The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-27
THEY WANT IT BAD.
Chairman Amiden Says the State Convention
Must Come Here If it Takes Leg.

I Come LEI
| When Democrats get enthusiastic about
anything they get more enthusiastic than
anybody. Sam Amidon was sweating all
! over yesterday exorting his political breth-
rem to make long pull and strong pull
for the Democratic state convention and
he was meeting with encouragement on
every hand. Sam is the chairman of the
/ county Democracy and he viii go to Leav-
enworth next week with that prestige to
show the state committee that Wichita is
| just the right place to hold the state con-
/ vention. John Clayton is with him heart
/ and soul, and when both are pulling at
/ the same tow line in the Democratic party,
! they make team that seems to be hard to
/ beat.
| When the reporter called at Mr. Ami
| don's office yesterday he was preparing to
! go to Wellington on apleasure trip, but he
! found time to say few words concerning
the state convention
There is no use in talking" said he,
I'VE are going after that convention and
we are going to get it, too
have been around among the demo
Gratis pretty thoroughly since the
proposition was brought up and 1 find
nine out of every ten in favor of it. Of
course we would stand better chance to
get it if all the Democrats would favor it
as they ought to do, but / think our
chances are pretty good any way. am
Wichita man first, last AMI all the time; |
believe in mixing politics with business
occasionally and this is one of the times
Il need not tell you that big rousing
Democratic convention would mean much
for this city as it would be the cause of
putting from SIS, 900 TO $50 900 in circula-
ton here. This IS the kind OF bet that
NJ patriotic Wichita man should overlook.
Here we are working for the wheelmen's
convention and other conventions here
and it does not seem reasonable TO me to
say to still more important convention,
oh, we don't want YOU
Il don't care about the opposition there
is to the convention. and two or three
Others are going after in and we are going
to get it if it takes leg"
The fact seems to be- from what in
learn, that many of the state
committee are out and out in
favor of having the convention in this city
while many more have no objections to
holding il here.
In speaking about the matter yesterday
with we'll known Democrat who stands
on the ground floor. an EAGLE reporter
learned that the opposition, or at least
part of the opposition to the holding of the
convention here is based on the question
of fusion. ''Tll tell you," said he, as he
winked slylv, that the man who says the
fusion question is at the bottom of the OPP
pasition hits the nail sqarely on the head.
Now, l ain not asleep all the time aud
hear thing or two regarding our politics
Ii the sentiment of the Democracy of
Wichita was in favor of fusion with the
Alliance in the approaching campaign,
you would see the Democrats of Wichita
unanimous for holding the state conven-
ton here. The truth is there are few
war horses, as they are called, dead stuck
on fusing and they are afraid that if the
convention is held here where the anti
fusion sentiment is so strong aud when
it will be so noticeable if the convention is
held here, that the convention will not
dare to make a fusion with the Alliance.
Now, am not talking for publication; |
am simply giving you pointer" and with
that remark he winked his other eye and |
made some comments about our fine |
Italian climate.