The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-15
JERK GETS THERE.

| that he has not fOrgOCCen 10 whom DIS
election was due. And we pledge our
united efforts to reflect him that he may
| continue his work in our behalf
| A supplementary resolution was passed
as follows concerning the death of Colonel
| Polk:
| Whereas, We learn with deep regret of
| the death of our esteemed fellow worker
I and brother. in the cause of reform, the
! Hon. L. l.. Polk, president of the National
| Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union,
who departed this life last Saturday morn
| ing Therefore,
| Resolved. By this convention that in the
death of Bro Polk, the people have lost
near and true friend of reform, and that
we will ever cherish in our memories his
noble deeds and exemplary life, and hope
and trust that God will rise up man who
can fill his place. The resolution was
! passed unanimously by rising vote.
| The following delegates were elected to
| the national convention at Omaha: B. Z.
| Kies of this city, ]. G. Starr of Scott City,
a. G. Forney of Belle PLANO, Sam Z.
Jones of Harper and l. c. Murphy of Reno
county. The two last named delegates hire
allowed only one-half a vote each.
The great point of interest now arrived
| when the nomination OF candidate for
| congress was declared in order, Every
body held his breath while Captain CARR
son of Barber county stepped forward and
in nice speech put the sockless states
man in nomination. Then everybody rose
to his feet hats were fired up to the cell
ing, handkerchiefs and fans were waved
furiously and the widest of ENTHUSIASM
prevailed for several minutes. Some one
snatched the large American flag from its
III ha CO r
tically over the head of the subject of all
this enthusiasm. The nomination was
seconded by Lewelen of Sedgwick county,
Walling of Sumner county and half
dozen others. Finally a delegate from
Grant county moved that the nomination
be made by reclamation and SO il was
amid the widest enthusiasm and
shouts for Jerry" Jerry responded
and made one of the best speeches of his
life, manifesting more than ordinary
shrewdness all through its delivery. He
expressed everything pleasing to Alliance
ears, but never said word that could
possibly hurt his old friends the Demo-
Gratis. Whatever he did say against the
Democratic party he put it in the mouth
of William Holeman or somebody else. He
talked for at least an hour and touched on
nearly every question that is engag-
ing the attention of the people
He roasted the Republican party in
his usual vigorous way and with smile
predicted the election of the Alliance
president in which event he said he would
see that his friend in the gallery who had
been hurrahing for him all day should get
the best post office in Kansas.
Jerry was followed by Mr.. Clost, the
Peoples party candidate for congress in
the First dislrict who made short talk
after which the meeting adjourned.
AT NIGHT.
The opera house was filled to it's utmost
capacity last night as early as 7:30 o'clock,
in anticipation of again hearing Jerry. By
o'clock the crowd was so large that it
had to be divided up into two parts, the
minority part being addressed in the
crossing of Williams and Topeka streets
by Mrs, Tucker of Minneapolis who stood
in a carriage. The meeting held in the
opera house was not addressed by Mr..
Simpson owing to a soreness in his throat,
but Mrs. Lease and others entertained
them satisfactorily. 1t was truly mon
ster meeting.
FORECASTS.
John a Eaton of Winfield will be the
nominee today for ngressman-at-large
for the state of Kansas, instead of Dave
Overmeyer who cut his own throat by
being honest enough to say he was a Demo
crat, instead of acting the hypocrite and
saying he favored all the ideas of the third
party. This was agreed upon unanimously
hold ha Matr Ia
hotel last night and which was presided
over by Captain Walton \. Allen of Jeffer-
son county. Before any action was taken
telegram was sent to Overmeyer
asking him if the interview reported
in yesterday mornings EAGLE was correct.
Last night he sent message in reply
saying that it was and that he is a Demo-
crat and nothing else. This settled the
question so far as the Alliance folks were
concerned and they sent for Esston who
appeared before them last night and IN
presence of all swallowed the Alliance
platform, sub-treasury plank and all.
John Eaton is the last Democrat ON
earth one would suspect the Alliance to
pick up and nominate for Office. He is
both lawyer and banker and if all the
stories told of him last night on the street
are correct be is an attorney for Jarvis
Conkling company, one of the
largest loan companies now op-
Grating in this section of the
the country 1t is said that the delegates
of the Seventh district are absolutely
against fusion, but that they favor exped-
iency; that is they are reported in favor of
nominating a Democrat as long as they do
2 Ia = II j- rIi
prompted the practical nomination of
John Eaton before the caucus last night.
The fac of the matter Is most all the lead
ers now favor ''eXpediency candidates"
letter received here
yesterday and read before caucus last
night from Taubeneck of Illinois, chair
man of the Alliance national committee
In that letter the writer says in substance
Il understand some party or
element out there is making
an effort to arrange p fusion be-
tween the Peoples party and the Demo
Gratis. If that is so let some patriot take a
corn knife and cut the verper's head off |
before he effects the obstruction OF our |
party. II fusion Is effected in Kansas |
between the Peoples party and the Dem
ocrats it will cause the ruin of our party |
in every northern state. Keep in the mid |
die of the road" Toubeneck is one OF |
the three fellow who hung out so long il |
the Illinois legislature last year for the |
election of Streator for United States sen |
ator. Notwithstanding this letter from |
the chairman of the national committee |
a fusion viii be effected or at least |
what viii be fusion in substance. !
From present appearances Vincent viii be