The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-09
THEY REFUSE
TO BE
SWALLOWED
PopuIists Of Sedgwick County
Favor No Gobbie.
DELEGATION is SELECTED
To Attend the Coming Con-
ference in Topeka.
DELEGATION is SELECTED


The sedgwick county delegation to the
PopuEst conference to be held in Topeka
on February p. viii oppose any attempt
which shall be made TO lead the Popu
list organization into the Democratic fold
This course Of action was decided upor
at TIE Populist county convention held
in Peerless hall. yesterday afternoon
Net only VIII the sedgHick county dele
cation vote against any proposition look
ing towards an organic unicn Of the ewo
anu-RepubIcan parties, but it viii make
d desperate fight against such a p1cpo-
sition. Should the Topeka conference
decide TO so into the Democratic camp
many Of the Sedswick county delegation
VIII refuse TO abide by that decision, If
they carry out The threat made yesteld day
Afternoon after the convention had ad-
iournea.
The convention assembled at Il O'Clock
Yesterday morning and effected The fol
lowing organization: Chairman, W. J.
Babb, of Wichita. secretary, D. c. Sloan,
Of Minneha township.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
ResoIutions-s. Nighswonger. Viola;
silas Ruuedge. Eagle; Irwin Stratton
city: James *. Carr. Wichita city; S. A
Miller. Gypsum
CredentiaIs-H ". Bubble, Payne. L.
y. Barrett. city; J. ". Porter Viola;
H. ]. Merrill, Lincoln; Phillip Smith, dor
ton.
At O'Clock the convention was again
called to ORDER about sixty-hve delegates
being present The following townships
were not represented: Attica, Erie. Gar
den Plain, north; Garden Plain, south;
Grand River Grant, Greeley, Illinois.
Kechi. Minnesota Ohio. Park, east;
Rockford Oerby) Salem. sherman,
Union, Valley Center, north. Valley Cen
Ter. south.
Mary OF the townships represented did
not have a full delegation and a motion
was adopted allowing the delegates from
"a township TO cast the full vote of the
same
The committee on resolutions. reported
the following resolutions:
THE Peoples party Of Sedgwich
county. in delegate convention assembled.
this sth day Of February, 1902, adopts the
following resolutions;
Resolved, That we are Unalterably Ia
favor Of keeping tho Peoples party or
sanitation in active and vigorous cper-
stion in Kansas
'rsVo hereby instruct our delegates t.
the state conference At Topeka on the
2lst 10 use all honorable means to carry
out the ABOVE resolutions.
That The life of the Peoples party is
the present and paramount question and
we are opposed to said conference en-
tering into any eatangling alliance or
union with any other party"
During the reading Of the resolutions
there was no domonst ration of any kind
EXCEPT after the reading Of the first res
olrtion, when an attempt was made to
applaud After the adoption Of the reso-
buttons had been moved, no one spoke
IN favor Of them or against them. and
when the vote was taken they were
adopted unanimously.
The conv sntion ut once proceeded TO
the election Of the eleven Delegates who
should so to Topeka TO carry the above
resolutions into effect, and the idea was
expressed that none should be elected
who could not attend.
THE idea" said Mr. Babb "is TO have
coed men 10 send to Topeka who can GO
Money considerations ought not to be
considered an excuse for rot attending
The conference" said S A Miller FOR
al Popullsts would be willing to spend
money for the good of the cause"
a large number OF people were then
placed in nomination for delegate and
after six hsd withdrawn the name of
the rest were written on a blackboard.
50 the delegates could see Who thu can
didates were.
Tho following were elected: s. highs
Wonger. Viola: ". ]. Babb. city; Silss
Rutedse, Eagle; John Kerr. S a. Nil
Ter, Gypsum; Senator J. W Tapp. Wich-
ita; Theodore Oswener. Delano. II. II
Bubble. Payne; W. s. Taylor. 4Iinaeha.
J. Parkhurst. city; Henry Comstock.
Morton
After the convention adjourned the del
egates slowly left the han. after
gathering in small groups TO discuss the
action taken
H. ". Bubble. one Of the delegates.
las asked If he would stand by the ac-
ION Of the conference II it resolved the
party into the Democratic ranks
Tho conference can do as IL pleases."
he replied. Il VIII not so into the Demo
cratic party"
Deacon Wilson, the ex-county commits
tioner who mas re2ped rewards Is n re-
suit 81 fusion deals in thc past. overheard
tins remark. and sud:
what IS the use of having q confer