The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-18
Voters.
Drum corp....
Total.
lotdi. ...''...'.....''....... oOo II

| In explana zion of the above count il
should be said that in case OF doubt as
| to the age of a n,aroher, the benefit OF
the doubt was given to the Populists.
| Members Of the drum corps and bands
may have been Populists or they may
not have been. They were part Of
the parade for a consideration. In all
the columns of horsemen except the first
column boys We're numerous. They
were kept out Of the first column, but in
the second column there were almost
as many boys as men. The greatest
voting crowd was clearly in the wagons.
There were many wagons without a
single voter in than. There were scores
Of wagons completely filed with child
rem. pretty girls and wives with only
one voter in the lot-the gentleman driy-
ing. This is what lends deception TO a
Populist procession. Apparently the
whole of southern Kansas was present,
but in fact Morrilrs majority in Sedg-
wick county two years ago over Lew
elling. 1011, numbered more voters than
was yesterday in that procession. The
Republicans have had more voters in
line than this and will have them again
this campaign and never take the trou-
bic to blow about it.
This was not county rally. 1t was a
brought I'm from surrounding counties
to take part In the parade. twenty-five
hersemen came from the Andoyer neigh
borhoed in Butler county alone.
1t was a tremendous effort to parafyZe
the Republicans. 1t fiZZEed. 1t was
the same Old parade and nothing more.
Other counts as 10 the number in the
procession are as follows:
Henry Sehad. West Douglas. ...-... 725
10. Downing, First and Main. .,..... 700
Mr.. Steele, Main street. 200
F. j. Bonham, Manhattan hotel. 100
w. T. Campbell North Main...... 500
1t should also be said that the parad-
ers doubled up by the score Many of
those at the head of the column broke
away up near the court house drove
down side Streets and formed in the
procession again. Many of the mer-
chants on Main street, men OF abso-
lutte veracity, said that they had counted
nearly 100 teams that marched before
their places Of business twice. not in
GLIDING the counter march. But giving
the Populists everything, there were
L97S persons in the procession, count
ing men, women and children. The /.
Popocfatic organ says That there were |
sixty horsemen in line and $50 wagons
Il 81
count from the window and made il 49, I
horsemen and $50 wagons. The parade |
lacked enthusiasm and the banners ear |
ried were very commonplace. They /
lacked the wit that characterized the 1
banners Of 1890 and 1892
The procession of yesterday compa red |
with the procession of 1892 was only
about half the size. This is wirat Mr.
Nighswonger the POpulist representative
from the west district, said after the
procession was over. That is what ev-
cry l.eEson said. The Populists tried
10 make excuses. Some of them said
the farmers who drove from a distance
were too tired TO go in the parade. That
vas not a good excuse. as the same red
son wousd prevent thesn from going IN
he parade six years ago. The truth
> PopIiism has dwindied since 1890.
The dream of free silver will never do
'or IL what the dream of free trade and
, sub-treasury ware house did.
The parade had no striking features.
George Spencer represented Mark Han
Ia leading Mckinley around with a
'hain. and that with a dilapldated Old
sanvass elephant. a dead crow and
ew cracks at The Eagle were all that
attracted attention. The sixteen ladies'
lvessei in white with the one lady dress