The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-08-16
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN
WICHITA
Senator Pomeroy---An Enthusiast
tic Meeting.

Last weeks paper announced that
the republicans of Wichita would hold
their first campaign meeting on
Saturday night, which would be
addressed by Senator S. c. Pomcroy
and Hon. I. S. Kalloch. In pursuance of
such notice the president of the rcpub-
lican club, together with some of its
most earnest and active members. made
every necessary arrangement for sue
cessful and enthusiastic endorsement
of the principles of the great national
party and that party's brave and true
standard bearers. On Main street,
just north of the national bank. a
speakers platform was erected, seats
and lights provided, fireworks, anvils
and the materials for bonfire prOcur-
ed. Senator Pomcroy arrived by the
early morning train, but telegram
was received announcing the illness of
Mr.. Kalloch. Although many felt
somewhat disappointed over the non
none of the interest or enthusiasm of
the promised feast deserted the great
mass of our party.
But all were doomed to n further dis
appointment. The seats were filled by
a large number of ladies. the street and
sidewalks were a surging mass of hui
man beings, the torches glarcd. the
bonfire blazcd and cracked. the rock
cts and firc-balls sized and dartcd
away into the nights oversprcading
blackncss as the anvils. with bang
and jingle, gave zcst and life to every
thing.
w. c. Woodman was chosen chair
man, who, in some timely remarks, in
PRODUCED Senator Pomcroy, whose APP
pearance caused quite sensation, and
some cheering upon the part of some
of the more enthusiastic. The senator
had hardly got through telling how.
like every other stranger. the growth
and population of our city had
surprised him. when most unwclcomc
muttcrings of thunder were heard
over head. Ii was no use. Our fcl-
lows were running that meeting ansl
everything connected with il, but the
weather clerk, in glistcning pearls,
gave notice that however bright our
fireworks aud enthusiasm. he propos-
ed to dampen that whether the meth
odists, presbyterians, baptists, liber-
ais or republicans, the ordinance Of
sprinkling, sousing and immersion
would then and there be administered
immediately. The heavy. sleck-pated
corporxeiOn occupying the stand look
ed up toward the home of the angels,
and laughingiy remarked, Boys. were
beat" Our Tnet and peaceful liberal
fricnds-and there were hundreds of
them prescnt-hinted at n ''dispcnsa-
ton of providence As for oursclf we
stood and took il. and as our eyes fell
upon the classical though rucful fca-
lures of brother T., our thoughts wan
dcred away to the tomb of the mar
tyred president and the graves of his
illustrious compeers. to seek consola-
ton in the truth that" the Lord
chasteucth whom he loveth.'
Hardly had the senator spoken ten
minutes before the rain began to de-
scend. vet he did not Yield. nor did his
audience leave until he had forced home
some strong truths. lie showed up the
hcrcsies Of the old states rights party.
those longing for national! control. the
stoop that it had made to succeed. and
the utter nonsense Of the liberal asser.
ton that the men who had fought to
s,aiutaim state sovereignty had been
converted. No democrat would ac-
knowledge that he had been convert
ed no democrat but that maintained
that in the event Of Greclcy's election
the democrats would control the legis-
lation of the eepBtsy and fill the OFF,
ccs-the liberal rising was only the
tail of the kite and not tbe kite itself
He showed, beyond eavit, that the
democratic party, with its three mil