The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-27
KANSAS POnTICS

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the Second district. Kansas has alway!
idolized Blaine and the possibility of hi,
acceptance Of nomination at Minneapoli:
has created more enthusiasm in the Re
publican ranks than has been seen here
since Harrison was elected. Kansas wants
| Blaine.
While the state delegation was instruct
ed for Harrison, yet it is an open secret
that if Blaine IS nominated the instruc-
tons will be openly disregarded Indeed
| Colonel y. h. Learnard of this city, one of
the delegates at large. said yesterday:
If Blaine is nominated | shall vote for
him. Inc instructions given US don t
count Tor anything, anyway, since the
people dld not instruct and no one else
has any authority. However, while l
would vote for Blaine were he nominated,
do not think his name will be placed be-
! lore the convention"
And such Is the general feeling among
! the Republicans of Kansas, so that If
Blaine's name is presented at Minneapolis
the figures of the Harrison supporters
| viii be sadly IN need of revision.
Topeka, Kan, May 26.-The action of
! the Democratic con gention at EmpOria is
| equivalent to serving notice on the Peo-
! pies party of the Fourth district that the
! Democrats will assist in the election of any
man whom the populists may name with
| the exception of John c. Otis. the present
renominate Oils it will amount to the
same thing as telling The Democrats that
their assistance Is not wanted. Peoples
| party men in Topeka, regardless of their
! individual preferences for congress, almost
| unanimously predict that Otis will get the
nomination. The chairman OF the eXecu-
tive committee is the only prominent Ali
ance man who favors the nomination of
some one other than Otis He thinks the
Democrats acted wisely aud hopes that his
own party viii meet them half way.
DIR. >. mcLallin, editor of the Advocate
said: 'OCis will be renomiuated without
doubt. The party cannot afford to throw
him overn
j. b. French, secretary of the state
Farmers Alliance. has no doubt Of Otis
denomination.
+. II. Snow, state printer, said: Otis
denomination can not be prevented. He
has done nothing that his party can use as
an excuse for refusing to give him second
term"
W. H. Bennington, chairman of the
Shawnee county state central committee,
predicts that Otis will be renominated by
acclamation.
Cy Leland, John Schilling, Colonel Gil.
patrick and Major Morrill, are all in town.
The Morrill, fellows are feeling jubilant
over the capture of the johnson county
convention But they can't scare Ben
looks'as though he had an injunction or IL
writ of attachment for the delegates and
fixtures of the Morrill, boom aud would
spring it if there was any more noise
This Is the first time in the history of the
state when Ben Simpson and Cy Leland
have been on opposite sides OF the fence !
ana the strain Is severe one on each OF /
them, for they are naturally very chum- |
my. There was a conference last evening |
at the Copeland Of the friends of Major |
Morrill,. About twenty-five prominent /
Republlcans were present from all parts |
OF the state. Among them the following /
were conspicuous: Dick B.ue, Bill Mar |
fIin1daie' George Case, John SchiiIing Cy |
Leland, a. j. Felt, j. ii. Gilpatrlck and !
lin Mccarthy The entire field was gone |
over and the Morrill, men claim to be con- !
ldent OF success, though 10 specific claim !
Is made as to the number Of votes which |
are expected on the first ballot
The Rev. Benjamin Malchett, speaker
pro tenn of the famous Alliance house. i'm !
the famous winter of 1891, has been regen-
Grated. lie wrote letter to W. d. Tilton.
editor of the Osborne Farmer, in which he
says that the use OF his name in counec-
tlon with the Alliance nomination ms A
legislative candidate Is entirely unAuthor-
lZed. he further says that although he is
mentioned as candidate for congress by
the AIIlsnce, and could doubtless get the
and election, lie does not feel
that he could conScientioUsly accept it
lie says he does not indOrse several plauks
In the Alliance platform, viz: The sub
treasury plank, the land loan plan and
their railroad plank. This robs the ALI |
ance in the Sixth district of one of their
strongest workers. auI the example set is
an unfortunate one at this Time of the year
Another unfortunate thing for the AL
ilance just at this luDCtu-e i the action of
the Alliance IN relation to Mr. Ives II
appears thar about year ago there was
a reduction Of the valuation of the rail
road property of the state of about :
Jo1c0O which resulted in the reduction of
I he taxes paid by the railroads apout
S-o0,Oo0 Tins reduction was made by the
state board of railroad assessors. of which
board MIR. Ives y the legal advisor. II
VAS done At his advice and the Alliance
statesmen II the rural districts are after
hlm a. consequence. The Norton county
convention has passed strong
resolutions denOuncins Ives ana recorn-
menclnS abandoning aim by the AlIiauce
state convention The feeling is gaining
ground very rapidly thai Mr.. Ives must
80 10 the wall.