The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-13
SHERMAN'S MARCH THROUGH
BOONVILLE.

10 TIE EOltCr OF the EsiSfc
1t may be of interest to the readers of
your paper to get the inside history OF
the fight between Sam Amiaen and w.
Boon for the county attorneyshlp at the
late Democratic convention. so far as
Sherman township is concerned.
A. III. P. Bohning was auxiliary COM
mitteenan for the township and also a
member of the central committee.
Through absence on business Mr.. Peter
Gorges was temporarily appointed in his
place. The township caucus was held
Saturday preceding the convention. At
that caucus four Germans and G. w.
Anderson were elected delegates to the
county convention.
MIR. Anderson taking advantage of the
fact that great many OF the German
farmers are in measure uhacquainted
with parliamentary law, introduced a
motion to instruct the delegates to vote
first, last and all the time for Mr.. Boon
for county attorney. This motion, it is
stated, was carried. Four of the dele
gates state that they did not vote for the
motion, and that they never intended to
he being their first and only choice.
These are the facts SO far as they relate
to our caucus. The question arises,
Why was Mr.. G. w. Anderson so anx-
ious to cast the vote of the delegation for
Boon. He was not even chairman of
that delegation, except by his own
manifestation OF plenty OF cheek. The
reason for his action is not far to
seek, when it is remembered that Mr..
Nose Anderson was the continual ac-
companying spirit of Mr.. Boon, and
when at Andale carefully refrained from
seeing anyone who might interfere with
his pet wish of springlng into sudden
prominence as assistant county attorney,
a prominence so long sought after. but SO
fearfully far distant 1t is also rumored
that family alliances have something 10
do with the Anderson-Boon boom. Ali
we have to say fer this matter is that il
Mr.. Boon succeeds in securing this ALI
ance, he can well afford to lose the
county attorneyshlp, which he IS sure
of doing. But to lose both!
We, as German Democratic voters,
refuse by our votes to endorse this
action of the county convention.
because il the convention had recognized
the inherent rights of freemen, sGch as
even delegates are supposed to be, Mr.
S. Amidon would have been nominated
upon the first ballot. Because the action
of Mr.. G.. w. Anderson in trading upon
our ignorance of American parliament
ary law, shows disposition TO crush
under foot and use for personal ends that
portion of our community, who make
Sherman township what it is, the pride
of Sedgwick county.
Because while we might perhaps be
able 10 digest one Prohibition juvenile
iurist, our capacity does NOS extend to
the feat of being able to digest his scarce
ly more matured infant brother, N. An
derson, as assistant county attorney.
These, Mr.. Editor. are some of the
reasons which compel the Democrats of
Sherman township, and there are quite
a number of them, to refuse to vote fer
Mr.. Boon. Had our favorite been beaten
in a fair fight, we would have stood by
the nominee TO man, ana been proud
of our action. We are as a class not
given to threats; we work quietly but
earnestly, and we give MIR. Boon fair
warning that so far as the German vote
is concerned his sailing will be none of
the smoothest and we hope that when
Sherman, Garden Plain, Attica and
other German centres get through with
their march through Beonville, Mr..
Boon and Mr.. Anderson will be satisfied
that it does not pay to insult German in
telligence, simply because it may be
ignorant of American parliamentary
laws, customs and results. Yours as
ever, a lone Democrat.
DER DEUTscHE MICHEL.