The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-24
Kansans Want Bryan's Running
Mate to BE a Party
Man.
STATE MEETING AT WICHITA.
Chicago Platform and Nominee
Heartily Indorsed-Mckinley-
ism Observation-Disclosures
App!auded Prayer

Wichita. Kas. Nay 2a-The Kansas Dem.
octatS. in State Convention here, today Sc
Iected delegates To thu Kansas City con-
vsntior and instructed them for BRYAN
The resolutions bind the delegation net
Only 20 support Bryan for President, but
also 10 support for Vice President only Il
man who Is now and was In 1895 in full
sympathy with the Chicago platform
Six delesates-at-larse were selected. IS
follows: j. a. Johnson OF Marion County.
David OyeTmyer Of Shawnee. James ".
tlke NJ Thomas. John II. Atwood of Leav-
'nw0rth, Doctor g. W. Brandenburg CO
Marshall AMI II. " Stewart Of S~edgwick.
John +. Rowe OF Neosho. \. T. Rogers
OF Mitchell. E. T. Hackney of Sumner, ].
NJ Davis Of Bourbon. Earl Blackstone Of
Chase and Harry Mcmillan of Ottawa were
elected 70 be alteGnates-at-large.
The district delegates were promptly rsti-
fed. as follows:
FirsI Disi rict-Doctor 5. F. Nicely OF Leav-
worth and W. ". Letson of Brown.
Second Di-triet-N. Ii. Daniels Of Wyan-
cotte and L. D.. White OF Miami.
Third D;strict-H. Parke Jones OF VIII
son and Revi!o New ton Of Montgomery.
Fourth D~istrict-Rober Il. Haziett and
Doctor A J. Eastman OF COffey.
Fifth Distr!ct-J. T. Pendergast OF Dick
inson and y. F. Graham of Washington.
Sixth District-John Schuyler Of Ellis and
j. q. Adams of Rocks.
Seventh District-E. q. Phillips Of Finuey
and F.. l.. Gordon of Barber.
The contention met this morning.
IN MS opening prayer the Reverend Mr..
Dubber OF Wichita set the delegates wild
by MS concluding clause, praying for .tho
nomination and triumphant election %
William J. Bryan The applause lasted sew
eral minutes.
Hugh Farrelly Of Chetopa was named
temporary chairman and Mr.. ". II. L. Pep
peril OF tOncorui3 secretary
On taking the chair Mr.. tarrelly made g
speech covering briefly the issues OF ths
campaign
The kansas Platform.
The following resolutions We're enthusiasts
tcally adopted:
We. the Democrats OF Kansas. in delegate con-
Neiltlon assembled. hereby r-new Our allegiance
TO me immortal PRINCIPLES OF human rights enuI.-
GATED By Je1sr-on, defended by Jackson ana in
Ihtlr latest and best form Incorporated IN tho
Den os!aHc national Platform Of 1872 We an
notice eur unqualified approval Of every princi-
me ooctrine therein announced. that the Aneri-
an people Should have al distlncJively Ameri-
sovernHental functions. sho.iII DO forever Yres
rom 1grs.gn entangieneEt. domination or inhu-
coin and issue money. ana has no right to SUI
tsplsr to the national banAs he peopies prerog-
Tiat ne are opposed 10 gold u.on5meral:lsm as a
British policy: unamer.ean and anti-Annericsn.
blnletdiiism as II existed in our financial system
We believe in The e1s shsaay ac :. Of y5 Jun SELF
government upon which this Republic was found
&C. ard as a shining example O. which IL has
hlhuenced the world for d century. We want
no MODIFICATION OK that theory By iupaEaitstto
cohstuction- We want neither foreign subjects
nor citizens. nor impertalistic colonial go~cin-
.neilts. showing That no country can endure an
kEaiire ABROAD and a Repubiic at h1re. We
adhere 10 the spirit of the Monroe Doettine and
tie warnings % the fathers aealnst ertensiinE
io1eisn alliances and world politics.
VI ry PLANK.
We insist that Wa canno: make citizens Of
millions Of Malaga without ccrruptins our c,ti.
s-hsEip. nor can. We hold then: subjects without
Destroying our form Of government. We ara
against n:ii'artsfn. with IT'S costly and corrupt
tEt foierunher Q! compulsosy military service and
consumption and the urfsilinS INSTRUMENT in the
oyerthrow OF every Republic 4. history.
party has secretly and st-nlthIIv aided ever
thelr American allies have manipulated ths
and asa!ns: the interests O: the peopi-.
II has allowed manufacturers 70 take a part
o; the earnings OF Consumers. through a pro-
tecriNe taTiTf system. until they have grown in;o
giant trusts that defy tie law and oryanizs BY
the hundreds without m,l4S:atinn or rr6.est froYa
the present administration. We demand relief
from this ori;ous tariff system by the enforcement
0: the Federal laws against trusts. ty throwing
open to foreign competition. through the enlarge
ment Of the free hist. every business managed
ty a trust. and by the enactment ana rigid en-
forcerent o: drastic antitrust laws in Kansas.