The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15
POLITICAL PoINas.

| A good story is told on dozen or more
Democrats who attended the mass meet
ing night before last, in which Judge
Wallis speech cuts quite figure. In order
| to get right down to the meat OF the story
one should hear Robert Coats, Fred Bent
ley or John Fisher tell il.
| It is rumored that Jerry Simpson will
| have hard row TO hoe before he can get
! the Endorsement of tue Democrats. One
well known Democrat, who stands on the
ground floor. told reporter for the EAGLE
| yesterday tDat the Democrats OF Wichita
! viii make demand on him that he will
ind very announcement 10 comply with,
and If ne don't comply he viii have home
| her name than Jerry when the Ides OF
November will have passed away. In fact
there are breakers ahead of him that viii
require ali his sailors skill to meet and
conquer.
The Alliance folks are making big pre-
parations for their congressional and state
conventions here IN Jupe. Both conven-
tions will occupy three days and
thousands of people are expected.
Sol T. futile of Caldwell, was in the
city yesterday and stated that the people
OF Caldwell are very much tickled over
the aspect of the political affairs in this
county. He is one of the delegates 10 the
Sumner county Republican convention
Saturday and it is very probable that he
viii also be delegate to the state conven-
ton. Mr.. Tuttle is one of the best Repub-
Ican workers in southern Sumner
county.
The Alliance state convention which
will meet here in June will have total
membership of $50. Sedgwick county will
have more delegates than any other county
in the state, its apportionment being nine
teen. Cowley, Crawford and Reno come
next with thirteen each. Twentv-one
counties will have only one delegate each
Mrs. Lease will make an Alliance speech
in this city next Wednesday night. She
spoke at Mcpherson last Wednesday
night.
The Alliance central committee will
meet in this city Monday. April -, for the
consideration OF important business, the
nature of which could not be ascertained.
At a meeting of Victor Alliance few
nights ago resolution was passed con-
attempt to sell the exchange to the
National Union company, which is claim
ed 10 be one of the worst trusts in
America.
At an adjourned meeting of the Peoples
party league Tuesday night the following
officers were elected: Il. A Sankey, presi-
dent; vice president, First ward, W. c..
Webster; Second ward, W. Campbell;
Third ward, Colonel s f. .Joceyln; Fourth
ward George Stark Miller; Fifth ward J.
E. Humphrey; Sixth ward, Claude Neff;
Wichita township, l.. D. Lewelling; secre-
tary. J. NJ. Furnish, treasurer, William
Grey.
At meeting OF Lone Star Alliance, at
Haysville held a few days ago the follow
ing resolutions were passed:
Resolved, that we, the members of Lone
Star Alliance, are opposed to the appro-
priatlon OF any money belonging TO Sedg-
wick county by our commissioners to be
used at the worlds fair held in Chicago
in 1898.
Furthermore we deuounce the appro-
priation of any money raised by taxation
for the purpose of advertising property
held By eastern capitalists
A gentleman who came up from Sumner
county last night said that the Republican
county convention to be held at Yelling
ton tomorrow will be the largest conyen-
ton ever held in the county. 1t will con-
sist of 243 delegates.
The Tilden Democratic club met
Wednesday night and passed some rousing
resolutions endorsing Tom Fitch for dele
gate at large to the Chicago convention.
Mr.. Fitch's star seems to be continually
on the ascendant