The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-23
WICHITA. Kansas, Jan. Is, 1894.

Colonel ]. r. Hallowell,
My DEAR SIR-Yours Of the 10Th re.
ceiyed. i concur fully in your express
sions Of party loyalty and ih your desire
to preserve party harmony IN Sedgwick
county. also believe hat il is very de-
slrable to ascertain at AS early date AS
possible which of the candidates for con-
gresham at-large the Republicans of
this county desire to support.
You propose that the question OF our re-
spective candidates. be left to a committee
of arbltrstors, consisting Gas you snggest
of thirty-five Republicans, to he selected
by you, n like number to be selected by
me. and five others to be chosen by the
seventy Already selected-making seventy
five altogether. You propose that we shall
present our respective claims to said COM
mittee and that said committee shall then
take a secret ballot and decide by Il
majority vote which of US shall remain a
Candidate.
Ii this matter were private affair, with
which the public had no concern, / would
readily agree TO this proposition. But the
real qut stion, as | understand ii, is not
one OF Individual Claims" hut rather:
What do the majority of the Republicans
of this comfy want? Under tue plan pro-
posed in your letter, the mass of Republi-
cans would have absolutely, nothing TO
say in the matter; and, while you aud L
would each loyalty abide the
result. yet other Republicans. hav-
ing no part IN 1t whatever,
might be more or less dissatisfied.
j am, however, heartily in favor of any
plan which will SETTLE the real question at
issue anu, at the same time, not be open to
any reasonable criticism or complaint
either before or after the result is known:
and with this emu in view, l submit TO you
the following proposition:
1ou and l viii unite in asking all the
Republicans of this county who feel inter
Vested III this matter to vote TAT some time
And place 10 be specitieu) in their respect
dive townships and wards for their choice
aor Congressmau- large. Ii The majori v
vote for you, L will promptly Withdraw:
ana II the majority vote for me. you will
Withdraw. We can readily agree upon
two Republicans IN each ward and town,
ship who viii take charge of the ballot box
and receive and count the votes-exactly
as at any primary election; anu every Re-
publican who feels an interest in this mat
ter will thus have chance to vote directly
upon il.
This proposition will involve no more
trouble or expense than the assembling
of an arbitration convention; and il ought
to be satisfactory TO all concerned, because
every Republican III the county Will be en-
titled TO voice in the matter
Will be glad to agree with YOU upop
some very early dale for this vote (aIiow-
ing time merely for giving reasonable
notice. and l assure you that, il you re-
ceive n ma jointly OF the VOTES cast, | will
not only withdraw, but viii thereafter
give your Candidacy my loyal and hearty
support both in the county -aRd ia the
state.
1t Republicans could always adjust their
differences in this way. by referring tuetu
TO "a direc, vote of their fellow Repuhl,-
CANS. it would be great gain TO tue party:
and, in this instance. | feel sure that the
Sedgwick county Republicans viii cord
tally approve II. Those of them WAC care
30 come out aud vote will certainly an
prove IL. and those who do not re enough
!. 10 vote would have 10 possible ground to
complain.
So Tar MS our respective candidacies are
concerned all d lffercpces will thus be Sell
tied by the arbitration OF tie active r.
publicans Of the county. This can De
done At once, without delay, practically
without expense, aud with the utmost,
good feeling all around. | will do my best
to keep down any bad feeling and. with
the absolute assurance of "a fair decision
hy the mass OF Republicans themselves,