The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-04-07
.SANKEY MAY LEAD
WICHITA POPULIST FOR CHIEF
JUSTICE OF KANSAS.


Prohibition Committee of Safety is
Supposed to be Holding on Until After
the State Republican Convention in the
Interest of Candidates.
Topeka, Kan, A pril 6.-A well-known
Populist. who travels over the state a
good deal, figures that the following
ticket will be nominated by his party
at the Abilene convention:
Chief Justice-R. A. Sankey, Wichita.
Governor-W. A. Harris, Leavenworth
county.
Lieutenant Governor-L. P. King, Of
Cowley county.
Secretary of State-Lyman Naugle Of
Sumner county.
Auditor-W. D. Street, Decatur county
Treasurer-J. w. Bowlus, Bourbon
county.
Attorney General-John Madden Lyon
county.
State Superintendent-w. NJ Stryker
Great Bend.
SAM WOODS FRIENDS.
Topeka, Kan, April "a story comes
from Stevens county that at the next
session of the legislature the friends Of
the late Sam Woods will make an ef-
fort to have that county attached to
Seward county, as Garfield was some
time ago attached to Finney, in order
that jury may be obtained to try Jim
Brennan, VINO killed Woods five years
ago. It will be remembered that it was
impossible TO find twelve unprejudiced
men in the sparsely settled districts of
Stevens county TO try Brennan, and
the case against him was dismissed.
Shortly after his release Brennan
went to Oklahoma, where he has since
resided. He is now deputy sheriff of
Garfield county, and wields quite an
influence in politics, as do all ex-Kan-
sans in that enterprising commonwealth
He is a Republican, and was a dele
gate in the convention at Kingfisher
which renominated Dennis Flynn for
congress. Judge John Pitzer of FL Re
no, who defended Brennan in Stevens
county, also was a delegate. The Rev.
William Wood of Saltwater, brother
of Sam Wood, was chairman of the
convention. Brennan's friends do not
think that the legislature would attach
Stevens county to another county for
the purpose stated, and if it did they
doubt if the Oklahoma authorities could
be induced to surrender Brennan at this
late day.
COMMITTEE IS ASLEEP.
Topeka, Kan, April 6.-The Kansas
City Times correspondent sends the
following TO his paper: The leaders of
the temperance movement are wonder
ing what has become of the committee
of fifty, appointed some time ago to ar
range for the enforcement OF the pro-
hihitory law. One of the objects of the
committee is TO labor with the Republi-
can party for the incorporation of pro-
hibition plank in its platform. The
original resolution included all the po-
ntical parties, but ais no Democrats were
appointed, and the few Populists named
refused to serve, the committee was
made up entirely by Republicans. J.
Willis Gleed of Topeka, chairman Of the
committee, has been overwhelmed lately
with letters from temperance people
urging immediate action, especially
at Kansas City, Kansas, Leavenworth,
Atchison, Wichita and other large cit
les where the saloons are permitted to
run under a license system, but as yet
nothing has been done. The commit
tee has not even been called together.
There are Republicans who put tenn
perance above everything else, and they
are anxious that the party come out |
for the enforcement of the |
law. The politicians, how |
ever, are exerting themselves to prevent |
any such action. They are afraid of the |
cities. Their idea is to ignore prohi- !
bition. as was done two years ago, and /
give the state local option by common /
The theory is that the scheme |
no ~ OfG na o1
in order to shut of agitation on the |
part of temperance enthusiasts until |
plans could be arranged for the control |
Of the state convention. The fact that |
Mr.. Gleed, who has been regarded as a |
friend of Governor Morrill's administra-
ton, is father of the scheme. gives a !
color of truth TO the theory.
The Times correspondent called upon /
Mr.. Gleed yesterday and asked him |
what had become of the committee. 1
guess the committee is all right" Mr.. |
ileed replied. ''but have been too busy |
10 arrange for a meeting. / have been I
trying to get some of the other men,
Ders TO go ahead with the work. but no
body seems inclined 10 do II. The man
who enga ges in this sort of business
ought not to have anything else 10 do,
However. shall take a day off soon and
prepare Tor meeting. W IateVer aC-
ion the committee takes; whatever pol
cy it adopts: whatever advise II gives,
will, l ann satisfied, be wise and unset
ish. and such as the friends OF law and |
'redr ought 10 follow" And then Mr..
ileed smiled a SORT Of all-things- to-all-
nen smile, which had just been brought |
n. mostly applications for Frisco passes
The following named gentlemen COM
)riSe the committee Of fifty:
c. f. Scott. Allen county; A J. Felt,
AtchisOn; Joshua Wheeler, AtchiSon; c.
,. Butler. AtchiSOn; z. T. Metcalf, An
ierson; w. b. Webster. Bourbon: Bruce
1eydig, Butler: George F. Fullenwider,
Butler. c. D. Ashley, Cherokee; T. \.
;awhill. Cloud, Harrison Kelley, COf-
ey; r. E. Carlton. Crawford; J. y. Bar
Ter. Crawford; W. H Carruth. Douglas:
3. W. Woodward, Douglas; J. G. Has
,ell: Douglas; ]. W. Stewart. Frank
yn: Sanford Topping. Franklin: J. p.
IaSterly, Greenwood: A. c. Pierce, Gea-
Y; l. Q. Pickering. johnson; J. W. Par
Ter, Johnson; Nelson Case. Labette: E.
j. Randall, Leavenworth; James Brown
>eavenWorth; J. D. Hewitt. Lyon: c
;. Graves, Lyon; E. ". Hoch. Marion:
y. H Smith, Marshall; c. 4. SwensOn.
icPherScn; A ". Smith. Mcpherson:
Y T. Yoe. Mont gomeTy; J. NJ. Miller.
iorris; ". T. T T. TTueblood. Usage;
:. :. Hicks, Pottowatomie: J. w Rob
Tts, Reno; J. E. Junkin. Rice; II. L.
'estana, Russell; T. u Fitzpatrick. Sa-