The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-12

| tnlS vigorously, ana as State Printer
Shows men will be on the ground fighting
him, Elder does not stand the show he
might have had IN other contingencies.
! Here again. Elder, however, may ride into
the governorship on an anti-fusion food
tide. Elder is anti-fusion and great force
| in a convention. These may be his mas
| cots.
| John Willis will try and get that which
dropped unbidden on him two years ago.
Willis is not much of politician in any
way, but there is II reminiscienJ glamour
| that hangs about him, for having come so
! near success once, that is not totally lack
ing attraction TO the average Alliance
| man. But Willis is hardly sin it,
Young Vincent. who is ahead now and
will come into the convention with more
votes than any other candidate, is the edi-
tor of the Clay Center Dispatch. He is ex-
tremely youthful, being only So He is in
| telligent and we'll educated, and what is
his power in acquiring strength in con-
vention is question. 1t is known that he
| will start with the largest number of votes
and many people believe he is the man
who will finally receive the nomination.
4 DARK HORSES FROM WICHITA.
There never was a graver mistake than
to suppose that the Alliance Is not party
of combinations and slate makers. The
fact of the matter is the leaders are now
more industriOusly engaged in putting up
political jobs than the leaders of any other
party in the field. And to say
that the Alliance is not a
party of expediency is equally a
mistake. A certain number of leaders
are in favor of dark horse and predict
that if nomination is not made on the
first ballot he will be placed on the track
Immediately and nominated. Whether
this prediction is shared in by any consid-
cradle number of the leaders all over the
state cannot be stated in this connection,
but it is certainly the dream of the Sedg-
wick county politicians. For this dark
horse nomination it is said that two emf
nent local reformers are erecting their
fluid conductors and exposing themselves
to the full force of the lightning These
two are Colonel Jocylen and Colonel w.
E. Hutchinson. OF the two Colonel
Jocylen stands the best show it is thought
for the reason that he is business man.
1t seems to be not the policy of the Alli-
ance this year to nominate either lawyer
or farmer, hence the natural
medium TO strike in such a contingency
would be a business man. The Alliance
has always been against the lawyer.
Their opposition to that fraternity was !
originally one of the elements or their |
strength, and they cannot very well give |
1t up now, even though they have long |
array of attorneys in their ranks The |
party does not seem to favor a farmer, for |
the reason that its members are afraid the |
conservative elements of the state might |
think a farmer too radically opposed to
existing ideas, and perhaps too much
afraid, also, that he would have class
prejudices. By putting business man
up it is thought that the strength of the
party in the cities can be increased, or, at
least, that damaging inroads can be made
into the ranks OF the opposition. Thus it
can be seen that the Alliance is a party of
expediency.
THE MAN MUST BE NON COMMITTAL
This is not the only proof of it
which eau be observed as the con-
vention approaches. They will indulge in
eXpediency in the moral questions. For
instance they will not touch Il man who is
in his views with reference to
either side of the saloon question. They
will neither have man who favors pro-
hlbtlon or resubmssion, hence it is alleged
that neither Ives nor Vincent will have a
show. Ives has been radical resubmis-
sion Democrat and Vincent has been a
radical Prohibition Republican. If either
one OF them is nominated the party cam
not hope to poll even its own strength.
AN OPINION
This is the opinion of Il we'll known AL
lance politician who keeps his eyes and
ears wide open: Neither Elder or Willis
5 very popular with the Alliance as can
lidate. The only element of popularity
tbOut Elder is his radical stolidity and
resolution. This is a trait the
Alliance more or less likes, but it is not
sufficient 10 balance their fear that he
;ould not get the support of the Democ-
acy on account of his treatment of them
while speaker of the house last year, and
IN account also of the stand he has taken
against cooperation with them. Willis
S hardly in it for the reason that the Ali |
tnce do not consider him competent to |
atch any outside votes All these reasons
ire urged against the four candidates and
lence the apparent desire for dark horse,
uch as Colonel Jocelyn, who it is claimed
will go into the convention burdened
With no known political record which can
De thrown up against him on short Lotce.
The full roster OF candidates for govern
n includes a T. Allen of Douglas; W.
}. Vincent of Clay; s. NJ Scott of Nc
oherson; J. +. Willis of Jefferson; P P
Cider of Franklin; Frank Doster of Ma
ion, j. A. Hammers of Harper; J. S. Doc
title of Chase; J. n. Ives of Rice; Levi
)umbauld of Lyon; B. E. Kies of Sedg-
wick; r S Osborn of Rocks: j. w Bret
enthal of Labette; J. g. Melvin of Usage;
. Z. JOcelyn of Wichita
OTHER CANDIDATES,
For associate justice of the supreme 2
ourt-Hlram Stevens of Mama county;
l. p. Vrooman of Wyandotte.
For lieutenant governor-A. n. Whit
ngton of Lincoln; o. NJ Rice of Coffey; +
" Morris of Morris; S. N. Scott of Nc !
'herson: e. H Fish of Sumner; Charles ;
ioody OF Jewell: r s Osborn of Rocks; ,
|. Y Mccormick of Barton.
For state treasurer-W. H Biddle OF =.
county. .
For secretary OF state-J. 3. French of >
,eno. r. S. Osborn of Rocks, S. p Strong ,
+ Cowley, y. y. Wilmington of Lincoln. =
V. d. Vincent of Clay, J. s Richards OF
ottawa, William Baker of Lincoln.
For attorney general. F. Mcdonald of ;
.abette E. b. Peyton of Lyon. D. RAth- .
uu of Ellis. Noah Allen of Sedgwick, J.
7. Ives OF Rice, Frank Doster of Marion
For auditor-C. 7. Phillis of Morris, r. }
Osborn Of Rocks a. p. Collins of Riley. :
! F. Foster of Shawnee, r. J. Mackey OF !
wilson, j. W. Ijams of jefferson.