The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-29
Mr.. PARKHURST
LEAVES PARTY
Resigns SecretayShip of
PopuIiSt Committee.
CONSIDERS PARTY DEAD
Committees Appointed to
Divide Offices.
CONSIDERS PARTY DEAD

commissions and representative conven-
tons win meet in this city on July q
The Po8alist county convention viii be
called TO orderat 10 O'Clock in the morn
ing. and the Populist commissioner and
representative conventions viii meet al
Il O'Clock
The primaries Of both parties VIII be
held on Saturday. July l9. The basis Or
representation VIII be one delegate for
each twenty-five votes cast for Ciaua
Duval or major fraction thereof.
Conference committees Of five from
each party WIZ meet next Saturday az
tenoon at . o'clock at the Office q
Blake & Ayers for the purpose Of rec
ommending 10 the county conventions a
division Of the offices between the two
parties
These facts were settled by the c9nn-
" committees of the two parties yester-
dav afternoon. The Democrc ts-that Is,
the few who attended the committee
meeting. held their session in the base
nent Of the court house The Popuiists
meeting was held ia the office Of Frank
Ntrhswonger and was wei attended
The Democrats were required to spend
the greater part of the afternoon wait
ing FOR the Populists who spent most
OF their time in oratory ana in oemoan-
tug the fact that the Democrats have
apparently swallowed them
A sensation was produced in the Popu
"a RI
secretary OF the committee, resigned that
position and further announced that he
was no longer q Populist
This action was taken by Dir. Park
hurst after the committee had deter
mined 70 retain the present organiza
tion until after the county convention
Nj. Parkhlfrst 10 explaining his action
said 70 the assembled leaders,
There is no longer any PoDuiist party.
IS the result Of the action ef the Topeka
state convention. But I shall vote ny
principles tbs fan. even though thefe
IS no Populist party. There IS stu the
Socialist party"
After Mr. >Parilhurst had announced
his determination TO leare the Populigr
Camp. his former co-laborers expostulat-
Cd with him and the committee did not
accept his resignation. He stated 70 q
reporter for the Eagle that he would
stick 20 his resolution O withdraw ana
g into the Socialist paety
w J. Babb was the arst Populist AT
yesterdays meeting. tc plead with Mr.
Parkhurst TO remaias u the field He
told the committee tfa3se he himself was
run ever by the wheeis OF the band /
wagon At Topeka. but that he did not /
consisar the party dead. But he |
added. II have nothing AGAINST the breth- I
ren who decided to leave the Popuhst /
party for the Socialist party. II they
g JOY 90 with thsTa-.'
s A Miller. who also got In the way +
OF the Democratic car, told the committee /
how il happened He seemed 10 have /
some hopes that AT the ticket would noc /
b. placed under the Democratic HEADING /
though he said It was the understanding I
Of the conference coinmittee AT Topeka
that such would be the case. He con- +
cluded his speech by saying; 'Jf it turns +
out that the PopuIisf party is dead. l an,
not deed. II the party is dead I VIII (
vote as ] please
All these remarks were unable TO maxi (
Mr. Parllhurst change his mind. and
h said in reply
Il think this is year when we should
have nominated straight ticket and
tested our strength The Democratic f
party has always consorted with reform /
parties Just enough 20 get thir support 4
and having used them. has thrown .
them overheard
After the history Of the rise and fab /
OF the Greenbaek party. the Farmer +
Alliance and the Populist party had con- /
sumed about ara hour. the Democrats who 4
were pLtieu,tly waitsg at the court +
house. became Impatient and y. T. Dor .
sey called The Populist committee up
~ telephone rs sunounce that his COM
mitlse had apl,5inted conference com. +
mittee If FIVE 20 meet q similar commit
tee from the Fouulists.
The P0pulists named the following con-
ferrees 10 meet the Democrats. Joseph
GraindeId. ~ J. Babb. w a. Ayers :. .
a Miller George Rogers The confer. .
rees then went 70 the Office of ". A
Ayers. where they met the following
committee from the Democrats: J. II.
Shields sam Nolan. William McCarty
J. T. Dorsey and r. C.. Fitch
The Democrats had empowered their
couferees 81 agree with the P9pulists
or date for the convention and also
on a division az The Offices The Popu-
lists however. had only empowered their
committee "a agree with the Democrats.
O. the Convention date. The dates civel,
above were decided upan and reported
back O. the respective county co1aruit-
tes. whCh accepted them.
SIS the Democrats had empowered their