The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-14
THE CLANS GATHERING
Cooperation With The Democrts Sid to be
Out Of the Question Entirely.

Inc Peoples party convention for the
nomination Of congressman from the
Seventh district will assemble in the city
today; tomorrow the state convention will
assemble TO nominate state ticket, con-
gresham at large, &c.
In anticipation OF these conventions the
city Is practically full of third party
guests. They are here by the hundred and
every train that comes in brings more.
The Occidental hotel is the great center of
attraction and all day yesterday the side
walk in front of that institution was so
crowded with third partyites that 1t was
with difficulty one could pick
his way through there Indeed the crowd
was so dense 10 the evening that police
man had to stand in front Of the hotel
and keep passage way open for pedes-
trians. The reason why the Occidental is
so popular is the fact that it IS the head
quarters of Jerry and other leaders, but
particularly Jerry. If Jerry had chosen
10 take up his logings in freight car the
crowd would follow MIN. They all wanted
to be near him and to breathe the very air
that he breathed. The man who has a
speaking acquaintance with Jerry
is looked upon by the rank
and file Of tue Alliance as a very favored
individual and hence it is the ambition OF
every delegate TO shake his hand and be
remembered By him five minutes after
wards. Now Ives, and Willis and Scott
and Chase and Calhoun are all big men
who are worth knowing but in the eyes of
the Alliance people are common people
as compared with Jerry The average Al
h. \
Jerry than by all of them put together
Jerry knows this and he uses it to the best
advantage. He has been the hero of the
day and will probably be the hero of the
entire convention period as long as it lasts
When he came to the hotel Sunday be
picked ont the very commonest room in
the house and took care there was no Wis
lbie sign of luxury about it. He will not
even have it supplied with chairs and his
visitors invariably sit on the edge OF the
bed, three or four of them in a row. ike
they do in the country when chairs are
short" and beds "long" This simplicity
delights whoever is fortunate to be Wis
itor to his room and they leave him more
confident than ever Of his greatness. At
torney General Ives is quite different from
Jerry. He meets his guests in the parlor
where he gives them nice rockers and
sofas TO sit in. He does not use as many of
the articles of the demogogue as Jerry, to
make himself popular with the constitu-
ents and as consequence the rank and
file accuse him Of being more or less an
aristocrat. His presence in the city has
created but very little enthusiasm and if
all signs do not fail, he will be as far from
the gubernatorial chair after the conven-
ton as he Is now. John Willis is also at
the Occidental and is rather prominent
figure, He is even more Democratic than
jerry and there is a naturalmess about his
manners that one fails to see in the sock
less statesman. Jerry shows in his gold
trimmed spectacles, white shirt,
tailor-made clothes, derby hat and
fine shoes an attempt, at least, TO
be dudish. But it is entirely different in
the case of John Wilt He is rough and
rugged, wears a colored shirt, SLOUGH hat,
and shoes the same as are usually worn by
the average farmer He has room at
the Occidental, to be sure, but he hardly
ever uses it for consultation or slate max
ing. If nybody wants to talk privately
with him he will take him aside, lean up
against telegraph post and hear what he
has to say
If the fight lies between Ives and Wilt
for governor the latter will capture the
prize if all signs do not fail. The appear
ance of things may change. however, when
the other two candidate for the position,
Elder and Vincent appear on the field. 1t
is admitted that Vincent is the strongest
man by mostly all the leaders present,
it is also admitted that Willis is
gaining every hour.
There was one thing very noticeable all
day yesterday and that was the GOODNESS
towards the proposed plan of
fusion. Mostly all the leaders pretend to
be against It Even Jerry, who is tue &C
cidental result of fusion himself, seems
to be unfriendly to it or if not unfriendly he |
is at least one of those who believe cooper
alton will not be effected. 1t is impossible |
really to predict with any degree of safety |
the result of the convention. 1t is all very |
well to say so and so will be the nominee |
for a certain office but you would be foolish |
to bet on it. Yesterday morning it seemed |
that person could safely bet ten to one /
that Overmeyer would be the Alliance |
nominee for oagressman-at-large; last |
night one would be foolish TO bet one /
against 100 that be would be. There is an 4
about their every action. The /
cause of Oyermeyer's fall was freely dis .
,ussed last night and it was the |
opinion of everybody that be would |
not only be the nominee but that
his name would not be presented
% the convention at all IL was an inter
4 -.
y published letter. with d reporter OF the
Kansas City Times and which was pub
ished in that paper yesterday. The inter
view is as follows:
That his position might be definitely un
ierstood before the peoples party conveu-
ion meets the Times correspondent called
On Mr.. Overmyer today and asked him
about the letter referred 60 above.
1T is garbled as published. , said he,
some things ara left out. For instance:
" here | say that | never saw u party plat
'orm with which | agreed in every respect
added, and this Is no exception. These
words were omitted, As the letter was pub
ished Also IN reference 10 the railroad !
question. l said: L am opposed 10 the
ownership and operation Of the railroads
DIV the government | regard that idea as
and fraughE with great dan
-er' These words also were omitted from |
he printed letter Whether these omiS-
ions were intentional or accidental | Can
lot say"
The Capital says that your letter is in
consistent with your speech in reply 20
Judge Doster?' suggested the correspond
mt
Yes, but the Capital cannot point to a
Inc or word in that speech which con-
iicts with anything in the letter, nor can
I poiut out a single thing in tudt letter
which | have not advocated for Il good
many years. In my letter accepting the
lomiuation for con gress four Years ago l
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