The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-06

the Platform and Claims He is Dele
rate and When He is Not Allowed to
sneak He Declares by All the Gods at
Once That he viii be Heard IL Ii Takes
Until MidniSht-Apother Convention Is
Ueld and Leavenworth viii Send Two
Delegations to Wichita
/ Topeka. Kan, March 5.-(Special)-
| Talk of everything else has been super
| ceded by gossip over the bolt Of Dan
Anthony from the Republican conven-
| ton at Leavenworth yesterday. There
was an enormous crowd a. the court
house when the time came for the call
ing Of the convention 70 order. Old
| timers say nothing since war times
equaled the meeting.
There was a spirited passage be
| tween Colonel D. r. Anthony and May
or W. C. Hook, Immediately after the
call was read, over the election OF
temporary chairman Joseph Bleakley.
a Hook man, was chosen without oppo-
sition.
Hook moved that a, committee or sew
en- be appointed on credentials.
Anthony got up amid confusion and
started TO speak Hook objected, and
Anthony insisted on speaking, saying
he was a delegate TO the convention
from the First ward.
Bleakley ruled against Anthony, who
mounted the rostrum and attempted 10
speak. The greatest confusion prevail
ed. Nothing but cries, augmented by
the chairman pounding on his desk,
could be heard.
The convention was soon more like a
riotous mob than anything else. The
noise was at times deafening, and 1t
looked as if riot was imminent.
Anthony stood by the side Of the
chairman and demanded to be heard
and said it was a right of an American
citizen, and no cries could make him
desist.
This great confusion continued for
fully half an hour. The noise was some
times terrific. Numerous persons at
tempted to speak and were cried down
most effectually.
Bolen Townsend arose to reply to An
thony and no sooner had he got warmed
I'D than the convention cried him down.
1t did not matter what side he was on.
no man was allowed TO make a speech.
While the confusion was on, a COM
nittee on credentials was appointed
favorable to the Hook side, some of
the members Of the delegates con-
tested.
Sheriff Rothenberger and his depu-
ties were called in, but they were pow
erless TO restore order, for the conven-
ton was nothing more nor less than a
bowling mob under the disguise Of a
political convention.
A committee was finally appointed on
permanent organization and order Of
business, when a recess was declared.
Anthony and Hook were out with the
committee on credentials at the time
the sheriff was called h.
The Anthony men wanted to contest
the rights of fifty-one of the sixty Hook
men from the city on the ground that
they were elected by Democrats and re-
peaters. The committee announced
that they would give each side three
minutes to make a case and the meet
ing was brief but mighty hot.
The comAittee reported in favor OF
the Hook delegates, and the report was
adopted without debate.
This caused a second storm, when
Anthony demanded to be heard while
the motion was being put.
Chairman Bleakley refused to accord
Anthony the floor Anthony then
mounted the reporters table and de-
manded to be heard. saying: by the
Gods l will be heard, if it takes till
midnight
Great shouts went up from the big
crowd outside the railing. After An
thony had got we'll started he was
listened to in quiet
He made a bitter denunciatory speech
of the way in which the primaries had
hoII Iii daIa n
adjourn to another hall and elect dele
gates to the congressional and state
conventions. He went to the district
court room where a crowd soon gath
cred that could not all get in.
A convention was organized and dele
gates were elected TO attend the state
and congressional conventions. These
delegates were instructed for Mckinley
and Frederick
While the Anthony convention was
being held the other convention was
at recess, awaiting a committee choos-
ing delegates. The Hook convention
finally selected delegates to both the
state and congressional conventions.
These delegates were instructed for
Broderick on motion of Hook himself.
They were instructed for Hook for dis
trict delegate TO st. Louis and for Lee
land for deiegate-at-large ana Tor la
tional committeeman. They were also
instructed for Mckinley.
Mr. Leland was at the court house
and he says that he is a sure winner.
He took no part in the proceedings.
The Leland delegates 10 Wichita are
w Laming, y. Schwartz, 4. Pa ssbrOoi,
w. o. Hiatt, z. y. Mason, ]. NJ. Cory,
J. II. fitzpatrick, d. A. Hook. G. W.
Kiersted, II. G. Long. Sam Doddsworth,