The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-08-03

Cn1nG 10 De cO0SlOeTcQ. II was ClcSt
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.
ling of the Kansas electoral vote for
Mr.. Bryan, the democrats felt that
they must make 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. w.
Leedy, had refused to give up attor-
ney general and had offered the asso-
ciate Justice instead. The demands of
the populists were exatly what the
democrats 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 dozen votes were
cast in opposition. The next order of
business was the nomination of a
candidate for secretary of state.
Tully Scott presented the name of
Abe Frakes, of Wakeeney. F. J. Oyler
nominated David d. Leahy, of Wich-
| tia. Frakes was nominated. The
vote stood, Frakes, 1924, Leahy, 1861.
Before the result was announced the
nomination of Frakes was made unan-
| imous. For the Office of state treas
urer, Judge NJ. Schoonover nominated
Conway Marshall, of Anderson coun-
ty, and J. NJ. MCGOWAN nominated
l.. C. Slime, of Ottawa. Slime with
drew, pleading the demands of his
private business and Marshall was
nominated by reclamation.
For attorney general, Giles E. SEQ
Vile, of Marshall, nominated Judge
John C. Cannon, of Linn county.
Judge Cannon fairly ran down the
aisle to address the chair. 81 am that
gentleman" he said, land 1 cannot
accept the nomination. I desire to
nominate Senator Hugh p. Farrelly,
of Neosho county, for that position.
A half dozen short seconding speeches
were made and Farrelly was declared
the nominee of the convention by &C
clamation.
The silver republicans held small
convention in which they selected
James Falcon, of Hiawatha, for elect
or for the First district, and r. W.
Turner, of Mankato, for elector-at-
large. For superintendent of insur'
ance they named Webb McNau.
The Democratic Platform.
Fort Scott, Kan, July 26.-The dem
ocrats adopted their state platform
Tuesday night David Overmyer, chair
| man of the resolutions committee
read the report of the committee and
it was adopted without debate. II
says:
The democrats of Kansas. in state con
vention assembled. hereby indorse the
Kansas City platform. We regard thf:
platform as a second declaration of indie
pendence, and point to it as the hope OF
the iberty-loving people of this country
and of the world.
| Railway companies are common carrier:
| and -public servants. They are given fran
| chises and great powers with the agree
ment on their part that they will serve
the public impartially for just cOmpensa
ton. Our state has never had an efficient
system of railway legislation and present
conditions call for comprehensive. intel
ligent and courageous legislation. We
believe the first step In any efficient syS
tenn of railway regulation is to secure
publicity of railway affairs, and we there
fore favor the creation of a state officer
to be known as railway auditor, with full
powers to examine, check, duplicate ant
keep for public use, all books, records
papers and accounts of the railway com
panies, and to be the public auditor an(
| accountant of all the affairs of railway
companies of the state. There should b.
created by law a public tribunal clothed
with all the power necessary for the com
plete and efficient regulation and cOntro
of the railways of the state in their re
lations to the public and to their agents
/. servants and employees and to all person:
. whomsoever, and in all Of their conduc
and actions in the operation of theil
roads. and in the prosecution of thei
business in all things and at all times
Among the matters requiring the specia
attention of the legislature as relating t.
regulation and control of railways may
be mentioned the fixing of passenger fare:
and freight rates and the absolute pro
hibition of all determinations as to either
The grossest and most offensive and in
furious form of passenger Discrimination
is the free pass. which, in addition to it:
corrupting influence upon legislators
courts and all public officials. is insid
uous means of securing the favor of in
fluential personages and Is the fruitful
parent of every other discrimination ant
: of all abuses practiced by the railwa!
companies upon persons and the public
We, therefore, demand its total abolition
: by making the issuance or acceptance o
, the same as likewise of any discrimina
n ting favor public Offense. The indiffer
E ence of some of the railways to the safet.
and lives of their employees calls fortl
strongest condemnation of all human
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