The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-19
HELM PLAYS CAR
BE CARRIES OUT THE AGREED
PLANS OF THE FIXERS

They Had Agreed to Give Jerry simpson =
Stab and for This Purpose Resolved
That no Resolution Instructing the
Delegates should Pass the Conventions
-sfmpson's Friends Were in the Ma
toriey But the Gar Springs New and
Heretofore Unheard of Rule and De-
reats the viii of the Majority.
The Populist county convention for
the purpose of nominating delegates 10
the state and congressional conventions
was held yesterday in Zeininger's hall,
and the unsophisticated were made TO
walk the chalk 10 perfection by Boss
Helm, whose ignorance OF parliament
tary rules allowed him with his bull
doing tactics to thwart the Wi or the
ma tority of The convention and enable
him and the other delegates 10 the state
convention 10 go loaded with authority
10 barter and trade, and as a result OF
the program which had been laid down
by the political bosses Of his party. any
thing but the best OF feelings were en-
arrangements of the aforesaid bosses.
both Mr.. dwellings and Mr.. Simpsons
political interests were ignored and the
future political horizon OF Boss Helm
clouded for the time being.
1t had been arranged by Bosses Cone.
Stratton, Peters. Helm and other lesser
lights that gentle stab should be given
to the gen tieulan from Medicine Lodge,
and by precoacerted arrangements The
name os Jerry Simpson was not 60 be
mentioned in the resolutions, notwtth-
standing the fact that they acknowledge
ed the fact that 90 per cent Of the dele
CATION were for Simpson, and as viii be
seen Simpsons name does not appear
in the resolutions.
The handfWork OF the bosses can be
seen throughout the convention, and
though the bosses underhandedly car
ried the day yesterday, there Were
plenty OF delegates who made no bones
OF declasing that they could see a me
gro in the wood pile" and that neither
Mr.. LeweIing's interests were enhanced
or the future of the bosses made more
glorious by the manipulations of the
bosses. They declare the rulings were
parliamentary, unjust and too plain
not to be seen by any fair minded per-
son and that while IL was the bosses
day yesterday, that a day OF reckoning
is coming and that at no distant day,
and they will have their innings. That
bad blood was engehdered there can be
no question. and that a political con-
vention was never held in Sedgwick
county where the manipulations of the
bosses were more plainly shown than
yesterday.
It was the profession OF friendship
4 - IL II
date, the one to whom the professed
friendship was made. Delegate Fisher
declared the rulings OF Chairman Helm
as high-handed outrage and as only
brought forth by a band Of towards.
while Delegate Miller publicly branded
the chairman as faisifier Of the truth.
1t was a red hot convention and inter
esting to spectators, but it was not such
a one as is calculated TO weld together
the ranks, and when Chairman Helm is
again given authority to arbitrarily over
ride the will OF ma ority OF the con-
vention it viii be when delegates have
fogotten the indienities heaped upon
them under the cloak OF parliamentary
rules.
The "LeweNing bust men collared
the delegates as fast as they arrived.
and poured into their ears the story of
cling is the pride of Sedgwick county
PopuliSts and they are ready at all
times to fight for him and against the
man who opposes him Every delegate
In the convention would have declared
war to the knife against Simpson, If
they had been fully persuaded that he
was treacherous TO the Sedgwick county
favorite. but as II was, the men who
stood for the instructions for the Me6i-
cine Lodge man were the ones who re-
fused 10 believe that he was untrue to
LeweEng.
Tn convention was called TO order by
Secretary C. w. Peters, the chairman,
VIII Ayers. being absent on account OF
Illness. The call was read, after which
the convention got down to business.
There was an inclination among the city
delegates 10 allow the farmers to control
tle temporary organiza ton. but the
temporary organization expressed a de-
sire 20 have their city brothers, as they
csEed the city delegates, hold the offices.
Joe Furnish was elected temporary
CHAIRMAN. and as he made a neat little
speech. in which he said for the first
time in many years the people had con-
trollei one OF the old party conventions.
He thought the nominee OF the Chicago
convention was man OF the people,
and this statement was loudly cheered.
David 3. CCewson. OF the Fifth ward,
was elected temporary secretary. and
Frank N:ghswonSer OF the Third ward,
assistant secretary.
Judge Stratton tried to get ttruogh a
motion TO have a committee of five 60
select delegates TO the state and con-
gressional conventions. He made a
speech in favor of il. after which Char
l-~n~lraaT
point Of order that the temporary Or
ganiZation had nothing to do with the
selection OF delegates and was sustain |
ed by the chair.
The following committees were then
appointed by the chair:
Order OF business-W. J. Anderson. |
J. A ASH. Rufus Cone, d. A Wilson and |
William Cooper.
Credentials. P. Campbell. Philip
Smith, w. II. Kirkpatrick. John Giles. !
William Ransdall
ResolutionS-O. E. Helm. c. E. Good |
year. Henry Comstock. Z. .. High, S.
Z. Jocelyn, II. w Ruble and Henry
Teachout
Permanent organize tfon-Mike Dillon.
W. J. Babb. W G, Webster, J. c. Rob-, !
A Q Huse
There were no conteSting delegations
and the following list OF delegates turn
ed over by the secretary OF the conven-
ton before the adjournment for the
noon hour, was reported by the COM |
mittee on credentials when the cenvesl-
ton reconveRed At o'clock
First ward-F- G. Rawson. J. X. Brink .
Awarded
highest Houors-Worid'S Fair,