The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-25
THEY CURSE JERRY
PoPULIsrs GREW HOT UNDER THE
COLLAR REGARDING THE NEWS
Last Night When the Bulletins Were Re
ceIved From ST. Louis Announcing That
Jerry simpson Favored Downing Sewafl
for Vice President the Wichita Pops
branded Him as Fool and Traitor and
That He Was disappearing Them as
He Did when He Voted Against the
Anti-Option Blu.

were<he Populist county convention
to meet today instead OF last Saturday
the convention instead OF voting down
resolutions instructing the delegates 70
vote for Jerry Simpsons nomination
they would undoubtedly send delega-
ton pledged to work and vote against
his nomination.
If an expression as heard and repeat
ed by the Populists assembled around
the Eagle bulletin board last night was
10 be taken as criterion of the feeling
Of the Popuiists OF Sedgwick county,
Jerry Simpson was no longer the hon
of the Populists but instead OF the hero
he was frequently spoken OF as the
biatherskite and traitor
The whole trouble was brought about
by the big mouth Of Simpson in the con-
vention at ST. Louis. No sooner had
the bulletin been read which stated that
Jerry Simpson pledged the vote Of the
Kansas delegation TO be cast against
Sewan for vice president than the re-
Spouse was made on all sides that Sinp-
son was d-n fool; that he had gone
crazy; that he was not representing
the sentiment OF the Kansas Populists
there any more than he did their senti-
ment when ne voted against the anti
option bill at Washington, against the
wishes OF 30 per cent of the voters of
Kansas.
The PopuHsts of Wichita had prepar-
ed themselves to go over body and
breeches in TO the Democratic camp and
notwithstanding the fact that Mr.. Sew
all was a president of a national bank;
that he was supporting a goldbug DEM
ocrat for governor of Maine against
free silver man, they wanted Sewali be-
cause he had barrel. and the average
Kansas Pop saw a chance for grease to
make the Democratic chariot roll easy.
They also realized that a split in the
ticket would cause a rupture on the IN
ion Of forces in Kansas, and might be
the means Of preventing some of the
Kansas Pops from getting chance at
the pie counter in case that Bryan was
elected and also in the state and county
and they wanted nothing TO occur that
would in any way diminish this hope,
and as a consequence they were red hot.
Some of them went so far as to swear
that while they would not vote for Ches
ter /. Long they would do all in their
power TO persuade both Pops and Dem
ocratS from voting for Jerry at election
and they would see that ne was given
an opportunity TO remain on his Barber
county farm long enough to learn 10
keep his mouth closed.
Some of the older heads tried TO per-
suade the hot-heads to keep quiet, that
undoubtedly Jerry had a promise from
Watson 10 decline to accept the noui-
nation after the convention adjourned
sine die. and that the executive COM
mittee would place Mr.. Sewalrs name
on the ticket, and that this move was
done to prevent a bolt.
For a time this seemed to work and
peace was about to be restored again
when another bulletin arrived saying
that delegate had asked the question
whether Tom Watson would continue
to be the candidate until election, and
the answer came that "he would until
HI froze overt" This played thunder
with the peace makers and the old
heads slipped off home while te Pops
cursed Jerry Simpson and branded the
entire Kansas delegation as q set OF
d-m fools who were afraid of the
southern, fire-eaters, who they declare
ought to have been told 10 go TO hades.
The Wichita Pops were hot and il
the convention should be held today
Jerry Simpson would not have ten
friends in the convention IL those about
the Eagle Office fast night voiced the
sentiment OF the party.