The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-10

ORATORS Before getting on the plat
form by invitation Of the committee ne
carefully inquired whether there was
any likelihood of Cy Leland being pres
ent.
Nearly every prominent orator Of Ok
labona. was present but Major Whit
tine.baIl Of Garfield county. The major
didn't want any pointers for he still has
a two years supply of the anti-steel
rails speech he commenced in Sumner
county about ten years ago.
Nothing marred the harmony and
festivities of the day but the original
poem written and read by Colonel HI
ram Lewis.
Such is fame. While Burton was
making his great speech Harvey Horn
er Of Caldwell hired a bicycle and rode
out TO see the gas we'll
AS an evidence of the growing Re
publican sentiment among the ladies
Of Wichita ten Of them went TO hear
ingalls, 10 one who attended the free
show at the opera house. The ladies
are all right
Mayor Savage Of Wellington took
passage ON the corn train for ST. Louis
Mr.. Savage is a Democrat now but get
ting into better political atmosphere at
St Louis viii doubtless work great
change in him. For Democrat he car
ried a mighty small satchel-
Representative men attended the
rally from all the surrounding cities
but Hutchinson. Reno county, for
some reason, didn't seem to realize the
Importance of the event
Many Of the friends Of Milton Brown
Of Garden City were actively booming
him for Hal1reua-f f<Oveyv1nr
Sergeant-at-Arms Jordan Of Rdc4
county was an attendant He said that
Rice county was divided between Pot
ter and Troutman, but would be at all
surprised if MorriI carried it
Clark Conkling of the Lyons ReDubli-
can was down He is for Potter, but 1T
is said that he has agreed 20 let Junkin
Of the Sterling Bulletin give half the
Rice county delegation 10 Troutman.
Editor Cline of the Conway Springs
Star attended the rally. He heard Bur-
ton but could not wait 10 hear ingalls,.
If, by any accident, Mckinley is not
nominated at St Louis, Syl Dixon Will
engage a painter at once and decorate
his train for the nominee.
Wellington was represented at the
corn train rally by the following ladies
and gentlemen: MesdameS Dr.. W. o.
Barnett, c. E. Trowbridge, NJ. L. Spar,
John w. Haughey, w. r. Spicknall,
George Hunter, John T. Stewart: Miss
es Lille Harp. Josie Willard, Lille Pur-
cell, Laura Bixby, Tacy Graft. Myrtea
Carver, Edith Stewart; Messrs Sylvia
Forsyth, Arthur BOhanna, A. A Rich
ards, w. S. Longman, Glenn Spruance,
c. J. Carver, John Haughey, S. S.Wood-
cock, H. H. Case, w. ]. NewDold, John
Saylor, w. R. Spicknail. A Graft, Geo,
H Hunter. Fletcher Price, W. E. Cox,
]. 1. Edwards, John Staub. H L. Woods
J. R. Davis, Ben Westlake, Ed and
Dave Tinkham, Harry Ellis. Charles
Dodd, T. H. Rouse, J. r. Heskett,' John
T. Stewart, Judge ]. A. Burnette. DR..
c. E. Elliott and Attorney c. E. Elliott.
The following gentlemen came up
from Cowley's capital TO hear ingalls,
and see the train start: Colonel H C.
LOOMS, ]. B. Lynn, John c. Pollock,
T. F. Axtell, James McLain, john S.
Wilkins, J. n. Harter, ]. ". Mcdonald,
DR.. ]. G.. Evans, H. G. Fuller, George
w. Robinson, Colonel Frank Nanny,
William Wood, e. p. Greer, Harry
Goldsmith, II. It. Trice. ]. w. Skinner
and NJ. 3. Kerr