The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-04-20
pop COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Populist convention Of Neosho
county for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the national, state aud
congressional conventions was held at
Erie on Wednesday, April IS.
Convention called to order by Chair
man S, Keys. Call read by Sec. S. E,
Beach.
M. T. Jones nominated for tempo
rary chairman by John Vanlanding-
ham; elected unanimously.
W. Fl. Nation nominated George e.
Smith temporary chairman; elected
by acclamation.
Motion by Geo. Coffman that usual
committees be appointed consisting of
three members each; carried.
MIR. COffman moved to invite lady
editors to seats at table; done by COM
mon consent.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by the chair:
Credentials-W. H. Nation, B. F.
Roe, John Gray.
Resolutions-B. f. Shinn, Geo. NJ.
Coffman, W. W. Graves.
Order of Business. L. Orr, Chas.
Lopeman, w. H. Ketchum.
Permanent Organization - Herbert
johnson, NJ. V. Snyder, VIM. Beamer.
On motion of J. NJ. Allen, conven-
tion adjourned to p. m.
Committee an permanent organiza-
tion reported in favor of temporary
organization being made permanent,
Committee on credentials submit
ted names of following persons as
delegates:
Grant-W. S. Marks, Dennis Sim.
mons, j. T. Smith, Win. Harper, Thos
Wells, j. II. Miller.
Big Creeks. L. Keys, j. w. Ellis
Abner Combs, j. j. Fletcher, w. Fl.
Ketchum, D. w. Gilmore.
Tioga-S, e. Beach, Herbert John
son. Fred Hetrick, w. Fl. Drury, A
G. Nelson, G. e. johnson.
Chanute City, First ward Foster
Allen, John Valaningham; Second
ward-J. L. Orr, Virgil Wilson; Third
ward-M. T. Jones, John Gray, Sam
Dutton; Fourth ward-A. S. Lapham,
B. f. Shinn, B. M. Smith, G. E. Ali.
son, Clay Todd.
Canville-Z, A. Eaton, Jacob Ruff,
]. l.. Crane, l. G. May, Dan Hylton,
Chas. Lopeman.
Shaw-W. H. Nation. VIM. Beamer,
j. e. Knight, j. M. Mcconnell.
Erie-M. V. Snyder, Seth Nation,
Ed George, A. Fl. Fsborne, o. Capper,
M. Cain, G.. M. Coffman, L. A. Will.
son, A. j. Montgomery.
| West Walnut-Dan ISenhOur, B. f.
Roe, A. Currie, w. Fl. Fleming.
Mission-Ben Venneman, Peter B.
George, Joe Eager, Thos. Duling. r.
D. Brogan, John Crager, Geo. Spreng-
er, WIZ Reynolds, J. R. Pierce. j. o,
Fowler, A. Schneider, W. W. Graves,
Geo. E. Smith.
East Centerville-Wm. Boaz, E. o.
Tichner, W. E. Kincaid.
West Centerville-E. S. Strahan, G.
Ingles.
Urbana-H. G. Dryden.
Chetopa-R. w. Baker, Chat Ew.
ing, H. Mills, III. Perham, Q. NJ Rec
ord, S. W. Brewster.
Shiloh.-W. n. Hudson, G. L. Swope,
Joe Houston, T. p. Leach.
East Lincoln-E. E. Marshall, Eu-
gene Skinner.
A strong speech was made by S. W.
Brewster to get j. NJ. Allen, of Cha
mute, admitted to a seat in the con-
vention as a delegate from Thayer.
Judge Mills also advocated seating
Mr.. Allen. W. III. Nation and VIM.
Beamer spoke against seating the de-
feated brother. E. eager, of Chetopa,
claiming recognition, thought Che
topa capable Of representing herself,
1t was recommended by committee
on credentials that no man shall he
allowed to represent town ship Of
which he is not resident. The rec
ommendation was lost by vote Of 4S
ia 81.
w. II, Nation, in a fiery speech,
withdrew. VIM. Beamer and several
Others followed suit. Mr.. Nation re-
fused to sit in the convention with
Mr.. Allen, who, he said, had robbed
him and tried to ruin him financially
and who had sneaked into conven-
tion when he was repudiated by his
own ward.
Recess OF 15 minutes was then taken.
After intermission prepared list OF
delegates for the various conventions
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