The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-22
NOT IN THE RACE
Mr. BURWELL DE LINES THE 0ITI-
ZEN'S NOMINATION FOR MAYOR

Al CoviBgton Deserts the Citizens Ticket
and Says He is still RepubDcan--Mr.
Patton not Eager To Make the Race
The Jennings Ticket is Also lettering
OF its Feet--VEn Hewey Thinks
They Trified with His Name and De-
clines--Mrs. WcbI1ing announces Her
Withdrawal.
AT midnight last night Mr. Burweil,
candidate for mayor on the Citizens
ticket sent the following dated March
y. to the Eagle for publication:
To the Editor of the Eagle.
please say through your columns
that while / appreciate the compli-
ment paid me by my friends in the Citi-
zens' meeting in nominating me for
mayor Of this city, l respectfully de-
cline the same.
M. T. BURWELL."
''Ho, there, reporter shouted Al
Covington yesterday from the interior
of his shooting gallery on East Doug
las avenue. You can say that ! I'M a
Republican and don't want to run for
constable against the Republican nom
thankful for the honor conferred on me
but don't want the nomination
AL is the coloTed man who was nom
mated Wednesday by the Populist con-
Vention. The word PopuliSt is used adj
Visedly for the Democrats are now say
ing that they had no part in the con-
vention and do not indorse its candi-
dates. In other words they do not
care TO sail on board ship that will
be swallowed up in the Republican
tidal wave that = scheduled for March
2 To return TO the main subject, Al
Covington is the man who was nomi-
mated for constable by the convention
referred to as q bait TO catch the color
ed vote of Wichita. Mr.. Patton, the
other colored man, who was nominated
for the school board. is also a Repub-
lican and. it is understood, will not
make the race. There are four other
candidates of the citizens convention
have their letters written declining the
nomination that will be handed 10 the
committee either today or tomorrow.
The Healy-Heln-Bab b-Campbell tick
ct is not the only one that is going TO
pieces.
The ctiket made at he Jennings-Dean
independent, prohibition, womans
suffrage. retrenchment and reform citi-
Zens' convention is also lettering
VIII Hewev was the strongest man
they had on il, but VIII is not going
to run. They nominated him without
his knowledge and Mr.. Jennings and
Mr. Dean can count themselves lucky
if Mr.. Hewey does not bring a suit for
damages against them. Putting a
Kentucky Democrat on a prohibition,
woman'S suffrage ticket is not tri-
val matter and there is not a judge in
the United States but what would hold
1t to be a case subject to heavy dam
ages. VIII has his declination written
out in red ink with all thei important
points heavily UNDERSIGNED.
Mr.. Jennings was also sent the fol-
lowing epistle from one of the nomi-
nees of his convention for the school
board:
Wichita. Kan, March 81. 1895.
ITO the Chairman of the Citizens indie
pendent Convention.
Sir am very much surprised to
have been nominated by your conven-
ton as candidate for member of the
board of education from the Sixth
ward.
1T is unsolicited by me and I de-
cline the honor with thanks as l have
neither time nor health to do justice
10 the Office should l be elected. Re
spsctfully,
MRS. OCTAvLA WEBKING"
It is safe to say that at the end Of
the week there viii not be five candi-
dates left on either of the indep sndent
tickets.
REGISTRATION CLOSES TO-DAY
Registration for the city election viii
close at O'Clock tonight, and every
one vino wishes 10 be in the band wag
on on April should see that they are
registered today. No Republican
should fail 70 be ready TO vote. The
books win positively close at 6 o'clock.
q, tef- ion h.r
satisfactory and at l. O'Clock ycster-
fclI1urS