State Convention Echoes Populist Platform in Hutchinson
Last Wednesday at Hutchinson Populists held a state convention to nominate delegates to the national convention in St. Louis on July 22. The gathering featured speeches by ex-Congressman Jeff Hudson and Jerry Simpson, with Har rison Kelly as permanent chairman and four delegates-at-large chosen. The platform urged strict honesty in government, abolition of monopolies, government control of public utilities, government issuance of money, and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at 16 to 1. The convention adjourned after lively debate and outward unity amid factional tensions.
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Hutchinson
St. Louis
Salt City
Jeff Hudson
B. C. Hoffman
John W. Breidenthal
Abe Lincoln
Lewelling
Frank Doster
Leedy
Lincoln
Harrison Kelly
J. W. Breidenthal
People's Party
ePhird
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
United States
Mrs Mary E Lease Seeks Populist Kansas Attorney General Nomination
Wichita dispatch reports Mrs Mary K Lease urged as Populist candidate for Kansas attorney-general. She defends independence from party fixers and reformers, saying she would join the people against corporate influence and doodle reformers. Lease is a local bar member with strong legal knowledge and hints at entering the race.
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Kansas City World
Wichita, Kans
Kansas
Acrraros
Garnett, Kas
Reform
Republican Party
Lease
Dedication to BR Tillman and Cuban War Meeting Reflections
A dated note from New York on March 11, 1896, cites Poet G W Loyd praising farmers and strength of toil over conquest, and recalls a Cuba Libre gathering at Chickering Hall with speeches in Spanish and English. The writer describes meeting Governor Tillman and hopes U S action would halt the war, affirming Cuba’s right to independence.
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Cov. Tillman
New York City
Cuba
Chickering
Prize Call for Populist Articles at Joliet Sentinel
The Monthly Sentinel offers 25 dollars for the best article advocating Populist doctrines. Limit 500 words, plain, truthful, and persuasive. Submit by March 25 to Montly Sentinel Joliet Ill. Manuscripts not returned. copies only.
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Monthly Sentinel
Joliet
Santinet
Ils
The Initiative and Referendum Explained in Detail
The text argues the Initiative compels Congress to act when a voter petition reaches a threshold, while the Referendum requires Congress to submit passed laws to voters for approval. It cites examples like government bonds and the silver-purchase repeal, notes practical limits for large states, and envisions nationwide post-session votes. It also predicts reduced party bitterness and a stronger, more informed electorate under direct popular lawmaking.
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Congress
United States
New England
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Taubeneck
Ife
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Jons Suurman
Kentucky
Carlisle
Blackburn
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Jincoln
McKinley
Bill McKinley
McKinany
Qlie
Wisconsin
Fellows
Poor
Mary E. Lease
Hon. BR
Tillman, South Carolina
G. W. Loyd
Cums
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Missouri World
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Jimmy
Bloom
Granny Morrill
Missouri
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