The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-15

ernor That the Temperance Crusad,
Must be Immediately waged Upor
Lea.enworth, Atchison and Kansas City
or Else Called on at wIchita-He Says
the People of Sedgwick County arc
Honest and VIII Not Convict Where
Malice is the Object.
Assistant Attorney General Camp
bell returned yesterday morning from
Topeka where he had long consulta-
ton with Governor Morrill, and Attor-
ney General Dawes. with reference to
the liquor war in Wichita.
AS soon as he arrived he drove TO
his residence west Of the city and did
not appear at either his office, the po-
lice or district court throughout the
dav. His demeanor was different from
that upon rs return from Topeka on
former oCcaa4ols.
II was repo-tcd that he had down.
cast expression and instead OF assum-
ing the character of a tiger he was far
more like what he chose TO express his
feelings last night to an Eagle reporter,
when he said:
Il am neither wolf, tiger, hyena
nor a lamb, but I am a full grown
sheep. and in Ine Lords service.
The strange action OF Mr. Campbell
was the subject of comment on all
sides, and at sporting centers where
persons had gathered 20 hear the lat
est concerning Dan Stuart's prizefght
carnival, bets were offered at the rate
Of ) ITO l that Tiger Bill had resigned,
but there were no takers.
Few persons dared to beard the lion
In his den, especially when it was re-
ported that the Tiger was in anything
but a good humOr, and a close watch
was kept on the Douglas avenue bridge
to see whether or not the man would
return.
His daughter, Miss Nancy, was called
upon at the Office and the innocent
question was asked:
Where is Judge Campbell?"
He Is at home" was the unconcern-
ed reply of Miss Nancy, as she pro-
ceeded with her writing.
why, that is strange" the visitor
would say. Il heard he was in Topeka
Has he returned from Topeka, Miss
CampbeH?''
II can only say that my father was
home at d rather late breakfast this
morning and when I first saw him he
was helping mother cook sausage in
the kitchen. If you want to know
anything as 10 where he has been, and
what he has done or said while he was
away, il he was away, as you intimate,
I suppose the most gentlemanly thing
you could do would be 10 apply your
questions to my father instead of to
his daughter, who has all she can do
to attend to her own business"
This was enough, and the questioner
would come down stairs, and try and
get some other inquisitive person to
try and interview Miss Campbell but if
there was q successful one he keeps it
to himself
About this time Frank McCord came
over from the West Side and offered TO
bet TO l that Tiger Bill had handed in
his resignation, but there were no
takers. Everybody who could raise a
nickle wanted 70 bet that the resigna-
ton was in the hands of Attorney
General Dawes. and that was the rea-
son that Mr.. Campbell had not shown
hi.u self upon the street. with that Tur-
kish smile spread al over his face as
was his usual custorS. When Frank
found he could get no bets, he vouch-
safed to give out just why he was will
ting to bet 1T such odds. He said:
Il was in a butcher shop this morning
when Tiger Bill came in and heard him
inquire for liver. / knew then that
something was I'D, and l at once looked
to sea the position of his lip and be-
held that it was not in its usual place,
and then when ne got that liver and I
added two and two together ii made
four, and knew he had resigned. He
never looked right or left. and there
was no more Of a smile on his face than
there was on a tombstone. He wore
. ,, .,.1 not Of
Evening shades had gathered and
st.n the much talked-of man failed 10
put in an appearance, when telephone
message was received at the Eagle Of
fee bearing the tidings that at had
come in and gone north on Market
street, and something like a smile was
upon its face"
There was no need Of asking who was
meant by 1t" There was only one
IT, in town and a reporter was de-
tailed u 50 out and find TT and see
what tt had to say.
In the Central Christian church Mr..
Campbell was found by the reporter
who made known his mission by asking
him the question whether or not he had
resigned.
What makes you ask such a ques-
ton? What put that notion into your
The reporter asked him if he had not
been in Topeka. IF he had not been
IN conference with Governor Morrill,
and Attorney General Dawes? If he
had not returned that morning from
Topeka and Immediately hied himself
away all day 1t hOme2 Had he not
stopped 81 a butcher shop that morn
Ing ana bought liver instead Of porter
house steak2 If 1t was not fact that
when he appeared on the street in the
morning that his lip was out of its
usual position? And upon his honor
whether in face Of al this array Of evil
dence he would deny that he had hand
ed in his resignation?
Hold up" said the judge. you have
given me enough questions to keep me
answering a week J want 10 ask you
few questions: Who told you that
had res Cned? That had bought liver?
That intended to resign?"
The reporter told him that II was a
general rumor and where there was so
much smoke there must be some fire.
We'll. 1 viii tell you just how much
FIRE there is about it If YOU can stir
up the smoothe-hored, gUtter-necked,
saIpe-legged politicians who think they
know something about politics, 10 make
p few more trips to Topeka, or write
lew more letters, l Will have no trouble
IN pursu2ding the governor to grant
my mission
l was at Topeka and did have a con
ference with both Governor Morrill,
Awarded