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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1900
Page
3
The National Committee chose Kansas City as the convention site and fixed July 4 as the event date, confirming plans amid ongoing preparations. The selection follows discussions to unify party activities and maximize turnout.
The Democratic National Committee selected Kansas City as the site for the 10 convention on July 4, with one ballot deciding between Kansas City and Milwaukee. The result was 40 to 9 for Kansas City, marking a decisive Missouri victory boosted by strong Missouri delegation support.
Washington February 22 The fight over convention balloting opened with Committeeman Campbell of New York accusing Governor Stone of Missouri of holding four votes via proxies for California Nevada and South Dakota Stone defended his action as regular and proper and threatened a personal insult if Campbell persisted Chairman Jones ruled Stone's conduct proper the balloting then continued
New York on February 20 Carl Ritner a member of the Society for the Improvement of the Workingmen of North New York was arrested under the truancy law for keeping five children from public school He argued he would permit schooling only if religion was not taught and he objected to ideas of a deity in the classroom His 12 year old son reportedly left the word God out of a verse on the blackboard and Ritner said his children could attend if they could leave when religion was discussed.
Frankfort Kentucky February 22 The capital is guarded by fewer soldiers since Governor Goebel s assassination Adjutant General Collier acting under Governor Taylor ordered remaining soldiers to return home about 150 went home leaving roughly 10 0 feared The weather has been trying and illness rate not high Governor Taylor spent the day with attorneys in remared to the agreed case for court submission The legislature adjourned for Washington s birthday and may not reconvene tomorrow
The Chicago Democrat reports Gold Democrats led by Rourke Cochran and DeWitt Warner Hins backing the Democratic nominee for president, arguing anti imperialism and free trade will shape the platform and rallying to oppose McKinley. It cites Governor Chamberlain on trusts, imperialism, and party dangers, and notes distrust of the Republican slate amid the 1900 campaign.
Hardware dealers in Missouri say increased prices for new stock erase profits on old stock and harm consumers. They contend trust prices offer little benefit to retailers and are unlikely to gain popularity.
The expose brands Carnegie and Frick as greed driven figures in the iron trust. It accuses them of predatory profits, starving workers, and causing deaths during strikes. It condemns their refusal to raise wages and calls for public action against their actions and wealth.
A Missouri editor quotes a scene of two candidates canvassing near town. One candidate stops at a base where a girl serves water and candy, then receives ten cents. The man asks if the previous candidate paid, and kisses the girl and her mother, prompting concern over impropriety and inappropriate conduct in a political context.
Vienna reports strange rumors of imminent hostilities between Bulgaria and Serbia. Although troops are on the frontiers, observers doubt war due to lack of funds and possible disapproval by Russia and Austria. In Missouri, J M Davidson of Glasgow Springfield killed himself with a razor after despondent mood at a hotel.
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