The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-05
GOING TO CHICAGO
TEXANS 60 NORTH WITH THEIR
FACES TOWARDS MECCA.

They Are Bound for the National Conven-
tIon-Fifty stalwart Typical Southern
ers in the Party-They Are straight Oct
for Bland and Free siIver-One of the
Party Tells What They VIII Do When
the Crisis Comes They Are Now in
Favor of Two-Thirds Rule and all Demo
cratic Traditions.
About fifty stalwart Texans went
north las. night on a special coach for
Chicago. They were magnificent look
ing fellows AMI were fine types Of the
ideal Southern Democrat.
1t has always been the custom in
Texas 20 send rs best docking men 10
all representative gatherings, and Tex
as certainly did not vary from its Gus
tom this year.
Most OF them had retired to bed when
the train reached here. A dozen or so
of them were still up and they got ont
On the platform and looked about them
in that high headed manner peculiar
to travellers from the south They do
not get out to talk or ask questions
about the city. its inhabitants, its re-
isources or opportunities They do not
want TO hear anything about the place
they are in but they do like to be talked
to about Texas.
A reporter for the Eagle had the
good fortune to run across one of their
best types in the person of Frederick
B. Richards of Tarrant county. He
was about sixty years old, straight as
an arrow and as affable as a knight.
He wore a fine siouch hat, a military
moustache and goatee, and long curly
hair with considerable of the frost of
age upon IL.
eyes. sir" he said, Texas IS for Col
onei Bland Of Missouri. The Lone Star
state will cast its entire vote for him
and viii stay by him until he is either
nominated or defeated. Colonel Bland
in our opinion is the logical candidate
Tor the nomination this year He is
a fine representative of the idea, upon
which this campaign is to be fought
than any other man that is before the
people"
How about Teller? Has his candida
cy been considered by the Texans?"
Not very much. Colonel Teller is a
splendid gentleman but this, you are
aware is a Democratic convention.
think Mr.. Teller is too sincere a man
IN the cause he is fighting to want a
nomination from party with whom
ne Is not Yet affiliated. It is the senti-
ment of our people that If Colonel Tel
Ter comes square out and supports our
ticket after It is nominated he should
De considered as good and available
timber in making up the cabinet. II
Is absurd to think that the convention
In nj 81,
or vice president. Mr.. Teller has only
ANNOUNCED himself In harmony with the
silver sentiment of the Democratic par
ty. We want and must have a candi-
date who will be IN fun sympathy with
Democratic principles. l agree with
Mr.. Teller that the money question is
the main issue before the people. That
IS true but the Democratic party or any
either party cannot go before the people
with only one issue.
But, suppose there f. a strong senti-
ment at Chicago demanding the nominal
ltion of Teller to satisfy the Populists.
There can be no reasonable sentiment
of that kind. No party should demand
men in preference to measures. If the
Democratic party gives the PopuliSts
adj they want in the line of platform
and men who wall fit it that is all they
give them everything they want what
would be the use in holding a conven-
tion at Chicago. We might as well
adjourn to the PopuliSt convention at
St Louis and let them stand the expense
and responsibility of a campaign If they
are 10 have the platform and nominees.
The Democratic party is not yet ready
TO go out of business. The PopuiiSts
tell US that silver is the main issue; If
it is let them vote for the party that
gives it to them. We propose 10 give
them free silver plank that they can
not exceed in liberty IN their own con-
Vention."
Don't you think that IL a free silver
16 TO l plank is adopted at Chicago and
men of Integrity are nominated 10 stand
on it-men who Will be in sympathy
with it-that the beginning Of the end
of Populfsm IS at hand?"
ct believe that if they refuse to en-
dorse it their party will go 70 pieces.
They will show the people that they
have been insincere.
1T is my opinion that the party viii
go to pieces anyway and it is equally
my sincere opinion that if the Democrat
at Chicago fail TO make an honest plat
| form-one favorable TO the interests OF
the masse-and nominate men 10 fit
| it that ii will go 10 pieces and the Pop
ulist party wifi succeed II to combat
! Republicanism. In the state Of Texas
our party is considerably torn up over
this Question. II the Chicago conven-
| ton gives US silver We will have enough
united TO enable US TO give the ticket
| the usual ma ority. II We don't get
an unequivocal declaration for silver in
| the platform we cannot carry the state.
No goldbug party can carry Texas no
matter what its record is. With a sa-
yer platform We viii lose 10000 votes
and gain $1,000
The Texas delegation at Chicago viii
| be in favor Of the two-thirds rule end
will not be in favor of abandoning any
of the traditionstf the party unless it
becomes absolutely necessary in the IN
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