The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-26
FUSIONISTS DETERMINED TO DIS
FRANCHISE AMERICAN CITIZENS.
Or Else Bulldozs Them Into Voting for
Their Own Detestabls Ticket.
They are Skinned Alive, However, by the
Powerful Arguments Of the Fellows
Who Claim to Represent
Principles.

Since the date of the recent alleged
Democratic convention that was presided
over by Colonel Bean there has not been
so much political fun as there was yester-
day at the county couit house.
Yesterday was the day set by the
board consisting of the county clerk,
the district clerk and the county attorney,
to meet and hear evidence in support of
the protests made by the Fusion Demo-
Gratis and the Fusion Populists against
printing the tickets of the straight Popu-
lists and the Democrats on the Australian
ballot that is to be voted on at the coming
election.
The board" met in the morning at 8
O'Clock and adjourned till 1:3O in the after
noon.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
To enlighten the public with reference
to the matter the following is a statement
OF the facts in the case:
For over year now there are
two organizations in this county and state
claiming to be the Democratic party. They
were the same party until last year, When
the forks in the road were arrived at. At
that time one section of the party embrac-
ed fusion. the other faction, under Colonel
Harris of Fort Scott and other distin guish-
Democrats. objected to this arrangement
and remained passive for the time being,
but soon afterwards met at Topeka and
made arrangements to perpetuate the
party as it came down through the annals
OF the United States aud Kansas. In other
words, one section o. the party embraced
party that had nothing in common with
Democracy, but everything in opposition
to it, III the line of principles. The other
section said that in preference to marching
under the red rag Of anarchy. which they
claimed was hostile to the principles in
stilled into their minds by their political
ancestors, they would not march at all,
but would reform as soon as possible
an organization in harmony with
the national Democracy. They did this
at Topeka and in due course of time the
Democracy OF the state was reorganiZed
into state. congressional, senatorial and
county subdivisions known as committees.
The duties OF these committees were.
among other things, to call Democratic
conventions to nominate Democratic
tickets and to adopt principles the same as
party whose standard bearer is Grover
Cleveland. A committee was organized
duly in this county governed by this idea
and according to the authority conferred
on that committee it called convention
to be held on July g. for the purpose of
a Democratic ticket. The
was held, full ticket was
every one upon that ticket was
a Democrat, and platform was adopted
in harmony with every principle advocat-
ed publicly by the national Democratic
party.
The ticket was duly and according to
law in every particular, filed with the
county clerk for the purpose o, being
placed upon the ballot to be voted on next
month. A committee was appointed by
the convention in question. and that COM
mittee selected DE-. Phillips for chairman
and w. O. Lenhart for secretary. This is
the history of one section of the Demo-
cracy. The other section OF tho party, as
stated, failed to nominate ticket of any
kind last year. but Endorsed a crazy organi-
zaticn of political odds and ends known as
the Peoples party. who denounced Demo
cracy at every turn of the road and ad-
vocated principles directly opposite to the
national Democratic party. This section
was also represented by committee, and !
On the 2and day of last July. two weeks |
ater than the Democratic convention. a |,
was held IN which some Popu-
lists participated. and called itself a Dem
'cratic convention. Notwithstanding |
his bold assertion they went to
work And nominated ticket |
OF seven men and
our OF these, a majority of the whole
humber, were Populists who said then,
Ind say today, that they have no use or
with the Democratic party of |
which Grover Cleveland is the head. Not
'nly that, but they are denouucing the
Icts of the representatives of the Demo
ratio party in the various branches of the
government and abusing them as moss
PACKS, boodlers and thieves. This com.
nunity of individuals disguised as Demo
rats elected county committee with
'olonel Bean, once a good Democrat, AS
hartman. and Judge McCandless, a back
lumber Democrat, as secretary. The
hartman and secretary took this ticket,
he majority Of the men upon which are
and aliens TO Democracy. and
led it with the county clerk also, and
the fact that it contained
he names OF only two Democrat. and the
nrther fact that there Was then and
the time of the nomination
said ticket regularly nomi-
ated Democratic ticket in the field,
hey gave it the appeiiation of Demo
ratio ticket" They thus not only bolted
be regular Democratic ticket. but they
tempted to make and did make an al
eyed Democratic ticket consisting, as
lated, OF two Democrats, one neutral or
ipher and four Populists.
Now then under ordinary circumstances.
would lock like the representatives of
be first Democratic ticket, which was
sgularly nominated, would make the
rotest, but instead of that it was the
representatives. of the pretended Demo
ratio ticket that protested against the
rrting of the regular Democratic ticket
] the ballot. This is an exact and un-
iased presentation of the facts with ref
renee to the Democratic ticket.
Now, then, ms to the straight Populist
cket.. From the earliest history of the
opuiiSe pdttt, uatiuS lew years oaCk,
he only fears entertained about its exist;
ace were that it would wonder AWAY
ON q ne middle of the road and
swallowed up by the Demo
attic party. These fears were il
deep seated that the services of the
mpaign poet and orator had to be in /
,ked to warn Populists of their danger
II reform parties that have started for
e past thirty years died from contact {
it'll the Democratic party and fusion for
EN- meant that they were swallowed ND u