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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1898
Page
1
The Kansas Populist state convention met in Bramilton fall and urged immediate suspension of metropolitan law. The move would trigger resignations of city police. Topeka and other cities would select their own police chiefs. Delegates debated state ownership of stockyards and the fate of the metropolitan police amid party power struggles.
At the convention delegates spar over suspending and repealing the metropolitan police act. Carl Viceman and J C Vogie push reconsideration while supporters urge repeal now. Proponents warn of political repercussions as speakers argue policy, timing, and party impact in Kansas.
Governor Leedy opposes an immediate suspension of the metropolitan police, stating he will speak to the delegates about withdrawing the suspension demand. He favors repeal in the fall and cautions against forcing responsibility onto the legislature, while fearing political damage if the move derails his renomination bid.
Chief of Police Henry Steele stood in the hall during a dramatic session on suspending the metropolitan police system and watched the proceedings in silence until the vote. The measure commanded Governor Leedy to abandon the system and would have resulted in Steele's discharge. he was later seen after the vote.
Reported this afternoon Governor Leedy signaled a possible decline of his nomination if the convention does not reconsider the metropolitan police law. An effort to nominate Attorney General Royle if Leedy declines is underway with Fort Scott attorney Jake Shephard endorsing the shift.
Attorney General Boyle spoke briefly and J S Ensminger read a conference committee report from the Free Silver Republicans. It stated they had no demands on the Populists and would support the convention nominees, working for their election. The chair declared the report adopted with enthusiastic approval.
At the populist state convention last night Senator Householder moved to select members of the state central committee. The plan to choose two members from each congressional district was adopted by a 40 to 255 vote. The committee list includes Grant Harrington, H. B. Shafer, and others from Wyandotte, Jefferson, Cowley, and multiple counties.
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Commissioner McNall, hailed by delegates, defends his insurance enforcement and recalls President McKinley’s Hawaiian vote stalemate. He cites alignment with Leedy, recounts two-year gains, and urges loyalty to fusion while urging a platform tweak on the metropolitan police law.
Delegates debated Webb McNall's resolution providing for state insurance with much discussion on striking the life provision. Arguments cited constitutional risks and remedies by a constitutional convention. The vote to strike the life reference failed as the group pressed to keep state insurance provisions in the measure.
Kansas convention discussion centers on state life insurance and impact on fraternal insurers. Speakers including Gomer Davies EB B Pfast Geo M Munger and B F E Kies weigh risks to great insurers while amending a resolution to remove the word life and adopt the section on state insurance. Webb McNall reads a version sent to the common and a motion to strike out certain words is approved.
Mayor Chas A. Fellows said today that Topeka would be a dry town if the metropolitan police law were suspended by Governor Leedy. He stated this as a conditional outcome tied to the law's suspension.
In 1895 report from Calmanera near Guantanamo Bay, Texas Marblehead Suwanee and other ships shelled the woods where Spaniards hid. Five shots fired caused no damage as a gunboat shelled earthworks and brick fortifications. bombardment lasted about ninety minutes ending with the fort demolished.
A Star special from Lawrence says recruits were mustered for the Twentieth Kane regiment by Captain Dr. G. Clark at Pashed Girard Leavenworth and Lawrence. The men joined Santa Fe trains to San Francisco. There were 109 men in the group.
A Santa Fe railroad crash near Cairayy Cal involving westbound and eastbound trains disrupted service on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line. Reports say engine damage occurred to the westbound train while the eastbound passengers and crew were uninjured. The Santa Fe timetable shows the five o’clock departure delayed, with details limited due to partial information from the Topeka dispatch.
The piece discusses plans for Shafter's transport fleet and the appointment process for city marshal and police judge under a mayor council framework. It notes uncertainty over who will be appointed and cites possible candidates and legal provisions governing the appointments. It also mentions local promotions and related notices, plus a separate account of a naval engagement and a two-train collision with injuries and delays.
Washington reports the Porto Rico expedition should depart within ten days as high officials discuss troop movements, transport ships, and timing. Officials expect a direct message from the flagship and note possible delays until General Shafter’s arrival, with naval coordination ongoing.
Fort Scott's Private H. Knight of the Twentyeth Kansas volunteers died of heart failure while seated in a chair. Private Terguson of Yates Center died at the hospital from spinal meningitis EW. Ellis Spain prohibits carrier pigeons, Madrid decreeing bans on their use as auxiliaries in wartime and to protect a pigeon service.
Fred Crose of Shawnee county delegation calls a thin resolution demanding suspension a boost for the Map ulist ticket. He says it will win 1000 votes and draw support from all parties, noting it as the most popular action.
The Amica Whitlow Clie Manufacturer Association faces the Na Honal ta Workers neeeolition in Anyariy as workers press demands for wage increases. Manufacturers oppose raises beyond modest levels and pledge no advance of 10 to 5 percent, urging restraint on wage growth this year.
June dispatch notes that the Spanish fleet has departed Cadiz for an unspecified turnover destination. In Omaha, the National Association of Telegraph Postal Clerks reelects all current officers for the coming year except the vice president. Officers listed include President C. Shaffer of Chicago, Vice President HR L. Gwent, and Secretary-Treasurer G. A. Wood of West Medford.
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