The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-21
VICTIM NOW READY
BURVELL TO BE SACRIFICED on
THE ALTAR OF POP AMBITION.
Could not Get Any One Else to Run for
Mayor. SO They Forced Him. Stimuli
taneousIy with the Action of Citizens
Convention-He Was Also Nominated by
the Jennings Party-Captain Carey
Withdraws at Request or His Family
Mary Ellen Lease Too Busy to Make the
Raee-Other Political DOings.

After laboring four days TO find a
candidate for mayor it cannot be said
that the Pop, alias Citizen, Convention
brought forth a mouse. No indeed,
their candidate is said TO tip the beam
at nearly 100 pounds. His name is
NJ T. Burwell.
The adjourned session of the conven-
ton was called to order again at 2
o'clock yesterday by Pat Healy. 1t
was a mass meeting of the citizens of
a city OF $4,000 inhabitants with the
doors thrown wide open to every body.
male and female, and yet there We're
but 101 votes cast.
There was more of an air of business
about the meeting yesterday than that
which characterized it the previous
day. 4 better class OF citizens were
present even though they were all
Pops and Pop cympathizers.
Like the day before there was not
motion or speech made except by a
member of the PopuIist party with the
exception of two instances and they
were by Democratic sympathizers.
The leaders of the citizens movement
tried hard to create the impression
that it was backed by "a number of
leading Republicans" but the proceed
ings of two days failed to develop a
single Republican voice
The leaders, spokesman and oracles
Of yesterdays meeting Were l. Z. Camp
bell, Judge Babb and 4. j.. Helm, first
rate fellows in their way, but the most
radical Pops in the city.
Immediately upon taking the chair
Mr. Healy called for report of the
committee of thirteen appointed at
Tuesdays meeting to select candidates
for the various offices TO be filed. /. =.
Campbell had that report but he
thought it best to submit resolutions
first so he introduced the resolutions
of yesterday with a little additional
palaver about retrenchment and reform
/ These resolutions We're passed unani-
mously.
The committee then reported the fol-
| lowing list of names for city officers
and desired that they be nominated in
a bunch unless five persons objected.
Mayor. VI. 7. Burwell: city attOr-
ney. Dean Gordon: treasurer, Finlay
Ross; Clerk. Peter Getto: justices
Judge McCandlesS. Judge Ash and
Judge Glenn: constables Charles Myers,
Joseph Macy, and Al Covington.
Mr.. Helm thought it would be too
much like cut and dried affair to nom
mate the candidates in a bunch and
suggested that they be taken up sepa-
! rately.
Mr. Burwe1l was nominated by accla-
nation. So was Dean Gordon.
Through an oversight. presumably,
they took no action on the nomination
Of Finlay Ross.
In opposition to Peter Getto r. NJ.
Piatt nominated G. s. Caldwell. This
brought ]. p. Campbell to his feet. lie
made a rouSing speech in favor Of Mir.
he b,,, Of
he was "A representative German. an
old citizen, was at one time the heaviest
taxpayer in town and above and beyond
all that he was u kicker in favor of
retrenchment and reform Mr.. Pidtt
made speech in favor of Mr.. Caldwell.
\ vote was taken and it stood: Getto
-. Caldwell s. Mr.. Getto was declared
the nominee. What Mr.. Getto as city
clerk can do to reduce the taxes was
not stated by Mr.. Campbell. Judge
Ash, Judge McCandleSS and Judge
Glenn were nominated by acclamation-
Chairman Healy then announced that
the nomination for candidates for con-
stables was in order
Just at this time the striking figure
of Farmer Rufus Cone doomed up in the
convention. With his hand raised and
his finger pointed at the chair he plac-
ed the name of julius Zimmerman be
fore the convention.
That's good politice" said man
near the Eagle reporter. "Rufe Cone
will he a candidate for sheriff this fail
and it is pretty good point To make
himself solid with the Germans.
Mr. Zimmerman was not one or the
men selected by the committee of thir-
teen but with the hacking of RUFF Cone
his star began to shine bright. The
other candidates placed before the con-
vention We're Charles Myers. Joe Ma
cey. Al Covington, 5. Ed Moore and
ex-police officer Kensler. A vote was
taken with the following result:
Movers .......... 30
Macy .................. -
Covington NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10t
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