The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
eonyenIion eontained the foIIowing

convention contained the following
provision;
IN the event there is no Peoples
party county central committee to act
in a county or the committee last
elected fails TO take some steps to
have the delegates to the state con-
vention elected prior To the 10th day
of June, 1906, then two or more MEM
bers of the Peoples party in such
county acting together may proceed as
such committee to call a county dele
gate or mass convention, which when
assembled may elect and send to the
state convention the delegates appOr-
toned to such county.
Democrats win Not Dip In.
Chairman W H Ryan Of the Demo-
cratic party denies the report that the
Democrats are planning to pack the
POpuhst convention tomorrow. and bring
about the endorsement of the Demo-
cratic ticket. To give credence to his
statement. he has ordered all the Demo-
cratic leaders to keep away from To-
peka today. Col. Harris and Mr. Ryan
are both making Fourth Of July speech
es in other towns.
Nevertheless, Ryan would be mighty
glad to see the PopuHsts endorse the
Democratic ticket.
The Democratic ticket in full is as fol-
lows:
Governor William A. Harris. L.eav-
enworth county.
Lieutenant gOvernor-Hugh P. Far
reilly, Neosho county.
Secretary of state-Louis C. AhIborn.
state auditor-wilHam Bowen. Atchi-
son county
Attorney general David Overmyer,
Shawnee county.
Treasurer-Patrick German, Bourbon
county.
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"A. J. Carney, Cloud county.
Justice OF supreme court (six years
term)-Dayid y. Dale. Sedgwick county
Justice Of the supreme court (four
years term)-W. s. Glass. Marshall
county.
Justice Of supreme court (six. years
term)-A. NJ. Jackson, Cowley county.
Justice of supreme court (four years
term)-Laurens Hawn, I.eavenwOrth
county.
Railroad commissioners James
Humphrey OF Geary county, Harry Nc
MILAN of Ottawa county, c. A. Cooper
of Rice county.
Insurance commissioner = ]. w.
Morphy, Russell county.
State printer-W illiam P. FEEDER, Bar
ton county.
The Wednesday Night Meeting.
The meeting called for the night of
July 4. The object seems to be to or
ganize league, and secure written
pledges from the candidates on all
tickets to support certain things. It
will ask candidates to pledge themselves
to the same platform adopted by the
Wichita rate convention. and in addi-
tion to the initiative and referendum,
and to the repeal of the law which for
bids the printing of a candidates name
more than once on the ballot the object
being TO enable the league. after this
meeting. to have a ticket of its own on
the hafI0f fafr oil. a
nominated by the regular parties. The
call for the meeting, issued June u, is
as follows:
The undersigned citizens of Kansas
agree to unite in a call for a state con-
ventlon with the object Of promoting
the formation of permanent, nonpar-
usan political leagues or organized as
scciatfons, by townships and cities
through out the state, of voters who
realize that the highest duties of citi-
zenship can not be discharged by in
discriminate loyalty to political par
ties. and that a more effective, free
and independent form Of organization
has become essential to the public
welfare.
1--WE think that such convention
need not contemplate the elimination
of party loyalty. nor the creation of
any new political party. Political par
ties have become a worse substitute for
the earlier and better form by which
inal free, independent and sovereign
town and township governments incor-
pOrated themselves into states and a
union in which the only sovereignty
vas that of the people, and the people
oy their local organizations continued
to be a master to be obeyed to the
utmost limit Of possibility
But those local governments were
not prepared to assimilate the new
powers of steam and electricity to the
government functions of intercommu-
nication and transp or to
meet the resulting sudden enlarge
ment of economic, financial and social
relations. Hence the modern perpet-
ual party has come into being as a po-
litical power which needs to be itself
amended and controlled through the
more Independent, patriotic and effec-
tive form of organization.
with this end in view, we hereby
call a convention at the Auditorium in
Topeka, commencing at Z o'clock in
the evening on the 4th Of July, 1906,
at which time and place we invite rep
zresentatfves of the different localities
favorable to the objects sought by this
call to meet for the purpose Of hear
ing, considering and recommending
uniform system for the organization
of such leagues, and their union into
state organization, and to adopt meth
DDS to promote the work Of their or
ganization.
GEO. W. HANNA. Clay Center.
PERRY B MAXON, Morris county.
Jos A. WRIGHT. Smith Center.
STEPHEN 3. ALLEN, Topeka
"E. S. WATERBURY,, Emporia.
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