The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-21
OUT OF QUESTION
REsUBMISSION IMPOSSIBLE ACCORD
ING 10 POP BRIEDENTHAL

| rwo-Thirds Vote of the Legislature, He
Declares, is Not Worth Thinking About
He Also Says That LewellIng is Not
Candidate for the denomination and
Acts in a Way That Shows He is Not
Favorable to the Wichita Man-Expects
to Win in Kansas This Fall-Talks a
Great Deal Through His Hat.
Kansas City, Jan. 2O.-Seated in the
corridor of the Blossom house last
night John W. Briedenthal, state bank
commissioner, and S. H. Snider, mem
Der of the national committee from
Kansas, unfolded to a reporter their
plans for "redeeming'' the Sunflower
State from Republican rule, for the
/ second time. These plans are simple
/ and withal not lacking in the wisdom
| of practical politics. Assuming that
! Major Morroil will be renominated by
the Republicans through his control Of
! the state machine, these astute gentle
men propose by the nomination of
popular and liberal-minded candidate
/ to unite all the elements opposed to
/ him, including disgruntled and disap-
J pointed Republicans, stalwart prohibi-
I tionists and fusion Democrats. The
/ platform will be made as liberal as pos
sible from a Populist standpoint, and
will include an urgent demand for an
| immediate constitutional convention.
| The two Populists were in Kansas
! City from different motives. Mr.. Sni-
| der was on his way home from the meet
| ing of the national committee at st.
/ Louis, and was accompanied by such
we'll known Populists as T. NJ. Patter-
! son, editor of the Rocky Mountain News
/ Congressman Bell of Colorado. ]. II.
( Waddell of California, Henry w. Law
/ renee of Salt Lake, Merritt of Wyoming
J. w. Laybourne of Usage City, C. c.
I Clemens of Topeka, and a number Of
Nebraska disciples of the faith. Mr..
| Briedenthal had Just run down" he
said. He did not attend the st. Louis
meeting.
The accepted idea of a Populist states
man is something akin to what OAR
wins missing link would be, as to hair
and intelligence, Observation-Disclosures fell
lows, rudy of countenance and with
no surplus Of hair either on their heads
or faces. Either of them might be mis-
taken for a prosperous grocery drum
mer or retired railroad conductor.
Mr.. Breidenthal, who has the distinc-
state administra ton that is opposite
politics to him from one end of the line
to the other, was questioned about Kan
sas politics.
How about resubmission?" ne was
asked.
''Resubmission is out of the question"
was the prompt reply. 1T would re-
Quire a two-thirds vote of the legisla-
ture 10 resubmit the prohibition ques-
ton, and that. under present condi-
tons is impossible"
''Will the Populists make a hard fight
to secure control of the state next fall?"
Most assuredly. Everything is IA
vorable to us. Two years ago the Re
publicans made promises with regard
to the return of prosperity which have
not been realized. The people have
found that Kansas will not overflow
with milk and money through the simple
election of a Republican governor. The
party in power is under a disadvantage
always. They had us then, but we
have them now. Then Morrill's admin
istration has aroused opposition all over
the state. However, l believe he will
be renominated by the Republicans, be-
cause the machine has willed it."
who is opposing Governor Morrill?"
was asked.
Better ask who is not opposing him.
was the quick retort. There is dis
satisfaction all over the state"
viii Lewelling be the Populist nomi-
nee?"
The bank commissioner drew himself
up at the inquiry and seemed TO be
looking through mis- questioner and the
brick wall behind him. "Well Jewell
ing is not a candidate" he said, finally
"and l don't know whether he would
accept the nomination If offered it."
This in a tone which implied that the
Wichita poultryman certainly would
not be a candidate.
''Wil there be fusion?" Chairman
Breidenthal was asked.
Our aim is to beat the present Re
publican crowd, and We will do any,
thing to accomplish it," was the an
sWer.
For his part Mr.. Snider expressed the
utmost satisfaction with the result of
the st. Louis meeting. The Populists
have made great efforts to secure re-
cruits from the old parties since the
last general election, and expect to
make their first distinctively national
fight this year. To this end they will
probably nominate an old party man
with Populist tendencies and run him
as a recent convert. This was their
plan with the late Judge Gresham in
1892, but il failed through the latter's
unwillingness to serve as a third party
stalking horse. 1t is said that Tom
Patterson of Denver, who runs the only
Populist daily paper of any standing on
earth, would ike a place on the ticket
William J. Bryan of Omaha, who. Mr..
Snider says. is now a fulI-fiedged Pop
ulist, is also mentioned.
The St. Louis conventio July % will
be huge gathering, if all of the 1900
delegates attend. Each state will have
delegates in proportion to the largest
Populist vote ever recorded. Under
this ruling Texas will have ninety-six
votes and Kansas ninety-two States
like New York and Pennsylvania will
not be in IL with these one-time strong
holds of Populism. The Populist ma
tional committee is also a huge affair.
there being three members from each
state and territory.
WHERE Is RESUBMISSION.
Topeka, Kan, Jan. 20.-The newspa-
pers once performed an inestima bic ser
vice for Kansas Democracy by placing
corps Of correspondents upon the TRAN
of Johnny Richardson, chairman OF the
state Democratic committee, and dis
covering his whereabouts 70 an anxious
constituency. This was upon the oc-
casion OF the recent campaign for chief
justice OF Kansas. when the Democrats
were DESTROYS of holding state conven- /
ton, but could not solve the mysterious
disappearance Of the legal head of their (
party. who alone could issue the requir- 1
ed call