The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-27

publicans and IA pOpulists, at ten
o'clock last night agreed upon a re-
port. It follows:
THAT the following Offices be al
lOtted to the populists: Associate
justice, governor, lieutenant governor,
congressmen-at-larg state auditor
and superintendent of public instruc-
ton. That the democrats be given
the Offices of secretary Of state, state
treasurer and attorney general. That
the silver republicans be given insur-
ance superintendent. We further rec
Ommend that the electors be divided
as follows: Four to the POPulists,
four to the democrats and two to the
silver republicans"
By this agreement the controversy
was shifted from the pOpulist to the
democratic convention. Among dem
Ocratic leaders the agreement was re-
ceived with pronounced disfavOr,
many declaring that the convention
would not consent to the surrender Of
associate justice for attorney general,
even though it had been Endorsed by
]. G. johnson, chairman of the dem
ocratic national executive committee.
The conference committee met in Mr..
JohnsOn's room and was in session
eight hours
In the democratic convention the
very first thing taken up was the con
ference committees report. The reg
ular order would have been to nomi-
nate a candidate for associate Justice,
but J. 9. johnson stepped forward
with a motion to transpOse the order
Of business by making the report Of
the conference committee the first
thing to be considered. It was clear
that the poPulists must be given the
associate Justice or harmonious fu-
sion would fail In the interest Of
harmony, that would insure the cast
ting Of the Kansas electoral vote for
Mr.. Bryan, the democrats felt that
they must make q concession.
The democrats, he said, had at the
Hotel ThroOp conference demanded
attorney general and not associate
Justice. But at that time the popu-
lists, on the advice Of ex-Gov. J. ".
Leedy, had refused to give up attOr-
ney. general and had offered the esso-
ciate Justice instead. The demands Of
the populists were exatly what the
demOcrsts had offered at first and the
committee had, he said, finally agreed
to let them have what they asked.
The convention adopted the report
Of the conference committee by viva
voce. Less than a dozen votes were
cast in opposition. The next order Of
business was the nomination Of q
candidate for secretary Of state.
Tully Scott presented the name Of
Abe Frakes, Of Wakeeney. F. J. OyleT
nominated David D. Leahy, Of Wich-
fta. Frakes was nominated. The
vote stood, Frakes, 1924, Leahy, 1854.
| Before the result was announced the
nomination Of Fralzes was made unan-
| imous. For the Office Of state treas
urer. Judge NJ. Schoonover nominated
] Conway Marshall, Of Anderson cOun-
tv. and J. N. MCGOWAN nominated
L. c. Slime. of Ottawa Slime with
drew, pleading the demands Of his
private business and Marshall was
nominated by aeclamatioa-
For attorney general, Giles Z SEQ
vile, Of Marshall, nominated Judge
John C. Cannon, Of Linn county.
Judge Cannon fairly ran down the
aisle 70 address the chair. 81 am that
gentleman" he said, ssnd cann0i
accept the nomination. 7 desire &c
nominate Senator Hugh ?. FaEreily.
Of NsOsho county for that position. +"
/ a half dozen short seeondinE sPseehel
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