The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-24
POUND THEIR ARM0R
LOCAL POLITICIANS FIXING on
THEIR NAIL FOR THE FRAY.

Ticket In the Field, aud VIII Probably
though at Present There Appears Little
Chance of the Populists and Democrats
Ever Reaching an Understanding =
Names of the Men Mentioned rs Fossil
BILE Candidates.
On the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in April the city election oc-
ours. There will be an abundance OF
candidates for everything. That is
certain OF course the plum that
hangs the highest and shines the
brightest in the political sunbeams is
the mayoraiity. The Republicans in
their usual straightforward way viii
nominate good Republican and run
him as a Republican. II is uncertain
what the Democrats and the Populists
will do. The opposition knows little Of
their intentions and the Pops and Dem
ocrats know even less.
Judge Ba BIB. who is the best and most
reliable Populist authority in the city.
says that many Populists believe that
the Populists will not make any nom;-
nation, but VIII support any Republi-
can who is in favor in good faith of
the city owning the utilities OF the
municipality. such as the water works,
electric lights and street cars.
AS IL is possible that the Republican
nominee will not be chosen because of
his views. one way or the other on pa
ternalistic government. il is equally
possible that no Populist will be con-
strained TO vote the Republican tick
ct.
The politicians, in fact, think it will
be the same old game OF hide-and-go
seek that the Populists and Democrats
have been playing for many years.
This usually results in a crystaliza ton
satisfactory neither to the straight-out
Democrats nor 10 the conscientious
Populist. The politicians say the
Citizens Ticket" is bound to come.
But il is not SO certain. The enmity
between the Pops and the Democrats
is more ferdocious than ever. The To-
cal Populists have before their eyes
every day the defeated Lewelling as a
perpetual reminder of what they chose
to call the ''perfidy" of Overmeyer. At
the same time the Democratic phalanx
in Wichita is denominated by men who
are Democrats on national principles
and do not propose TO treat the Popu-
lists with any consideration at all.
For this reason il is generally under
stood that If a Citizens ticket is the
result of compromise or a temporary
truce between the Democrats and the
Populists IL will be a Democrat who
will head the Citizens ticket and Dem
ocrats who will guide and instruct him.
The Democratic leaders will tolerate
no PopuIist candidate nor bestow their
influence in his favor.
Already the Democrats have begun
to look over the field for a candidate
for mayor who sail head a Citizens
ticket, and if not that, Democratic
ticket.
The two men who are the most fire.
quently mentioned in the capacity OF
possible Democratic Candidates are j.
y. Haymaker and George Van Wer-
den. Haymaker is a popular young at
torney who stands well and would
make a good run. The other. Mr.. Van
Werden. is the druggist and has a
strong Democratic following who are
anxious to see him run.
No one from the Populist side has
been mentioned for the important posi-
ton of may or yet. but as that party
is remarkably agile in selecting candi-
dates on shirt notice, there Will be a
redundacy of availables when the
Democrats refuse to do the square
thing
Meanwhile the Republicans are or
ganiZing and getting ready for the
race. There is a city committee which
is auxiliary to the country committee
and this must meet in afew days and
fix the date of .he primaries.
The possible candidates for the may
orality mentioned are Mayor Cox. who
will run for reelection: DR.. Minnick of
the Fourth ward: A. V. Alexander OF
the Third ward; A. T. Carpenter OF the
Fourth ward: .. d. Draper OF the
Third ward. and Or. E. p. Allen They
are all good men and any one of them
would make a winning race.
Part of the council and the school
board is also to be chosen and IL is
agreed that there will be A fight in
every ward. In the First ward j. h.
Sawyer will run for reelection. In
the Second Tom Wilson and George
Bristow are mentioned. In the Third
there is talk of Ray OLIVER and s. W.
Cooper II is said that J. II. Mccall
will not be a candidate ford reelection.
In the Fourth yard j.. II. Anawalt APP
pears TO have the inside track. The
Fifth is not yet decided and in the
Sixth il is understood that John Mar
tin has entered the list.
The choice Of school board Is one that
the Republicans are turning their at
tention TO. also. In the First ward :.
3 Herman is prominently spoken Of
in the Third. \. V. Alexander: in the
Fourth. Ed. Goldberg and Major Pow
ell: in the Fifth. James Allison. In the
Sixth ward there will be two vacancies
to be filed in the school board owing
10 the removal OF Mr.. Fritch. Or. Hoss
who is at present filing the place OF
Mr. ritch, IL is said. will be nominated
The other available man has not come
10 the front yet.
In all the parties the inclination il
for short campaign. With April
but little over a month away no~, II
could not be otherwise. The rsgistra-
ton books close ten days before the
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