The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-25
LONG WINS AGAIN
he DID UP SIMPSON FOR THE SEC
OND TINE AT NEWTON.


Mr.. Simpson. However, Spoke With Better
Eject Than He Did ut Hatehinsen-The
Applause Was In His Favor-Hs En-
couraged 1t But NE. Long Didn't-In
the Closing Argunent Long Holds His
Opponent Over the Goals Immense
Crowd of People Listen to Them-Eed
Hot Time Expected 1t Wellington.
The second joint debate between Hon.
Chester l. Long and Hon Jerry Simp-
son, opposing candidates for congress
on the Republican and Populist tickets
respectively, was held at Newton yes
terday.
When one saw the crowd at the state
fair here and the crowd at the joint
debate at Newton he could not hep
wondering where all the people came
from. One man said: Il never knew
how large Kansas was until I saw this
crowd"
Unlike Hutchinson, Newton had no
decorations and although the crowd
must have brought an immense revenue
to the city the merchants did not seem
to have made any preparations for IL.
They probably thought they would have
the usual Saturday country town turn
out, but instead of that they had
Broadway jam.
Early in the morning people left their
homes up on the edges OF Marion, Nc
Pherson, 'Sedgwick, Reno and Butler
counties and began 10 flock towards
Newton Every road was black with
vehicles that raised clouds of dust that
could be seen all over the prairie in
every direction for ten miles and be-
tween IL and II O'Clock they emptied
into Newton from every avenue like
great long funerals without hearses.
A reporter for the Eagle trying to esti-
mate the crowd looked about the city
and found teams hitched on either side
of Main street from the Santa F'e tracks
TO Eight street and on the other side OF
the tracks as far down as Mr.. Wark-
entineS' mills Not only that, but they
We're hitched on either side of the side
streets for at least one block.
Republicans wore Long badges and
Populist wore Simpson badges. Both
sides met in groups and discussed the
financial issue with all the vim and
vinegar that characterizes street corner
discussions. No man, on either side,
aching for a discussion, was disappoint-
ed
While the multitude were discussing
in the streets the two principals in the
debate were in their rooms buried in
statistics. Mr.. Simpson was alone
when reporter called and he had his
Cot,
senate report of the last session of the
Fiftythird congress. That" said he,
to the reporter, pulls every prop from
Under MIR. Longs argument" It was
a declaration on the principal of finance
that Mr.. Doug had, according TO Jerry,
fallen down on in the Hutchinson de,
bate. Then somebody came in from
Butler county to tell Jerry that he knew
him back in Indiana twenty years ago
and the reporter learned no more from
Mr.. Simpson about the senate record
Mr.. Long was in his room two doors
farther down the hall with a party OF
friends. He had a typewriter short
harnd report of Mr. Simpsons Hutch
inSon debate eagerly hunting out the
weak points and preporing bombs to ex-
plOde them Each gentleman evident
ly realized that he had an opponent
worthy of his steel and that the five re-
naming debates would be no pic mic
In the hotel, Immediately proceeding the
debate a host Of friends gathered about
MIR. Long and spoke enthusia stically
with him about the probable success OF
everybody and everything Republican.
One lone old man with quivering limbs.
round shoulders and very gray beard
shook hands with Jerry. The old man
didn't know Jerry, but wanted to shake
hands with somebody and Jerry being
the first man he met he shook hands
with him. Tt turned out that the old
man was a Republican and bitterly op-
posed to the SocklesS statesman
The debate was scheduled for .
O'Clock, but a long hour before that the
Rink was crowded like a sardine box
The Rink Is a larger building than the
Auditorium OF this city, and in order to
accommodate the immense crowd with
in its walls no seats, except few, were
put in. The people stood within its four
walls as closely packed as matches in a
box The windows of the Rink are way
up near the roof, but the people rolled
salt barrels and other things up for the
purpose OF standing on them to see and
hear the speakers through the win
dows. Fully half an hour before the
appointed time more people were met
coming away from the building than
could be seen going to an average pub
lie meeting. They could not get in.
When the speakers arrived at the
rink they could not get in through the
crowd and it looked like there would be
considerable delay, but somebody pro-
cured a step ladder at a hardware store
and about ten minutes before O'Clock
a great shout went up. Chester Long
was seen climbing in through a narrow
little window up under the roof and in
rear of the speakers stand He received
a great ovation. The Popultsts then
made up their minds that upon the ar
rival OF Jerry Simpson they would go
the Republicans one better. Every
body watched the little window and
pretty soon they saw the top OF a Ia.
and then gold trimmed spectacles. Tha;
was sufficient. A tremendous shout
went up and half the vast audience
acted as If they were crazy. They yell
ed like Comanche Indians and threw
their hats in the air. During all this
time Jerry Simpson was crawling in
the window and when he got
down 10 his place on the platform the
was renewed Every
would give dollar IL ne
could yell his yell over again so that he
could demonstrate his lung capacity |
and his real enthusiasm for Long. Mr.. !
Simpson looked about him at the vast
audience and thinking some OF them |
would be crushed to death ne made a |
proposal TO Mr.. Long 10 hold the debate |
from a wagon in the streets. but Mr. |
Long feared il would rain and would |
not consent
Mayor Wilcox OF Newton was the UNI |
pire and after stating the details Of the |
joint debate proposition and ruling that |
no Kisses would be tolerated and no |