The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-09
DON'T KNOW THEIR OWN MAN.
Over Forty Fusion Democrats Interviewed
None Of Whom Knew Their Candidate
For Lieutenant Governor.

casion BIZ the fusion Democrats who SO
strongly pretended to favor the election Of
the Alliance ticket, for the effect il would
create among the Populists, that they
really took but very little interest in it
and didn't care three srraws whether 1t
would get elected or rot so long as few
Democrats could be slipped into Office in
| this county. Whether there was anything
| in these hints of lack of interest could not
be ascertained by the ordinary means.
The EAGLE man who circulates around a
good deal concluded yesterday there was
something in it and set forth to demon
strate it. After various plans of finding
out in proof positive way he adopted the
interview scheme. OF course it wouldn't
do to ask him the question square out
whether they did or not take interest in
the ticket. The best way then.
was to find out what they knew
of the personel Of the ticket for it is but
reasonable to suppose that if a man is en-
! thusiastic and cheerful in his support Of a
ticket he will naturally know who the men
are who compose it. OF course every one
in Wichita, Republicans, Democrats,
| Populists and Prohibitionists know who
the candidate for governor is from the fact
that he lives here and this being the case
the candidate for Lieutent governor, Mr..
Daniels, who is the next man on the ticket
was selected for the test. Now then every
| body who intends giving hearty support
| TO state ticket ought to know who the
/ candidate for lieutenant governor is or to
| know his name at least, and yet after the
EAGLE man interviewing over forty of
| them he had not found single man who
| could tell the name of their candidate for
| that Office Notwithstanding the fact that
he is their regularly endorsed nominee for
| the Office.
| Following are the names Of the most
prominent fusion Democrats who were
| asked the simple question, What is the
name of your candidate for lieutenant
governor?" and the answers they gave:
I Farmer Doolittle, ''the King Bee" OF all
the fusionists, was the first man met. The
Farmer being heavy editorial writer in
support of fusion, the reporter expected
him TO answer the question and answer it
promptly, too. But when the question
was put to him he leaned back on his
| chair and brought all his thinking powers
into operation. Finally. after serious
thinking, nothing came forth but the sim
The next man met was Ed O'Bryan
Now, then, as Mr.. O'Bryan expects to be
put on the very same ticket for state SEN
ator at the Alliance convention today, the
reporter expected a correct answer, as
matter of course. To be fair. however, he
asked him the question. Ed rubbed a
twenty-four hour old beard very
hard with the palm Of his right
hand as if that act had anything to do
with his thinking machinery. He thought
be had it once, bat he lost il, and, hitting
the ferrel of his umbrella very hard
against the sidewalk, exclaimed in de-
spair, ''Blamfno" The similarity exist
ing between Farmers candidate Dam
fino" and Eds candidate "Blamino''
would lead one to believe them to be
brsthers, but none of them have any re-
lationship TO Daniels
Fred Bentley was the next man struck
Fred could tell the name of every candi-
date on the Democratic ticket from presi-
dent to road overseer for the past ten
years. but he didn't know the fusion can
dldate for lieutenant governor from
Adams famous off OK. After good deal |
of thinking he was about to say ''Dami- |
care but he changed his mind and said, |
"Damfiuo"
Charlie Mosbacher is always supposed |
TO be an authority on politics, but be got |
stuck on alliance politics yesterday, al |
though be claims to be strong supporter |
of the fusion ticket, aud not only that but !
he was elected a delegate to the conven-
tion that Endorsed it. When the reporter |
called on him and propounded the fatal /
question as to the Identity of his alleged |
choice for lieutenant governor he thought |
and thought and thought without any
good results, and after pacing up and |
down the floor about fourteen times ne |
blurted out "haugine-"
Bob Coats was leisurely walking down |
in front of the EAGLE Office, and when the /
reporter asked him the name of his party |
choice for lieutenant governor he stopped !
short, and after looking three minutes in
deep thought at that part OF the sky where
Mars appeared so brilliantly a few Fights
ago, he impatieatly said, ''dadblamfno,
do yous'i
J. 7. MeMiilen when asked the question /
didn't go to the trouble of thinking, and
walked off saying, 'dogonefino."
Doc McAdams was getting into his
buggy when the question was put TO him.
He took the fore finger of his right hand
and with it intended to tap the end of
every finger on his left hand, naming the
candidates over as he went. "LeweIIing
is first" said be, and then he was about to
tap the tip Of his second finger
with great deal of conf
idence, but his memory failed him and dis
paringiy uttered "Goshdangfino.n
Ton, RnoarS xxraS raI and
ton put to him He thought at first he
knew all about it bat after long pause be
fell an easy victim and with his usual
smile be said "Damfno.n
B. X. Brown stndied seriously over the
question 70. a long time and after think
ing be had the name two or three times he
finally gave up saying ''Dogone6no.
Harry Spawn when asked the question
acted very innocently and gave up with
out a struggle. he asked the question Of
RUFF Cone who answered 1t correctly, but
as be is a pronounced selfacknowledged
Alliance man be was barred out.
Johnnie Ratliff, the greatest fnsionist of
them all, when asked the question very
said Little is our candidate
for lisutenant governor" Little it might
be stated here IS the Candidate for attoz-
hey general
j. NJ. Ross the veteran Democrat who
wants to beat Harrison at ali bazzards,
when asked the question was dumbfound-
I'd. be looked Ike he would be wiling 10
give quarter section of land 10 be able TO
answer, but finding no escape from the
question be stroked his whiskers and said
upon my word / can't tell for the life Of j