Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-14
SWALLOWED THE P0PULIsTs.
Joe Shannon COnsummates His Deal
Between the Gang and the
Third Party Conn mftteeH.

There Is no longer a Populist party in
jackson county. The sell-out to the Dem
ocratic gang was completed yesterday and
the third party was swallowed. soul and
body, by the Bryanites and repudiationists.
Joe Shannon. the first assistant boss of the
gang Democracy. and the Populist county
committee had a meeting yesterday after
noon at 1l17 Walnut street and the men,
bers of the committee, In .servile obedience
to Shannons wishes and plans, did what
ever he told them to do in the way of
making changes in their ticket After they
had completed the sell-out they were so
ashamed of their own handiwork that they
declined to make public what they had
done but the facts leaked out in spite of
their determination to keep them secret
for a time.
Shannon and the Democrats who DOM
mated the committee made what they
doubtless consider a great concession to
the large Republican element of the party
by allowing them to have a slight repre-
sentation on the ticket, putting ]. Scott
Harrison on for treasurer and G. r.
Thompson for circuit judge. The Popu-
lists who made room for these TIVE Repub-
ican nominees were William Hiffner and
s. P. Twiss. As to the rempinderIof the
county ticket, with the exception Of Butts
for surveyor, and Grant for1public admin
istrator, the Populist nominees were
''fired" bodily and the Democratic gang
county ticket substituted.
One distinct feature Of the deal between
the Populists and the gang is the newly
created desire of the Democrats to cater
in every possible way to the A. P A vote
Two years ago member Of the A. p. A.
was stencil in the nostrils of the Dem
ocratic gang, but now they are seeking
their votes and going out of their way to
cultivate them. particular exemplfi-
cation of this fact is seen in the deal by
which S. A Pike, the Populist candidate
for sheriff, is removed to make way for
Bob Stone. the gang candidate who was
nominated over Z. Collins, by methods
peculiar to the gang. Pike is an A. P. A,
but prominent members of that order say
he has not enough influence with his fel
low members to cause 100 of them to vote
for Stone. He was a prominent participant
in the riot in the Fifth ward at the spring
election three years ago in which Mike
Callahan was shot and killed.
He has been bought of by the promise
that he shall be made one of Stones depu-
ties in case of his election. The other Dem
ocratic candidates who have now been
placed on the Populist ticket are Chiles for
marshal, McCurdy for collector, Bedford
for coroner and Bower for assessor. OF
the original Populist county ticket Jamison
for prosecuting attorney is the Republican
rison for treasurer and Thompson for cir
cult judge, now are the only Republicans
left on the ticket.
1t is well understood that the changes on
the ticket have been made not for princi-
pies sake, but for the petty spoils which
will come to those who manipulate the
Populist party in Jackson county in case
the Democratic gang liz successful at the
polls. The so-caIled Populist leaders have
f,aoy eaI af <.f
fees IN the court house if the Democrats
win, and for this mess OF pottage they have
sold out their constituents.
The sell-out to the gang by the committee
under the manipulation of Joe Shannon
backed by the purse of the Democratic
gang, was not accomplished without many
and vigorous protests from members of the
party who are Populists from principle and
not for spoils. The committee was warned
that while 1t might sell out to the gang it
would have hard work in delivering the
goods. One OF the protesting Populists from
the county said yesterday. ''The commit
tee may lead the Populsts to the Demo-
cratic gang pond, but they cannot make
them drink from its polluted waters Hon.
est Populists throughout the city and coun=
ty will feel that the action OF the commit
tee has absolved them from all obligations
and that they are free to select the men of
their choice for the various offices from
either of the tickets left in the field 1t will
be seen on election day that the mere plac-
ing of gang Democrats on a Populist tick
ct will not by any means insure them the
votes of the Populists as body
The silver Plated GoIdbuE Also.
The Popuiist congressional committee
also met yesterday and formally ratified
the placing Of the name of William s. Cow
herd on the ticket as the Populist nominee
for congress in place of Wilson. This was
fully decided upon three weeks ago.