People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-09-29
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a man in his county as you could find
there. But his friends didn't indorse
bis politics. Last December they
were Democrats. In January this
same ClOtfelter was the third party
candidate for county treasurer, but
was defeated by a good majority.
The people of ROckdale were still
Democrats. But mark you, six
months later there is such a change
in their sentiments that they forget
what it cost them to stand by the
old party during last years campaign
and follow the POpulist candidate tO
the polls.
Governor Northern does not take a
bright view of the situation. Meth.
er do other political leaders, for that
matter. Since the action of Rock.
dale and Whitfield and DeKalb and
Washington and Warren tOo-the
outlook for the old time Democratic
walkOver throughout the state in
next years elections is not calculated
to inspire smiles.
In Whitfield county Hon. Paul
Trammel went to the legislature with
a sound Democratic majority. But
when ne resigned two months ago to
accept the position Of internal reve.
nue. collector, the third party fell
into line and literally swept the cOun.
ty by the election of GeddingS, their
candidate.
In DeKalb county the only thing
that saved the day for Democracy
in the recent legislative race, was the
candidacy of Hon. Mllt Gambler, the
veteran congressman from the Fifth
diStrict-and one Of the very strong.
est Democrats in it. Then there are
Washington and Warren counties.
Both are firmly in the third party
column, hOpelessly, for the present,
at least.
These are the items already on
the record. Other entries to be made
are naturally of keen interest. The
next entry that will be made is that
Of the Thirty-first senatorial district.
Senator Louis Davis has accepted a
federal appointment and his resigna-
tiOn is daily looked for at the eXecu-
tive department The counties of
Hart, HaberSham and Franklin, COM
prlSing the Thirty-tiTst district, gave
Senator Davis an aggregate majority
of about $50. The experience OF
Whitfield and ROckdale counties
shows that it would be an easy mat
ter for these three counties to over
come this majority for the third par
| ty if the movement has kept pace
there with its increased strength in
other sections.
Gov. Northern's "What do you
think of it," is food for thought.
The third party people did a great
deal of talking and clustering during
the past campaign. They are going
ahead rather quietly now and they
have made such showing already
that the Democratic leaders are be-
coming serious over the outlook.
And well they may become serious
over the outlook, for the people are
sick of the old Wall street parties.
They aL last realize that as soon as
the Democrats and Republicans get
to Washington they cease to be enc
mics, but fOndest lovers and as Wat
son puts it, John Sherman sits on
Grover Cleveland's lap and pats his
cheeks with loving careSSes;" there is
no difference in the two old parties
and the Republican who says that
"the third party is a Democratic
trick" hasn't one bit more sense than
a bourbon Democrat.
At the risk of having this article
principally copied, 1 am going to give
few more clippings, for I do not
want your readers to think that
have no ground for the statement
that the old party in this state has
had its day.
Here is a dispatch from Dalton. Ga,
the county seat of Whitfield county
to the Atlanta Constitution, dem.
Before taking.)
I'm the election next Wednesday
Captain George W. Head, Democrat
of Tunnel Hill, will, 1t IS believed
defeat his opponent by from 200 tC
400 votes. There is no issue involved
in the election except that of Democ
racy and Populism."
Here is a dispatch from the sam,
correspondent: (After taking.)
DALTON, GA, Sept. Gin the leg.
fislative election today for successor
to Collector Tramwell, Riley Giddens
Populist, defeated George W. Head
Democrat, by anywhere from on,
hundred to two hundred votes. Hal
dozen precincts are yet to be hearC
from. No regular Democratic nom
ination was made, and Giddens sprun,
a 'dispensary scheme saving ht
would get liquor in Dalton if elected
He carried the third party vote solid
the whiskey element and the negr,
, vote solid.
The cause Of the defeat lies will
the Democracy alone, and those VIII,
were fooled by Giddens' avowals abou
getting dispensary here. The Dem
ocratic executive committee did n,
, work and spent no money in the elec
tiOn.
Mr.. Head bore his campaign al
: most alone, receiving little or no hell
from organized Democracy. He wa
the victim of stay-at-hOme Democrat.
, who failed to do their duty
Pretty good for a dead party
Wouldn't that correspondent lool
well harnesSed up with Grandmothe