The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-11

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GRAFT Represent This District-The Tvs
subcommittee VIII Make Favoring thu
Democrats Having senator, Commits
sIoper and Attorney
Ex-Governor LeweIling came TO tht
rescue Of the Democrats yesterday By
announcing that his name should not
20 before the county convention fol
The Office Of state senator.
After the two committees were ap-
pointed by the Pop and Democratic
central committees to agree upon Z
division Of the county Offices, the COM
mfttees virtually agreed 10 report &c
the full central committee of the two
parties that the division should stand
giving the Democrats state senator
commissioner and county attorney
This agreement was perfectly satisfac-
tory to the members of the two sub
committees. but B. E. Kies who had
sold an interest in his paper to a Mr.
Healey, set UP howl and wanted the
agreement broken It appears from the
best authority received from those on
the inside that KieS had made an agree
ment with this man Healey that the
county printing would go to the Com
moner next year, and to show how
plausible was this agreement he mad
shown his red headed friend whom ne
was anxious TO have come IN and help
him bear his load in change for the
ready cash in the possession OF his
friend that with the united vote Of the
Democrats and Populists that the cleo
ton OF q commissioner would be a walk
away and upon this agreement the man
with the auburn hair was pursuaded
to part with The ready cash
When Healy found that the agree
nent had been made by the two sub
committees which would give the COM
missioner to the Democrats he simply
kicked clear over the traces and Kies
pursUaded the subcommittee TO make
another play until after he, Kies, had
gotten his clutches more firmly upon
the hands OF the red headed man >
cash
To make this appear even more plaus-
ible hies swore to the LeweIling crowd.
which was the ma ority, that both him
and Simpson were trying to do the fair
thing by Lewelhng, and for this pur-
pose had Simpson to come TO Wichita
not only for the purpose of trying TO
square himself with the Democrats but
also TO swear allegiance TO Lewelling.
Simpson was in bad repute on his ar
rival at Wichita, by his speech in the ST.
Louis convention where he pledged the
vote OF the Kansas Populists TO Wat
son instead OF to Sewall, but he craw-
fished out of this by stating that he
had only made the offer provided the
southern delegates in the convention
would consent to the nomination of
president prior to that OF vice president
and wtlen the southern delegates re-
fused TO do this that his pledge to give
the vote to Watson instead OF SewaL
was of and then he declared that the
Kansas Populists had been given to
Sewall and not to Watson which was
virtually not true as the Lewelling men
well know that a portion OF the Kansas
delegation had cast their vote for Wat
son and against SewaII, but they re-
solved that il Simpson would only act
fair in the state convention at Abilene
they would let the thing drop and the
little white lie Of Simpsons would not
be made public.
At Abilene the treachery OF Simpson
was soon discovered and the I.ewellinE
men found the only way 10 defeat the
denthal-Simpson agreement was
to cause a stampede TO Leedy which
was. done by Governor LeweIling in
pers5n by going to his Atchison county
vote and having the change made.
They had succeeded in defeating Har-
ris and Simpson realized that something
must be done 10 keep Lewelling and his
following in line and he wired Kies,
so it is said. to start a move on foot TO
have Leweiling Doomed for state SEN
ator- This was done, and all day Sat
urday Lewelling was being doomed for 1
state senator and for a time il looked /
as though Kies would succeed in break /
ing the compact made by the sub-com-
mirtee Of the Democrats and Pops.
During this time Jesse Haymaker was /
IN hot water Il seems that while he 1
was at Chicago he had given it out
coh that he would represent this SEN
aaOrisl district at Topeka for the next
not knocked in the head that his cake
would be dough
Early yesterday morning he appealed
10 RUFF Cone. so il is said, and be-
seeched Rufe to see Lewelling and have
him refuse. AT first Cone was rather
aiken with the LucIen Baker plan and
believed that LeweIfng would stand
/ better show TO succeed PETER in the
United States senate by being IN on
he ground floor. but the willy Jesse
Reid Up the plum that If a Democrat
vas sent he would be able 10 secure
more votes Tor L D. Lewelliug than
wen that gentleman should he be a
senator himself and agreeing II the
program was carried out as had at first
oeen agreed upon that he. Haymaker.
would vote for L D. LeweIling to sue.
.eed PETER.
This plan took with Cone and he at
nee visited Harry Stewart IN the base
nent and told him 10 stand pat"
Harry understood this tip and when
he two subcommittee met last night
: was agreed that when the county
met Wednesday that the
rst agreed plan TO give the Democrats
rate senator. commissioner and county
ttorrey would be recommended and
his deal VIII stand Notwithstanding
he fact that when the two conven lions
7eet Wednesday committee from each
Ill be appointed TO confer. but they
Vii simply adopt the program laid
own by the bosses
When rhe proposition, - noniuacs
faynakNr for state senator was first
poken OF 10 LeweIllng he did not take
indy TO the matter but when Cone
lformed him how this agreement
7ould slap Hies for his treschery who