Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-04-14
DEMOCRATS AT WICHITA.
.er's.'isn Ei~et-a Delegate. 10 81
i"al.-issa n. Atwood ri-es-s
National esmnnitt-~m.s.

""hila- nan. April S-There IN.
no comics, In the democrats. STATE e,,.
sen'ion- It Vas announced inst he
ioFe The delegates left for the roav.n-
uou hall that the Hearst fore.s h.s
quit By the Arrangements the Hcars,
peopie asked for no Instructions. No
nsht was made on Claude puval for
chairman The Hearst people were Al.
vowed J. g. johnson and n y Far-
teiiy As delegates al large ami ala a.,
hSht \ " Jackson in the Third ais.
Tict- The Seventh district will be
represented by Hearst dele~ateu Al,
u-he1rst men say the national delera.
,ion will stand Is against Hearst to
Tor him. \ Hearst man admitted th,t
me deal had been made and tha, therr
would be no contest.
NJ ie.29 the convention ~as raiie,
to order by Chairman H. p Farrerv
OF the state committee Rev n
Ritehsy. ot s, Paui's Episcopal
church. opened the prorsaif-es wi,h
PRAYER Secretary McCrum read the
call Mr.. Farrelly for the committee
Recommended Claude Duvai for chair
man There were few dissenting
votes.
When Chairman DuvaI was eSror,s.,
TO the platform he said. No higher
honor can b. conferred upon man in
the realm of party politics than to
have the privilege of presiding over
the deliberations of democratic con
Ven'ion- Especially Is this true when
II Is a convention composed ~ demo-
Gratis true and loyal to the principles.
doctrines and traditions Of the par,v.
called for the purpose % selecting
delegates to the national convention
that will nominate the next president
ot our great country. Gentlemen Of
the convention. at this time YOU. as
the representative delegates Of IN.
democrats from your respective coun-
ties. are face TO face with grave rr-
sponsibilities.
Those Of you who have carefuily
watched the action and Anticipated a..
ton Of those states that have and
will yet select delegates TO the 81.
Louis convention know that many OF
the states desire to see a candidate
nominated who not only supported
our ticket in 1895 and 1850. but also
one that will unite all factions Of our
PARTY. Many % these states are now
placing before the democrats Of the
nation favOrite sons Missouri
Coekreil: Illinois. her Williams:
Maryland. her German: Wisconsin.
her Wall. Massachusetts,. her Olnev:
California. her Hearst. and New York.
her Parker. So. gentlemen of the coa-
vention. let me ask that YOU thought
fully and seriously consider what YOU
believe to b. the desires and wishes
OF majority Of the democrats in yolr
respective localities and throughout
this great state. carefully consider
what you believe to b. best for our
party and then with your conscience
and your Cod do what you believe
best for democratic harmony and dem
ocratie success"
The committee on resolutions. in its
report. indorSsd the Kansas City plat
form OF 1900 and the Chicago platform
Of 1s9s: expressed confidence in VII,
liam ]. Bryan and declared for the
nomination OF men for president and
vice president who supported the
tickets Of 1885 and 1900 and who were
in sympathy with the platforms upon
which they ran. roasted the republic
ans OF the state for turning down the
Old machine and creating another .
more dictaforial than the old AMI
charged them with building railroad
machine and with turning the state
capitol into a rouuihouse: commended .
Senator W. A Harris for his record
in the United States senate and
charged the action OF Senator Burton .
- the republicans.
A resolution indOrsing William 4
Randolph Hearst and bis victory over .
the ecal trus. as an example for DEM +
ocEafs to follow. but not referring TO
him As candidate for president. was
the last in the report.
A supplementary report consisted OF
a resolution of coincidence on tas
death Of w H. Craddoek. candidate
for governor two years ago. WIS
adopted by a rising vote Of the esndi
dates
The report was adopted by a unan-
imous vote amid the cheers Of the
Hearst men. xho took It as indorse-
ment of their candidate.
egates-st-iarge-W. a Harris
n. T. FarrelIy. David Oyermyer. J. G
Johnson. s l. Hale and J. " Hay
maker.
District delegates-Firss. James ".
Orr and Frank Fitzwilliams, Second
r. W. Morgan and W p. Dillard:
Third. A. n. Jackson and G. W. Ga
briel: Fourth. A. s Kemper and j. "
sreCoun: Fifth. W. H. Pepperill and
7. /. Bond: Sixth. 5. 5 Smith and A.
4. Roth: Seventh. o. P. Scarce and
c W. Oswold-
John II Atwood. OF Leavenworth.
was elected national committeeman by
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