The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-13
ATTORNEY GENERAL LITTLE.
he Says There will be No Democrats IN the
State Next Year.

L State Next oats
| Attorney General John T. Little of the
state administration was at the Carey
few hours last night. He was returning
from Anthony, where he was called on
business relative to a receiver for the bank
that suspended there during the panic.
When an EAGLE reporter met him he
was smoking cigar with the utmost Sc
renity and watching the curls OF smoke
with absorbing interest as they assembled
to the ceiling. General Little smokes
cigar in the old style. He holds 1T ia the
exact center of his mouth. with bis lips
puckered about the bare tip OF 1t with a
yice-like grip. He rarely takes 1t out OF
his mouth, but when ne does he holds il
between the tips of the thumb and Index
finger, while the palm OF the hand is
turned upward.
General, what do you think of fusion
between the Democrats and Pops next
year Is it possible % he was asked.
mo, SIT, do not think it Is possible.
In order to effect a fusion two elements
are required, and do not think there will
be any Democrats left in the state next
year to fuse WITH They will be entirely
absorbed before that time"
"How many Democrats do you think
are in the state ?"
Il suppose there are 10000; am quite
sure there are no more"
You do not think, then, that there are
10000. as the Democrats claim =
"Oh, nonsense. l did not think there
was a man in the state reckless enough to
make that claim. did your"
Seriously. now: do you think there
will be any fusion %
Not unless on the same terms
AS before. If the Democrats should
there be any left. will endorse our ticket
next year, fusion is possible; il not, fusion
is impossible"
County Attorney Boone, then, is right
IN his estimate of the Populists when he
says they will Lot indorse Democratic
candidate for governor?
"rhat is my opinion. don't see how
anybody. knowing the principles of our
party, could estimate it otherwise"
General Little seems to be enthusiastic
over what he calls the south aud west
: party. He thinks it is the coming party
of the country.
"Can sectional party suceeed?' asked
: the reporter.
"Why, certainly. The Republican party,
unable to break the solid south, was Sec
tional party, and it succeeded quite fire.
l quently. The south and west party will
, not. however, be sectional party except
in the sense that it will have its main sup
port in these sections. 1t will have adher-
ents, and many of them, in the east. be-
cause its platform will advocate the poor
/ man int srests everywhere"
Is l.ewelling the originator Of that ideas
Eyes, principally. He is at least one OF
the strongest advocates"
. How will it be formed?
81 suppose one great convention will be
held, and the interests OF the two sections
| will be fitted to political principles and
promulgated in a platform. l think ii
, more likely, however. that two conven-
tons will be held, one in the west and one
in the south, and two platforms made adj
yocating the same principles By this
means it cannot be alleged that the south
will run the party as was the case with the
: Peoples party. This fact will have a
better effect among the Republicans OF
the west and northwest"
General Little upon being interro-
gated regarding the citizenship
= Cherokee strip, said that there is no CUES
ton but what those who filed on claims in
q the strip with the intention of making
their homes thereon will not be entitled
to vote in Kansas this fall even though
they may be living here at the time. He
y says, however, that the matter is alto
gether q question of intention. He state:
' that if man went down there and filed
on a claim and returned to Kansas will
y the intention of not returning to the saio
claim to live, that he is still resident o
y Kansas and entitled to vote in the state.
Does the fact that they obtained Ger
o tificate in which they stated that they IN
tended to make their home In the strip
o cut auy figure in the matter?
"Ob, no. A man may have such inten
tons when he obtained the certificate o
registration and have other intentions
4 afterwards. The character OF the land maj
be such that he did not like it aud returned
home to Kansas. In this case it woult
neither be fair nor just to prevent hin
from exercising the rights Of his citizen
ship. Those who can't vote are the mei
. who filed on claims or town lots and III
tend to make them their homes"
Q Some controversy has arisen concerning
the manner of marking ballots under tn
/ Australian law. Some allege that if JOIN
Jones, Democrat, wants TO vote for Bel
:, Royce for sheriff be shall write the nam
of My. Royce under that of Mosbacher Oh
!, the Democratic ticket and then put eros
before the name SO written. Others aileg
that the Democrat can put crosses in from
OF all the candidates on his ticket excep
that of Mosbacher and then turn over I
TIE Republican ticket and put cross be
r fore the name of Ben Royce Mr.. Littl
was asked by an EvGLE reporte
: for an opinion on this controversy and
&C stated that if man desires to vote 10
any number of candidates on his ow'
g. ticket he can do SO by marking cross
:. the squares at the left of their names, an
- that if he wants to vote for men on othe
tickets, all he has to do is to put eros
a marks before their names also, and tia
10 writing in of names is not at all couteil
plated oy the law. He says. of cours
/, though, that no man can vote for ivy
: men running for the same Office. Tn
Judges OF election must examine eve
ticket on the ballot when they are count
s Ing it.
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