The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-28
WORD ID FAITHFUL
Curran and Ridgley Issue a
Pop Manifesto
EXPLAINING THE CASE
Seem 10 he bnyiouS To tx
Seem to be Anxious to Ex-
plain Their HaSty Action.

Topeka, Kan. March 2.-For the pur-
pose of attempting 10 square themselves
with the rank and file OF the party. the
Populist state committee has issued
statement explaining the reasons the con-
ference with the Democrats was a fail
ure and the breach between the two par
ties widened The statement follows:
To the Peoples Party OF Kansas: We,
your state committee. feel it our duty TO
present to you clear statement OF our
efforts with the Democratic state COM
rnittee to arrange to continue the harmo-
NOUS cooperation with the Democratic
party in our efforts to prevent the Repub-
lican party from further encroachments
upon the political liberties OF our state,
and to repeal their iniquitous legislation.
The Democratic committee having re-
fused our first proposition to submit to
the respective parties the proposition 10
unite upon one platform and one set of
candidates under one name. proceeded TO
call their state convention at an unusual
~ early date. Many of our people be-
neved that this indicated that the Demo-
cratic committe did not desire continu-
ance of cooperation between the two or
CARNATIONS, but on the contrary. intend
ed to go it alone, expecting and inviting
our voter TO abandon our organization
and to Join theirs.
In view Of this action of the Demo
cratic committee we felt it our duty to
call our people together in delegate con-
ference, order TO get their answer to
this invitation and action Of the Demo
cratic committee.
This conference was attended by 400
delegates. It's judgment was that We
should maintain our party organization.
but that we ought to. on equitable terms.
continue to cooperate with the Demo-
cratic party. provided it was desired by
them, but that we should not call our
convention to meet on the early date and
place already fixed for the Democratic
convention.
Your committee. acting in accordance
with the action Of the conference. agreed
upon a joint conference with the Demo-
cratic committee. which was held today
at the Throop hotel, Topeka.
We submitted to the Democratic COM
mittee our desire to cooperate with them
in or former policy of uniting upon one
set Of candidates. and requested that in
furtherance of this that the date of their
convention be changed from May % to
a date ut earlier than June Is stating
that in submitting this request. we were
acting in harmony with the action taken
by our recent party conference.
after an earnest presentation Of the
various reasons for the extension of the
convention date by your committee. they
refused TO grant our request.
Therefore, your committee, proceeding
under the instructions Of our party con-
ference, hereby call the Peoples Party Of
Kansas in delegate state convention TO
meet on June q 1902. at place hereafter
to be determined and announced in a for
NAL call. Z. r. RIDGELY Chmn."
u II. CURRAN. Secretary.
J. II. Curran. secretary of the Popullst
committee. in speaking Of the matter yes
terdav. was very bitter against the Dem
ocrats and asserted that they would have
cause TO regret their action before the
campaign was over. lie declared that the
Populists made every endeavor 20 effect
q combination with the Democrats. and
were insulted for their pains. lie says
that the Populist party viii now stick
strictly TO the middle-of-t he-road and
show the Democrats that they are in
hopeless minority in the state and cannot
hope TO defeat the Republicans without
the assistance Of the Populists.
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