Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-27

Some staggering music passed along the
streets last evening and the casual obser-
yer came to the conclusion that there must
be some Democratic, old time, artificial en-
ergy about it. The oscillations finally led
to the Crawford, where fair parquet and
rim for the balcony followed. Over half
the seating capacity looked suburban
without motor line. While the music
rested there was painful and embarrass-
ing pause to the extreme, silence broken
at last only with the cry OF the small boys
fresh popcorn here" That soon stopped,
as it was a performance entirely too weak
for the crowd to be appreciated. The boys
soon found out that 'fresh or stale" pop
corn all the same there was no sale for
ready cash, and in fact not even for credit.
1t was o'clock when Chairman"
Bentley appeared on the stage. followed by
Judge Shields. Colonel English, Dave NJ.
Dale. but Colonel w. P. Tomlinson of To-
peka, who had been advertised on "dodg-
ers'' as being loaded with something, was
not present. There was very
weak applause in response to
such an array of Democracy. Il
was suggested the ''dodger'' said some
thing about resubmission meeting but
from its appearance it seemed to be the
same old Democracy.
1t was still as death when Chairman
Bentley arose and with an attempt at dig
nifty said 1.-The house will come to order"
Quite number smiled at the idea Of such
a remark at such time. He attempted
oratory and to make a speech in favor OF
Democracy. At the close with summed
up earnestness he announced that Colonel
Tomlinson had been delayed by late
train and to get away with the time some
how he would introduce j. r. Shields,
ESQ, who gave a word description of the
high morality around a bunghole of a
Missouri whisky barrel with Democratic
audience. With great emphasis, in fact SO
great as to make some believe he scarcely
believed it, he said the Democratic party
was right now and always was right.
Dave Dale was introduced and gave
some financial data he said come from Cart
wright, the present Democratic county
treasurer from which he drew conclusion
suggestive of the Galloway letter.
John Eaton, who blowed himself last
fall. hoping to slip down to Washington
by playing third party for trump, was
luLEOOuCcu anu AuulGGeu Ills pTtStuCo WAS
an accident. He proceeded to enumerate
the troubles in getting "a drink in Kansas.
Colonel Tomlinson appeared shortly
before 10 o'clock and the house failed to
fall He had the impression his Demo-
cratic friends had not been making Demo-
cratic speeches, the old rag weed kind, SO
he addressed the crowd as 'citizens" and
not Democrats" The crowd at once saw
there was lack of gray matter to keep the
analysis of the scheme clearly before them.
The leading feature of his remarks con-
sisted of praise for Republicans who had
been bowling about resubmission, but he
was too smart too add because l hope its
going to get votes for the Democratic
ticket this fall" He was ever unable to
give enough praise to the distinguished
Republicans" of that look-around-th
ner class. This leading popularity was
noticed very quickly by a number of Re
publicans present who smiled because it
was funny, and the Democrats who saw it
was understood seemed disguised.
The meeting closed with much talk
about the raticticket" and ''fgern"
on whether the "wolf in sleeps clothing"
performance wonld pay for the music of
irregular wind.