The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-13
CAUSES OF DEFEAT
s0ME REASONS WHY MARTIN WAS
KNOCKED OUT.


Suit the Railroad Corporations-In the
Second Place He Attended Social
kyent at Topeka without WeHring a
Necktie-The Latter Violation of Ethi-
cal Law Disguised the Ex-hajor Gen
eraI of the Militia
Topeka, Kan, Aug. 12.-(Special)-
Nearly all the Republicans have gone
nome All who remain in Tokepa are
politicians. Most of them went out
vast night during a terrific rainstorm
and nobody has been able to get an
accurate opinion Of the work done from
the people who did it. The fellows who
remained ell night and all day at the
Copeland like the ticket and they say it
was the best ticket that could have been
Nominated They are especially pleas
ed with the defeat of David Martin
who was a candidate for denomination
for Justice Of the supreme court An
attorney for one of the railroad sys-
TENS, and a prominent citizen of Kan
sas. called the Eagle reporter aside an
the Th7oup hotel and said: 81 am sorry
that Dave Martin is defeated, but you
know ne was too pronounced for free
silver If he had been more in line
with the sentiment of the people of the
state for sound money he would have
been nominated by reclamation"
The Eagle man listened to him and
saw his tears fall, for, of course, he was
FORTY that David Martin was defeated.
That is, the reporter was. He was
sorry, very sorry, because two min
utes before that ne was speaking with
David Martin and had a private con-
versatfon with him on the situation.
He was also talking with Dumont Smith
of Edwards county, one of the BRAIN
lest young Republicans in the Seventh
district. Dumont was the young man
who nominated Martin and he, too, was
sorry for the defeat of the judicial Of
fcer whom me loved. There was sor-
row all round but, of course, the rep
resentatives Of the railroad companies
had q monopoly of the tears. 1t is
100 bad that David Martin was not in
hamony with their financial views. OF
course that is all they cared about Har-
ry Thompson of Oklahoma was proml-
nent gentleman in the convention, and
he was very sorry for the defeat Of
Judge Martin Harry is one Of the
great POLITICAL workers for a well known
y
vas Frank Doster's sheriff when the
batter gentleman was judge of the Mari
on county judicial district Judge Dos
ter is the Pcpulist candidate of chief
Justice of the supreme court. A friend
eaid to a reporter for the Eagle that
Harry Thompson told him several times
that Frank DoSter was one of the most
gentlemen in the state OF
Kansas. Harry ought to have told
his company that Judge Doster's views
On the money question were not sound.
The money question, of course, was all
that worried them.
A well known friend OF the admins
ira tion-General J. F. II. Hughes-told
the Eagle correspondent that David
Martin ought to have been defeated :
He did not exactly object to the chief
Justice on the ground OF his financial
views, but he objected TO him for rea-
sons equally logical. His objections to
Justice Martin was that he never wore
q fecktie. The fact is that Justice
Martin was never known to wear
necktie- He wears a clean Shirt and
q 5-cent brass collar button, but the
poor old man never wears necktie.
He ought to wear a necktie. How can
any chief justice decide a case who
of Kansas who never did believe in a /
chief justice talking through his hat |
think that he should wear a necktie 10 /
talk through when he is passing on a .
great judicial question that is Of inter- /
est to the public. General Hughes. /
with a great deal OF Indignation, told /
nhe Eagle man that when Mrs. Chad (
Brown, "a most delightful and amiable /
lady, gave a reception in honor of Judge |
Martin, the chief justice attended il /
without wearing a necktie. There is no I
evidence that Mrs. Chad Brown, wife /
OF the clerk of the supreme court, shared .
In the objections Of Major General |
the court martialed commond-
er Of the army of Kansas. n nice fell
low and a brave man, because the Eagle /
correspondent learned that in the good
ness of true womans heart she went .
over the cricfix of the chief Jus
tlce when he was defeated for the nomi-
nation. The necktie business is purely
a question between the sweet heart OF
Mrs. Brown-the heart that knows more
than the head of the man-and the
ethical code Of the militia of the state OF
Kansas. The defeat of Judge Martin
should he warning to the barristers
OF the state never to cultivate the habit
Afte- the defeat of Judge Martin the
man who. by appointment. placed him
at the head Of the supreme bench of
the state was nominated by acclama-
ton More than that, Frank Dawes.
who appeared in the convention hall
without coat, vest or suspenders. was
nominated by reclamation for attorney
general In justice to General Hughes
be is said that the Eagle correspond
mt didn't know whether the gallant
general knew whether Frank Dawes
wore suspenders or not.
The convention was as fine a body
Df men as ever assembled in the stat.
If kanSss. They We're enthusiastic
'ver the song of Rev. Bright. entitled
Throw Out the Life Line" and they
heered it TO the echo after which thew
threw out the following life line in the
shape OF platform and resolutions. II
VII save every man who is sinking,
whether he be Republican. silverita.
Pop. Democrat, Demo-Pop. or Prohihi-
lonist- Every word of il is honestly
Expressed and should be read by every
foter in the state Of Kansas.
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS
I'VE. the Republicans Of Kansas. in
convention assembled, heartily endorse
he noninauon of William Mckinley
or president. and Garrett A Hobart
or rice-president of the United States
nd pledge them our most enthusiasts
We hereby renew our allegiance to
he principles Of the Republican party
% fully and clearly expressed in mo
RATIONAL Republican platform adoptea
It st. Louis, each and every part of
which We unqualifedly approve and
hereby adopt as our own.
We regard the three cardinal princi-
lies emphasized in our national plat
or1n. viz: Protection, reciprocity and
'ound money. as Indispensable TO an in