The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-07
THEY KEPT OUT OF 1T
Hoch and Troutman had Nothing to DO
With the Prohibition Meet.

Topeka, March "a good deal of talk
| was INDUCED in by members Of the
State Temperance union about the alb
| sence of Lieutenant Governor Truot-
nan, Thomas VI. Potter and J.. W.
Hoch, all of whom were upon the pro-
gram for addresses. ard each of whom
made il convenient 10 be absent.
one delegate openly proclaimed II as
| his opinion that Potter and Troutman.
both being candidates for governor.
deemed il wise political generalship not
! TO Become too conspicuous in the cause
| OF prohibition this year. As for HOch.
the same delegate asserted that Potter
| had read the riot act 10 him and kept
| hun away from convention, as any Ut
| terance Of Hcch's would be rega rded as
! the voice Of Marion's candidate for gov
ernor.
Bernard Kelly. who heard this charge
was up in arms in an instant. He said
| that Hoch was not that kind OF a man
/ If Tom Potter suggested 10 him that #
! would be wise 10 stay away from the
| state temperance convention, that very
| fact would send Hoch there on the
| wings OF hurry.
! Men who know Troutman and Potter
| best VIII utterly refuse 10 believe that
| for the sake OF political Dreferment,
either Of them would - back on the
| temperance principles OF a lifetime, but
| the same friends VIII insist taat there
is neither reason nor policy in keeping
the prohibition ques ion COnspicUOusly
az the fore all The time.
II i probably that either OF these gen
tlemen would be willing 70 run for gov
eTnor upon a platform calling for a con
sdtutional convention, which really on
T. a left-handed way OF securing resu5-
mission. In an interview announcing
his candidacy. Governor Trcutman said
IL Vzs not the bush ness ~ candidates -
make platforms. and mat ne was will
ing 20 ran upon any platform construct
cd by the Republican party, or rather
-ot 70 n.$qu1te the gentleman in the
slightest. h said hs WAS not AFRAID the
Republican party would construct any
platform upon which ne would refuse %
rGn.
Il was l1uEhi1Cly remarked by a by
s-ande- AZ the Temperance union met
ing yesterday that IN o-EsnizaG1n
must certainly b. getting upon is last
legs when Kansas politicians took 90 the
woods 30 avoid making speeches - &
II was made very evideu. from the pro
ceediuEs yesterday that Tho safe Ten
perance union has virtually fallen iuS
t1e hands of The third party prohibition
.=-s Z F--T s-aIwart Republicans Ike
= w G4eeGs J. ~ r1a-N-ti- 81 IA z
Kelly and A. II Vance slll stay vita g. I
but az each recurring meeting the Re
p1bl.uans become EczFcsr. ! has be-
come the har5es- mater cons =.yzol= %
keep The union from piung-ng i1to poll
tics ard .'rcast5lE some candidate ~
5nts-s.rZ s1r1e- ones political arn5-- 4
tons. TeS- -rday the vote stood a. a ~ 4
On a resolution declaring tEa- 70 mn 4
by ~ Ire union Wpuld ever F1te f3-
Governor 3.oFIu again ala yet Cos
e-uor M-r-l has h-rl -LzzE1 ~ tar
g l-l..-4E-c- 1E5rs from 3 ti-ar = alc1 arr I
t-3at-s tl= lirsh ~ u.l1F - 'ae men
bars q ho were s--.uEE - Tp4st' ai1u-
Some - M l-ad.1r SPEAKERS yesterday .
made tl@ ts1sS- tga- ta"F had Se
-1-=i -a= Ele.lbliczl t---sri aa1 rr-
ValsIf and t-ss s-n:frnelt urss -l1re
study srPisu1sl thaa Amos s1y otEr
feature 20 sne 81 6z-a-i1sF
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