The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-16

That Barnes tries 70 make me- be-
lieve." put In Mr.. Cox. that Wyan-
dotte county man VIII be pressed for
the nomination and he named McGrew,
TriclLett and w. r Smith are POSSIBLE
tiles. Well Smith IS good fellow and
a credfIable man and We al Ike him,
but BUchan IS the man We propose 20
nominate You need not look for them
10 press their 'WyandOtte county man
very long. II they get their delegates
into that convention. Trickett will SEQ
20 II that the 'Wyandot4e county man
idea be dropped and he VIII give orders
10 go TO Jack Harris Barnes let that
cat out when he told me a moment ago
that he was under obligations TO Har-
ris"
Asked what counties Buchan could re-
ly on in the fight over the Wyandotte
county question. Cox said that 20 an
swer that II would give away Buchan's
hand.
Barnes. who was also IN town this
morning said: why, IL was only a lit
tie fight down there at home and Buch-
an ought 10 quit. lie was whipped and
he knows Il. was willing 10 quit when
we thought our man for chairman was
beat. 1 said 20 Trickett. says 7. We're
whipped; I'm going back 90 selling cof-
Zee. HE4Elrl 20 AEdNE IHF room Wnen
a man came running % me and said that
is was a mistake; that 81 was our man.
not their man. who had been elected
chairman. Then / went back and said
70 Trickett. says I: 'Trickett 20 ahead
and run that convention and he did
and you know the result. We let In
The anti-Buchan delegates from Argen-
tine because the Judges 81 the primary
had barred out cur ticket They said
81 could not b. voted because We had
printed it on yellow paper instead %
white That was all nonsense. and "a
we had enough men 20 elect our list II
they had been permitted % vote. we ad-
mitted our delegates % the county con-
vention."
Some weeks ago before the Wichita
convention. barnes told The Star cor
respondent that all Of the Republican
troubles IN Wyandotte county had been
settled Il am % have the county FOR
delcgate-at-large' be said. "CubblEon
s. % run FOR etate senator and George
Martin Is % be indorsed by al hands
for the postomce. Trickott IS satIsnef
with this and We are a happy and united
family once more"
Asked this morning by The Star cor
what had become Of this
deal Barnes said: "Oh. the people down =.
Alt'-i = al 2 'sifft'Irf.'A % AI4ltlsiEi ~ Ftl
- have that fight out sooner or later.
and = came up last week We can't
look very Tar ahead in these tklngs. u
Is what the people want. not what tho
politicians want"
Asked n be hal not lurking ambi-
ton q his OWE 70 run for congress.
Barnes said: NO sir; I would not 20 %
congress 81 I could be sure OF the cerfl-
fcate q election without a struggle
am selling coffee. ! am. am doing bus
ness. working. trying % make a uttls
something FOR my family. I have had
% help ny friends"
70 help ny friends"
a politician who lives outside % ne
Second district and gho - watching
his hght from an UHpTeiudlced stand
point, said this morning; 1t al looks 20
ne az n DICK Blue viii be brought into
ne convention and nominated. When
hat agreement Vgaa made BY those fsl-
0Hs down there last week Ia the pres
nee q Cy Leland. Iat Crgm au8 some
1ther outsiders the signs pointed 20
3uch1n Possibly he could sf.i be- nom
mated - TIE convention Ebeuit adni.
ne Buchsn celsgates. bat rgw e.
mean tang n politics and the a9iuti0n
2 the whole matter w4Il Be Tie uomlll~
gcu q Blue"