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In this reminiscence, Floyd R. Bull, a member of the El Dorado company of the Kansas National Guard, recalls his involvment in the Legislative (or Populist) War of 1893. During this conflict, violence broke out between the competing legislative houses--the Republican (Douglass) House and the Populist (Dunsmore) House--prompting Populist Governor Lorenzo Lewelling to call the National Guard to the capitol. On February 25 the Kansas Supreme Court affirmed the validity of the Republican House, thus ending the "war." This reminiscence is a copy of an earlier statement by Bull, written in 1938.
Creator: Bull, Floyd R.
Date: July 15, 1955
This is the only source selected for this standard that provides a narrative of the events leading to the Populist War; thus, it can serve as a basis for the analysis of other related sources, such as Governor Lewelling's orders, images of the house members and guardsmen, the statement of the Republican House, Remington's postcard, and the agreement between the two houses that ended the conflict.
KS:7th:4.2:Populism (2005)
Item Number: 210801
Call Number: Miscellaneous Bull, Floyd R.
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210801
Agriculture - Farm organizations - Farmer's Alliance
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Military
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Teachers
Collections - Library
Community Life - Community services - Police and other law enforcement
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1880s to 1920s (Benchmark 4) - Populism (Indicator 2) - Legislative war of 1893
Date - 1950s - 1955
Education - Higher education - Institutions - Washburn University
Education - Higher education - Students
Education - Primary - Teachers
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Populist
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Farm movements - Farmer's Alliance
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Populism
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Lewelling, Lorenzo Dow
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature - House of Representatives
Military - Service - National Guard
Military - Weapons - Firearms - Rifles
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Reminiscence
People - Notable Kansans - Lewelling, Lorenzo Dow, 1846-1900
Places - Cities and towns - El Dorado
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Cities and towns - Wichita
Places - Counties - Butler
Places - Counties - Sedgwick
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917 - Populism, 1890 - 1900
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Reminiscences and Memoirs
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/210801