Wichita eagle., 1888-09-09
LABOR UNION CONVENTION.
"JANUS.FACED" C0NLY'S NAME is
"DEENIUS," ACCENT ON
THE 3D."
A County and Legislative Ticket
Some Tricks That Could Not
Be Worked on the
Convention.

AS was pTeulCUcd III ycobci'''' -
EAGLE, the Labor Union party's Ioudest
mouthed spokesman tried to Judas, the
party to the Democratic party OF the
county, but the honest and sincere ele-
ment caught ON and would not have II SO,
but not until they had been Inveigied
into nominating Jim Comfy Tor county
attorney, who was Endorsed by the Dem
ocratic convention The difficult thing to
determine is, which Comfy got nrst, the
endorsement or the nomination lhoSe
who took the time say he was endorsed"
before he was nominated" To that ex-
tent the slate worked.
The Sedgwick county Union Labor con
yention met yesterday morning IN the
Market House hall tor the purpose OF
nominating county ticket, Two repre-
sentatives and one senator.
Mr.. r. Slyter. of the first ward, Wichita,
was made temporary chairman with Mr..
r.. f. Cummings, of the fourth ward, as
secretary pro TEN.
On motion the chair appointed five as
committee on credentials as follows:
Messrs. r. r. Hite, Illinois tip; DR.. NJ A.
Pratt, chairman Sd ward, ID. NJ. Main,
Morton to-; j. W. Roe, I'd ward; VIM Ba-
ker, Payne;
In order to assist in filling up the to-
tally unrepresented as well as the
sparsely represented township delegations.
Mr.. Cummings moved that the committee
on credentials be permitted to admit rep
resentatlves of the party present from The
respective townships.
The committee then reported twenty
five regularly appointed delegates present
and recommended the selection of two
delegates from each unrepresented town
ships and ward. The report was adopted.
On motion the following committee OF
three on resolutions We're appointed:
Messrs. Parkhurst DR. Richmond and
Demeree were the committee
On motion a committee of three upon
permanent organization and rules and
order of business was appointed, Mr..
Forward of Alton township; Mr.. Will
liams and Mr.. Neal, of Wichita townsip,
committee. On motion tie convention ad-
5ourned 10 : p. ~
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. r. r. IIite was made permanent
chairman and Mr.. Cummings was con-
tinued as secretary.
The committee on rules and order of
business reported that the convention
would nominate candidates fer county
attorney, state senator. clerk of the dis
trict court, probate judge, superintendent
of schools, representatives to the legisla-
ture from the Eighty Efghty-third
and Eighty-fourth districts and also
county commissioner from the Second
district.
The committee On resolutions reported
the national and state platforms of the
party, which were adopted.
The first thing in order, then, was the
nomination of a candidate for county at
torney. Mr.. ". L. Sims, a ''biled shirt"
xielegate, placed in nomination Mr.. James
T. Conley. Some Of the delegates wanted
to know, "Who is this man Conley, any
howl" as he one of u.s." ETC., etc, were
some of the questions asked. A party by
the name of Demerree who had had fistic
interview with a well known Democratic
attorney the day before, stepped up,
Slightly disfigured but still in the ring"
and began to tell the convention how
dearly Mr. Conley loved the Labor Union
party. But some of the more regular fell
lows would not take any such second
hand expressions of love for the party, and
said that ''if he is one of us, why isn't he
here o demonstrate that he believes Il our
principles" Others did net believe in
nominating man who was such re
cent and uncertain convert as Mr.. Comfy
seemed to be- They had a committee of two
ready to go after Mr.. G. and have him
come forward and show the faith that was
in. Things looked blue, for Janus"
when the gentleman who had played the
under dog" in the Democratic ear chew
ing the day before threw himself upon his
honor rs a representative of the party.
lie said it would be ungentlemanly To ask
Mr.. &. to come up before any CON
vention and do such a thing and
he knew Mr. Conley had too much
self respect to submit to any such demand.
When called upon to tell how he knew that
his proposed candidate was straighout
Union Labor man, this authorized emssarv
proceeded to ''unbosom' himself. He told
how the executive committee OF the party
had told him Ito look around for suitable
material for the various Offices and how
he had approached Mr. Comfy some four or
five weeks ago, but that gentleman was
then a Democrat. but to use this mission
ary's own words. he found Mr.. Comfy a
good listener and a ready learner" Atsome
several subsequent interviews by Demeree,
he had worked upon She susceptible
James, who did not want any Office" I'M
til he had been converted to the faith and
the new made convert rad when discuss
ing this county attorney nomination land
no longer ago than three hours" as Dem
erree said it, used substantially these
words: II believe that the Union Labor
party is right. and | believe in its princi
pals, | would rather than TO receive $500
make canvass upon the Union Labor
ticket and its platform and be defeated.
than to make canvass upon any other
ticket or platform and be elected -
He believe in taking him in even at the
eleventh hour; his newness WAS neither
here nor there
Again, Mr.. Coaly had said to the speak
er mo longer than one day ago. From
this time henceforth am unqualifiedly a
Union Labor man and there is no longer
any secrecy about my belief in the princi-
piles of that party
Judge Dixon did not believe in .'fusinc"
The state and national conventions had
had refused TO fuse The Greenback
fused until it fused Itself clear out" He
"didnot want any half breed or hybrid. -
s.et us furnish the trunk and Others must
graft upon it +" were some of his ideas.
After considerable talk it was moved 10
make Mr.. Coniy's nomination by accla
nation, but the convention was still a
"leetIe leery." Nr. Demerree then
tlinched the matter by reciting the fol
lowing conversation he had with Mr..
Comfy concerning Labor Union nomina-