The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-26

be rich or poor. He was the right man
TO put against Judge Dennison
The convention was very monotoneus
I'D until the last half hour. AT 10
O'Clock it was the opinion OF everybody
that no nomination could nave been
made until the delegates would sleep
over the situation. The first ray OF
hone for a nomination was when Lyon
county dropped its candidate. Then
that terrible silence that always fore
hodes something prevailed. Every man
used 10 conventions notices it. When
Ike Lambert announced the vote OF
Lyon county feather could have been
heard drop in the convention han. The
leader Of every delegation threw off his
coat and excited men crushed through
the aisles and walked rough shOd over
the seats. Heretofore the candidates
viewed the baIIOting quietly from boxes
but the change of Lyon county brought
them all onto the floor Of the convention
Everybody realized that something was
going TO happen soon. The managers
of every candidate rushed 10 Lambert
and struggled with him. He remained
cool and evidently realized that he was
In a commanding position. The thought
now uppermost in every leaders mind
was 10 be the first 10 bring on a crisis.
This is the time when tactics are nee
essary and the superior tactician WINS.
Reno county thought that Sedgw1ck
county was nearly ready or perhaps
actually ready TO break away from
Dougherty. The Hutchinson delegates
wanted 70 Stop that and they determni-
ed to st4ffen the back bone of the Sedg-
wick county delegation by giving four
votes TO Dougherty. If they did thal
II would have accomplished its purpose
but for some rea son the chairman OF
the Reno county delegation lost ooth
his head and his nerve, deserted MS
own candidate and went 10 Greene OF
Harvey county He made fataI er-
ror. He was advised TO recall Ii but
rbe. rules of the convention was against
changing the vote Of a delegation There
was one way he could undo his work
but he overlooked il. He could nave
got somebody TO challenge the vote oFt
ne didn't The action OF the conVen-
ton was too quick for the Hutchinson
boys. They had, it appears, some deal
with some of the Sedgwick county del
gates. Mr.. Stanley with admirable
generalship saw the mistake OF Reno
county and like lightning he cast the
vot4. of Sedgwick county for Pollock
1t was challenged but Stanley called
attention 10 the proposition that Reno
county had broken faith win Sedgwlck
county and his action was JuSined-
| Pollock had three majority with Sedg-
| wick county. He would lack twelve OF
having enough without Sedgwick coun-
~ IL was now for the first time in the
power of Sedgwick county TO nominate
the Judge. the challenge was not in
sisted on and Mr.. Pollock was declared
the nominee. For five minutes before
che vote was announced the tempera-
ture in that convention hail was about
500 in the shade.
The following committeeman for the
various counties were then announced
Barber-W. r. Julien, Kiowa.
Buffers. z. Cobb. POtwin.
Chase-H H Twining. Homestead.
| CowIey-T. II. Herod. Winfield.
Greenwood-H. J. HodgsOn, Eureka
Harper-Phillip G.. Walton, Anthony.
Harvey-G. Z. Branine, Newton
| Kingman-P. B. Gillette, Kingman.
Lyon. H. Wigan, Emporia.
| Marion-M, II. Carpenter, Marion.
| McPherson-G. +. Grattan, McPher-
son.
Reno-W. Y. Morgan, Hutchinson.
Sedgwick-H. T. Diedrick, Wichita.
Sumner-Jas. Lawrence, Wellington.