Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-15
The STATE CONVENTION.
; Kansas Democrats For Hearst. But Dele
CATION is Uninstructed


The State Democratic Convention
at Wichita last week demonstrated
that Kansas Democrats are loyal to
the principles of their party as enun-
Gated in both the Chicago and Kan
sas City platforms, and that they will
not, under any consideration, follow
the leadership of the so-called re-or-'
ganizers-the, few renegades from
dem ocracy who are still attempting to
bushwhack in the interests of trust
dominated republicanism.
1t was also demonstrated that the
majority of the party is opposed to
sending delegates to the national con-
vention instructed for any man; pre-
ferring rather, to select men to repre-
sent the party. whose loyalty is I'M
questioned, and who can be trusted
at all times to do that which is to the
party honor and the upbuilding of
the cause.
With two or three exceptions the
delegation of twenty .Kansans who
will represent us atSt. Louis, are
such men. Two of the exceptions
we note are, Orr, of Atchison, and
Pepperill, of Cloud county, both of
whom are not now, and have mot
been for years, in line with the party
they forced themselves upon, and who
oonly got on the national delegation by
reason of their being able to manipu-
. late their districts; and they therefore
are but district delegates, represent.
ing the wishes of republicans more
than democrats.
g In the organization of the conven-
ton these men, aided by such men as
Jim Fike, J. Mack Love. w. F. Petil-
lon and the like, seduced Claud Du-
val and prostituted him to their I'M,
holy practices, and attempted to mis-
lead the convention or disrupt it in
the effort, but miserably failed to lead
the delegates into the camp of demo
cpacy's enemy, and had eventually to.
admit their incompetency.
! THE DELEGATES.
The correct list of delegates elected.
at Wichita to the National Democratic
convention at St. Louis in July, and
their standing at the present time as
Hearst or Anti-Hearst men, is as
follows: 20 oo
For Hearst as first choice-Judge
A. NJ. Jackson eof .Cowley. H. P.
Farrelly Of Neosho, j. G. Johnson Of
Peabody, J. N. Haymaker of Wichita.
Sam Hale of Rush, Tom Morgan of
Chanute, w. P. Dillafdss Of Frort
Scott, ]. NJ. McCown of Emporia,s c.
CIV. Oswald of Hutchinson, o. P.
Scarce of Stafford, A. S. Kemper of
Pattawatomie county, Thos. I. Bond
of Salina, S. c. Smith of Jewell and
AGA. Roth of Russell county-14. %
Anti-Hearst-David Overmeyer of
Topeka, W. a. Harris and Frank
Fitzwilliams of Leavenworth,
q. w. Gabriel of Labette county,
JGm Orr of Atchison, and Billy
Hpperell of Cloud county-6. 8 j
4 Of the six Anti-Hearst men. Dave
ASerMeyer, w. A. Harris and Frank
EttzBiIlams have already expressed
themselves as willing to vote with
, sss,@sj9rity of the delegation, and
Pepperill and0Orr will likely bewilling
to fall into line with the balance of
a. Kansas democracss wheno' the
tifmge comes. az o
ellen E59P f i Atwood Of $. Leaveps'
waooTfth IwSaasofhe Unanimous choice of
the conveHi 1fioae for NATIONAL COM
nihteemanuodFHepis an cutspoken
Hearse mansw,sa as
bfRollndingareI the % @
1s3naa ,,qRHsoEut&oNs. .
bWs,-khe Llsinoeratpot KANSAS, in state
convention assembled ct Wichita, make
the following declarations: e !