The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-16

| upon, one 10 elect delegates 10 the IA
| tional convention and another 10 nom
| mate state officers.
| Then came another hiatus OF half an
/ hour, when an ambassador extraordi-
nary from within appeared with the
report that the first convention would
! be held on March Is and the second on
| August 8. After this exciting piece
! OF information had been given time 10
| digest. a minister plenipotentiary ar
| rived in due form and invited repre-
| sentatives OF the towns asking privi-
| lege of entertaining the conventions
| 10 appear before the throne. But two
| candidates for the state nominating
! convention were presented, Abilene and
| Emporia. For Abilene. the principle
! speaker was c. s. Crawford. His plea
| was largely along the line that if the
| convention was sent 10 Abilene the
! POpulists up there would be able 10
| beat J. r. Burton out of his home cOun-
! ". He closed by saying that the may
! or had left town, the city marshal
would be tied up. the sheriff was a Pop
| ulist, and the convention could own the
town. Emporia's claims were pre-
| scented by large delegation. The
| spokesman was Mr.. GearoUt, and one
| of the committee reported outside la
ter that he thought the gentleman's
| speech was going 10 occupy fully that
much time.
Hutchinson presented her claims for
| the convention TO elect delegates TO
| the national convention.
AT this stage of the proceedings the
| newspaper men, who were standing by
the burning deck, were invited into
the sanctuary. upon the condition that
| no report was TO be made OF the speech
es delivered or the crOSs-lifting which
the good brothers might engage in,
but few moments later motion was
put TO clear the decks again and the
remainder Of the session proceeded in
! secret. Little by little the following
information oOzed out through the key
hole and over the transom.
Hutchinson was chosen as the place
for holding the convention to elect ma
tiOnal delegates, the date being March
is.
The state nominating convention was
located at Abilene, the vote standing
8 for Abilene to for Emporia.
At cary cock-crowing time the COM
mittee emerged from behind its bolts
and bars and announced that an ad-
journment had been taken.
1t was found impossible 10 interview
the committeeman as TO their choice
for governor. Rev. Mr.. Biddison. late
chaplain of the senate, informed the
correspondent that the choice for gov
ernor would fall between Briedenthal
Vincent and Dennison. and his re-
marks seemed to meet with considera-
bic approval
For congress a number Of candidates
n va - -
nothing is talked Of except a fusion
upon Henry Solomon.
In the Second district, Frank Willard
of Argentine, has been most prominent
ly mentioned.
In the Third district, the choice lies
between Jerry Botkin and ex-Congress-
man Jeff Hudson.
In the Fourth district, Levi Dumbald
of Emporia, and Taylor Biddle of Ma
riOn are seemingly the leaders.
In the Fifth district there is a host
Of possible candidates, including Andy
Shearer, of Marshall county; W. D. Vim
cent, of Clay Center: II. y. Gaines. of
Salina; Editor Chaffee, of Junction
City, and :. \. Stewart. of Manhattan.
In the Sixth district Pop Baker viii
find active opposition in Rev. O. l..
Smith of Burr Oak.
In the Seventh district, Jerry Simp-
son, Harry Lands and Ex-Governor
Lewelling are talked of.
For gressman-at-large. Lewelling
Simpson, Botkin, and Dennison are
talked of.
Representative Newman, of Clay Cen
ter gave out the word that under no
circumstances would W. D. Vincent be-
come a candidate for governor.
COURT BADLY NEEDED
A special from Washington says: The
division Of the state of Kansas into
two United States judicial districts
seems TO be greatly wanted by mem
bers of the bar. 1t really seemed 10
the Kansas delegation. when Mr.. Rice
first suggested the formation Of a bill
for that purpose, that it was scarcely
good politics to give Mir. Cleveland a
chance to give a good life berth TO
some one Of his political pets, but since
the pressure is SO strong, the most OF
them at least. are of the opinion that
the best interests of the state should
be served, regardless Of politics
One member of the Kansas bar said
in this connections: I'VE are very de-
sirous of placing our United States
courts in Kansas, in a position where
the business Of the courts can be
transacted with reasonable certainty
as TO time, and with the assurance
when the suit Is begun in said court
that the case can be tried by a Kansas
judge, whose sole business it will be
TO devote his time, attention and ability
to the necessities and demands of the
Kansas federal courts
We are now practically in the posi-
ton Of depending upon foreign judges
for the transaction Of our federal bust
ness in Kansas. Term after term Of
our courts are puostponed and cOntinu-
81 indefinitely, witnesses are subpoena
ed, jurors are sumomned. the officers
OF the court appear at stated times.
Sometimes We have a judge and some
times We do not. There is a state Of
uncertainty about Il that is getting ex-
Another gentleman IS very outsPoken
He says: We want A bin introduced |
and passed which shall be fathered by |
the Kansas delegation, providing for
this division; and when the division Is |
provided for. We want Judge appoint |
ed We don't care a fig what his poll |
tics are or whether he is afflicted with |
any sort Of politics. but Ve want a great |
big. broad shouldered. broad minded. |
thoroughly good lawyer for a judge |
one who has mental and physical abili- |
~ and capacity; so that thereafter |
when suit is begun in the federal |
courts OF the southern division OF Kan |
sas. the lawyer and the l,Igant can |
have some assurance that the end VIII 4
come during the natural lives Of the /
parties interested
II viii be remembered that Judge /
Peters introduced a bill IN the Fifty /
first congress. providing for division I
OF the state along the present pfopos- /
ID lines. but Jerry Simpson and a iot ot 1