The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-13

per cent Of the Populists of Sedgwick
county were demanding of the legisla-
ture the passage of a maximum freight
rate law. Why he did not support such
a bill remains for him 10 explain. The
Populists of this county are very gen.
orally dissatisfied with his action in that
particular. You ask me about Mr.. Lew
cling and the railroad commission. Mr..
Lewelling never got on the railroad COM
mission by any support from Sedgwick
county. He stated 10 me, and 10 his in
innate friends who reported il 10 me,
that he was not candidate for rail-
road commissioner, and that he would
not take the position of railroad COM
missioner only under one condition,
namely: That il was rendered him by the
executive council without his asking for
it, or asking any endorsements for I. A
few days before his appointment, num-
Der of persons in Wichita who were urg
ing my appointment, asked me IL Mr..
Lewelling was not candidate. Taking
him at his word, 1 told them all that he
was not Nevertheless, i had become
satisfied at that time that he was very
active candidate. Two or three days be-
fore the appointment / spent in Topeka,
which was all the time / did spend in
connection with the Office OF railroad
commissioner. During that time l per-
sonally knew that Mr.. Lewelling was not
only a candidate for the place, but that
he made very earnest ami humiliating
scramble for it, and admitted 10 me a
day before the appointment that he was
going to get it if ne could. II he had
appealed TO the Populists of Sedgwick
county for an endorsement for the place
of railroad commissioner, he could not
have gotten ten per cent OF them. He
knew this. and therefore pursued a dif-
ferent course. The Populists of Sedgwick
county having elected him to the Office
of state senator expected him to fill that
office, and fill it faithfully and TO the
best OF his ability. and did not expect
him to use il merely as a stepping stone
t. get another and better Office. And
had he gone before the people of Sedg
wick county and asked their endorse
ment for railroad commissioner, he
would have stirred up the liveliest pro-
test that has ever been heard In Sedg-
wick county in a good many years. II
Mr.. Lewelling is entirely free from the
various imputations, reflections and
charges that are being made against
MIN. he is indeed very unfortunate, and
is entitled 10 the sympathy of all good
people, and I assure you he has mine.
II. on the other hand, he has been guilty
OF any Of the things that Senator Young.
Senator Titus, Senator Jumper and
Warden lands are accusing him Of. the
whole truth should come out, and he
should be promptly removed from any
and all Offices which he now holds"
do you know Senator Titus?"
81 have known Senator Titus intimate
" since ne was eight or nine years old.
He is one of large family VINO has liv-
ed in Harper county for about eighteen
years / doubt whether there Is as pop
ular a young man in southern Kansas as
Andy Titus II proof Of this l cite you
thai he has served four years as clerk OF
the district court of Harper county by
election; has been elected by large ma
jority to the Office OF state senator over
many competitors, and is today only q
years old He is a most excellent young
man and has the reputation wherever he
is known of being honest, Conscientious
and unusually intelligent. In my judg-
ment Il will be a long time before his
neighbors and those who know him we'll
will believe that he will utter false
hood against any man.