The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-30
Announcement.
Democratic State Convention.

DemOcratiC state NOnVenIton'
The results of the democratic state
convention held in Wichita last week
have been pretty thoroughly dis
cussed in the daily papers but for the
benefit of those of our readers who
may not have read the subject up we
will give a brief outline Of what was
done.
Before the assembling OF the con-
sventlon large number of the dele
gates and some of the leaders OF the
parties opposing the republicans as
sembled in Wichita and canvassed
the situation. There was very
strong sentiment in favor of adjourn
ing the convention to the same day as
the populist state convention in To-
peka and failing in this, to nominate
a full ticket to be made up largely of
populists, but after defeating the mo-
tion to adjourn to Topeka it was de-
cided to nominate IL part of the ticket
and leave the rest to the populists.
The nominations made were Grad
dock, of Wyandotte, for governor,
Duval, of Reno, for secretary of state;
Lewis. of Edwards, for auditor; Sense,
of Sedgwick, for superintendent of
public instructions: McCleverty, Of
Bourbon, supreme court, six year
term, and Cannon, of Linn, supreme
court, two year term.
The following resolution offered by
Congressman Jackson was adopted:
Resolved, That the rules and order
of business of this convention, in so
far as they provide for the nomina-
tion of a full state ticket, be sus-
pended, and that this convention now
proceed to the nomination of such
Offices as in the Judgment of the con-
yention will be the fair and equitable
proporti on of the Offices to which the
democratic party shall be entitled at
the ensning electi on;
Aud that the democratic state COM
mittee be, and the same is hereby,
empowered to fill the vacancy of any
Office so declared by this convention,
and that said committee be Instructed
to meet at Topeka on the 9th of June
and confer with the populist conven-
tion and assure that convention III 1t
will nominate the men for Office made
vacant by this convention. that the
committee will advise and nominate
the men for Offices which the populists
may suggest for. the vacancies so left
by this convention, and assure the
populists that the committee. under
the instruction of the democratic con-
vention, will test the validity of the
so-cailed anti-fusion law.
The platform endorsed the plat
forms of the democratic national and
state conventions adopted at Kansas
City and Fort Scott in 1900; denounced
trusts and the perfidy of the republic
cans in declaring for an elective
board of railway commissioners and
then failing to enact q law to provide
for their election; declared in fav or
of electing the railway board: in
favor OF tax laws which shall reach
corporations and monopolies; favor
ed public ownership of public utilities
and the abolition of free passes; en-
dorsed the attitude of the democrats
in congress on the Philippine ques-
tiou; favored direct legislation and
minority representation; endorsed
Jackson's course in congress; en-
dorsed Senator Harris for reelection
to the senate, and resubmission. The
following is the full text of the latter
resolutions:
We condemn the official action and
hypocrisy of the republican state ad-
miuistration for cowardly lodging
the prohibitory question to satisfy the
unreasonable demands of radical pro-
hibitionists and in making no effort
to enforce this law for the purpose OF
drawing to their support the liquor
power outside OF Kansas and those
who violate the Law within The state
in order to perpetuate themselves in
political and official power.
We, therefore, believing in the prin-
ciples of the Initiative and referendum
in republican form of government.
and trusting in the wisdom and pa
triotism of the voters OF the state of
Kansas, and knowing that q large
number of the voters of the state wish
the opportunity Of expressing their
sentiments at the ballot box on what
is peculiarly known as the prohibitory
liquor law. We, therefore. are ia favor
Of submitting tbs question to the