The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-15
BOLT Is IN ORDER
TWO PAPERS ARE ALMOST READY
TO KICK OUT.


Sam Amidon Seems to be Having Deuce OF
aTime Not Only With Pops But Demo
Gratis as WeIl-His Party Organ is Re-
ported to be on the Eve of Repudiatins
Him-Inhuence of the Postofice May
be Able to Prevent ft-Mystic brother
hood Has \ Grave Crisis to Meet Also
in the Campaign.
Local Demo-Pop politics were pretty
hot yesterday and az kinds Of runors
were floating around. The nomination
Of Colonel Sam Amidon is causing some
trouble among the brethren
One of the rumors was that the lead
ing Democratic and Populist paper
would bolt him. No authentic infor-
nation could be got on this point how
ever. The rur1or was undoubtedly
BASED on the GOODNESS accorded the Co.
oneps nomination by last evenings is
sue OF the Democratic organ. There
was not word Of consolation in IL for
Mr.. Amidon or his friends. There
were some eloquent words between the
Ines condemning and regulating him.
X is said that next weeks issue of the
Commoner will criticize the conven-
tons for having selected him. The
article has not been written yet but it
3 planned out and he'd in embryo
subject to the approval Of Mr.. Healy,
The new editor, who has not yet arrived.
lt is understood that the article VIII
suggest that the nomination Of Mr..
Am.don against the frequently ex
dressed wishes OF the Populists was
brought about by the gentlemen in the
post Office in payment of an old debt.
Il viii be remembered that az the time
Mr.. Fitch was a candidate for the post
ofice the county committee was not in
MS favor. Mr.. Amidon's partner was
then chairman and Sam himself had
some influence. The convention that
made that committee turned Mr.. Fitch
DOWN and everybody was surprised and
sstonished when the committee indorsed
him for the postoffice. ]. NJ. Ross was
certainly a much surprised man and
90 was Harry Stewart. 1t was then
stated that Sam Anidon's influence
with that Of Judge McCanless' made
Mr.. Fitch postmaster At any rate
the committee was turned about in a
most mysterious manner. For several
years the evening paper and Sam Ami
ION have not been friends and the arti-
lies IL published about him last year
when, IN convention, he used such very
uncomplimentary language against the
PopUlisuS will make some very interest
ing campaign reading again this year.
At Thursdays convention IL was the
influence Of Tom Fitch and the elo-
qUence Of McCanless-the magic mas
rot of the medicine as he was called in
Barber county-that nominated Mr..
Amidon. If the evening paper does
not bolt Mr.. Amidon It win be because
Of the influence OF the postofTice over
that paper. II Is said that the post
Office people can do what they please
Market street organ
The Deno-Pops are not the only peo-
pie who are worried over the kaleido-
scopic variation of affairs It is said
that the members Of the Order Of Mystic
Brotherhood are not very well satisfied
with things. Some OF the leaders are
alleged to have claimed that they would
have a resubuission resolution In the
platforms of each of the state tickets !
They have not succeeded and the rank
and file are disappointed. The Abilene
convention ignored them entirely and
the Topeka convention s good as ig-
nored them To be sure Jack Ludlum
presented a resubmission resolu ton to
the secretary OF the Topeka convention
but 1t was never read and the last thing
seen OF 1T was that it was laying OF the
floor Of the stage in Hamilton hall. Phil
Cregor of the Kansas city Journal
picked It up as a curiosity and it is
impossible 10 say where Il IS now.
The" fact is. the Democrats at their /
state convention gave their cordial SUD-
port 10 a resolution 70 resubmit the pro- /
hibitory amendment and hence the Nys- /
tic boys would be in duty bound 10 sup /
port the Democrats but here. again. a l
difficulty rises up before them and that /
Is the Democrats have no state ticket .
In the field for anybody to support /
They have Endorsed the ticket of the
that sDat upon the request
If the o. NJ. r. to put a resubmission
plank in the platform.
Now, then. the leaders Of TIE o. NIB
people a.re said to be preparing a circu-
lar letter asking every candidate for
office in all the Parties how they stand
on the subject OF resubn1ission. II
they are for all well and good. but If
they are not for il the Brotherhood
throughout the state VIII throw the har-
poon into them. Here. again. comes 10
another delicate question. II has al
ways been considered political good
breeding that when a man goes into and
participates In a convention he IS bound
to support the nominees. There have
have been O. NJ. B. leaders in every
state. county and district convention |
End what are they going TO do about the
Ticket they helped to nominate even
though the ticket may not be for re-
Every body seems to be all
mixed UP. topsy turvyness is in. the air
and the Mystic Brotherhood seem to be
involved in the political chaos It Is
thought that the Mystic Brctherho-oi
must show a master hand in this crisis
- go all 70 smash.