The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-27
GREAT GAINS MADE
SIX HUNDRED CONVERTS IN A
WEIK Is NOT VERY BAD.

Loyal Republican Heart it still in the
Right Place-Now Is the Time to Fight
Brilliant Battle and Reap Glory by
Our Own Exclusive Eforts-opposition
Desiring a Still Hunt which is Sure
Sign of Lack of Courage.
Yesterday the fusion committees met
and after putting some more Doodle
in the campaign fund they Cancelled
all their arrangements to put speakers
in the field and decided upon still
hunt. 1t is said that they could not
agree on the line of oratorical policy.
The Populists insisted that they would
roast the Democratic administration
in case Of a campaign on the stump
and this the Democratic leaders would
not consent to. They insisted that the
Democratic speeches should indorSe the
administration OF Grover Cleveland,
bond sales and all.
The politicians saw at a glance that
it would not do TO go before the people
with two lines of policy for one ticket
and they used every endeavor 10 stop
it. The question Of resubmission was
also a bone Of contention The Demo-
Gratis wanted TO advocate IL in speeches
but they were crushed. The candidates
are said to have opposed il on the
grounds that il would drive away a
ma jority of their followers in the Pop
ulfst party especially in three or four
townships.
For an hour they qUarreled over these
questions and finally it was deemed
the best policy TO remain silent and
steal as many votes as they could.
They are simply afraid to go before the
people for fear of being asked embar-
EASING questions.
After the meeting was over several
admitted that they -eTere at sea what to
do, but the majority sentiment was
that il would be unwise to make an
open fight.
The committee received very discour-
aging reports from the country and
the feeling prevailed that the Repub-
lican ticket would come to the city neck
and neck with the Populist ticket if not
with a majority. The Democrats in the
county are with the Republican ticket
and Union township, the stronghold of
Democracy in this county, will give the
Republican ticket a majority Of forty
TWO 1t usually gave a Democratic ma
jority Of between 65 and 100. George
Steenrod and others who came in yes
terddy reported extraordinary gains in
the country for the Republican ticket
There was corresponding joy at Re
publican headquarters. Every man not
known to be pronounced and positive
O.. for the Republican ticket is put down
doubtful and even then the figures show
the election Of the entire Republican
ticket beyond a doubt 4 Republican
gain Of nearly 600 has been made since
last Sunday morning or nearly ninety
a day. This is not altogether conceded
by the opposition but they give the Re-
publican ticket a gain of ago. The Re
publican committee, however, have the
figures. There is now a clear Republi-
can majority of 1,20o in the city. The
books show that. The system adopted
however, has been more conservative
than usual. 1t has also been more thor
ough. Now every man has been exam
ined as o how he stands with each of
the individual candidates and not a
single one of them will fall below 900
majority in the city, while Denny, Jack
man and a few others will run from
1000. to 1.500-
There is one thing certain and that
is that this viii be the greatest Repub-
lican victory ever recorded in this
county, or it might be more properly
called a peoples victory. Credit for it
will be due to the people only-the loyal
people of Wichita and Sedgwick county.
II looked at one time very dark if not
hopeless, but those who have always
had faith in Wichita and knew the
loyalty of the people to their home in
situations, always held to the hope that
the tide would turn. and 1T has.
The good work must be kept up. Now
is tShe time to commence the battle in
earnest. The troops are not only great
er in number and better disciplined. but
their leaders are beginning to know
how they stand. Now they can trust
every one of them and the fight during
the next eight days ought to be a
magnificent and a brilliant one. The
period of Ifs" and lands" is gone. The
Republicans of Wichita and Sedgwiclk
county know that they must fight this
battle for themselves; they know that
nobody from abroad will help them and
knowing this they will have enough
home pride about them to make the
victory greater than they had help
from those who have proven traitors
TO them. They will show the admir1s-
sration, and show 1T emphatically, that
they can fight their own battles and
win more glorious victory.
They Will show il in the next state con-
vention that they are power in them
selves and VIII make their enemies
in the administration crawl in the dust
Of defeat and humiliation. They will
meet them at the bridge and every one
of their enemies VIII be slaughtered.
In that convention il is hereby preiic-
ted that the Republican delegation from
Se6gwick will not sneak in like pigeon
toed towards from a Populist county
but like the men coming home from Lodi
Bunker Hill and Gettysburg. They
VIII go there waving the colors of the
greatest victory ever won in Kansas,
against the common enemy and the en-
envy in their own party, and they will
be received with cheers that will rend
the air and give prestige 10 Sedgwick
county RepubEcanism that Will enable
il to be a power in the state not only
for it's own city but for the great lib
eral thousands of Kansas. These thou
sands will rally around ii, for ii is the
only hope Of their cause, and all COM
hined when organized under its lead
erShip, will be irresistible.
THEY'R ASKING QUESTIONS.
The Republicans are asking them
selves questions. especially the young
against Charlie Hatton and If so why?
Isn't he a good Republican AMI hasn't
he always been d good Republican?
Isn't he competent TO make a splendid
Judge? Does any attorney In tins coun-
ty understand law better than he does?
Isn't he honest and clean in perSon"l
character? Isn't he right on all the
questions that concern Wichita
Hasn't he by his private conduct earn
ed the support OF every man? Then