The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22
BEFORE THE BATTLE.
An Effort Vii Be Eade 20 Force Am;don
Into the Stalwara Camp.
Arrangements Made to Crush Hin Eary
il the Day, but His Friends Say il
Wont Work-Fitch's Smco;h-
ness Eulogized


and the CONVEX ION will be organized pro-
yiding Cn1ef Cone viii furnish enough
police to keep order
Until Z o'clock last night knots OF
fusionists were seen on every corner
planning and scheniinG for the days worN-
Tom Fitch the leader of the ring side
was in town iii the last car went ana
seemed to be in good spirits for the ap
preaching contest, notwithstanding tue
walloping his side Of the house got from
the Amidon forces at the primaries the
previous night. Sam Amidon. the leader
OF the a midon forces" was not on the
streets No, indeed. He was driving
/ through the country with a ESQ horse inter-
! viewing rural delegates and STRENGTHENING
( his lines for the charge. that he expects to
make today on the opposition. Willard
! Boone The ring whip was not Oh the
( streets either and the supposltlon Is thHE
1 he wss out among the ward delegates
strengthening the back bones Of his men
and coaxipg a. many of the Amidon men
over to his side AS possible. Cap osborn
was busy at his Office where the third ward
| delegates met TO organize but alter Tue
| business done there was finished lie Ap-
peared on the streets, but he was dong no
work and WAS apparently well satlsIled
: with matters as they stood. ColoueI Bean
was down town also and he was all the
time IN the middle OF a small se5 OF poll
ticians who were evidently trying 10 force
! something on him - the chairman
ship perhaps. Jim Dorsey was
going around IN his surrey
and J. VI. Ross was moving around from
place to place with unusual agility. sam
Johnson was as busy as a nailor, but his
opponent and neighbor Charlie Mosbacher
was taking things cool Charlie lost
prestige Oh account OF being so COMMENT
Of success while johnson gained on ac-
count Of his rustiing qualities. Bony
Smith was takings things cooler than any
body while Erb Williamson was chap
eroned 10y VIII Ayres who made looslng
fight for johnny RatlIffe last spring
Judge McCandless maintained his usual
GOODNESS and confidence that Amldon has
the key TO the situation and that be Is go
ing to shut the ring out early today
Colonel Huffman was up town put he
seemed to be Indifferent aud took more de-
light apparently in the good Havana
cigar be was smoking than in making
states for central committee that he Is
now entirely independent of.
According to the program OF the ring
faction. the first business that Will be done
today is the crushing of Amidon. They
want to show the convention before any
other business is done, that Sam Is not in
il. The fact of the matter Is. they say,
that sam l. periodical disturoer OF the
peace of Fusion Democracy, and they are
determined to force him to the siaIwart
camn. There IS where be belongs IN their
estimation aud there Is where they would
ike 20 see him in the interest OF their own
designs One very prominent ''rIngster
said yesterday: II we can only force
Amidon and O Bryan over to the stalwart
) or to the Republicans if necessary, We VIII
have peace afterwards" All the ring
fellows do not believe in this way OF treat
, Jug Democrats: some Of them think that
the best policy would be not only 10 con-
ciliate Amidon and O'Bryau, but TO treat
the stalwarts decently as well The ring
sters'' have selected Fitch to lead their
forces against Amidon. They say that
Fitch is smooth, cool and calculating ano
that he will keep his head cool, while Ami
don Is impulsive, hot-headed and easily
provoketi-to make breaks that viii lrrl
tate the convention and lose him friends
Amidou's own friends are a little afraid o
his weakness in this respect and they VII
do all they can this morning to urge upot
, him the necessity Of keeping cool 1t
probah!e that Amidon will see this polu
, himself. He is in very critIca
position His victory at the PrImar
. les gave him great reputation a
A political tacticiau and tie is shrew'
, enough to see that he must save this repu
tation. Il would be terrible blow K
, him after being smotbered with eulogie
Yesterday to be defeated today and Ioosin.
= a battle that he has already more toal
half Won. II he i victorious today he vii
. be the biggest Democrat il the county; !
be IS not he Will be regarded a. only =
q fash in the par" as he i dubbed aicead,
by his opponents. Above ali he nus
/ place his most loyal followers near han
otherwise there will be desert.oas tina
. will lead 20 stampede. That lie Ia
followers that are not loyal there Is hard
= IL a doubt They are not exactly dlstoy4
perhaps. but they have not as mueA con
. tidenre in his generalship as necessary
The first thing. then. he must Go IS {
!. start in by doing something thas vi
Z
: ali he must do this early.
The first swords will be drawn on ten
II porary organization aGd it Is at THIS pom
that the ring forces expect TO cras
Is sam Aulfdon. Sans nearest friends wan
TO see hun temporary Chairman c. In
8 convention, but 5he majority want 10 -
:. him on the fiocT measuring swords VIII
IN Fitch and lead ing the fight. In the even
IS of sam declining 70 be candidate &c
chairman. Oscar Kirk viii be the rext l
as the lire OF promotion. Captain Osborn
= was spoken of freely yesterday for ihis p<
s.tion. but he has been dropped for Il
a reason, presumably, that he IS also wante
y on the floor is he IS Il good worker Their
An effort will De mode TO gei Colon
Z Bean for permanent Chairman, bat
- standing with reference 20 his factions
svmpatby must first be asceriaIne'
N II 5 very probable that y Am
don IS net made temporary charms
that Kirk VIII. AmidoD's workers thIu
s. that Il Kirk IS made temporary Charms
he will strengthen their cause amol
the country delegates, as Kirk represen
4 country precinct.
The consensus Of opinion last Z light y
that Nosbachez would Dc nominated Z
II sheriff and Stewart for register OF deed
- II NoSbscher : nos nominated Boz
Smith will Il Stewart Is not uolnaeaSe'
either Dorsey or Glenn viii
= OQs man made prediction that q
poouIist convention will mex agree % fU-
bg1 this l. nonsense. The leaders are
fsv,r OF fusion, an. every body WHO SnoV
= .rxthin.- knows thxt IN the P0pGilst par