The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-23
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that sort OF taffy. Captain Osborne re
] ferred to the methods of the opposition
aud called attention in Il very sarcastl
manner to the tactics of Mr. Boone AM
| the ring forces He gave the latter SOM
very hard hits, which made both ION
Fitch and Willard Boone Dervous. TIL
position of tile contestants was very mic
at this point. Osborne was near Moor
OH the north side of the hall and AmidoI
| was near Fitch on the south side. The.
ench fired IA volley across at th
other and after considerable very no
roSs-firing, in which Osborne use'
the most destructive ammunition 1
ballot was taken aud again the ring force:
were defeated by II vote OF a TO d ant
Colonel Bean and Sam Gilbert Retained
their seats permanently.
Four candidates were then placed II
nomination for sheriff, to-wit. l. Ii
Williams. S. Z. Johnson, n. B. Smith ane
Charles Mosbacher. The latter won or
he first ballot. The vote is as follows
Mosbacher, Y; Johnson, 81; Smith. 81
yV''liams, 1555. Mos5acner made 4
sreac,.
No n;nations for register Of deeds were
a.ulced end made as follows: j. L.
Dorsey, Charles Cartwright, Harry Stew.
art, g. w. Ebey and l.. h. Cole.
First ba!Iot-Do.scy, 2S; Cartright, 30
Stewart, IS; Ebey, 10; Coli. IA.
Second b1lloi-Dorsey, 2G; Cartright, 81;
Stewart, ~; Ebev. 10; Cole. II.
Third bailot-Dorsey, %; Cartwright, 81;
Stewart, II; E5ey, p; Cole. 9.
Fourth baIlot-Dorsey, %; Cartright, 81;
Stewart, 40; Ebey, 20; Cole, g.
Fifth baliot-Dorsey, 81; Cartright, %;
Stewart, A; Ebey, 10; Cole, II.
On motion it was decided to drop the
lowest man on each future ballot.
ballot nnr-e,- m CarrIyri ht %.
Stewart. 4G: Ebey, 60; Cole. Cole declined
previous to this ballot to be candidate,
because resolution, practically shutting
him out was passed.
Seventh ballot-Dorsey. 40; Cartwright,
H. Stewart, 53: Ebey, 70. The fight ut the
primaries in the Fifth ward was avenged
here and Cartwright was dropped out.
Eighth ballot-Dorsey, 81; Stewart, So;
Ebey, 10 Ebey was shut out in this bal
lot, leaving the fight between Dorsey and
Stewart.
When the ninth ballot was announced
people went down into their bootlecs for
the knife til t had b6en hidden there tor
Harry Stewart. Sam johnson drove his
knife squarely into Stewards heart for an
alleged breach of faith in the
of the Second ward dele
gates. Cartwright stuck his knife under
Stewards fifth rib. Ebey gave him an
open thrust, Vic Cole gave him deep
flesh wound and the anti-ring delegates OF
the First and Third wards cat his throat
from ear to ear. He wss killed like Caeser
aud every wound will have IA tongue dur
ing the campaign. lie was slaughtered
The result of the vote was 90 for Dorsey
and ca for Stewart Stewards
Mark Antony was Tom Fitch
and summoning all his eioquence he
appealed to the populace and picking out
Osborne for his Casius he went after
him. The fact of the matter is Tom after
making very vindIctive speech, sprung
+, new idea in politics by claiming a verif
cation Of the vote by another ballot in
Inch Stewart would have nothing to
Dose aud everything to gain. Osborn
COX his stand on a Chair and paid
Fitch back IN kind. Sam Ami
Ion also had his say and
he arguments were closed by
J esse Haymaker, who read the riot act to
Mr. Tom Fitch. Tom was crushed again.
Dorsey, in accepting the nomination, made
nice speech. Stewart was called upon
With his wounds still sore and bleeding,
md lie made Il speech. saying very sarcss-
lcally that in the future as IN the past he
would stay with his friends, thus inGi
;tiing that the ticket could go to
region where they don'5 shovel
nov TO any great extent. Stewards
emarks brought Cartwright to his feet
Who said that he would not only stand
~ his friends but would stand by the |
icket as we'll. Sam johnson followed |
cartwright by saying that as ne was
billed for salt river he wanted to see the |
coon delegation OF the Second ward 20 !
With him. THIS WAS another vicious |
hrust at Stewart which remained un-
Tom Fitch at this point looked |
Ike he had all the fighting |
lie wanted during one day. Captain |
Osborne took advantage of his fatigue |
nd precipitated the real issue of the fight |
y Introducing Il resolution that the |
Hartman be authorized to appoint the |
entral committee of the county. This |
'as the critical moment, and every
ody expected to see Fitch make
he effort of his life, but his
yes opened lazly like the defeated |
ugilist in the prize ring when he is knock
4 out. The convention waited Z. moment
ut Tom didn't come to time and he
'hisper went around ''he is knocked out"
sborn WIS as fresh as when he commeuc-
| and with a cold smile he turned towards
Itch, but as 40 signs OF life was left in
homas he called for "a vote on his resolu-
on, and it was unanimously carried
The Populi,t candidates We're then in
orsed and the convention adjourned |
am Amidon left Immediately for the
orld's fair and the central committee
Ill not be appointed until he comes
lcA.