On this postcard Republican representative Jeremiah Remington declared that his party was "holding the house, [and] have slept in chairs all night." The Republican (Douglass) House and the Populist (Dunsmore) House both claimed to be the legally elected House of Representatives. Consequently, both attempted to conduct business in Representative Hall, ignoring the presence of each other and spending day and night in the chambers to prevent the other side from gaining control. However, on February 13, 1893, the Populists barricaded the hall while the Republicans were away, preventing the Republican congressmen from re-entering the chambers. The Republican house responded by battering the hall doors with sledgehammers and posting armed guards to protect the hall. After a tense standoff, on February 25 the Kansas Supreme Court affirmed the validity of the Republican House, thus ending the Populist "war."
Date: January 11, 1893
Creator: Remington, Jeremiah Berger
This works in tandem with other sources regarding the Populist War, including images, Gov. Lewelling's executive orders, the statement of the Republican house, Floyd Bull's reminiscence, and the agreement that ended the conflict.
KS:7th:4.2:Populism (2005)
Item Number: 210831
Call Number: Legislature History (Coll. 614), Box 1, Folder Legislature 1893
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210831
Collections - Manuscript - History - Legislature
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1880s to 1920s (Benchmark 4) - Populism (Indicator 2) - Legislative war of 1893
Date - 1890s - 1893
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Populist
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature - House of Representatives
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Postcard
Places - Cities and towns - Osawatomie
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Miami
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917 - Populism, 1890-1900
Type of Material - Postcards
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