The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-08
The Demo-Pop Convention Compell-
ed to Select a Former Repub-
lican for Their Leader
It Was an Alleged Citizens Convention,
But Not a Republican Voice Was
Heard in It's Deliberations.
A Prize Given Harrah and Redfeld For
Party Disloyalty Badger Turn
ed Down Notes

CIdtiC ITdllSp ESSuitSu Al duOlHcE {
child yesterday. II was duly christloned
the Citizens ticket with John Farrell a
godfather and Isaac ?. Campbell as god
mother
The convention which assembled at 1873
| WAS as harmonious as conventions or thai
kind could we'll be and to the credit Of the
members who participated in it let it b
said that there was not single case o
assault and battery occurred except, o
course, on the spirit of political maplines:
and courage.
The ruling spirits of the convention
were Citizens Sankey, Farrell, l. P. Camp
bell, johnson, Haymaker and several othe
Populists and Democrats to the numbel
of sixty or seventy.
At the hour appointed for the curtain tt
ring up. Citizen Healy (PopulisD called
the meeting TO order, whereupon Citizen
Babb (PopulisD moved that Citizen Helm
| (Popnlist) be made chairman. and Citizet
Heiserman (who was beaten for delegate
to the Republican convention), secretary
Citizen Helm did not make long speech
of the usual Populist calibre.
Citizen Haymaker Democrat) moved
that committee of five on credentials bs
appointed,
Citizen L p Campbell (Populiso want
ed like committee on order Of business.
Citizen midon Dem called for a commit
! tee OF five on resolutions. Citizens Stewart
| dem, Moore (Dem.), and Osborne Dem
then guarrelled over recess which Citi
zen Blake (Democra) finally settled by
| moving a recess OF ten minutes.
4 IL. tal
the following non partisan committees:
| On Credentials-J. n. Haymaker Demo-
crat, j. r.. Anderson, Democrat, Il. B.
Cartwright, Democrat, Peter Getto, Dem
ocrat. and r. Z. Bean. Democrat.
| On Order of Business-L Z. Campbell,
Populist j. T. Dorsey, Democrat, G. H
Caldwell. Populist, and DR.. Van Nuys
| Popullst.
On Resolutions-S. B. Amidon. Demo
| crat; w. /. Osborn, Democrat; w f. HUT
| man, Democrat; 4. w. Moore, Democrat,
and Irwin Stratton, Populist.
| Not a Republican was put on either
committee TO show its -partisanshiI
you know
Citizen Campbell announced that the
committee on order of business meet at
| drink, and at this signal all four of the
Democrats hastily grabbed their hats and
followed closely on Campbell's heels.
An adjournment was taken until z
o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
During the two hours recess there was a
whole lot of medicine made. There were
three objective points for all the delegates,
viz: The Carey hotel, Joe Aliens store
and, most popular of all, Fritz Schnlitz-
ler's emporium. Twenty or less of the
delegates did all the work while the four
score more were completely in the dark,
be the candidate for mayoral'y than an
Indian road dsgger knows about the
transit of Venus.
About half of this score of self selected
wire pullers were red hot for Captain Carey
for mayor while the other half who were
| compromised in that direction on account
of the filthy fight made on Captain Carey
two years ago. were for Joe Allen. The
first party swore that they could never
carry Joe Alllu's sewer record to victory,
while the Joe Allen half declared that they
could never crawl on their stomachs before
Captain Carey after the way they abused
him. The Carey forces on the other hand
said that their choice was rich and liberal,
while Allen was rich but wouldn't spend
any money; and thus they jawed back and
forth until they had the two hours wasted.
So they returned to the convention
hall at last with an ultimatum from the
Market street dynasty that if Captain
Il 4
bolted aud its election left to the once-a-
week prestige of the Commoner. Just
about this time the anti-Allen forces went
hunting dark horse and found one in the
pei son of Frank c. Wood, manager of the
Steele & Walker wholesale grocery house.
Frank is a nice fellow and a representative
business man among the wholsal fra
ternity, and if his name could be sprung
on the convention be would run like a
prairie fire The Allen men got an inkliug
of this and immediately proceeded to coun-
teract it and were finally successful for
they set 20 work about letting Captain
Carey down easy be endorsing his admin
istration, thus leaving Joe Allen the only
man in the field with no excuse for the
much sought after dark horse
Well. at 2:3e the convention was again
called to order by Citizen Helm (PopLlist)
who called for the report of the commit
tees.
Citizen Campbell Populist) reported
for the committee on order of business
This precipitated series of amendments
and substitutes by Moore DEMOCRACY
Campbell (Populist), Johnsoa (Democrat)
and Haymaker Democra) until it was
finally modified.
Citizen Haymaker Democrap reported
list of delegates.
Citizen Amidan (Democrat) read the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were passed
with hip aud hurrah from everybody
but Street Commissioner John Farrell
Democrat who looked as if he was
suffering from paralysis of the heart VIXEN
reference was made IL the resolution 10
dirty streets.
This convention, representing the Girl
Zens of Wichita, irrespective OF party, pre-
sent TO the voters of this city a ticket COM
posed OF citizens Of all shades of political
belief, upon the platform that national
party politics should have 90 place in the
administration of municipal affairs; that
honesty, capacity aud disinterested devo-
ton to the public service, rather than
party loyalty aud party labors, should
constitute the qualifications OF municipal
officers
TIE subjects which concern the citizens
of Wichita in the selection OF those officers
are taxation, clesuliness OF streets, ecoa-
oinv OF expenditures aud a care for the
business OF the city and its people.
With these subjects questions OF party
politics hsve nothing TO do.
We therefore appeal 20 she voters OF this
city against the drawing Of party lines
and the support OF candidates recommend
ed only br partissnship, and ask for the
election cf the ticket TO be 10y this couven-
ton nominated"
Amidon fDemocrat) moved tina. the res