The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-16


in the Senatorial Campaign whatever
While He Is Sitting at a Table Eugen.
Ware Passes and Cy Suggests Him fo
Goverror-Ware Responds by Sayin,
That morrill, viii Get 1t by AoclamatioI
| kansas News,
| Topeka, Kan, May 15.-Cy Leland
came TO town today and was quickly
surrounded at the Copeland by the poll
ticfans, who are always eager to talk
matters over. and all of whom relar
ted to the newspaper correspondents
that they had fallen in by accident and
with no more malice aforethoughd than
the little rain drops which paGer, IN
hidden into the thirsty Kansas soil
A number of matters needed talking ov-
er. The Hill City convention. the
Lawrence convention, the threatened
| Buchan bolt-alI needed attention, and
| all were discussed to a finish.
Today one of the topics discussed
| was the calling OF the state convention.
Mr.. Leland said that, after consultation
with number of the state committee
men, dle had decided not TO call the com
mittee together until after the national
| convention had adjourned-possibiy
during the last week in June. He
| thought the sentiment over the state
was in favor of convention about
the first Of August. Such of the pos
sfble candidates who expressed them
| selves said they didn't care when the
| convention was held. J. A Troutman
who is seeking the nomination for gov
ernor, said he was ready for the con-
vention to morrow, or was willing IC
wait until Septemiber-it made not a
particle of difference TO him. Govern
or Morrill, is equally Indifferent, but
thinks the first of August as good a
time as any.
In response TO a question, Mr.. Leland
| said: Il am not taking sides in this
governor question. have had my say
and while I have nothing 10 retract.
am engineering no fight on Governor
Morrill, or anybody else"
Asked If he was taking sides in The
senatorial fight, Mr.. Leland said: 81
am not If should even express my
personal choice for senator lot of the
fellows would jump onto me and say
that was trying TO dictate candidate
myself, and that is all have TO say"
DO you wish to say anything in reply
to Farmer Smiths latest defiance?''
Queried the reporter.
''Not a word I have no ammunition
TO shoot into a dead duck. Why does
not he come on with his threatened libel
suit? 1 have the proof of everything.
have charged him with and he knows
how he can get 1T. This thing of call
ing a man a liar at tine discreet distance
OF 200 miles is far different from having
the proofs that he is a miserable falsi-
fer whose word Is VIGOROUSLY worth
less as / have on A. w. Smith"
"A crowd of the politicians were at
dinner today in the Copeland when
Gene Ware passed their table Leland
spoke up and said: ''Mr. Ware, we
have been talking over the governor
situation and have decided that you
are the proper man to nominate
Ware stopped for a moment, looked
the crowd over, and then replied: Gen
flemen, your choice does you credit,
but want to say that Governor Nor
rill will be renominated by acclama-
tion,''
Ware has always been counted as
one Of Troutman's warm supporters.
KNIVES ARE OUT.
The defeat of James Reeder and Web
sdcNaal for delegates TO the Republican
national convention from the Sixth dis
trict is attributed to the fine Italian
hand of Chairman Cy Leland. McNall
participated in the Kansas City caucus
which brought out Judge J. B. john
son of Topeka, for member of the ma
fional committee, and Reeder was in
sympathy with the movement. Both
used their influence for johnson during
the campaign, and did ali in their pow
er to create sentiment against Leland.
The Doniphan county man never for
gets an injury, so when Reeder and
McNall put up job to have themselves
elected at Hin City the other day, Lee
land quietly slipped in and knocked
the pins from under ii.
1T is said that A. Z. Ellis, who was
nominated for congress at Hill City, had
arranged 10 throw his support to Rec
der and McNall, but when Leland ar
rived the plan was changed and Rob
inson and Purcell were elected dele
gates, greatly 10 the surprise of those
VINO prepared the former slate. The
friends of Reeder and McNall charge
Ellis with dreachery, and say that Rec
der and McNall are simply sore over
their defeat, and that their dissatisfac-
ton will not injure the ticket. How
ever, Reeder and McNaA are known
TO be fighters, and Democrats and Pop
ulists who figure on a combination IN
the Sixth district expect serious trou-
BILE in the Republican ranks. and are
therefore encouraged
TAKES THE PLEDGE.
Topeka, Kan, May IA first-class
sensation was created at Murphy's tenn
perance meeting last night, when Hon.