The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-03
The 1dhita Daily Eagle Sunday gaoraing Gully g. 1892
peculiar and intricate circumstances. He
finished amid great cheers

During all this time sprig of Democ-
racy from the country had been thinking
about the resolutions and particularly
that part of them to which Johu Coats OBJ
jected. eve have them words cut out
said he ''and now in the name of Andrew
jackson what viii we put in their place?
Fifty pair of ears apparently did not hear
him and he sat down.
1t was moved that the chair appoint q
committee of five to select delegates to botl
conventions. To this Judge Shields OBJ
| jected stating that nothing ''cut and dried
should be allowed to go at a Democratic
convention. About fourteen amendments
and substitutes were offered and finally
after suggestions from John Farrell, Frank
Smith, Sam Amidon, John Coats, Ed
O'Bryan and others, it was agreed to APP
point committe of fifteen TO suggest
names, seven of This ommittee to be from
/ the county and eight from the Peerless
| Princess. The suggestion was put in the
| shape of motion and the
| following committee WAS appointed after
Tom Fitch made the declaration that nc
one should be appointed who was not
sound in the doctrine and you all know
what it is" meaning, of course, the doc
trine of fusion or corporations
John Mills of Grant township. t. q.
Pratt of Kechi, j. L. Pulliarn of
Minnesota, j. K Brown of Payne, George
| Dadisman of Salem, George w. Ebey OF
| Wichita, A. n. Whiteside of Union, and
| D. A. McCaudles, o. Mulvey, Frank
| Fisher, A. j. Christmau, S. L. johnson,
j. G. Mccoy, John Carney and G. H.
| Dangerfeld. In the selection of this COM
mittee big bowie knife was aimed at the
! fifth rib of John Careny, who was sup
posed TO be anti-fusion, but Will Glenn of
the West Side turned the blow aud John S
name was left on.
The committee adjourned to E. w.
Moore's office, where they had red
hot time. Then John Carney's name aud
Bob Coates were suggested for delegates,
! but the anti-fusion faint in their political
character was against them, and in the
language of the modern politician, they
were turned down"
| The committee, after an hours delibera-
ton, reported the following names for the
state delegation: e. NJ. Dixon, S. B. Ami
don, G. w. Ebey, Albert J. Chrstman,
Thomas q. Felch, w. c. Glenn, j. L. Dor
| sey, T. W. Moore, Frank 3. Smith, r. NJ.
Piatt, Ed O'Bryan, Judge Shields, W. A.
! Peterborough. o. Davis.
When these names were read each one
was required to state whether or not he
would go. George Dixon modestly said
he would be there, and he was followed by
Sam Amidou, who said: II will be there,
and | will stay with the boys" meaning
the boys who are in for fusion. George
w. Ebey said he would be there unless
the sickness of himself or bis family
would prevent Mr.. Christman was
called on aud he said he would
be there, supplemeEting the state
ment with an additional classic
statement that he would stay with the
boys" till a certain lake of fire and brim-
stone had frozen over. AT this remark
the fifty pair Of eyes heretofore mentioned
were turned admiriugly on Mr.. Christman
and be was then and there put down as a
Democrat after every other Democrats
own heart. All the others on the list
promised TO be there.
After the delegates to the state conven-
ton bad ansN cred the questions put to
them satisfactorily, he following list of
delegates to the congressional convention
was presented:
Ed O'Bryan, Chas. Mosbacher, w. J.
Osborn, +. W. Bentley. S. c. Ashton,
Willard Boon, ,Johu I. Puliiam. j. NJ.
Ross. Hank Fisher. John Ratliff. A. n
Whiteside. L. g. Pratt. John L. Hessel
f. X. Blake. A. II. Mckee, j. n. Hay
maker 4. G.. Fitch, J. S. Richardson, r. T.:
Bean. c. w. Ebey.
Ell O'Bryan objected to his name on
this delegation, saying that he WAS not
hog and deserved some other
good Democrat to be put in his place. To
this Frank Smith objected saying that Ed
O'Bryan was chairman of the cOngression-
al delegation to Pratt two years ago and
that be lad arranged the Endorsement OF
Jerry Simpson so nicely then that they
wanted him to lead the delegation az lin
for the same purpose. Ed mOdestly
blushed al the compliment paid him as a
political tactician from SO high a source
as Frank Smith and he urged no more OBJ
jections against himself George Ebey
couldn't understand why they put him on
the congressional delegation except it was
because he was such a pronounced Jerry
Simpson man. That's just the reason"
said fifty pair of lips and he too gracefully
accepted the compliment. In the list at
that time was the name Of one Ed Brown
and somebody moved that Tom Fitch
should be placed OH the list instead
of him. Tom objected saying
he would be there anyway and that if Mr.
Brown didn't show up he would then act
in his stead. At this time Ike Davidson
vouchsafed the statement that poor Mr.
Brown was dead and in his grave long ago.
Mr.. Fitch was then duly elected dele
gate.
Mr.. Wbiteside at this juncture moved
that an effort should be N sde to get the
congressional convention to Wichita. j.
S. Richardson of the Beacon who is chair
man of the congressional committee
showed the bad policy of such
an effort. This brought John
Farrell TO his feet, who made a spicy
speech, and Offering right then to COM
mence the fight, now, if it should be com
menced at all oCher cooler heads poured
oil on the tIoubled waters, aud no fight
was commenced.
Ed O'Bryan made the first reply to the
peppery Grafton of John Farrell. He phil
osophically observed, for the benefit OF his
oAOI-CA IL lSh'habi tihS lnVAe vas iO HeCca-
-ity TO get hot under the collar over small
affairs. and explained the little affair that
caused Johns Irish to get up IN such d
hurry.
Frank Smith, Sam AmidOn and Tom
Fitch industriously set about quenchIny
the flames that threatened the harmony OF
the meeting. but TO hasten that end M
WhiIeside withdrew his motion. and al,
including John Farrell, relapsed into Sc
reuity.
On motion, the convention adjourned.