The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-30

FORM are put IOrtn In the nope Tndt
! they will be adopted by the Demo-
cratic national convention. Mr.. Bryan,
| the idolized standard bearer of the
Democratic party during the last two
presidential campaigns, has some
views upon this New York platform
and upon the candidacy of Judge Par
ker, which cannot fail to interest Re-
publicanS as well as Democrats, and
they are worthy of consideration here.
They were delivered within the past
forty-eight hours before a vast as
sem blage of people in the Second regi-
ment armory, in the city of Chicago.
l quote his peech from the Chicago
Chronicle"
Then follows seven pages containing
Bryan'S speech.
The other pamphlet is headed
porary chairman of the Republican
National convention. He delivered the
following speech in taking the chair
These two speeches are being sent
to voters in Kansas.
]. H. Lathrop, populist nominee for
governor two years ago, says that 30,-
600 old line populists will vote for
Roosevelt will carry the state by co.
600 majority" said he today. "His
majority may go higher than that.
Populists are opposed to Wall streets
naming the president. That is what
it would amount to if Parker were
elected
Wichita, Kas.. Aug. 30.-On account
of a slight but somewhat stubborn ILL
ness, Judge D M. Dale has been COM
PEELED to cancel his engagement to.
speak at Eldorado, Burlington and
Atchison, September 1, and 5, re-
spectively. For several days he has
been confined to his bed and his ply
sician has ordered him to refrain from
work of all kinds for the balance of
the week. He sat up today, and felt
almost as well as usual. But his
physician declares that he must rest.
He will make no speeches until the
campaign opening here September 10.
Clay Center, Kas., Aug. 30.-The
populists and the democrats of Clay
county held conventions here Monday.
The parties did not fuse, but the dem
ocratic convention, after passing reso-
lutions favoring their state and ma
tiOna1 tickets, adjourned without NOM
mating a ticket The populists nomin-
ated J. G.. Cowel for representative,
but as he declined no one selse was put
in his place.
The Walnut Valley Times says:
Congressman J. NJ. Miller did not ap-
pear at the Douglass Soldiers reunion
SO DR.. Lawrence was drafted" and
made a good substitute. And Law
renee is likely to be named to make
the race against Miller, too.
A Kansas City paper says: f. f.
Brown, who cut quite a spectacular
figure in Kansas politics few years
ago, and who tried to reform Kansas
democracy with his Sunflower league,
was at the hotel Savoy yesterday. He
now registers from Lincoln. Neb. At
ter leaving Kansas Mr.. Brown went to
Oklahoma and made meteoric plunge
into politics there, but had remained
quiescent until week or so ago, when
he came into prominence by his active
opposition to w. J. Bryan at Ne
braska congressional convention. On
that occasion, being accused by Mr.
Bryan of being a disturber, he re-
torted that he had never tried to rob
a widow
After a trial of three states, Mr..
Brown has decided to return to KAN
sas. His business keeps him in the
latter state almost as much as in Ne
braska, and although politics in the
state which has produced the Common
er and it's editor show forth occasional
exhibitions of fireworks, they have not
the consistent spectacular qualities
which have always been characteristic
of Kansas, and which make that state
dear to Mr.. Browns heart.