The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-04


tics in Kansas, or Talk of Politics, That
No Men are Running for ONCE and
Least of All Hadn't Read the
Eagles Puff for Him and Consequently
Did Not Know How Far His Campaign
had Progressed-Committe Meets in
Topeka Today.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 3.-CSpeciaL)-
The correspondent Of the Kansas City
Journal writes as follows to his news
paper: In the course of a long editorial
in this mornings issue of the Wichita
Eagle, Colonel Marsh Murdoch suggests
the name of Hon. Z. F. Ware, the states
man, lawyer and poet, for the RepubH-
can nomination for governor at the
coming Kansas state Republican con-
vention. The Journal reporter sought
out Mr.. Ware this afternoon, with the
view Of getting him to talk about the
matter, but he insisted that he hadn't
seen the Wichita Eagle, didn't know
that he had been suggested for office,
wasn't running for office, and, in fact,
declined 10 talk, advancing the entirely
untenable ground in Kansas that there
Just smooth it over and let me down
as easy as possible" said the genial
Gene, when the reporter insisted on
having something for publication.
Smooth il over" has long been a princi-
pie with Mr.. Ware. He once wrote
poem with that for a theme, which fits
the present troubled political situation
in Kansas with remarkable cioseness:
Long the Topeka convention wrangled,
Good men for office" got into a baIk
Grange nominations were hoplessly tang
led
Sargent got up and gave them a talk;
Said TO the delegates quarreling so:
Smooth il over and let it co.
That good men for office" so often
reach;
Many time have thought that moral
Shone like lantern in Sargent speech,
When he suggested to friend and foe:
Smooth il over and let it co.
When fierce editor, boiling with fury.
Paints you with hot editorial tar
Don't start a libel suit, don't hire Jury.
Don't seek redress from the bench or the
Lies sometimes vanish. facts always
grow
Smooth it over and let it go.
When you consent to be placed on a ticket,
When you have made up your mind to
run,
Speed it your best-the political thicket
Tears off your clothes, but makes lots Of
If you are minus vote or so,
Smooth IL over and let it go.
Efforts and hopes may be lighter or
graver,
Either in politics, business or fame;
Things may grow crooked, and friend |
ships may waVer,
Nevertheless, the rule is the same;
Facts Will be facts; when you find it so, |
Smooth il over and let IL go.
WICHITA'S CHANCES.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 3.-Already the |
clans are gathering here for tomorrow's |
work The outlook for Wichita is not |
so good as IL was. II was planned to |
give the convention TO nominate dele |
gates at large to Wichita, but Hutch |
insOn is making a telling fight for it |
and may get it. Wherever the conven- |
ton is, IL will be early. Cy Leland:
Il am personally in favor of an early !
convention, say about the middle of |
March, and believe the committee will |
favor it All of the candidates for dele |
gates have announced themselves in |
favor Of Mr.. Mckinley, and there is no |
question al all about the people of the |
state 1aVOrlnS MIN. Ihere is no reason, /
therefore, why the convention should /
be delayed. l would also favor a mod |
crate sized convention; there is no ne /
cessity Of having a very large one under /
the circumstances. In my opinion the |
chances are about even between Wich-
tia and Hutchinson on location of the |
convention. Personally 1 am in favor
of Wichita"
In reference to the chances of Major
in the national convention,
Mr.. Leland said:
They are very good and growing
better all the time. Mckinley is not |
only an able statesman, but he is a
good politician; he gets out among the |
people. He doesn't confine his work TO |
grand stand plays a large auditoriums
but he goes where ne is needed to do l
campaign work and gets closer to the |
people. 1t viii be hard to beat him a.
st. Louis. Did you notice that article
in the Journal tries to make out that I /
am playing double? Well, l have not /
any letters from Quay, Platt |
and Manley, but l saw them when 1 /
was east and left very decided i'm
preston on their minds that 1 was for
William Mckinley of Ohio for presi-
dent"