The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20
PEOPLES PARTY CONVENTION.

ISOplcS L drGy COuScItbfOu dSSomOl6U
in the court house last Saturday fore
noon. The call was read by the chair
man. A. G. Dyer was elected tempo
rary chairman and ] - NJ. Lewis Jr.,
temporary secretary.
The following committees were ap-
ted:-ResOlut A. G.. Dyer,
L. Sprigg and J. Nj. Lewis Jr.; Rules
and order of business, j. F. Malin,
John Jmith aud q. F. .Tassell; Per-
manent organizations, G. w. Brock
way, Dan Knisley and Harry Fell;
Credentials, Sam Andrews, B. r.
Mosher and David Gibson. Adjourn
ment was then taken to 1:30
On assembling after dinner the cam
mittee on credentials reported on the
delegations and recommended that the
delegations be allowed to fill vacan-
cies as far as possible. The report
was adopted.
The report on rules and order of bus
mess recommended that the selection
of delegates be made in the order in
which the list OF conventions was pub
lished in the Graphic. The report
was adopted.
The committee on permanent organ
ization recommended 1. Sprigg for
chairman and j. M. Lewis Jr. for sec
retary. The report was adopted.
The committee on resolutions report
ed as follws We, your committee on
resolutions beg to offer the following
| report
First: Be it resolved that we reaf-
firm our allegiance to the principles
of the Peoples Party as set forth in
the ST. Louis platform.
Second: Be it resolved that we are
heartily in favor of such fusion as will
unite the voters opposing the policy Of
the present State and Matt onal admin
lstratiOns. The report was adopted.
The election of delegates to the
State convention, Fort Scott, July "a,
was next in order. j. M. Lewis Jr.
and Ira Tam were placed in nomina-
tiOn. There being no other nOmina-
tions they were elected by acclamation.
On IN Otion it was decided that the
election of delegates to the remaining
conventions should be by ballot.
The informal lot for delegates to
the state convention at Clay Center
brought out a large list of candidates.
Many of those whose names were used
Withdrew them and after several bal
lots j. F. Malin and l.. r. Clark were
elected. On the informal ballot for
this delegation Brewer received a
vote. He took the opportunity in
| Withdrawing his name 10 repeat the
speach he had been making on the
street, saying he would make it on the
floor. He said be would take the op-
poitunity and offer a little advice for
the good of the party, suggesting that
the men who seemed to be getting to
the front were more noted for snObbery
than anything else and as the republi-
cans had nominated Fred Smith for
the senate the populists should follow
their example and nominate the editor
of the Graphic. The speech was pre-
pared and delivered in Brower's best
aud most peculiar style and was re-
ceived with tulnultIOus, enthusiastic
and deadly silence. AS the question
of state senator had not been reached
and was not in order, his, remarks
were allowed to pass without comment
at the time.
The nomination of delegates to the
congressional convention developed
the fact that quite number owOuld
like to go as the distance was not SO
great. After several ballots B. r.
MOsher and Theodore Force we've Sc
! lected.
The next in order was the selection
of delegates to the senatorial cOnven-
LiOn. and when the chairman annOunc-
ed that nOmin atiOns were in order, the
editor of the Graphic was recognized
and addressed himself briefly TO Mr..
Brewer and the convention. Atten-
tion was called to the fact that the so
called advice to the populists of this
county came from personal enemy,
a man who had wildly proclaimed his
intention of voting for the republican
candidate. Mr. Smith; from a mar, hav-
ing no standing in the popuHst party
from a man who had been refused the
end orsement of a nomination in every
one of the many occasions when his
name had been presented to the popu-
lists of this county, from man who
had been repudiated by the people of
| his own township and was no more
| allowed to even repi esent them as a
| delegate in county conventions. For
these reasons his advice should be
| ignored.
| Brewer again took the floor and
| said that he had been misunderstood:
that he was talking for the good of
the party. AS It was apparent that
he had come to the cenyention for the
sole purpose of creating discOrd and
had signally failed. his attempt at
justification was treated with silent
i contempt and he soon after left the
hall s.unwept, unhononred and un-
sung"
The election resulted: Robert Flet-
cher, A. C. Dyer, ]. J. Ree6er, Will
liam Copp. George Tassell and j. w.
McClareu.
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