The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-27
MEETING OF RESUBMISSION EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.

| A L. Allen, Esq, of Topeka. reached
the city yesterday morning to attend a
meeting of the executive committee of the
Republican Resubmission party yesterday.
The committee met with closed doors in
| the afternoon at room 2l3 Sedgwick block.
1t was understood that the proceedings
were not for publication but some of the
members stated that they proposed to
carry the war into Africa and would press
, the fight on the new legislature. They
would likely ask the legislature 70 allow
the people an opportunity to vote on the
prohibitory question, and, it was believed
by some that the present legislature would
concede to the demands of the party. 1t
was known that the some Of the Alliance
members We're favorable TO the PROPOSE
tiOn.
Concerning the situation, Chairman
Allen stated yesterday:
I'VE have been holding an important
conference in your city today looking to
an early resubmission of the Drohibitory
amendment i cannot give you the full
plans agreed unon, but | have no hest
fancy in saying that all the indications are
favorable to success with the coming legis-
lature."
What is the feeling among Resubmis
sion Republicans over the state since the
late election2
They are.all satisfied that we are winners
in the contest. Information comes To our
headquarters at Topeka from all parts Of
the state that we have not lost a single
man; but on the other hand many hereto
fore Republicans say now that resubmis-
sion must come and they will vote for no
body who does not favor prohibition. The
question is before US and must be met
Our demand is so just that it would seem
no fairminded representative to the legis-
lature would think of denying it,
eve are asking to have the ballot placed
in the hands of the people, nothing more.
If the late contest was of any valve 10
measure public sentiment it clearly de-
mOnstrateS that a large majority of the
people of Kansas are opposed to prohibit
ton. For instance before the election the
leading prohibition papers declared that
the issue between Kellogg and Ives was
squarely drawn between prohibition and
resubmissiOn, and it was not denied He
was nominated on resubmiSsiOn plat
significant fact about the matter was that
Mr.. Kellogg ran about eleven thousand
ahead of his ticket, showing that the pro-
hibition element in the Peoples party
voted for Kellogg, instead of Ives, and
even then Mr.. Ives had 1900 majority.
We consider TINS fair test of the result
mission vote of Kansas and for any politi-
cal party to say that the people cannot be
heard after this emphatic expression is
political suicide"
DO you have any fears that the next leg
islature will not give us resubmission2
Il have none. The Peoples party origi-
mated on the idea that the people should
he heard and feel certain they will not
violate the fundamental principles of their
organization by denying them a hearing
at the ballot box. 1t matters not what the
opinions OF the members or the legislature
may be on the merits of prohibition, but
every one with any ideas of fairness would
not hesitate to respect the wishes of the
people, and trust them with this question.
We are stisfied with the outlook and find
the members of the executive committee
here in the best of spirits"