The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-25

The Populists of the county held thei
convention yesterday and selected dele
gates to the stats aud congressional con
! ventions.
| Chief of Police Rufus Cone was not ,
delegate, but he was the orb about whom
all the lesser Populistic planets revolved
all day. He could he seen in circle on
First street, with his clenched fist above
the crowd, and men stood about him with
| mouths open and their hands bent around
| their ears in order to be sure to catch every
word he uttered concerning the downtrod'
den producer.
| William Flavius Green was looked upon
early in the day as something of an oracle
| but William was born under an unlucky
star, for he always falls down when hs
| is nearly at the top. never reaching
there. He would have stood higher than
even Ipey Campbell with the Populists
| last night, were it not for the fact that
| some evil genii prompted him to usurI
the right Of selecting the delegation to the
state convention, himself, and the conven-
tiOn sat down upon him-
Colonel Taylor was present for the pur-
pose of pouring oil on the troubled waters
which were buffeting Lewelling's politi-
SoA Odt uC AhCU 10 OuCAC dSsuOtiSOoOic
opposition to the denomination of Gov
| ernor Lewelling in the morning, but the
fine hands of Colonel Taylor and others
smothered it later in the day.
One bearded man from the rural dis
tricts, fair type of the Ostrogoth
soldiers that invaded ancient Rome,
was giving Lewelling fits on the
eye of Colonel Taylor detected his work.
The colonel walked up to him and in that
smooth. oily way peculiar TO coal oil in.
spsctOrs, said:
What have you against Lewellingi"
"Lots Of things"
isn't he all right on the financial ques-
tion3"
"Yes."
isn't he all right on the Coxey quss-
tion?"
"Yss."
"Well, then. what have you got against
him?'
"Oh, 1 don't like his appointments.
Tell me one appointment he has made
that isn't good one"
well, for instance, there is the ap-
pointment of Colonel Taylor-that alone
ought to damn him"
Colonel Taylor bit his lip aud talked
about the weather. The man from the
country didn't know him.
DIR. Pratt was sat upon several times; in
fact every time he showed his
head it was hit by some of the
minions of the state administration The
doctor went into the convention with
a knife in his boot for Lewelling but every
time he attempted to use it he was de
clared out of order. He would then pro-
test, but the protest was ignored.
Colonel Jocelyn was a delegate and it
was mighty good thing for the Pops
that he WIS. The dominant influence iu
the convention was the old toOthless bag
of Democracy.
up principally OF old line Democrats, aud
true to their old prejudices against the
saviors OF the union, they ignored the old
soldiers altogether and did not say a word
about them. Colonel Jocelyn, who still
retains something of his early Republican
religion, bnrned with indignation when he
detected this aud he at once wrote an ad-
'ditional resolution covering the subject
which was passed before adjournment.
John Fisher. VIM. Campbell and Joe
Slower represented the police force in the
convention. John presented banner
which said keep off the grass" This was
taken to be an allusiOn to General Coxey's
reception at Washin gton, and it had u stam-
peding effect upon the convention.
District Clerk kies came in on a late
train just in time TO see himself slaugh-
tered as candidate for delegate to the
state convention. He only got forty votes
out of the 1877 cast w. c. Webster. the
financial pillar of the Commoner, was
slaughtered which illustrated the old say
ing that ingratitude is worse than the SER
pentS sting, etc.
Colonel Nick Birds shining crown was
very conspicuous among the wise heads of
the convention. He caused sensation
when he likened the Pop party unto u
mule in one of his characteristic witicisms
because it had no pride of ancestry. He
judiciously refraiued. however, from stat
ing that it had no hope of posterity.
Z. L. Irish, the man who was recently
released from Jail. having served his sent
ence for killing man because he was
stealing coal from the railroad company,
was also a delegate.
DIR. Richmond, Spiritualist, clairvoyant,
hypnotist and so forth and SO on, Was also
delegate from the First ward aud sat
side by side with Pat Healy.
Frank Rawson was also conspicuous
member of the convention, but was nearly
as far from being 'iu it" AS Dr. Pratt.
Frank made the fatal mistake of entering
the convention with suit of tweed lash
ioned after tue latest style.
MORNING SESSION.
The convention was called to order at
10:30 a. m. by Chairman Helm and the
call read.
+. G. Ransom. John Tucker, r. A.
Sankey and II. b. Fuller were put in nom-
ination for temporary chairman and Mr..
Tucker was elected. j. NJ. Furnish was
selected for temporary secretary.
Tie following committees were ap-
pointed:
Resolutions-R. A. Sankey, S E. joe
elyp, 5 NJ. Beldin. Silss Rutledge, Ed Os-
mus, William O'Briea, J. kirkpatrick,
Henry Comstock. Robert Rodgers.
Credentials-Clark Camp, j. p. Park
hurst Charles Hunsaker, ". Dillon. L, G.
Grimstead. William Craig, G. I. Daniels,
w NJ. Boocb.
Order OF Business-H. W. Ruble. NJ.
Frsntz. W. A Ayers, W. II. Bertholf, T.
j. Smith, John Ash, z. V. Healy, j. 3.
McAtee, Frank kirkpatrick.
Permanent Organizstion-F. G.. Raw
son. ID. Wilson. Z. L. Arnett, Z. McGown.
DR.. Cave, q. q. Smith, K K Hite. Seta
High, l. p. Campbell
After the committees were selected a
little oratory WAS required, and Colonel
Jocelyn was equal to the occasion. The
colonel swelled with indignation when he
considered the outrage that bad been per-
petrated oa the Coxeyites at Washington,
and be averred that President Cleveland's
geographical knowledge was confined to
rhe little triangle of terra firma between
New YORK, Buffalo and Washington.
AitcE Ao.oue. SoSeAyH appstaLius spccCu
the delegates adjourned 10 the nearest aud
most promising restaurant ,hey could find
operated on the European plan
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session opened 1t
promptly 2:l5 and was called to order
from disorder by John Tucker.
After discussion rs 10 the mode OF
procedure il WAS suggested that the re-
port OF the committee On credentials be
read first. This was done aud the follow
ing gentlemen and ladies were declared 70
be entitled 10 seats:
CITY or WICHITA.