The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-11
DEMOCRATS ARE SORE
Plain People Don't Like Way of
the Leaders.

The Populist state committee pro-
fesses to be working in harmony with
the Democrats. but in reality there is
trouble over the finances for the cam
paign, and there is also big quarrel on
in the Democratic committee which
threatens much trouble after the cleo
tion. Matters will not come to d head
until that time, because the two COM
mItteeS are anxious to avoid a break I'M
til the campaign is ended.
The trouble in the Democratic COM
Inittee started in the executive commit
tee. A meeting of this committee was
called for Kansas City, but it was post
poned until the occasion Of Bryan's re-
cent visit to the Missouri city, as Chair
man j. Mack Love notified the members,
TO give the boys a chance to attend to
business and be present at the banquet
for Bryan
The meeting of the executive commit
tee was held on the Kansas side and the
business was speedily disposed of, the
members going over to Kansas City,
Mo, to attend the banquet
The members of the committee got
themselves ready to go into the Hotel
Baltimore dining room, but they only
stood in the lobby while the dignitaries
went in.
Mr. Love marched down from the par
Tor on the arm of Mr.. Bryan, and, look
ing not upon the waiting brethren,
walked stoidly by them into the dining
were left staring at the doors as they
closed upon the banqueters- There We're
no plates for plain committeeman, 50
the members RECALLED themselves at d
neighboring bar.
Before the crowd dispersed from the
front of the dining room two mysterious
movements landed w. II. l.. Pepperell,
secretary of the state committee ana
George Locke in the dining ROOM me
others were ignored, but while enjoy
ing the more enlivening nectars started
an insurrectiOn which caused a discus
sion of the employment of George Locke
at a salary of $125 per month and all
expenses to work in the state mead
quarters in Kansas City. Kas.
This meeting Of the insurrectionists de-
monstrated to the satisfaction OF those
present that Locke Is the accredited rep
resentative of J. G. Johnson. -.
It was proven also that the state Denio-
cratic committee has established leg1S-
Iative bureau with W. T Upton, ex-sec-
retarv of the POpuliSt state committee, IN
charge but with Locke as the Super1n-
tendent: that a stenographer and clerk
have been employed to keep the work go
ing One of the committeeman exhibited
a letter written by Upton, containing
stsave the legislature at all hazards
1t was also shown that John II At
wood who might oppose J. G. Johnson
to land johnson in that place. has prac-
ficaiiv retired from the campaign because
the Democratic committee has sent him
to the small towns and out of the way
places for speeches.
Atwood has declined to make more
speeches, it is said. until matters are ex-
planned.
David Overmyer is also a senatorial pos
sibiity but he is not making speeches,
it is said. under the direction of the flu
sion committee, but is looking personally
after his own appoin tments- He, too, mas
been offended by the state committee
T. W. Morgan. of Eureka, and L. d.
Eppinger, of Burlington, are the leaders
of the revolt. AT a later meeting OF the
executive committee Morgan said:
t'How'S collections?
'Slow," replied Treasurer Frank
Thomas, of Topeka.
Have the members fthe committee
I did not know they had been as
Sessed, >" replied Thomas.
oh yes; $50 each and there are about
IF they have paid" said Thomas, the
money has not been turned over to me-
At this juncture Mr.. Love announced
that thirty members had paid but he
added fuel to the fire by failing to explain
what had been done with the money.
Mr.. Love did suggest, however, that the
auditing committee would lind things all
right.
The insurgents then suggested that they
would like to know what is going on;
believing that it was the business of the
executive committee to be informed The
demand for information has not been
complied with up to date So, the trouble
The other feature of discord comes
from the Populists who are kicking be-
cause of the lack of funds The Demo-