The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-28

1t is Thought That He VIII be Froze Out of
the Race for Governor in Favor of
Harris-He has Been rendered the
Nomination for Congressman at Large
But He has Said That He Must Have
the GubernatoriaI Nomination or Moth
ing-Jerry Simpson VIII Take Nothing
But the Nomination for His Old Place.
Parson Botkin, the Pop-Prohibition
leader, was in the city yesterday ana
caused a great deal Of agitation among
the local Pepulists.
All agreed that he was here on a mis-
sion Of some kind touching the politics
of the state and II is generally believed
that he was here TO talk with Mr.. Lew
cling about the nomina ton for congress
man at large
Mr.. Botkin, himself, has been freely
mentioned for that place, but it is gen.
orally understood that he does not want
1t # Mr.. Lewelling is going to be can
didate 1t seems 10 be the determine
ton Of the bosses to give Lewelling the
nomination for that place whether he
wants 1t or not. They do not propose
to nominate him for governor once more
and they want TO avoid any wounds his
defeat for that position would cause by
giving him the nomination for the posi-
ton that Dick Blue holds
Mr.. Lewelling said, recently, seriously
and officially, that he viii not be a can
didate for ngressman-at-large under
any condition, but there have been
some signs manifested recently that he
h. IN m
position. IF he is assured that he can
not be nominated for governor he would
much prefer to be nominated for con-
gresham for the Seventh district, but
here again, he is confronted by Jerry
Simpson. 1t has always been the plan
of the bosses TO coax Jerry Simpson
away from the Seventh district. Bird
enthal has taken him up to the top of
high mountain a great many times and
has shown him a great many induce
ments, but Jerry has always Winked the
other eye.
Jerry is troublesome to the bosses. He
is the most Independent Populist in the
state and great many people are try
ing TO humble him He stands in the
middle OF his district and swears he
will have its highest honors or nothing.
His courage in politics wins the admira-
He is about the only man who would
care to be at daggers points with Mrs.
Lease and not care to conciliate her.
He boldly states that he does not care a
straw whether Mrs. Lease is for or
against him. Not so with Mr.. LEVEL.
ing. When he incurred the wrath of
Queen Mary he was the first man that
was sorry for IT, and ii is no secret that
he has made some efforts to conciliate
her, Mrs. Lease is sensible of the fact
that Mr.. Lewelling wants her support
and with great dignity she sits back in
her arm chair and says that Mr.. Lew
cling is too good man to be governor;
that he shines brighter as a private
citizen. And when Mrs. Lease is asked
whether that is not sarcasm she smiles
and repeats her eulogies on Mr.. LEVEL
ing as a private citizen. Hence 1t is
said, that Jerry Simpson is more cour-
ageous in politics than the ex-governor
and for that reason receives the plau- |
dts Of a certain element. Then again, |
Jerry Simpson has boldly declared in |
favor Of Harris for governor nothwith- |
standing which he gets Rufe Cone, |
Colonel Taylor and a great many other |
leaders in his own district down on him. |
When IL is suggested to him that his |
opposition TO Lewelling is bad politics |
he answers that Lewelling is not so |
strong a man as Harris and he is in |
favor OF the man who can win. He
proves this, to, and thereby disarms |
the man who argues with him. Jerry is
shrewd. He does not dodge the real |
facts in his case, but he says out and |
out that he prefers to face a majority Of |
1000 in a district where he is known |
than 10 run up against the whole state. |
He thinks that trotting around over los |
counties would be much more expense |
than making a canvess IN thirty-seven |
counties and as the salary is the same I
in case of success he does not see any /
sense In going TO more expense and TAX
ing create risks Of defeat.
When It is suggested to him that he
has no cinch on the nomination Of the !
Seventh district he laughs and init
mates that he knows the district and |
his strength in it better than any man
who intimates that he may be defeated |
there for the nomination. When the
fact IS presented to him that Forney OF
Sumner. Brown OF Kingman. Brown Of
Pratt and Campbell of Stafford are all
against him with sharp knives in their
boots he does not seem TO mind it a bit
He seems TO have string to all of
them that he can pull al the proper
time and In one or two instances he IS
loaded with facts that amount to a
sensation. There have been a great
many things done among certain politi-
clans in the Pop party that will not
stand exposure. and Jerry is a man
who knows a great deal OF the inner
workings OF the party. This is pro-
baby the reason why Jerry Simpson Is
so bold.
The probability now Is that Jerry
Simpson will be nominated for congress;
that Mr.. Lewelling must either take the
nomination for congressman-at-la or
nothing; that Harris viii be nominated
for governor and that John Bridenthal
will be the candidate for United States
senator. If Lewelling is left out alto
gether and that is not an improbability.
Judge Sankey of this city will be a
candidate for attorney general with
good chances Of success.
BIG EXCITEMENT IN WICHITA
news OF the 81. Louis Cyclone Sets the Peo-
pie of This City Wild
When the news Of the cyclone strik-