The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25
H.1JyoWELL AND DOUGLASS.
An Explanation and a Protest Against
Misconception.

6Abl@O w ILL AA> ~
An Explanation and frotesS Asa''
Misconception.
The Wichita EAGLE takes exceptions TO the
Journal's criticism of the Sedgwlck county
snapper convention. and declares tiat haLlo ~
we'll and Douglass were pacReo IN tnel, ,,ittee a.
ment by the Republican central coinln,ttI7I 7I
and nv the Republican voters, ana tnat az
united in the idea that triai oi strens.n sts,ter
home was the best way to settle aI Ihe lia'.e oh
II is not to the method that the journal ~, W
iecfs in fact it believes with them thab W W.eai
There are two candidates for the same oiiioG; iiG
that is the best way TO determine %no sn%i, ~
he nresented II is to the unseemly haeOe, "
81. arrogance of the gentlemen, that we oD-
iect No matter what the EAGLE inity eaS, -
knows as well as the state at large hhoMo
the battle was forced now Ia orueh ir " Eicbita
fhe editor of the EAGLE,or any otner " iciittt
man. from becoming candidate ihis yeaa' a.
The un-Republican and dlsrup.spIe ns.sun nda M
sorted to was solely and only IoI tlie pu1
ofcutting off the chances of any oIheI ILL III
10 man for preferment, and WIile Tue Hisis
nantmity of the EAGLE editor IN oeleHuiilg 'I ~
fhe men who made it Impossible ior nm ~; ~
nv home man to become canoldate Ihls
Gessr is to be commended, yet that ooes hoo
lesson in the least the turpitude OF the men 10 ~
Who have stolen the Tam many methoos oi
New York in order TO IuTsper s Inetr will see
10 II at the proper time, that these meth0us
are lot 10 become a precedent III Kansas hs
publican politlcs.-Ihe La"rehce b"i''
nal.
Either from a personal friendship for
the editor of the EAGLE by Colonel Lear
oard of quarter of a century's testing
sr from a misunderstanding, the editor
Of the Journal is saying things which 90
Colonel Hallowell an injustice, ana
which may work Hon. George l.. Doug
lass an great harm. The EAGLE IN Its
former reply tried to be explicit. Ii the
Republicans of the state have been led
TO think that the primary election was
at the bottom, only a scheme TO shelve
the editor of the EAGLE and prevent HIM
fran being candidate for governor as
the Journal AYERS, then the state at large
is laboring under great misapprehen-
.oin. The facts are these: Before Mr.
Douolass was announced as candidate
for congressman at large, he came IN
nerson to the editor of the EAGLE with
the information that many of the same
men In south Kansas who induced the
editor of this paper to become a candi-
1ats for governor two years ago were
lust As determined that the matter should
be tried over again, which, if true, Mr..
Douglass declared that he would not
nniv not be a candidate but that he
would lay off his coat and go to work
for the same end. All he asked was
that the editor of the EAGLE should say
yes or no. In replying in the negative
MIR. Douglass was Informed that he and
his friends might rest assured that per-
sonally there was not the least danger
of the editor of the EAGLE being in any
body's way, politically.
As for Colonel Hallowell he went still
a step farther. Twice he called upon
the editor of the EAGLE when he not
only distinctly and unequivocally an
nounced that he would not be candid
ate for congress if we had the remotest
idea Of becoming candidate for gov
ernor, but that should we at any time
before tie meeting of the state conven-
tionyield to the wishes of those who
thought we ought TO be governor he
would withdraw, sacrificing his chances
for the other honor.
Now we submit not only to the
journal, but TO the people of the state,
could any action upon the part Of these
gentlemen have been more self-sacritic-
ing, more generous. No man in the
history of the state has ever been shown
the local loyalty and consideration that
has been shown the editor of the EAGLE
in this instance, and in the chartering OF
train by 500 men who accompanied
hlm to Topeka to solicit an honor it the
hands of the Republican party which the
people Of the state later saw fit to confer
on another Wichita man.
The primaries were therefore held il
all fairness, to settle which of two strong
men should receive The support of Sedg
wick county, and with no thought OF
fors;allipg the chances of others, here OF
elsewhere, and with no idea that to dc
so was "disreputable haste"
Wichita is one of the largest cities in
the state, a representative city of Kan
sas in peculiar and an emphatic sense
in her enterprise and success through
difficulties. doing more Kansas business
independent of outside corporations ant
outside cities, than any city in Kansas
Notwithstanding which fact she ha
never had a congressman. One of th'
reasons has been her location, on III,
border of every congressional district to
which we have been attached. Th
present congressman-at-larg is Demo
crat elected by the Populist party. Ii
all good faith our people having settled
personal claims and ambitions, nov
unite as one man, asking the Republican
party 10 honor them by nominating tn
choice they have made, in the person O
the Honorable George l. Douglass.
STATEHOOD AND THE TERRITORY