The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-04

the growth of the independent spirit
Tfbbles' speech brought forth more ap-
plause than anything that had happen
ed 10 to that time.
The following are the committees ap-
pointed by Chairman Hanna:
Credentials-W. w Wiley, Shawnee;
w D. Vincent, Clay; g. S. Sa]lyards.
Greenwood; James Wilson, SedgWiclS; J.
n. Limbockers Riley.
Permanent organization = Robert
Houserman, Riley; Frank Chase. Jack
son: Thomas Mills, Clays James Hearst.
Osborne; David Richie Saline.
Resolutions. A. Wright, Smith: Or.
G. Rohrer, Rice; Albert Griffin. Shaw
nee; E. r. Ridgley, Neosho; F. c. john
son, Ottawa.
order of business-G. ". stoker, era
ham; H. W. Rabble Sedgwick; H. B.
Hewitt Stafford; E. S. Waterbury,
Lyon; Horace Keefer. Iseavenworth.
One Of the delegates to the convention
is a woman Her name is Mrs. NJ c.
Inflow of Graham county. Mrs. Inflow
made one speech during the morning
session. Mrs. Inflow is a daughter of
J. III Hart. a farmer of Topeka. Mrs.
Inlow's husband is an editor in Graham
Last Nights Caucus.
At the caucus held in 4the National
hotel parlors Tuesday night it was de-
cided that the best course for the
turn down the proposed fusion with
the Democrats. About forty Populists
were present at the caucus, and these
forty men will probably be able to
/ control the course of the convention
today. Thirteen counties were repre-
scented at the caucus. and those thir-
/ teen counties have about lao votes in
the convention
/ George w. Hanna. was chairman or
! the caucus, and the doors of the parlor
were shut and no reporters admitted
while the meeting was in progress
However. the speakers did their talk
ing in such loud tones that<it was pos
sible to hear nearly everything that
as said even down in the lobby of the
hotel.
The caucus commenced work about
| 8 zsaz1ff did not f1nshs until nearly
s17afst4{ sl3s4.--s-as kS HI
". J. ,Babb. chairnafYsof the stas 8
committee, declared himself in favor
of the independent league plan. He
said:
Il believe that we could do more
good with the Indep endent Voters
league than with a party. ticket What
I would like TO see would be the or
ganization of this league. We would
take a candidate and ask him lot OF.
/ questions as to what he favored and
what his principles were. We would
examine his public, political and pr1-
vate records. and from his answer 70
our questions and his record we would
Z
We would have state organization
like the Municipal Voters league in
! Chicago. We would not hesitate to tell
! people what we had learned about a
candidate and we would wage as acrXS
+ campaign for our X candidate and
fight tn e others as hard as If We had a
| ticket of our own.
Green Sallyards. former county
treasurer of GreenwQod county, was
also opposed to funston. He said.
when the PopulisfF convention ad-
journs without nominating q ticket It
will be a case Of the SOW having re-
| turned to her WallOWS because we Will
all have to return to one of the old
fparties from which We came. we are
i importuned bve Repa blicansl to vote
Etheir ticket because Hthey claim that
their party stands for all that we
Isfood for in former years The Demo-
Ecrats ask for our votes on the ground
Ethat their party Is trying TO follow the
trail we blazed fifteen years ago We
I can not affordt to vote with either party
land the only coursei left for US IS 70
asfote for trek ct EaE=apr own 2--zs5s f
"Rube" Chenauft uR Bourbon coun-
tv. who madesan eloquent speech be-
i fore the DemocratcAS state convention
& announcing that he was back in the
good old Democratic party for keeps, =
is a delegate to the Populist cenven-
ton, and attended the caucus. He Is
| making a very energetic fight IN favor
of the endorsement by the Populists
of the whole Democratic TICKET II con
gresham E. R. Ridgeley also favors
fusion
Graham county has a representative
delegation here attending the state Pop
ulist convention. Geo W. Stober, mem
Der of the legislature from that county;
J. r. Ashcroft, the sheriff. and Chas. F.
Miller, surveyor. are here. They all
have good words to say of Graham
county and speak encouraglngly of the
4 good prospects for crops. E4if- City and
Morland, the two big towns of the coun-
ty are growing rapidly. Mrs. NJ c.
Inflow is also present as delegate, the
only lady delegate present