The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-26

Inc principles OF tue party
this county and abetted will
wing of the Democratic party to kill of
the Populist party for the sake of few
Offices. party of Populists concluded t,
! put ticket in the field in order to perpet
uatc the original Peoples party, and thi
ticket was duly nominated and was mad
up wholly of Populists. while the ALLEGED
Populist party that held its first conven
lion nominated two rank and rabid Demo
Gratis.
In order to distinguish their party, the
Populists who avoided contact with the
Fusion Democrats, named their ticket the
straight Peoples Party Ticket" thu:
indicating to the voters that it had nc
alien elements in it. 1t was duly filed.
Then the chairman and secretary of the
mixed Peoples party committee filed a
protest with the county clerk tc
prohibit the printing of the straight Peo-
Piles party tickets
HEARING THE CASE.
1t was to try these cases and hear the
objections of the professors that the
board" met yesterday and organized by
electing b. Z. kies chairman and N. A.
Carvin secretary. At 1870 o'clock in the
afternoon when the meeting of tue board
was called to order in the basement Of the
court house the following apostate Demo
Gratis were present to talk the court into
prohibiting every straight democrat in the
county from voting his principles: Edwin
White Moore. lawyer. Sam Ami
don, lawyer, Judge McCandlcss,
n t1sry Lar, a
Tom Fitch, who was once vaccinated for a
lawyer, but as the vaccination didn't take,
he took up with corporations.
To prevent the printing of the straight
Populiss ticket, the following horny
handed grangers were present: A. E.
Helm, who farms on the third floor of
the Sedgwick block, and Isaac p. Camp
bell, who farms in the handsome brick
building on the corner Of Douglas avenue
and Market street.
The first case called was that of the
straight Populists. and Ike Campbell de-
livered long Grafton to the court by way
of /. few preliminary remarks. Mr.. Helm
was the first witness sworn, and the most
important part of his testimony was
that he was the chairman of
the Peoples party that decended
from l. D. dwellings time when that
gentleman was chairman of the county
committee. To further prove that the
Peoples psrty ticket was straight Mr..
Campbell sent for that sterling Populist
and hard working granger chief OF police.
ex-sherif and eX.cons.abie, Rufe Cone.
Rule was quite sure that the fusions
ticket was the only out and out, all wool
and a yard wide Populist ticket. and Ike
Campbell felt happy. As there was no
lawyers present to represent the straight
Pops, Colonel Hutchinson and Jake
Cooper volunteered to ask questions.
Colonel Hutchinson asked Mr.. Helm
whether it was not fact that the fusion
ticket was manipulated by the polt-
clans for Doodle, and Mr.. Helm said mo"
Jake Cooper Clipped in and asked Mr..
Helm whether it was nat fact that
the fusion ticket was manipulated by
fellows who had neither honesty
nor visible means of support except the
crumbs from the spoils of office, and Mr..
Helm laughed and Kies blushed and Ike
getting funny.
kies then asked Helm whether Colonel
didn't tell him that he was
going to vote the Republican ticket. and
Mr.. Helm said NO"
After good deal of crosstalk Mr.. Helms
was concluded and Jake Cooper
was put on the stand.
Campbsll asked him by what authority
the straight Pop ticket was nominated,
and Jake said by the authority of free
American citizens.
'Why was it nominatedi asked Camp
bell, and Jake said: Because you fellows
have prossituted every trust the Populists
hsve reposed upon you. and for the
further reason that you went into bad
company"
Jake then said something about Bob
Ingersoll aud Mr.. 1ngersolPs friend and
disciple, Mr.. kies, objected to dragging
.he sacred name of the arch atheist into
he controversy. Jake also alleged that
Tom Paine WAS the originator of the
Americsn republic, and this had a sooth
ng effect on Mr.. kies who. if he ever goes
INTO congress, will make an effort to defy
he great atheist.
Colocel Hutchinson testified and he told
bitterness and corruption of the wing of
he Populist parry represented by Camp
,eli-Kies, ct al.
DR.. Pratt also took the stand and testi-
led TO the reasons that led up to the or
,anization of tue straight Peoples party
icket.
Ike Campbell then started to leave and
ook another fellows hat with him, but |
hiding that it did not fit hun. guessed |
hat his head had sweiled.
TOM FITCH FoRGETS.
The case of the Democratic ticket fol- |
owed and Tom Fitch was put on the |
tand. Joe Coates asked him 10 name the |
LEGGED Democrat ticket and Tom said: |
lawson, Brown, aud-and-. Tom
ouldn't tell another man and had to con-
ult the ticket Ten knew all the Demo-
rats on the ticket, but nary Popuiist,
ihich is strong circumstance which
bows tpat the politicians OF the Fusion
Democracy didn't care enough about the
'op candidates to aoquaint themselves
18th their names.
Sam Amidon was put on the stand and
ave tie history of Democratic politics for
ONE three or four years back, bu: didn't
now much besides that.
Colonel Bean, the chairman of the al
.ced Democratic ticket, was put
n the stand aud told all about
he Democratic convention aud The
'emocratic ticket.
is it a Democratic ticket," asked
oats.
"Oh, yes" said Colonel Bean.
"WEat is Mosbacher's politics!" asked
oats.
"A Democrat" replied Bean.
what is Dor>ey's poliIIcst'