The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-08
decide to reject all overtures their ticke:
u-or,ld win hands down

decide to reject all overtures their ticket
would win hands down
AS a natter of fact no on of the par
ties Is confident Of the result, should
there be four or five ticketes in the
field. and by the same process of de-
duc.ion each one would like to join with
another. but ts afraid 1t will lose pres
tise by acknowledging the willingness
As a result nothing leading to a union
of the forces that are for silver mas
been done lately.
James n. Garlic, J. B. Orman, Adair
Wilson, Senator Leddy and one or two
other Democrats are in town and have
been in consultation with the local
chiefs relative to the situation in the
state. and they have talked with some
of the Republican leaders. but no plans
could be devised that would be salts
factory.
The Democrats, the Populists and the
Silver party will proceed in their pre-
liminaries on the theory that there
will come a union Of all or a portion OF
the forces some time later. The DEM
ocratic state convention will be held
first If the leaders can have their
way in that body the doors will be left
open for outsiders.
The plan as outlined by the Denver
statesmen is TO name four electors for
Bryan and Sewa1l, two Democrats,
one Republican and one Populist, in
dorse Senator Teller and urge the diff
ferent county conventions to secure
pledge from their legislative nominees
TO vote for the reelection Of the sem
Tor Senator. Having done this. the
convention will adjourn and await de-
velopments. OF cours, there is always
the possibility of the convention get
ting away from the leaders. The young
bloods among the delegation might
come to the conclusion that the party
by reason OF its course nationally, IL
strong enough to make the race sim
gle-handed, and proceed to nominate.
The state conventions Of the Populst
party and the silver party have been
set for the same day. The Populist
leaders are inclined TO believe that the
Democratic leaders are getting a lii
tie bit flossy, and while they are anx-
ious for fusion they are for that reason
keeping aloof They are not opposed
to little filtration with the silver party
at present.
Some people are of the opinion that
the Populist party of the state has lost
strength since the Democratic national
convention, but it IS hard TO convince
those who have something to say in its
councils that this is true. They claim
that If the party polled over $4,000 votes
two years ago, with Waite as the
standard bearer, and proportionately
as much money against it as there is
against Bryan this year, the Popuhs's
should be considered in any deal that
is likely to be made. The state con-
vention will undoubtedly indorse Bry-
an and Sewall and If the "middie-of-
the-roads' want to bolt they may do
so.
Until the Republican state central
committee meeting is over the silver
party Will not say much. The meeting
is to be held next Wednesday, so the
party will not have long to wait.
1t was the intention Of those who
have for some years had the slate max
ing pretty much in hand In the Republi-
can party to run a straight Republican
ticket this fall with two heads and one
body. Recent events have conspired
somewhat against the proposition, but
It has not been lost sight Of by any
means. Treachery and fear of further
treachery on the part of the bosses
spoiled the original plans formed some
time ago. Senator Walcott, who had
not forgot the treatment accorded
to him at the Pueblo convention by
those who claimed TO be his friends.
forced the issue at the recent meeting
Of the Republican state committee and
'.got even" with some of those VINO be-
trayed him at Pueblo. 1t was not ex-
pected that he would make the attack
so soon, and his opponents, some of
whom had given him the double
cross" at the last convention, were not
prepared and allowed him to capture
the fort 1t was their intention to
stand him off for a while and then make
terms with him or his aids. If Walcott
had not been so rash the plan was to ar
range things so that at the Republican
state convention his forces would be
recognized and a combination Repub-
Ecan ticket would have been chosen.
The convention would have named cleo
tors who would have voted for Bryan
and Sewall, while the Walcott branch
would have been allowed to have re-
placed these with Mckinley electors
fled by petition.
The animosities displayed at the
meeting OF the Republican state COM
mittee between the Wolcott leaders and
the Stevenson-Webber people COM
PEELED an abandonment OF all negotia-
lions for a union state ticket among the
two divisions for few days, but now
that the excitement has abated the two
sides are getting together again on this
proposition.
The Stevenson-w Weber people have
been making all the overtures so far.
It is remembered by those interested
that President Weber of the Fire and
Police board, while fitting up his polit-
ical machine last spring. appointed
number of Waicott's friends. As 1t is
case Of every man for himself now.
and 1t IS believed that the present Fire
and Police board will soon be a thing OF
the past, and as Governor McIntre's
friends are not pushing him for renom-
nation, grave doubts are expressed
whether the machine Will hold together
De Witt c. Weber. as candidate for
attorney general, could not do much for
''de gang"
Some of the Republicans in this city
who have something 10 say about the
policy OF TIE party do not approve this
course of joining hands with the gold
standard people. and are working for a
union with the Democrats
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