The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-15
AFTER THE POST OFFICE.
Bigger Fight Than liver in the Democratic
Ranks.
Sam Amidon is Endorsed for the post

ocrats were not in it before the campaign,
compared with the way they are in it
| now.
J. n. Ross has been given touch OF
| high life aud so has that Democratic war
horse Bob Carson.
While the leaves of the forest were still
green there WAS a convention in this city
"a Democratic convention. That conven-
| ton is memorable on account
of the fight made in it
over the organization of the county COM
mittee. Thomas g. Fitch, Edwin White
Moore and others championed the cause OF
the committee as i. then existed. while
sam Amidon, Captain Osborn and others
| fought against the committee and Tor Il
new organization The old committee IN
| dorsed gentleman for the postoiiics ana
| the other candidates considered 1t 20 their
| interest to elect new committee before
| whom they could go with their claims and
have them heard. Sam Amidon appar-
emily had NO ak to grind, and he was the
leader of the fight against the old Or
ganizatiop and administration.
When the forces were marshalled
before the convention it was found that
AIlidon's forces needed recruits and the
leaders cast about 10 find some. Bob
| Carson had friends in he First ward and
in order that his strength might be OBJ
! tanned he was promised the Endorsement
or the postoffice. There were yet few
recruits needed and J. NJ. Ross furnished
them the promise that he should be
| Endorsed for postmaster by the new COM
mittee With these forces the battle was
waged and brilliant though narrow
victory won.
Sam Anidon was the hero of the
hour and every candidate smiled
upon him. He went to Chicago to see the
worlds fair and Col Bean who had the
appointment of the committee waited till
he came back to make his selections. In
due course Sam arrived and told Col Bean
who he wanted on the committee and Col
Bean did exactly what Sam told him.
Mr.. Ross felt AS safe in the post-office race
as if he had Clevelauds commits
sion in his pocket and Bob
Carson smiled serenely and calculated on
the number Of months, weeks and days
that would elapse before his installation
as postmaster of the great city Of Wichita
and custodian Of the government building.
Days went Oh and the committee did
nothing towards indorslng anybody. Bob
Carson asked why and somebody told him
that it was not policy to open up the post
office fight before the election. That salts
fled Bob. He was not at all bothered, for Of
course he knew he was the causJ
of inducing victory to perch on the Ami
don banner at the fight in the convention,
and also knew that he was the promised
choice of the victorious legions for the
pOstoffice.
J. NJ. Ross asked why the committee did
not get together and indorse him for the
Office, and somebody told him, too. that it
WAS not policy to open up the fight before
the county election. Don't you see, )"
SAID this Individual that if you We're in
dorsed before the election the other candi-
dates would be mad and perhaps bolt I he
ticket" OF course Mr.. Ross saw the wis
dom aud COOL sense of that-a bird man
could see it.
Bob Carson and j. NJ. Ross rolled up
their sleeves aud fought like Tfojans
during the campaign. The election came
and went with results known TO every
body. A nesting Of the committee was
called for yesterday and Carson aud Ross
were still satisfied with everything
! A few days ago somebody told Mr.. Ross
that Sam Amidon was candidate for the
postoffice and would receive the indorse-
meut of the committee. Mr.. Ross
would not be more surprised if the
angel Gabriel appeared before him
Bob Carson was told the same thing, ana
Bon told his informant very plainly that
he was talking through his hat.
Yesterday came, the committee met and
seven of the nine voted TO indorse Mr..
Amidon, thus giving him large majority
of the votes of the committee. James NJ.
Ross is hot, aud Bob Carson has lost all
faith in humanity. particularly that por-
tior of il that follows the standard OF
Democracy in this county.
Two OF the votes were cast by men who
have taken up claims in Oklahoma, and
their right to vote in the committee will
be contested. They could not vote here on
election day and the defeated' postoffice ap
plcauts cau't see where their right comes
in to say who should or who should not
be postmaster in a state in which they dc
not live.
The war has bu. Just commenced. Here
tofore things were carried on III semi
scientific manner. but from now on they
will bushwnack and take scalps whenever
they can. The Amidon wing Of the party
is gone to pieces and Tom Fitch now finds
opportunity to get in his work
1t is said that an ambassador from
him went to Topeka last nigh,
to see John Martin and lay tna
whole matter before him. The internal
quarrel in the Amidou wing OF the party
Will be placed properly before the tempo
i rary senate or and there he will be asked tc
indorse Fitch IN the interest of harmony
1t is said that John Martin prefers Fitch
anyway and he will probably iudorse hin
The latest talk is that Col Bean Is a can
didate but he has SAID nothing about ii
here NOR will he ask for any local indorse'
ments at this time. Col. Bean is .
warm personal freud of John 6. Carlisle !,
aud An extra warm friend of Congress
man Lindsey OF Kentucky. Both these
men are very close TO Pesident Cleveland
aud any man OF common sense would
OF N local committee.
Bob Coates Is in the race, too. and hs
has influences that nobody but himself can
estimate He is keeping his own council
and feels confident OF success.
William Fletcher is also a candidate
aud be, toe, has u friend at court who i.
able and willing 10 present his case tc
Grover.
o. ID. Kirk is not only in the race but b.
has nice position IA il aud has an im
meuse lot of outside inf uence.
Then there i that vetraa Democrat,
William Griffinstein whom ru nor says is
a strong candidate with some endorse