The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-20
POPS ARE COMING
WICHITA Is CHOSEN FOR APPEL
LATE COURT CONVENTION.

No Date Fixed Yet-Dennison is Conceded
the Misunderstanding of. the Hutchin-
son Delegates Visit Wichita and Talk
Undoubtedly the Favorite in the Guber-
material Race-John BriedenthaI has a
Different Slate Fixed With Harris at the
Head.
Wichita has been agreed upon for the
Populist convention to nominate a
Judge for the appellate court. While
the place was decided upon the date
was not and as yet nobody can tell
when it will be with any degree of ac-
curacy. From what could be learned
among the delegates to the Hutchinson
convention there is scarcely doubt but
what Judge Dennison will be the nomi-
nee of the party for the position.
A great many POpulists were in the
city yesterday returning from Hutch
inson. Nearly all the delegates from
the southwestern part of the state stop
ped off here. Stop-off privileges had
been given them by the Frisco and Mis-
souri, Pacific. They had heard so much
about Wichita that they wanted to see
the place and il is unnecessary TO say
that they were well pleased.
A reporter for the Eagle talked with
a great many of them and they were
freer in their expression on politics than
they were at Hutchinson, embarrassed
rs they were there by the usual cOnven-
ton combinations. The special cores
pondence TO the Eagle from the Hutch
lnSon convention indicated that l.. D.
LeWelling was stronger with the masses
Of the Populists than any other man
talked of as a candidate for governor.
The correspondence to the other metro
pOlitan papers indicated the reverse.
The statements of the Eagle cores
pendent were verified yesterday by
talks with the visiting delegates. Near
ly every one predicted that Mr.. Lew
cling would be the nominee. Senator
Reilly Of Dabette seemed to favor Har-
ris of LeaVenWOrth county and he was
the only prominent exception. Senator
Reilly is one of the politicians himself,
however, and is a close and warm per
sonal friend Of John Breidenthal, who is
opposed to Mr.. Lewelling. The fact is
that Chairman Briedenthal and all the
committee are against the nomination
OF Mr.. Lewelling for some reason that
is not clear to anybody but themselves.
II is thought that Mr.. Lewelling would
not conform or agree to certain meth
DDS they wanted TO pursue in the cam
paign of two years ago. Then, again,
John Bridenthal has schemes and am
billions of his own which, in his opinion,
would be better served If Mr.. Lewelling
was not nominated for governor. Mr..
BreidenthalS ticket is Lewelling for
congressman in the Seventh district,
Jerry Simpson for congreSsman-at-
large, Harris Of Leavenworth for gov
ernor and John Bridenthal for the
United States senate. Mr.. Breidenthal
knows that it would be in the interest
of his ambition TO have complete fus-
ion and thorough alliance with the
Democrats and to promote and accom-
plish this he deems it necessary to have
Harris for governor and Jerry Simpson
for ngressman-at-large. These two
men, he thinks, are closer to the Demo
Gratis than any other two Populists OF
prominence in the state.
john Credentials further idea is that
It would be a clever thing to get these
three men located in some other high
way than that which leads to the Unit
ed States senate.
Walter Costigan, the brains of Ed
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strong He says he is personally very
friendly to Mr.. Harris and politically
very friendly to him as a candidate for
any other office except governor. COST
gan has figures for everything and uses
them 10 show that LeWelling is the
strongest Populist in the state for gov
ernor. He thinks the party's defeat two
years ago WAS on account of the wo-
mans suffrage plank and attributes to
it the large exodus of Democratic votes
10 the Republican party. He has fig
u.es at his tongues end 10 prove this
and by them he silences the mutterings
that the Populist ticket was defeated on
account of the weakness OF Governor
dwellings administration.
There seems to be a hint also going
the rounds of the Populists that Mr..
Lewelling is too backward in making
promises TO suit the office seekers. The
suppoSition is that that is the reason
there are so many candidates for office
IN this neighborhood. Senator King OF
COwley has been sprung for governor,
Senator Forney of Sumner for the same
office, Lyman Naugle of Wellington for
secretary Of state, Judge Mckay of
Harper for appellate judge, Harry
Lands of Barber for congress, Jerry
Simpson Of Barber for congressman-at-
large, Colonel Taylor of Wichita for
congress. Judge BaShOre of Kingman
for congress and Brown of Kingman
and Taylor Of Pratt for other Offices.
This prolific nest of candidates has
been set down here within a radius of
fifty miles of Wichita and for what.
Some say that ii is for the purpose OF
weakening governor Lewelling; others
say it is for the purpose of getting them
on in order that some one may get them
off on contract Of an office in advance
from Mr.. Isewelling. Ii used TO be that
the man who staid in the middle OF the
road was the surer Of getting an office
now in order TO have a cinch on an office
ii is safer to be in a position to get en-
tirely off the road at a certain point
Mr.. dwellings friends say that the pol
iticians are doing everything possible Il
enbarrasS him and cite these facts tC
prove their statements.
That there is a terrible strong conpbi-
nation against Lewelling there is no
doubt at all. but they may not be able
to accomplish their purpose. AS one OF
the delegates from MAMA county said
last night that terrible and long con-
4inued hurrah for Lewelling, that went
up from the body Of the convention
Wednesday. scared the politicians"
1t certainly did indicate that the rank
and file Populist party are for Lew
cling and he doubtless knew il. for he
wore a cute smile and his eyes twinkled
knowingly while the demonstration OF
enthusiasm was going on.
Miss Dana Hubbard of North Empo-
ria avenue left over the Frisco for an
extended visit and study OF music in
Ohio.
Awarded