that
farmers are very busy, the court room
was comfortably filled and much intere I
was shown. The reading of the resc
lutions was interrupted by frequent al
plause.
Ivan Rogers was elected chairman and
J. Robert Gillian and Ben B. Wilson sec.
retaries. The following delegates to Fl.
Scott were selected: A. G. Forney, S. D.
Crane, A. L. Barner, W. J. Lingenfeller,
A. c. Lambe, Robt. Gillian, Vim. Stry-
ker, Austin Atkins, H. F. Harbauph,
each delegate TO select his own al.
ternate.
The convention was unanimous in
favor OF a delegate convention and Au.
gust 25th was selected as the date.
The Populist convention adjourned be.
fore the conference committee appointed
by the Democrats reached the court
house.
Following are the resolutions adopted:
In delegate convention of the Populist
party OF Sumner county, held in
Wellington July 2Ist, for the purpose of
electing delegates to attend tie state
convention at Ft. Scott July "a, 1000.
We, the eel gates here assembled.
hereby reafirm our faith and allegiance
III the principles of the Populist party as
enumerated at the state convention at
Topeka and the national convention at
St. Louis in 1896. Also later at Sioux
Falls, in 1900.
Believing that if the declarations of
the national Populist platform at Sioux
Falls or the principles Of the Reformed
Democracy" adopted at Kansas CITY.
July S, 1900, should become the poli;y
and law of the land, that we then would
have the best, the free-eSt, the grandest.
the most glorious government for the
struggling masses ever written by man.
Therefore, we appeal to all citizens of
the county, state and nation who favors
hmericanism to imperialism, freedom to
oppression, equality to special privileges,
an American system of finance to the
European system. Those who are Cd.
posed to militarism, to trusts, to COM
bines and all forms of monopoly.
Those who are opposed to the gold
standard, high tariffs, taxation without
representation, Hannaism and McKin-
leyism, to unite in one grand body of
patriotic Americans, irrespective of party
ties, or political affiliations and march in
one solid phalanx to freedom and victory
under the leadership Of that true Ameri-
can and matchless orator, w. J. Bryan.
RESOLVED, That we favor the selec-
ton of honorable, intelligent moral and
honest men, who are familiar with the
needs and interest of the great state Of
Kansas as our standard bearers.
We favor the strictest honesty and
economy in the management of all state
affairs.
We denounce the system of selecting
the appointive officers by the chief ex-
ecutive, as reward for campaign work.
We favor men for the head Of depart
ments and tie members of the various
boards of our penal and charitable in
stitutions who are moral, honest and fit
ted for the position they seek, with the
necessary experience if possible, and
who have the best interest of the state
as well as the best interest of our party
at heart.
We condemn the present executive, for
junketing our state for pleasure and
campaign purposes, while a private Sec
retary does the business.
We believe the governor should be
in his Office one-tenth of his time or the
Office abolished.
We view with alarm the condition now
existing in our district, viz: the big
Seventh, in regard to two candidates in
the field, and demand Of the Populist and
Democratic congressional committees to
meet and formulate some plan by which
one man can be selected both parties
can support.
We further appeal to the delegates to
the state convention, to use their inlu-
ence and assist in settling the trouble in
the Seventh congressional district. And
we further recommend that the delegates
of the various counties Of the Seventh
district meet at Fort Scott and formulate
some plan Of settlement.
RESOLVED, That the Peoples party of
Sumner county, Kansas, is in favor Of
the uniting of all the anti-Republican
forces for the purpose of securing
victory at the polls in November, 1900,
and we instruct and direct the delegates
to the state convention to use all reason
able and honorable means to secure a
complete and harmonious cooperation.
A. G. PoRNEY, Chairman.
PRESTON WYcKoFF.
WESLEY NAVE,