The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-22
DO NOT WANT TO RUN
Kansas PopuiIsts are Not Anxious to Enter
the Race at All.


Kansas PopuiIsts are Not Anxious to Enter
| the Race at All.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 21.-(SpeciaL)-
| There IS one very noticea BILE feature
about the present Kansas campaign.
and that Is the indfsposition of Populist
statesmen TO permit the use Of their
| names in connection with the nominal
ton for governor. Almost as fast as
| they are named by their friends and ad-
nIirerS, they go into print with dIsa-
vowals of ambition in that direction.
w y. Vincent Of Clay Center, w. A
Harris Of LinwoOd, a. w. Dennison OF
Butler, John BreidenLhal Of Topeka, Jer
~ BOtkin of Neodesha, and others, may
be included in this list. Ex-Governor
LewelIing has said that he would not
make the race under any circumstances,
but some Of his Close friends say he will
| accept If the nomination is rendered him
The only man who has signif1ed MS will
Ingness to make the race for COVER
nor on the Populist ticket is s. II. Sni-
der of Kansas City, Kan, who cannot
get il if the sentiments expressed at
the recent meeting of the Populist state
| central committee are anything Ike
general. 1t was the sentiment Of that
meeting that Snider would be too vul-
nera BE. He resigned the Office Of su-
peTintendenC OF Insurance rather than
face charges which had been placed in
the hands Of the governor, and unless
time has wrought a change, he VIII re-
ceiva bitter opposition from John Bret
denthal and ms friends.
1t seems to be the common impress
sion that State Senator Leedy desires
to make the race for governor, but he
has made no announcement to that effect
and the fact that he remained away
from the state central committee mec--
irg and authorized no one to speak fer
him thsre is pretty coed evidence that
he has become an old-man-afraid-Of Of
Denomination, along with the rest Of
the Pop leaders. Senator Taylor of Wy
andotte county has also been mentioned
in connection with the nomination, bat
# IS understood here that he IS absO-
Iutely our of the running
The indisposition TO seek tne POpulfSt
nomination is accounted for by the re-
nloteuess of the prospect of fusion. For
= time, earlier in the campaign, It Look
ed as If such an arrangement might
he made by which the Democrats and
Populists would agree upon a state
ticket, but all hope in that direction
seems now TO have been abandoned.
Without fusion. the POpulists are hope
less. Mr.. LeWelling polled 1922 votes
in 1894, as against 49, 697 for Major Nor
riH. David Overneyer DOlled %. 100 Vot-
IS, making the combined opposition To
the Republicans 145,03S, or something
more than 5000 short. This make sno
account of the ), 496 votes cast by Pick
ering for the Prohibition nominee, but
that is not to be considered in figuring
a fusion The Democrats say they in
= 2 III Trrlo- Ill
at least this is the talk Of the stalwarc
element of thepary, who ran David
OVermeyer a. year ago. Without fusion
the Paplists are up against 10000 Re
publican majority, and that is no doubt
the reason the ambitions of the reform
statesmen are kept in euro
ORATORICAL CONTEST.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. H.-CSpecial1-I
The Kansas state oratoTfcal contest will
take place in the grand opera house in
topeka on Friday night, and it is ex-
pected that a great crowd of the friends
OF the various Kansas colleges viii be
in attendance. The contestants and
their subjects are as follows:
The Grim Chieftain." L. w. Platt.
'Washburn college. Topeka.
is Peace a Dream?" Mr. Claassen.
Kansas state university, Lawrence.
The Independence in Politics." FL
son ThayeG', Ottawa university. Ottawa.
The New Social Spirit" Mr.. Ran
dolph, College of Emporia, Emporia.
''The StaJecraft of Hamilton" Char
les Meyer, southwest Kansas college,
Winfield.
The Mission Of the Tconoclast." c. B.
Dalton, Baker university, Baldwin.
Liberty Through Law" J. Edward
Tuthill, Kansas Wesleyan university.
Salina
SHE-"Why does a woman take mans
name when she gets married" he
why does she take everything else he's
gOtf'-Truth.
GLOVE makes the world go round" The |
world seems to go round. but love makes |
your head swim; that's the explanation
Boston Transcript.
''THIs is sad occasion for you, sister," |
essayed the comforter. Il allow it is" as
scented the widow. But it is a heap sadder
for Bill Journal
THE seat of pride is in the heart, and once
there; and if it be not there. il is neither in |
the look nor in the clothes.-Lord Clar- |
endon.
SELF-CoNTRoL is promoted by humility. |
Pride Is fruitful source of uneasiness 1t !
keeps the mind in disquiet. Humility is |
the antldOte TO this evil.-Alrs. Sigourney
LOOK here, Schlumpenhagen, you must |
help US at our smoking concert. You play |
the flute, don't your Not ven dere ISL |
anypotty apout." 'How's thatr' ''Dey |
Won't let me!'
CoNSoLATION.-She uncle! And |
to be eaten by undiscovered savages ~ |
- es, but he gave them their first taste of |
religion. Life;
GoUNG BUSINESS MAN-''When do Won
think Is the best time 10 advertiser" Old |
Business Man-'All the time. Young man. = !
-Somerville journal.
SHE-''I wish YOU wouldn't smoke that
IN my presence He-"Theu IN |
throw 1t away" "Oh, didn't mean that" |
Life.
A PARAGRAPH in provincial paper reads: |
a thunderstorm made Beranger a poet |
I mothers kiss made West a painter and |
a salary Of 80 shlllings a week makes US a |
journalist. Tit Bits.
HEED So-"Do You believe men are the |
architects Of their own fortunes" Saidso |
- Certainly; but too many of them fab in |
with BuddensIec6 contractors. Life.
TEE WIFE-'5ohu. didn't YOU feel like a |
Tool when yOu proposed 10 me-" The Hus- |
band-''No, but was one. Life.
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