The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-25
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and every delegate must go home feel
ing that the men selected were the best
in the party for their respective posi-
tons.
He then called for nominations for tenn
porary chairman. S. 2. Amidon got the
floor and nominated Vermillion Harris
for that position. This was the only
man selected for any positio1 before the
convention convened. IN the afternoon
when the nominations were called for the
leaders would stand up and gaze around
the crowd boxing for man on whom
! they could force nominations Mr.. Ear-
ris had been selected a few minutes be-
! fore the convention was called 10 order.
In fact. the meeting was not convened
until the leaders had agreed on a chair
man.
D. B. Crewson was nominated by John
Lee and a rising vote was taken, which
resulted in Mr.. Harris being chosen,
with ffty-two votes to fifteen for Mr..
Crewson.
S. B. Amidon and George carp escorted
Mr. Harris to the chair, and he began
his address. He acknowledged that the
Democratic party had been unsuccessful
in this state since the DAYS or the great
internal trouble until the election Of Gov
ernor Click and short tine after this
the election OF Cleveland 70 the presiden-
tial chair Then came the Farmers
Alliance" he said, and this rapidly de-
veloped into a party with national power
and ever since the advent of this party
II has been considered advisable 10 COM
bine with them wherever practicable, and
this has been found beneficial to both
parties In 1895 Jerry Simpson was the
candidate for congress. He had been in
that body a few years and an overwhelm-
ing victory was in prospect for the
fusionists. Chester !. Long was pitted
against him. It seemed impossible to de-
feat Simpson, but l regret TO say that
Long won. II is now conceded that
Long will carry this district with a big
majority. It seems impossible to defeat
him, but let me tell you, my friends. that
if we will place our shoulders TO the
wheel that it VIII be as easy to elect
Vernon J. Rose TO congress this fall as
1t was to defeat Jerry Simpson in 1898.
Congressman Long should be de-
nounced because he has championed bills
that have failed and because he claims
bills that were championed by James G.
Blaine He has done practically nothing
to help Kansas or the country.
Roosevelt has entertained a prince in
his house. something declared against by
this country years ago and the president
even keeps a personal representative.
not a representative Of the country, but
his own man at the court of st. James.
and this should not be permitted in a true
Democracy"
He called for nominations for temper
airy secretary and Tom Pratt OF Kechi.
nominated Chas. Nelson OF Valley Center
to that position As he was the only can
didate the election was by reclamation.
T G. Fitch then moved TO select COM
mittees of five for conference with the
OF business. resolutions and permanent
organization. When these committees
were appointed the convention took a re-
cess.
Members of Committees.
The chairman appointed the following
committees. After their confirmation the
convention adjourned until half past one:
Conference with Populists-S. B. Ami
don, Tom Pratt. Dan Terney. T. C. Fitch,
Wnl. McCarty.
on resolutions-H. J. Hagny, J. Giles
Smith, D. B. Crewson, ]. W. Porter,
r. T. Bean.
On permanent organization-M. c.
Cook. J. X. Brown. Pete Sileg, Frank
Dean, John Saunders.
Rulas and order of business-Geo. Cal
houn, Henry Huffman, John Pauly. Jr.,
Mn. Mathewson. A. p. Moore
on Observation-Disclosures Haselden, N
B. Smith. ]. L. Carney, Dave Seibert,
James Dillon.