Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25
DEMOCRATS IN KANSAS
Held State Convention at To-
peka Today.
TO NOMINATE A TICKET
Largest Held by That Party for
Years.
NO CONTESTS FOR ANY OFFICE
Urgent Demand for Senator Harris to
Head the Ticket - Temporary
Chairman sapp's Speech.
70 CONTESTS FOR ANY OFFICE

TOPEKA, Kan, April 25.-William A.
Harris, former United States senator from
Kansas will accept the democratic nomina-
ton for governor If Hugh P. Farrelly Of
Chanute will consent to take the nonina-
ton for lieutenant governor and David
Overmyer will take a place on the ticket
as attorney general He SO wired W. F.
Sapp, state chairman, today.
The telegram from Senator Harris was
dated Chicago, and came just after the
convention had taken q recess for lunch.
Chairman Sapp said that Harris. Farrelly
and Overmyer, who are three of the most
prominent democrats in the state, would
be nominated by acclamation.
When the democratic state convention
was called to order here today it was be-
lieved by the friends of United States Sem
ator William A. Harris he would be NOM
mated for governor by reclamation.
The convention is the largest held by the
democrats in Kansas in years. There are
practically no contests for any Office.
Senator Harris. who is in Chicago, had re-
peatedly wired his friends not to consider
his name. Last night he wired w. F. Sapp,
chairman of the state committee:
II have made business engagements for
two years. 1t would mean ruin to break
them. L am profoundly grateful"
To this Chairman Sapp replied:
You are the unanimous choice of the con-
vention. If you will accept we will make
the campaign for you and pay all the bills
The people of Kansas call you"
The convention was called to order by
State Chairman Sapp. State Senator George
II. Hodges of Johnson county was made
temporary chairman.
State Chairman Sapp aroused much en-
thusiasm in his speech. He said in part:
Temporary Chairman's Address.
Mr.. W. F. Sapp, the temporary chair
man, said In part:
Such q system as has been inaugurated
by the machine republicans of this coun-
try ought not to be tolerated longer. Have
We arrived at that point in our history
when the power delegated by the voter to
the congressman is redelegated to the
Speaker of the House to tell US what shall
and what shall not be? 1t Is not republi-
canism; 1t is not democracy; 1t is the vilest
kind of monarchy.
Our congressman have misrepresented
US long enough. We are in favor of the
old-fashioned doctrine as enunciated by
Samuel j. Tilden and re-enunciated by
Grover Cleveland of a tariff for revenue
only. The time Is past when we should
protect trusts and capitalistic combina-
tions. Protection as declared by the re-
publican party, Is now used as en- aid 10
the rich to become richer and for the
poor to become poorer.
The people Of Kansas sent this slogan
across the Mississippi valley and over the
Appalachian mountains to New England.
We are for free raw material and We are
willing to give to the laborer Of the east
free hides IN competition with our hides.
because the beef trust robs us even OF the
hair, and then sells the balance to the
eastern manufacturer at higher and fixed
price, SO that the poor are shoeless.
THE aim OF the democracy Is to give la
Dor its just reward, and 1t follows, when
we make this declaration, that every In
dustry shall be helped the same as the
leather industry. We are willing in the
west to do our part to make this nation
great, and to do 1t we believe we should
help the east, and the east should help the
west and not help the capitalists by legis-
lative enactments
THE democratic party has always de-
manded the enforcement of all laws. The
republican party does not pretend to en-
force our laws. 1t makes a show here and
there OF enforcing the prohtbitory law for
the sole purpose OF placating the Christian
element, but II does not enforce the law
hard enough to drive the whisky element
out of Kansas and the brewery interests
of Missouri away from It'll Hence when
election day comes, you see the churches
and the jOlntists arm in arm lined up
the republican party advocating free whis-
ky and disobedience to law, the democratic
party asking for high license. the control
of whisky sellers and the absolute enforce
ment of the law. Hence the issue, high IL
cense against free whisky"