The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-17
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REPUBLICAN, COMMITTEE ORGAN
lied, DEDRICK CHAIRMAN.
CoIored Citizens Complinented by the
Election OF sam Jones to the Important
Once OF Secretary--Dr. Minick WI
handle the finances--Democrsts in a
Pickle About the Mayoraity Timber
They Want Powell or Duianey but These
Gentlemen Do Not Want to Accept
Other Features of Campaign.


Other Features of Campaign.
Last night the newly appointed Re
publican central committee met at the
office OF Justice Jones for the purpose
of organizing preparatory 10 opening
the campaign. The attendance was
large and the members OF the COM
mittee were very highly pleased at the
outlook. except the matter OF Republi-
can registrat ton which is still very
light.
The young crowd" was strictly in il
at the organization. Harry Dedrick was
elected chairman and Immediately took
the gavel. He started the ball rolling
in an energetic and business Ike man
ner
The election OF secretary was
matter of some elaboration. IT was
the general opinion that the colored
people should be recognized in giving
out this favor Several well known
coIored men were mentioned. and while
all OF them were competent from
clerical standpoint and earnest, active
workers, il was deemed the most
graceful thing to give the position 10
Sam Jones who was highly eUloglzed
for his LOYALTY to the Republican party
and his activity in its interest. Nj.
Jones was not present but he was sent
for He cherefully accepted the posi-
ton in d neat speech Re said that
while the honor came - him as a
balm for his wounded feelings, he re-
sarded it as an honor nevertheless
and would accept ii as a duty ne owed
his party and friends. He pledged his
earnest efforts in behalf OF the ticket
and said he would be found working
for il with his coat off until the cam
paign closed and another great Re
publican victory achieved. Mr. Jones
is a fluent taIker and his remarks
made as they were. so cheerfully,
made him additional friends.
DR. W. y. Minick was unanimously
elected treasurer. He did not want it.
but the committee said he should take
il and he consented TO do SO II was
another case of the office seeking the
man
on motion the chairman was author
lied tc consult the candidates and ap-
point an executive committee or SIX,
one from each ward.
The committee is as follows: First
ward. c. NJ. Jones; Second ward, r. f.
Guthrie; Third ward, j. ?. Allen;
Fourth ward, George E Lehman !;
Fifth ward, NJ 5. Rochelle; Sixth
ward, DR. Samuel Sargent.
The committee viii meet again to-
THAT OTHER TICKET
It was rumorei yesterday that con-
vention of citizens would be held some
where tomorrow to put up a citizens
ticket. Some are in favor OF postpon-
ing it until Thursday. The citizens
ticket of course, will be nothing less
than a fusion Of Democrats and Pops
with q few Republican nominations for
a blind. The reason they want TO post
pone the convention until Thursday IS
they fear that if they nominate It to-
morrow it will stir up the Republicans
TO register and that is what they do
not want. Their only hope in the fight
is that Republicans Will feel over
confident and viii not register
They are having little trouble, too.
in getting Suita BILE timber for mayor.
Ma FOR Powell and W. r. Dulaney are
having their peace disturbed every
minute of the day by delegations OF
one gallus Pops calling and insisting
on them coming out for mayor. 1t
is unnecessary To say that neither OF
the gentlemen viii accept. Gentlemen
OF that class have too much sense To-
be bamboozled into accepting d nomi-
nation from an aggregation that rep
resents nothing and are responsible
for nothing. Besides. both Mr.. Powell
and Mr.. DUlaney know that Mr. Cox Is
too good q. man and has made too good
a. record as mayor to have any hopes
OF beating him after his unanimous
nomination by one OF the most repre-
sentative Republican conventions that
has ever been held in the city. They
know also that the Democrats and
Pops only desire To put up ticket fo1
the purpose of laying the foundation
of a fusion on the county ticket next
, fall
And. by the way. there are same
Democrats and some Pops who do not
believe il is good policy To start a
fusion now Some of the shrewder
ones. who know. of course. that sue
cess is impossible in a city election,
think that defeat would only hurt them
in as much that il would show their
weakness and discourage the men who
would be otherwise ready To make a
hard fight next fall. To sum the whole
thing M there viii be a fusion ticket
at the polls on election day under the
gUlise OF a citizens ticket. but it Will be
very weak. provided. Of course, the
Republicans register and turn out