The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-03-08

Friends-There is an Air of Business
and Diplomacy A bout Them That Shows
They are in the Race for BIood-An of
Them are Grand Men and Regret is Felt
That All Cannot be Honored With the
Privilege of Nominating Next President
The Republican clans began to gath
sr in Wichita yesterday and by last
night there was a goodly number of
the brainy men of the state in the city.
There were some in each of the two
large hotels and all of them were max
ing medicine with a vim.
OF the candidates for district dele
gates Mr.. Irish of Sterling was the first
to arrive and opened up his headquar-
ters at the Carey. Mr.. Irish is most
excellent gentleman of quiet and ge-
niaI disposition and is well versed in
al the political and material affairs
pf the state.
Clark Conkling of the Lyons Repub-
fcan came down with him but had TO
return home in the afternoon owing to
bickness in his family but will return
sgain tomorrow morning.
Among the early arrivals also was
Mr. McCulloch of Anthony who is the
pride of Harper county Republicanism
.or his loyalty TO his party. Mr.. Nc
Culloch is a splendid man and he is
making hosts of friends among the del
sgates.
Mr.. Harry Bone had his headquarters
at the Carey open early and it was Wis
tied by hosts of people. Harry goes
around the hotel with a most genial
smile and an air of confidence that in
aicates he is all right.
Among the happiest looking candi-
safes at the Carey was Frank Vincent
Of Hutchinson. Whoever thinks that
the mayor of the salt city is not a clev-
Pr politician is greatly mistaken. He
ean- get a man interested in him mighty
quick and he always makes a good i'm
preston. He is very popular with
his own people who are down here
working like nailors in his interest.
Mike Sutton came in from Dodge
City in the afternoon and opened up
headquarters at the Manhattan where
2 stream Of friends and admirers, in
cluding a great many old army COM
radeS, followed him. Mr.. Sutton has
a splendid faculty Of making friends
and since he has been at the Manhattan
he has done a great deal of valuable
work. Mike has a rafting big heart
and that always counts.
All the candidates are splendid men
but, of course, only two of them can be
elected. 1t is pity that the Seventh
district is not allowed five delegates
so that all Of them could be honored
by being elected to represent the grand
old Seventh at st. Louis.
ong the boys. He is friendly to all of
them and all of them are friendly to
him.
Speaker Lobden came in on the 5
o'clock train and after shaking hands
with about 100 statesmen he combed
his hair. went to his room and imme-
diately commenced TO make medicine.
When Charlie goes into the fight for
friend he gets in his best IckS and
makes every one Of them count.
At z o'clock VIII Morgan came in
from Hutchinson after putting in a
hard days work on his bright paper
the Daily News. He Immediately
threw off his coat and proceeded to tell
his friends what a grand good fellow
Frank Vincent is. Will is young, full
of enthusiasm and is desperately in
earnest when he has friend to work
for.
Andy Richards shot into the Carey
like a cannon bali when his train ar
rived from Wellington and after writ
ing what nobody but himself would rec
ognize as his name on the register he
proceeded to button hole and caucus in
the interest Of Harry Bone.
Lutte Axline, editor of the Medicine
Lodge Cressett was also on the Santa
Fe from the south. Lutte is the secre-
tary Of the congressional committee
and very naturally he could not get far
into the hotel when some politician col
iared him. Lutte will be the busiest
man in the city for the next two days.
Bob McCanse came over from Ed
wards county early in the morning. 1t
was not hard to tell who Bob was for.
He peeled off his coat upon his arrival
and proceeded to work for Mike SUIT
ton and Frank Vincent.
John Vincent of Hutchinson was also
an early arrival and helped the chief
executive of his city to grapple their
friends TO their hearts with hooks of
steel. John is a mighty good man
when enlisted in the cause of friend.
]. Q. Nicholson came down from
Newton on the o'clock train. Mr..
Nicholson is candidate for alternate
10 the St Louis convention and il is
generally conceded that he will get the
place.
Late last night Secretary Axline had
returns from about half the counties
of the district and the following are
the delegates certified TO:
Barber-T. l.. Lindley, s. II. Oliver,
+. c. Grigsby, r. Lumpkin.
Clark-Warren Messing, Geo. Theis.
E.dwards-A NJ. MerrymaG, D. Nc
Lewis, z. Pott.
Grant-H. Z. Evans, I. F. Rosel-
Gray-O. D. Lemert, r. Lowe,
Harper-G. r. Smelling, NJ. NJ. Muir
ply, James Glover. c. S. Jobes, E. z.
Bryant.
Hodgman-Ben Cline, D. G.. Curtis.
Kearney-F. r. French, NJ. G. Kelso.
Kiowa-G. II. Bidwell, J. ]. Mcbride.
Lane-H. c. Smeltzer, D. L. Woods.
Meade-G. W. Potter, Louis Boehler
Reno-H. W. Gleason, Z. VI. Elliott,
z. Hollister. Sam Forsha, James As
tie, Henry Hartford. c. w. Upton, S.
NJ. Johns, E. c. Marks, William Giles
pie. s. NJ. Calladay, y. 5. Wolf. y. l..
HaIlowelI, Charles Collins, w Y. Nor
gan. s. NJ. Cooper, John Martin.
Rice-D. &. Higley. NJ. L. Grimes, H.
Irish Abe Young, S. Stoddard, j. NJ
X Smith. Mark Hensley, 5, 3. O'Niel,
W. W. Miller
Stafford-W. Z. Ball, NJ. H. Allen. W.
H. Sherwood. William Dixon, -
Ainsworth.
Steyens-W NJ Hla1,er Dan Eorker