The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-26
MASS MEETINGS.
THE REPUBLICANS IN THE WARDS
OF THE CITY.
Delegates Elected to Hold a Meeting
Saturday Next---The Questions to
be Considered by the Dele
gate Convention.

J
! ing yesterday afternoon. 1t was not the
first meeting of the kind as there have
! been number Of back alley and dark
room caucuses. The cause of it is found in
the fact that in response to the demands OF
| many good Republicans and tax payers,
the county Republican central committee
decided to give the best element Of the
party a chance to express itself on the ad-
visibility of putting up a complete city
ticket next spring. The announcement
was made some days ago in the EAGLE
and from that date some of the
| Thanksgiving turkeys were neglect
ed and no doutbt will tomor-
row present an opportunity for
very unsatisfactory picking. Some of the
| fellows without any convictions and not
anxious to stand up for inspection before
any party feeling that they would be in
secure in the event of any inspection at all
by any party that cared to be responsible
for them have been heard to bark and it
| is supposed by some the howl came in an
| ticipatiOn of the stone likely TO be sent
after them on municipal election day.
Some of them have been quite active in
telling about how the city would be ruin
ed by having officials who could boast of a
political parentage and be held responsible
by some one for their actions The city
under such conditions, in their opinion,
would gallop along in debt at the rate of
| S5,OO0,0OO per year, and things would be
done with a high hand without cover
But despite all this, the evening Of the 18th
of November 1890, arrived, and the meet
ings in every ward were attended by Re
publicans who pay taxes and are engaged
in business and Interested in themselves
and the city. As viii be seen from the re-
ports, there was unusual interest shown,
and delegates elected to meet next Satur
day evening, Nov %, to organize
the city for responsible business. There
was very little Of the free for all plug race
program talk as the idea was not a popular
one. Those in attendance claimed that
they had enough of that sort of 70 menu
and change might be beneficial.
EIRsT WARD.
The first ward meeting was held in the
Crawford opera house building and com
posed of representative citizens. The
meeting was called to order by Mr.. Chas
Bellew who suggested Col. NJ. Stewart for
asked for some one to explain fully the
object OF the meeting when Mr.
O. G.. Ecstein said the meeting had been
called by the members of the county Re
publican central committee living in the
city and was for the purpose of selecting
delegates to meet next Saturday evening
at the Republican headquarters. The
delegates elected in their meeting should
consider the advisability of making Re
publican nominations for the city election
next spring. 1t was also desired by the
county central committee that the dele
gates in the various wards should bring
with them to the delegate meeting the
opinions and judgment of the representa-
tive members of the party. Should the
delegates conclude to nominate
party ticket they would also select
city central committee to take the
matter in charge, and at the proper time
placed in the regular way for presenting 10
the people a ticket which from top to bot
tom would show the very best of business
men whose honesty and fidelity to the
city were beyond question, and who would
at once by the people be recognized as safe
men for public duty.
Mr. Ecstein said that personally he con
sidercd it mighty proper for some party to
be responsible for every man in Office. The
central committee had requested each
ward to elect two delegates from each pre-
cinct and one at large.
On motion of Mr. Joe Henley, II. Flem-
ing was made secretary. Mr.. Henley said
that it would probably be appropriate to
dwell upon the question all along the line
in order that the delegates elected should
understand the feeling of the people. The
delegates and committee to be appointed
could decide on the advisability of party
ticket or anything else Personally he
was in hearty sympathy with the move
ment TO make every officer responsible TO
some one. 1t was astonishing to man of
any political faith to see things in such
chaotic state In his judgment not con
duciye to good government
Mr. f. J. Arnold thought generally
speaking. the plan 70 draw party lines was
a good one, but Mt this moment in Wichita
he was not prepared to think it a good
plan He questioned the advisability of
having party tickets.
Mr. A. VI. Sturdevant moved commit
tee of five be appointed by the chair to re
port seven delegates from the ward. After
little discussion the motion prevailed and
the chair appointed \ NJ Sturlevant. j.
d. Caldwell, f. L. Arnold, c. Reckmeyer,
John Moore. after which recess Of fifteen
minutes was given to enable the commit
tee 10 make "A report.
The committee reported the following:
Delegates from First precinct of the
First ward-A c. Husey. William Cassell
Second precinct. II. Moore, DR. Henry
Owen
Third precinct-D. f. Fuller, r. l. Bos-
tic and delegate at large Charles NJ Jones.
The report was adopted by unanimous
vote
Mr. !. +. Henly moved the adoption OF
the following resolution:
Resolved by the Republicans ofthe First
ward in mass convention assembled. that
we favor the nomination Of a Republi an
city ticket. to be voted for al the approach
ing spring election. and that the delegates
appointed tonight. are hereby instructed
TO use their influence IN seleclu- city
central committeeman f1r the First ward,
TO appoint Republicans who are in SYM
Dathpy with sentiment of this resolution.
The motion to adopt the resolution
found a second in Mr.. EcksJein. 1t was
adopted without discussion.
SECOND WARD.
In the Second ward the meeting was
held at the Republican headquarters. Mr..
II. G. Toler was made chairman. and f. l.
Spencer. secretary. For some reason there
was misunderstanding and one only dele
gate from each voting precinct was elected.
The work as partially completed IS a
follows:
First precinct-B. H. Downing; Second
precincts. r. Williams, and \. I. Buck