The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-25
WILL NOT BULGE
REV. CALLAHAN WILL PROVE MORE
THAN DEMOCRATS THINK.


when 1t Comes to Making Demands at e
Reno They Will Discover That tn
Reverend Gentleman VIII not TAX
Back His Declaration That Drinking
Men Cannot Vote for Him if He Ca'
Prevent it-Thev Will Also Discover
That the Pops are Going to Have thu
Governorship and Supreme Court.
Oklahoma City, o. T., Aug. A.-Or
September at Ell Reno the Democrat
fee convention of the territory of Ok
aahoSna for the selection of a candidate
for delegate to congress will assemble.
On the day preceding certain Demo
Gratis of the territory who are secretly
manipulating the party for their prf-
waite ends, will hold in secret and be-
hind double doors and on muffied floors,
n conference with the Reverend j. Y.
Callahan, the Populist nominee for dele
gate to congress.
From the most unbiased and less ex-
IRENE accounts, Rev. Callahan is
man of more superficial dazzle than IN
herent worth. Those who have heard
him say he makes brilliant speech,
which carries away those people VINO
are an easy prey to the infiamibility OF
their own emotions. But added to Cal
Iahan's power of Bryanic oratory is a
marked characteristic Of dogged ten
acity, which has been trained in fore
ing a point in the pulpit and in induc-
Il 60 c-ir, .v
Into the fold. Callahan while brilliant
and superficial in oratory is the posses
sor OF a stubbornness that in intensity
Is the next thing to Bourbon hate.
TO HOLD HIM UP.
1t is well enough TO have this under
standing in regard to Rev. Callahan
before the forecast of the strange
things at FL Reno is made. or the day
before that Democratic convention at
El Reno meets a few of the conniving
and dark lantern Democrats Of the terri
tory will take Callahan into a room
and try to force the most humiliating
concessions from him.
They will propose to endorse him the
next day for delegate with the under
petition as the Free Silver nominee, as
in Oklahoma fusion is prohibited, no
man being allowed to run on more than
one ticket. There will, then, under this
arrangement, disappear from politics in
Oklahoma the Democratic and the Pop
uHst parties. With this proposal which
IS made to Callahan will be the further
tender Of contract which Callahan
must sign there.
In that written contract will be re-
cited what each Democrat in the terri
tory must have; who shall be marshal,
who shall be secretary Of the territory,
who shall be the judges and VINO shall
get all the plums If Bryan should be
elected. To this contract Callahan
must pledge his support and assistance;
he must promise by signature to fulfill,
Il within his power, its provisions, or
he will not be endorsed on the follow
ing day. But Bryan must make other
promises and surrender his convictions.
The Democrats will demand of him
that he deny at once his old-time belief
and advocacy Of Prohibition; that he
deny that the declaration in his Guth-
rse speech that he did not want a
whisky man in the territory to vote for
him. The Democrats win force Rev.
Callahan to deny this statement. 1t is
even said they may make him pledge
llps6ElI 10 enter SdIOO1lS WITH DSilOCTdlS
and drink with them.
HOW HE WILL MEET IT.
But is may be that Callahan's ten
ncity Will be too much for the Demo-
Gratis; it may be that he will tell them
hatly that he does not want the saloon
men in the territory to vote for him
just as he did in his speech Of accept
Rnce at Guthrie; he may tell them fat
ly that does not want the support of
khe men who become intoxicated or the
support of profane men, just as ne
would tell his own congregation.
But even if the Democrats should re-
cede and allow Callahan to go abroad
through Oklahoma spurning the votes
of the man who touches liquor and
tobacco in any shape. Callahan is pre-
pared to drive the Democrats back still
further. He Win have something to
say about that written contract himself
and the first thing he will declare will
be that Leo Vincent of Guthrie must in
case of Bryan's election be governor.
THIS is the first absolute iron-clad pro-
viso. Vincent must be governor. The
appointment of county commissioners
IS in the hands OF the governor and that
ia what Leo and the Populists are go
ing to have. Territorial Secretary
Lowe will be allowed to remain where
he is by the Populists. This is one con-
cessdon to the Democrats.
When it comes 10 the judges the Pop
liists will demand a majority of the
supreme court with the chief Justice
They will tell the Democrats that their
PopIlist constituencies will never Join
In a coalition If the men who sustained
the raise of the board of equilization
are to go back into Office in case Bryan
Is elected The Populists say that the
supreme court must be cleaned out
They claim that the railroad assess
ments or something of the sort were
lowered in Logan county and that Dale
must go.
NOBLE PAT NAGLE FOOLED.
The United States district attorney
may go to the Democrats. but with the
understanding that a new Democrat
will appointed. The Populists will also
demand the United States marshal At
present they are deluding Pat Nagle |
into the belief that he VIII be oontin- ,
ued in office if Bryan is elect--. This
is impossible. 1t is said that the Popu-
lists of Oklahoma have heard from Sem
ator PETER and that the iong-besrded
Kansan brands the Street ST. Antoine"
utterance of Nagle's as insulting. and
warning them that any deal including
Nagle will be repudiated by him and
that he will fight Nagles confirmation
In the senate for anything, just as he
did before.
1t is said that the reason for PETERS |
wrath is that he quit his fight on Nagle !
IN the senate before and made it posi- !
BILE for Nagle TO be confirmed and in re-
turn Maggie came out and spFashed mud
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