The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15
REPLIES TO WRIGHT.
Major Harvey Has Something to Say
About Recent Convention.

Colonel Joseph A. Wright, of Smith
Center, VINO was very much opposed to
fusion under the Democratic heading on
the official ballot during the recent
PopuliSt state convention, says a few
things in the last issue of his paper, the
Smith Center Messenger. Among other
things he accuses Major A. M. Harvey,
chairman of the convention, of giving
the fusionists the best of it in his de-
ciSionS, and ne also alleges that DEM
ocrats came into the convention and
voted on the proposition of fusion.
Major Harvey says he does not be-
lieve this to have been the case, and If
Colonel Wright knew of it he ought to
have so informed the chairman of the
convention at the time. Major Harvey
also makes a, proposition to Colonel
Wright to submit any evidence
that Democrats voted to some man
upon whom they can agree. Harvey OBJ
jects to having such things said about a
convention over which he presides. His
letter to Colonel Wright is as follows:
Topeka, Kan, Aug. Is, 1904.
my dear friend Wright: Your paper
containing editorials about the late
Peoples party convention came duly to
hand and 1 have read what you have
to say with considerable interest. 1
have always had considerable adm1ra-
ton for your earneStness and honest
purpose and therefore call your atten-
ton to one mistaken statement in your
write up.
You state that a motion to have all
counties not represented in the adj
journed convention furnished creden-
tials, was squelched by the chairman.
| This is a mistake as no such motion
was made. When the convention was
called to order stated that any coun-
ties not represented in the April con-
vention should send up their creden-
tialS to the secretary. This was done
and on motion of Colonel Close all dele
gates so reported were seated in the
convention. After this motion no dele
gates whatever, were admitted to the
convention
over from the Democratic convention
and were allowed to vote the absent
counties in our convention. If you knew
| that such a thing was taking place,
would have been obliged to you If you
had called my attention to it. did not
then and do not now know of a single
vote being cast by person who came
| over from the Democratic convention
or by any person other than those de-
1 clared to be delegates in our convention
by the convention itself.
IT think you are mistaken as to this
statement and to determine what the
| facts are. will make you this PROPOSE
! ton: You and I will put up SIS eacf
| in the hands of some suitable person
| and will submit to him any evidence
we can produce upon the proposition OF
! whether any persons came over IRON
| the Democratic convention and voted a
| our convention or whether any persons
| who were not delegates to our conVen'
| ton voted at our convention And II Il
shall be found that as many as nv'
votes were cast in our convention ps
| any such persons, then the money shal
he turned over to you, but if not, ther
the money shall be turned over to ms
\ and / will give it to our national com
| u1ittee to be used for campaign pur
poses. I think that we can agree OF