Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13
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The two conventions, populist and
democratic, met In this city Tuesday
and were called to order at about tine
time announced in calls, 1000 a. m,
The populiSts convention met In the
A. o. UsW,'hall. They we're called
to order by Chairman Ayres of Wieh-
itA and the call was read by W. T,
Hopkins Of this city who was elected
secretary Of the congressional commit
tee at It's last meeting, After the
reading OF the call the convention Or
ganlzed by electlng Prof.S. p. Gebbart
editor Of the Pratt County Union, as
temporary chairman and A. A. Dun
mire and Mr.. Whorle secretaries,
Motions to appoint the usual commit
tees were UNANIMOUSLY adopted inClud.
ing committee of seven on confer
ence with the democrats, While the
chairman and secretaries we're select;
Ing these COMMITTEES Hon, Hugh Far
reilly, candidate for attorney general,
was called out and spoke for about
forty minuets ON the States and ma
tional issues.
Webb McNall was also called out
and made his speech by piece meal
while committees were waiting to
report Part OF it he made before din
ner while the committees were being
appointed and the rest after dinner
while they were out. Senator Harris
also spoke In the afternoon in much
the same way.
The credentials committee reported
the names of the various delegations
and all but two or three of the extreme
weastern counties were represented.
COMMITTEE on order of Business re-
ported the usual order and the
committee on permanent organization
reported s. i Hale of Rush county for
chairman and continuance of the
same secretaries, The committee on
resolutions reported as follows;
1--WE the committee on resolution
beg leave to submit the following re.
solutions.
81. That we indtrse the action of
the nventon at Sioux Falls and
heartily indOrse the candidates Sc
lected at Kansas City July 4, 1900, also
the platform adopted at the State con-
vention held at Fort Scott, and hereby
refere to the same and make them o
part hereof, and believe the candidates
sele cted by said convention will be the
strongest possible tickets that could
have been presented to the State and
nation.
"2. Resolved that we heartily in
dorse the action of the Hon I.P. Camp.
bell and the Hon. Claude Duval, in
withdrawing from the contest for Con-
Rress in this district, in the interest of
harmony, thereby making 1t possible
TO unite on one candidate against Hon.
Chester |. Long,
8, Resolved that we condemn the
action Of Hon, Chester /. Long as rep
Tesent tatve Of this district and especi-
ally his action in the ship subsidy hill
and believe him 10 be q daDgerousrep-
resentative, subject TO the influences
OF trusts, combines and the money |
power, and tool thereof.
4. "Resolved that we believe that
legislation should be enacted relative
to the improvement Of the use OF the
waters OF the Arkansas river for irrl-
cation purposes,
s. Resolved that we condemn the
action of the State grain buyers and
milleis association in attempting to
govern the price Of wheat in this State.
8. Resolved that we reindose the
following plank Of the republican plat
form of 1855, which Is as follows; Re
solved that the naintainanCe Of the
principles promulgated in the declara-
tion of independence and embodied in
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