The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-11

Laet N1Snt-biR Odths 1aduc A-scNy Lay
The Long Simpson Debate Mad.
Many Converts-Foraker Also Did Eff
fective Work-Demo-Pops are Now
Conceding the Election of Most of the
Republican Ticket.
Chairman Downing and Secretary
Glass of the county Republican COM
nittee locked the doors Of their Office
hight and they went home for Sun
day rest, feeling very good.
The week just closed has been one
that furnished developments that any
Republican, with the success of the
ticket at heart, could feel good over.
It was a Republican week and
1 is not too much 10 say that there
we're more converts made than dur
ing any week in the history of Sedg-
wick county. That is what Ben
Downing and Secretary Glass felt so
good over.
Monday opened with the most en-
.oura ging news from all over the
county Men began coming in before
The office was swept out TO tell the
cDUEtIISe Oh some fODu4lSl COilNtA SlO1l
Of another. Before night forty con-
versions had been reported. 1t was
caused, in every case, by the Long
Simpson joint debate of the preced-
ng Saturday. When the people had
heard the two gentlemen and their
arguments they went home to think
about them. They first took what
Long said and after that took what
Simpson said. They weighed them
together and applied the facts to the
statements. Long left no loop hole
For anybody to crawl through while
Simpson left gaps in his argument that
Z whole regiment could walk thrugh.
Long not only convinced hundreds of
people that he was the most fit and
useful man to send to congress but he
convinced them that the single gold
standard as the mea sure of values,
with all the silver that could be safely
coined and kept at a parity, was the
proper thing. The forty votes Long
made for himself will vote the entire
ticket from Mckinley to road over
seer.
The next speech that accomplished
splendid results was that of ex-Gov-
ernor Foraker Of Ohio, Friday That
was a splendid vote getting speech.
1t has already proved itself to be for
men who went to hear it in the after
noon as Populists or at least silver
Republicans marched in the Republi-
can parade at night and carried
torch. The number Of conversions
reported at headquarters yesterday
was Simply phenomenal. If the
remaining weeks Of the campaign show
as many gains as the week just closed
nothing on earth can prevent a most
sweeping victory for every Republican
on the ticket in this county.
The Democrat and Populist commit
tees are well aware of the breaks made
in their ranks during the week and
they are signing as they see the cleo
ton still four weeks away. They are
afraid some more heavy speakers will
come in. They want TO more ReplIbli-
can light thrown on this county. Their
committee feel exactly like a man
whose house a policeman is searching,
feeling all the time that the officer is
going TO look into the closet where
the skeleton is. They will be as glad
when. the campaign is ended as the
man referred to is when the policeman
departs with mis- search light The To-
cal Democrat and Populist committees
are now more interested in keeping the
votes they have than in making new
ones. Their strength reached high
water mark several weeks ago and is
on the decline ever since. 1t is predict
Cd even by some Of the leading Popo-
Gratis that the Republican ticket will
be 400 votes stronger in this county on
election day than il is row.
The committee is not depending on
outside speakers altogether to make
votes. There are some twenty-five or
thirty locaI speakers in Wichita who
are doing great work. There is hardly
a night but what a light can be seen in
the school houses in every township
where Republican speakers are dis
GUESSING the issues with the farmers
The result of these meetings is very
gratifying.
During the month at least fifty and
maybe leo Republican speeches will be
made in the county. Charles Kern OF
Massachusetts will put in an entire
week. Mr.. Kern is a bright laboring
man who has given a great deal Of
thought 10 economic questions He
will speak at Sunnydale on October
Il, Valley Center on the 18th. Derby
on the 18th, Goddard on the 18Th. o.
X. school house on the 10Th and Andaie
on the 18th.
On about the end Of the month ex-
Congressman Funston will make thres
speeches 10 the farmers from their
standpoint. He will tell them how the
proposed Democratic policies VIII ef-
feet them. He is a farmer himself. has
been. all his life and being a man OF
ability his speeches viii change a great
many votes.
The Democrats and Pops are not near
so hopeful as they We're two weeks
ago. Now they are willing 10 concede
that two out of the three Republican
candidates, for representative. the cam
didate for congressman and the Re-
publican candidate for county attorney.
probate judge and superintendent OF
public instruction win carry the coun-
ty They also concede that Dick Blue.
candidate for onEressmsn-at-larcs.
wiwn get big majority in this county.
They claim that the county VIII de-
clare positively for Leedy, Boyle and
Lewellingand this sail they pretend TO
be sure of. Why they should claim the
county for Lewelling is hard TO under
stand. Not a few of the best posted
men in the county believe that Gordon
Will lead the Republican ticket and that
DewellinS VIII not get his party vote by
from 800 10 l,G00 Mr. Lewelling VII
get hit so hard on election day that he
or his friends VIII never know what
20 him. Mr.. Gordon Is max |
ing the most brilliant campaign ever
made in the county for that Office. He /