The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-24

ton; and we demand in the name Of jus
ticc, decency and good government. tnat
the lying stop or the proof be furnished
of the truthIuluess OF the charges being
made.
Mr. Sankey moved that resolution No. G
be strick.n out, stating that II was not or
should not De an issue in the county cam
paign aud he didn't believe in loading the
candidate down too heavy.
Pat Healy thought the resolution was all
right, but Pats blunt way was not "A match
for the Sauye manner of Mr. .Saukey end
article six was striker out by an overwhel
ming majority This suited Joseph Slower
and lie proceeded with more heart TO per-
form the duties of sergeant vt arms
Nominations for the Office Of probate
Judge were declared In orsier. Judge
Saukey nominated Judge Stratton. and
John Miller of Viola nominated Frank
NeiswonCer. Judge Stratton was noinl-
uated-9S To -. 1t was a close shave. as
Mr.. Nriswonger had only been mentioned
"a d candidate a few hours. IT the country
delegation was full he would probably
beat Mr. STRAIT on.
Fo- district clerk. =. /. Arnett 3. +.
Ki-s, William Funk. john Exton. Charlie
Phillips and joe Furnish were placed IN
nomiuetion KIes said Le wouldn't have
the Office again. and said he would like 10
inform the Republican Candidates that
there was nothing IN IL, thus taclt!y al
hitting that the Republicans were bound
To be successful. Mr.. Funk also declined
the honor. The four others hued uD b.
fore the convention 10 show themselves,
aud a ballot WAS ordered.
First Ballot-Arnett, 65: Exton. l6; Phil
lips, %; Furnish, 81.
Second bal.nt-Aruett, llj; Philips, ),
and Furnish, 90.
II the convention had = grain of sense it
would nominate Charlie Phillips.
For county attorney \. h. Helm was
nominated by reclamation after first
having "A string to his acceptance. he ac-
cepted it on the grounds, practically, that
the party should do the fighting Tor him.
Mr. Helm then made speech in which he
gave his biography TO the convention from
the cradle up to date, OF, more properly
speaking, to the grave. for he will be buried
terrible deep two months hence under "A
Republican avalanche. He gave a very
touching and pathetic account of himself
and then said: "Such, gentlemen, l. the
man who stands before you" Mr.. Helm
IL always considered a fairly sensible man
till he makes IA political speech and then
all evidences of reason take Hight. lie
made strong bid Tor the Prohibition
vote.
J. V. ColvilIe was also nominated by
| reclamation for superintendent Of puoilc
| instruction.
A collection was taken up to paw for the
hall ana the convention adjourned
DISTRICT MEETINGS
The Sixty seventh district convention
nominated H. w. Ruble for the legislature
; by reclamation. The Si1ty-ninth district
nominated :. NeiswOnger without Oppo-
sition The Sixty-eigthth district nomi
mated Whitney Tucker for county com
missioner, and Farmer Doolittle for the
legislature.
There is some doubt whether Farmer
Doeiittle will accept the nomination. Tue
convention treated him in Il very shabby
manner, aud would have defeated him
were il not for the fact that Colonel Tay-
! lor was practically running this couven-
ton and came to Farmers relief.
Will Ayers nominated Farmer and i'm
mediately forty voices were raised IN OPP
position, iuuuiring whether Farmer was n
| Populist. Great Scot! Just think of forty
out of forty-two delegates being IL
noranU of Farmers political learn
ing, and all of them residents
of IA territory within a radius of II mile OF
his own home. Such Is fame IN the far
west. Willie Ayers assured them that
Farmer was good Pop but they doubted
Willie Colonel Taylor also assured them
of that fact but they doubted the colOne
and refused point blank to have anything
to do with Farmer till Il committee had
investigated his politics aud reported. Toe
idea of "a committee b.ing required TO in
vestigate Farmer DOolittle to ascertain his
politics There is something ludicrou'
about II that cannot be explained. Farmer
could not be found but as there was nC
one else to take the nomination they agreed
TO risk him. This Is the funniest thing OF
the year in view OF the fact that the same
convention did not question the Popullsm
of WhiCaey Tucker who, IL Is said, was d
Republican until two days ago.
NOTES.
The convention was held in Salvation
Army hall.
Colonel Bird made a brief speech in
placing Mr. Fuller in nomination for com
missioner.
Mrs. Tiffany, through delegate from
Payne township. asked the convention u
dec are for woman's suffrage. Her request
was ignored.
One delegate had the temerity to say in
that crowd that he was sorry :Or thu re-
cent national bank failure He would
! hardly say it If ne was in higher bald
| ing and the windows further away from
/ the sidewalk.
/ The EAGLE got its usual roasting from
! all the speakers. These roaStS met with
/ applause. the loudest appiauder being
( certain gentleman who. when he was r.
/ Gently arrested for disposing OF a hors,
/ that did not belong to him, came To the
/ EAGLE Office with tears in his eyes aud
! asked, for the sake of his family, TO have
[ his name suppressed. 1t was co1e con
l.