The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-31
HARRIS MAY LEAD
HIS HACKERS CLAIM He Is AWAY
AHEAD OF LEWELLING NOW.

But the Followers Of the Wichita Man sa
This il Not True-It Ii Suspected Tha
Lewelling Is Getting Ready to Spring
Sensational Manifesto on the Brteden
thai Crowd just Before the Convention
Meets-Leedy and King Both ThinI
. They Have the balance of Power In tn
Coming Convention.
Topeka, July 3o.-Bob Semple. score
tary OF the Populist state central com
mittee and assistant manager Of the
boom for Colonel W. A. Harris for gov
. ernor, has made some figures upon the
status Of the delegates so far elected
to the Populist state convention. In
GLIDING the committees which held
conventions yesterday, 307 delegates
have been elected. out OF SIS which viii
compose the convention. Mr.. Sempl
divides them among the candidates for
governor as follows: W. A. Harris,
1873; L. D. Lewelling, 81, l. P. King, "a,
]. W. Leedy. 22m W. l. Campbell. II.
One of tine local managers Of ex-Gov-
ernor dwellings interests disputed this
table vigorously to correspondents to
day and supplied him with the follow
ing figures as the claim of the Level
ling side: Lewelling, IA; Harris, 70;
King, 4s; Leedy %; Campbell, IL.
The Harris managers charge that
Lewelling is trying to sidetrack their
candidate by starting a boom for him
for congressman-at-large but declare
that their man will take governor or
nothing. They also charge that the
Lewelling people are secretly working
upon some sort Of manifesto which will
be sprung on the day the state conven-
ton assemblies in the hope of stamped
ing it to the Wichita man.
The King and Leedy managers boast
that they will hold the balance of DOW
er in the Abilene convention, and that
neither Harris or Lewelling can be nom
mated
One Of the curiosities Of the campaign
Is long circular letter signed by j. NJ.
Dunsmore in which he exploits his own
fitness for the Office of lieutenant gov
ernor. Dunsmore was speaker of the
rump house Of representatives which
the Populists tried to establish in 1893
in defiance of the decision of the Kan
sas supreme court, and in that capac-
ity earned the title of BALD Hornet of
the Neosho." For the past three years
he has been in a state of political coma
and his resurrection is something of
surprise. even to his own party The
| only other candidate for lieutenant gov
ernOr actively in the field is A N. Har-
vey, OF Topeka. who has already OPEN
ed headquarters at Abilene. The con-
vention does not assemble until next
week Wednesday and Mr.. Harvey's pre-
viousness is evoking considerable mer-
riment.
THURSTON TO OPEN.
Topeka, July S0.-Cy Leland wired
from Chicago this afternoon that SEN
ator John NJ. Thurston had consented
to open the Republican campaign in
Kansas with an address to the Republi-
can state convention in Topeka on Aug
ust Y. The convention opens on Aug
ust IL, but will not complete its iabors
for possibly three days. Negotiations
are also in progress to secure Governor
Foraker of Ohio, for one OF these days
When Mr.. Leland left to attend a meet
ing of the national executive committee
he was of the opinion that these meet
fngs should be in the open air, and that
the Republicans Of the state should be
invited to make a grand demonstration
celebration OF the formal opening of
the campaign.
The Kansas leaders are preparing to
make the greatest canvass the state
has ever known. Many of the best Or
ators have already taken the field. I'm
ited states Senator Baker spoke yester-
day to an enthusiastic crowd at Nor
ton Center, the occasion being the Re-
publican county convention, and he is |
being billed for gatherings in other
parts of the state. Senator ingalls, has |
also signified his readiness to get into |
the campaign at an early date, and is |
already billed for an address here I'M
der the auspices of the Republican |
Ffambeau clubs. All of the nominees |
for congress are arranging their pro- |
grams for an aggressive campaign with |
in their districts and the political bon
fires viii soon be alight upon every hill |
BEEKALAN IN LNE
Topeka, July 30-A story has been
printed exultingfy in nearly every Pop
ulist paper of the state to the effect that
Judge ]. V. Beekman, the well known
silver advocate Of Arkansas City, had |
bolted from the Republican party. Mr..
Beekman denies this in the following
card:
My Republicanism was instilled in
to me during my boyhood days by Lin
coin. OgelSby and Logan, and il is now
a part of my being. / am not altogether
unfamiliar with the history of the lead
ing political parties OF today, therefore.
I feel safe in tying my faith to the rec
ords of the Republican party rather
than 10 any promises that were made
by the Democrats in Chicago or the
at st. Louis. am a Repvbli-
ca nRepublican. J. V. BEEKMAN."
ROW AT EMPORIA.
Enrporia, Kan, July 30.-At meeting
of the Bryan and Sewall club here last
night, the Populists predoninated and
to change the name OF the
club to Bryan and Watson This
was yehemently opposed by the Demo-
Gratis. and a lively wrangle ensued, dur
ing which Hon. e. S. Waterbury, no
ted Populist lawyer, reached UP 20 the
presidents stand and. with pen fun
Of ink. blurred out the name of Sawall
This nearly precipitated a riot The
Democrats being too few in numbers,
the meeting was captured by their anita
gonists, although the records were saw
ed by the president and Sewall's name
again inscribed above the former place.
Much Ill viii has been engendered.
INGALLS, TO SPEAK
Lyons. Kan. July 30.-Ex-Senator I
ingalls, has informed his friends here
" convention OF Rice county, which Will
very much interested in having some- !
one nominated for member OF the legis- {
allure who will be with him in Repu--
:can caucuss 10 select senator No 5
little interest is being manifested in
Ia, Of