The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15

Caucus Together at Kansas City and Tall
the Matter Over But Come to No Con
| cIusion-On the Other Hand the Tusioi
Democrats are Demanding the Nomina
ton of Click by the PopuIists- Littl
| Chance of Either Click or Lewellin;
Getting the Nomination-some Con
lecture on the Platforms.
topeka, Kan, Jan. 14.-(Special)-
| II is reported here that a number Of
! the friends Of Ex-Governor Lewelline
held a meeting in Kansas City on Sat
urday to consider the advisability OF
launching him as a candidate for gov
| ernor again. Among those reported
present were: Rufus Cone Of Wichita
Colonel Close, of Topeka; c. A. Taylor
of Pratt county; ex-Auditor Van &
Prather; ]. w. Murphy, Of Rawlins
county and ex-Chief-of-Police Quarles.
1t is said to have been decided to
make overtures to the fusion wing OF
the Democratic party, hooking TO a
fusion on Lewelling.
1t is also reported here that secret
conference of the fusion Democrats has
been held, and that their uItimatum
called for the nomina ton of G.. w. Click
for governor.
The fusion Democrats, It is believed
can not be successful with Click.
They will have TO find another man
whom the Populists do not know so
well.
1t is said here, or rather merely con-
jecteured, that neither side in the con-
test in Kansas next fall will bid for
the extreme Prohibition vote. One man
here today remarked that it would not
surprise him in the least if Morrill, was
renominated on a Gothenburg plank
and Overmyer nominated by the Popu-
lists and Democrats on a straightout
resubmissfon plank. This would leave
the Prohibitionists clear out in the cold,
although at the same time il would pre-
sent the anomaly of Republicans up
holding a Populist theory and the Pop
ulists fighting it.
The chances for dwellings renomin-
alton are understood to be poor, unless
the Mystic Brotherhood, of which he
IS said to be a member, becomes so
strong in Kansas as to dictate nomina-
lions.
INSPECTOR KELLY REPORTS.
State Oil Inspector M. C. Kelly yes
terday deposited with the state treas
urer 81, 703 26 for the December business
OF his department.
The total fees for December amount
ed to 81 ,634S5 The balance on hand
December l was s1,702.2S. Salaries for
Decebmer amounted to S633.87.
Mr.. Kelley turned over s1,162.T5 for
October, which makes a total of So
S66.11 he has collected in excess of fees
and salaries.
These reports are made out showing
all details of the business transacted
by the inspector and his deputies, in
accordance with the blanks prepared
under the direction of the governor.
UNION TO MEET AGAIN.
The annual conference and meeting
of the State Temperance union will be
held in this city March 8. This date
was determined upon and announced
yesterday by Rev. Richard Wake, pre-
Sident of the state association.
This meeting Will bring to Topeka
all KanSans who are engaged in the
fight against the liquor law violations
and will be the largest and most repre-
sentative gathering of the friends of
prohibition to be held this spring.
A p. A. AND MORRILL,.
A dispatch from Atchison to the Kan
saS City Times reveals the following
mares nest: The fight on Governor
Morrill, in this county has been so bitter
that to the causal observer it appeared
that it must have been instigated by
something more than the diSappoinT-
menpt of the place-seekers. Nobody
seemed ITO be able to account for the
intensity of the opposition, and for the
of the governors foes.
But as friends and foes begin to line up
and make themselves manifest, the
charge is circulated that it is the A. T.
A. that as after the governors political
scalp. No one seems to know just why
the orga nization should be especially
hostile to the governor, but one of his
friends declare that every mothers
son of 'em who are fighting him is an
A. P. A.
Sheriff Larlkin, who to some extent
was THE victim Of the A. p. A. remore-
seless opposition last fall, was asked if
he could give an explanation for its
fight on the governor, but was unable
TO do SO. 1t might he because some OF
the governors family are reported 10
be Catholics. The reported success of
the A. p. A. wing of the Republican
party in this county last fall leads to
the conclusion of many that it is pow
erful enough to dictate the policy and
nominations of the party this fall. II
IL is, and it is against Governor Morrill,,
it will cause him mighty sight OF
trouble"
GONE TO WASHINGTON.
The papers appealing the mortgage
law case recently decided
by the supreme court of this state. have
been forwarded TO Washington, as the
steps in the filing of the
case on an appeal to the United States
supreme court.
EX-Justice Valentine Of the supreme
court will go 10 Washington some time
this week and on Monday Of next week
Will appear in the United States SUI
preme court and argue a motion for an
advancement of the case upon the
docket of that tribunal.
This case, involving as IL does many
thousands Of dollars and thousands Of
acres Of land in Kansas, is Of the Ut
most Importance 10 Kansas and
KanSans. The importance and extent
Of the case Will be presented by Judge
Valentine and the parties to the. case
are OF the opinion that the desired ad-
viii be secured.
WANTED To CIT HIS HAIR