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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1900
Page
1
Kansas City dispatch reports William J Bryan will not visit during the national convention and explains his position in a signed letter. National Chairman objects to Bryan’s presence, insisting the strength be saved for the campaign. J K Jones opposes Bryan’s convention attendance, while W A Deford is named as secretary.
Joe Johnson of Kansas City will manage the upcoming Democratic campaign. He may serve as national chairman or as vice chair, leveraging the party’s friendly ranks. The report notes Johnson’s influence and hints at a reshaping of leadership, with decision time uncertain.
A fragment from the State Journal notes a Kansas man named Deford to the IronT will produce a record of the national Democratic Convention. The report mentions preparations, naming of a secretary for the permanent organization, and efforts to preserve the convention record in Ottawa.
A Young man employed at the national committee's headquarters has prepared the blank forms and handles the bulk of the work. If the convention had not kept the decision close to Kansas, Deford would likely be named permanent secretary. Kansas City hosts the convention, shaping the outcome.
Special to the State Journal Kansas City July 2 Kansans hold numerous posts in the convention delegation including committees on resolutions organization and order of business an honorary vice president and honorary secretaries plus a dozen sergeants at arms named from Concordia Burlington Wichita Topeka Arkansas City Great Bend Wellsville and Topeka among others editors and several legislators are listed among delegates and can be added to the roster.
Kansas City July 2 The Kansas Democratic committee sells a campaign badge with large Kansas in large letters and sunflowers. A 30 cent price is charged from a bar with a ribbon and medallion photograph. The badge is ornate and designed to be recognizable from a yard away.
David Overmyer of Kansas and John Overmyer of Indiana, brothers, serve as delegates to the national Democratic convention. The pair travel together and are noted as prominent in their states. Reports from Kansas City describe visits to street missions and remarks praising a state described as wonderful. Weather updates indicate showers in the north with fair conditions elsewhere and southerly winds.
A political note reports a figure being summoned to Lincoln to confer with Mr. Bryan, signaling a rising profile and possible policy alignment ahead of key events. The article emphasizes the anticipated talks and potential implications for the campaign.
July 2 Kansas City reports the Democratic convention opening with delegates arriving by train as Shively of Indiana withdraws from contention for vice presidency. Talks focus on Bryan Hill and Gorman as possible ticket partners while Sulzer and Towne vie for support amid platform debates and party harmony efforts.
A New York dispatch reports West Virginia leaders backed Colonel John T. McGraw as vice president candidate. Delegates favored a free silver plank without a fixed ratio and planned talks with New York and eastern delegations to shape their stance.
Kansas City July reports the Nebraska delegation arriving by early trains and preparing to push for a 16 to 1 plank in the platform. Though divided on specific names, delegates favor a declaration that clearly states Bryan’s preferred stance and hope New York’s choice will guide the ticket. The group plans a meeting this evening to decide its course at the convention and possibly whom to back for vice president.
Richard Metcalf editor of the World-Herald advocates reaffirming the Chicago platform and supports a plank for free and unlimited coinage of silver with gold at a fixed ratio. He spoke after a Lincoln meeting before returning to Omaha.
Governor Roosevelt travels by Santa Fe train through Kansas with Governor Stanley and lawmakers aboard, greeted by crowds from Kansas City to Topeka. He lauds The Star Spangled Banner as the grandest song, recalls San Juan hill, and hints at a possible future vice presidency while on a campaign-style cross-state trip.
Reports from Washington and London detail British embassy entrapment in Pekin with provisions nearly exhausted as thousands of Chinese troops surround the city. Cablegrams confirm the murder of Baron von Ketteler, with 59,000 troops deemed needed to relieve foreign legations. International forces face delays amid contested reports of an Empress Dowager’s flight and potential entry into Pekin.
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