The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-01
ONE GIVES IT UP
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERALAl
PITT5BURG QUITS.

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After Making a Gallant Fight he Declares
That the Law Can Not be Enforced in
Crawford County and Sends in Ills Res
ignatIon-With a Nominating COnven-
ton in View Dawes is Not Likely to APP
point a New Assistant-About the APP
peIlate Court Nominating Conventions
| Kansas News.
Topeka, Kan, Jan. 31.-(SpeciaL)-T.
W. Coggswell, who, as assistant at
! torney general. has been trying 10 en-
force the prohibitory law in Pittsburg
and other Crawford county towns, has
sent in his resignation 10 Attorney Cen
eral Dawes. He says he is tired trying
to enforce law in face of a public sent
iment which IS stronger than any law,
and so.rowfully confesses that he could
not succeed. He adds that the men who
asked for his appointment have gone
back on him, and that while saloons are
running wide open, he is unable TO get
| evidence T. convict. His resignation has
been accepted.
The failure of the prohibitory law to
| do anything but stir up a muss is again
! illustrated in the trouble that occurred
at White Cloud on Sunday. Two color
ed men VINO had started saloons at
| White Cloud had been locked in Jail for
| the offense. Sunday afternoon, when
the guard was absent, the colOred citi-
zens turned out in a mob, broke open
! the jail, and allowed the prisoners 10
7 clio
! peaceful little country town to behold
on the Sabbath day, wasn't it? Who
was it said Atchison, Leavenworth and
! Wichita We're the only sinners in the
state?
| APPELLATE COURT CONVENTIONS.
| Topeka, Kan, Jan. 31.-In Kansas
certain laws govern the calling and
holding of political conventions, and for
| some time past there has been serious
/ discussion over the legal and best man
ner Of getting the six district conven-
! tons for the nomination of appellate
court judges in session. These districts
and offices were created by the last leg
iSlature and in none Of them has either
| party a central committee or other legal
machinery. The question will have TO
/ be met soon, and it is altogether proba-
BILE that the meeting Of the Republican
state central committee next Tuesday
| will decide what to do.
Chairman Leland said tonight: Some
body must call these conventions, and
probably the nearest legal right lies
with the state central committee. I am
in favor of the committee taking the
bull by the horns and calling the con-
ventions at our meeting next week. My
idea is that the members of the state
committee residing in each district
should get together and agree upon
time and place for each convention.
I Then their choice should be ratified by
/ the full committee and a call issued di-
| rect from the state committee for all six
| Of the conventions"
Judge Elrick Cole, Of the southwest
ern district, agreed with the chairman,
as did Judge A. II. Ellis, Harry Richter
and others who were standing near.
Four other members Of the committee,
who were in the city today, thought
Chairman Leland's method was the best
way out of the difficulty, and il is there
fore highly probable that the appellate
court conventions will be decided upon
next Tuesday.
THEY CHEERED MKINLEY.
Topeka, Kan, Jan. 3l.-One of the
orators at the Kansas day meeting
made premeditated test of the presi-
| Dental sentiment represented at the
banquet table which was surrounded by
delegates from almost every county in
the state. He trimmed his speech first
10 compliment eX-PreSident Harrison,
and there was some clapping of hands
Then he paid tribute 10 Allison and
evoked about the same amount of ap-
plause. Next he took up Tom Reed and
lauded him to the skies, and this
brought out an increased clapping of
hands. In conclusion, he turned to Nc
kinley, and with the first mention of his
name more than three-fourths of the
audience sprang to their feet, wildly
waving napkins and shouting a the TOD
OF their voices. The enthusiasm kept
up for several minutes, and left no |
doubt as to who has become the favorite !
son of Kansas.
SCHEME TO REAT INGALLS,.
1t is said the opponents of John J. |
ingalls, VIII favor the candidacy of |
some Atchison man for congress. and
that they will be prepared, when the |
congressional convention meets. to |
throw the support of several counties !
to him. 1t is gossip that Leavenworth |
county VIII be one of them as Lucien |
Baker might not stand a good show of !
reelection with the other Kansas sena- /
tor from AtchisOn. The political op- |
ponents Of ingalls, think that with the |
first district congressman from Atchi- |
son, the iridescent statesman will be |
entirely shut out. But how do they
expect 70 get AtchiSOn's support of |
such scheme? Atchison viii stand |
by ingalls, in the coming fight, and for |
this reason ii viii be hard for an Atchi- /
son man to go into the congressional |
convention with home support
Topeka, Kan, Jan. "a dispatch |
from Washington says: Colonel Blue |
says that he has not concluded 10 try
for the nomination TO congress from the
Second district, and at present he is a
candidate for denomination as congress
man-at-large 10 succeed himself. He
does not care 70 run for two nomina-
tons at one and the same time. Letter
nave been written from every county in
the Second congressional district ask
ing Congressman Dick Blue for posi-
tive information as TO whether he Will
make the race for the Second district
nomination There does not seem 10 be
any really accredited authority behind |
the SuppoSltl0n that he viii drop the
place OF CO.. TeSSman-at-large and seek
a district nomination. bur a. the same