The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-03

ter the selection of presidential electors.
This motion was lost.
Judge Babb of Sedgwick, Mr.. Riddle
and Colonel Close spoke against the
amendment, on the ground that the
powers of the conference committee
should not be limited OF restricted in
any way.
Mr.. Elder said in defense of his
amendment: Il am a stickler for for
mality in conventions, and believe
this amendment simply puts into formal
motion is intended to accomplish. We
want a state platform which will rake
the Republican state administration
and that Democratic convention is sat
urated with old Populists who will help
US reach an agreement"
The amendment of Mr.. Elder was lost
by a close vote.
Judge Waterbury then made a speech
on the original motion. He was OPP
posed to it. He said that each conven-
ton should make it's own state ticket
and presidential electors and then meet
in mass convention and agree upon an
independent state and presidential
ticket composed of men selected from
those nominated by the respective con-
ventions.
The vote on the Riddle motion was
close, and a roll call was demanded,
but the chair declared the motion car
ried and the demand for a roll call was
not pressed.
After the passage of this motion, the
convention took q recess of Is minutes
while the delegates from the various
congressional districts held separate
caucuses for the selection of their rep
resentatives on the conference commit
tee These selections were quickly
made, with the exception of the Sew
enth district representatives The Sew
enth district people met in the chief
clerks room, and wrangled for nearly
half an hour. 1t required several bal
lots to settle their fight.
1Jel
effort was made to give to Major A NJ.
Harvey the fifteenth place on the cen
ference committee, but Major Harvey
said he had already selected Taylor
Riddle.
The convention adjourned until D.
m, though some of the delegates want
ed to adjourn until 100 so that they
could catch the o'clock trains home
this evening.
The Populist conference committee
held a short session after the conven-
ton adjourned. Newspaper reporters
were excluded. The Populists are sus-
pic1ous of the newspapers. The MEM
bers of the committee said they were
delighted to have the newspaper men
there, but they were afraid something
might be printed about what they were
going to do. The decision was reached
to meet with the Democrats at 1:30 at
some room at the Auditorium.
While the conference committee was
holding its session, the First district
0CAC5oNSS were III SeSSlOn III the QOcu-
ment room. They passed a resolution
endorsing F. H Chase for member of
the board of railroad commissioners.
The resolution follows:
Resolved. That we, the delegates
from the First congressional district fc
the Populist state convention heartily
endorse +. H. Chase of Hoyt for rail-
road commissioner, and commend the
Merchants Federation for their choice
in selecting man who can be depend
ed upon to guard the interest of the
people of the state of Kansas and also
believe that he is one of the strongest
men who could be selected in the state
for that position"
Judge Waterbury announced Just af-
ter the convention adjourned, that at .
o. m. there would be a caucus of all
members of the convention who were
opposed to the nomination of a fusion
state ticket under the Democratic
name. ,