The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-04-14

State Chairman Babb, Curran and q
few others, who had made the slate,
of course, wanted the report adopted
as quickly as possible. Harvey, as
lieutenant governor, had presided over
! the state senate and knows a thing or
two about "railroading" a measure
| through before the opposition gets it's
first wind. There was minority re-
port to be presented by David Babb
of Clay, but he was little slow about
| getting recognition. A comfortable
] majority of both fusionists and mid
readers were dead against the semi
ticket scheme, but they lacked leader
ship BY accident, however--or it may
| be it was fate-a leader was there to
| take prompt action. 1t was David
Richie of Saline county. He gained
recognition of the chair and moved 10
amend by striking out all the latter
part of the report after the election
of national delegates, and insert an
adjournment of the convention to
August 3, 1904 Immediately follow
ing this, David Babb presented his mi
nority report, to nominate full ticket
| instead of part Of one.
| The chair held the minority report
| to be an amendment to Ritchle's
amendment. Upon roll call delegates
from 26 counties cast 11S votes in fa-
vor of nominating full state ticket,
and delegates from 80 counties cast
| 303 votes against it. This represented
roughly the division as to mid-road
and fusion.
The question then required upon
| Ritchies amendment. The debate
upon this was spirited, and it was
rather difficult for Harvey, Babb and
| Curran to convince the mid-rOade!s
why the nomination OF half a ticket
then should be preferable to naming
a whole one; or to show the fusion
lists why this long-distance, piece
meal method of fusing should be bet
ter than the good old way of holding
conventions on the same day and fight
| ing it out face to face. The roll call
showed delegates in AZ counties woo
cast PSI votes for the adjournment
amendment, and delegates in 10 coun-
ties who cast 1876 votes against it.
The straight ticket men, of course,
voted solidly for this amendment, and
with them were slightly larger NUM-
Der of fusionists who preferred To
wait until the national conventic us
are over before entering into any al
lance with the democrats.
The joke is that Richie was not a
delegate to the convention. Further
more, he admitted privately that
Judge Alton B. Parker would be a
very acceptable candidate for presl-
dent. Richie is on the Springfield
delegation-but that's not a joke!
The committee on resolutions next
reported. It's membership was as iol-
lows: First, A. M. Harvey, Fl. B.
Shafer; Second, s. w. Case, A. F.
Allen; Third, L. P. King, M. A. House
holder; Fourth, Chas. Moss, DIR. F.. 3
Lawrence; Fifth, r. A. Levitt, F. G.
Johnson; Sixth, Fred Close, M. e
Wells; Seventh, o. P. Bottorff, sol
Neiswanger.
DR.. Lawrence read the report, say.
ing that so far as he knew it was TIE
unanimous report of the committee
Mr. Wells of Smith county interrupted
him by saying that the minority had
no written report to offer, but would
attempt to amend by striking out one
paragraph. The report follows:
I'VE, the peoples party of the state
of Kansas in convention assemble
this 18th day of April, 1904, reafi' m
our allegiance to the principles of the
peoples party as set forth in it's ma
tional platforms and pledge ourselves
anew to the advocacy of these prin-
ciples until they are finally crystal.
liked into law.
Resolved, That the peoples party q,
Kansas. in state convention assem-.
bled, promise railroad legislation in
line with the bill prepared by lii.
Kansas federation of commercial Ia.
terests. as measure of the creates,
importance and necessary for the ma.
terial advancement OF the state and
the welfare OF its people. We demand
the repeal of the act of 1901 and favor
the enactment into law OF a bill sue-
gested by the federation and VIC
therefore recommend that all peopic's
party candidates for state, senatorial
and legislative honors be pledged and
instructed To procure railway lep,s,a
ton along the line laid down by the
federation OF commercial interests ar