The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-27

WIG >AehSco aTc 1hht 10 $3.50
Enthusiastic Meeting is Held by Citizens
Irrespective of Politics, so They Say
Charlie smyth is Ticketed for Mayor
Sedgwick Hall Rings With'the Resonant
Vibration of Vocal Chords in Denuncia-
tion of Everything Not Popuiistic.
Last night in Sedgwick Music hall the
merry voices of many munificent citizens
OF this city were mildly heard to mutter
something about the many mad mistakes
of the mayor and the entire city govern
ment generally.
The meeting was called to order by
Judge Sankey, who conducted the serv-
Ices in speedy manner which reminded
enc Of the operations of fire depart
ment or Quaker meeting. He finally
arose and asked Mr.. L. w. Clapp TO state
the purpose of the meeting, which he did
at some length. He stated that il was
strictly non-partisan meeting and that
those who had thus gathered themselves
together were not politicians or office
seekers. There were several well known
business men present, who take little or
20 interest in politics, and it was some
what of a surprise that they were pres
snt. A partial list is as follows:
RUFF Cone, Pop; George Locke, Dem;
Tom Fitch, Dem; George Dickson, Dem;
Jesse Haymaker, Dem; Colonel Jocelyn,
Pop; George carp. Dem; F. ]. Arnold,
Pop; H. j. Hagney, 90; Chas. Mosbach-
er, Dem; w. r. Dulaney; Dem; J. E.
Howard, Pop; Jeff Thompson. Pop; Al
Christman, Den.; G. Gehring, Dem; w.
r. Tucker, Pop; Judge Sankey, Pop; P.
y. Healey, Pop; DR.. Hoaglahd, Pop; N.
Heller, Pop.
DR.. j. r. Oldham was present also, and
ne is well known Republican, but he
didn't like the action OF the city council
In allowing the City hospital an appro-
rriation. and it was whispered that he
had an object in being present. However
ne had nothing to say.
Mr.. Clapp was Elected secretary of the
meeting and business went on without
making the temporary meeting perman-
snt. The following committee on plans
and procedure were named: Al Christ
man. J. Z. Howard, L. W. Clapp, w. r.
Delaney and Colonel Jocelyn. They with
drew from the room and soon returned
ready to report:
The report consisted first Of the names
Of candidates for the city offices, council
and school board, which are as follows:
For Mayor ................C II. Smythe
For Clerk ...-...............-W VIM. Myer
For Attorney ..............T. ". Sargent
For Treasurer ...-.......W. r. Tucker
A committee was also named in each
ward to look after the work. The can
didates for council and schooi board and
the members of the committee:
FIRST WARD.
Council ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. II. Herlig
School Board ........Syl Dunkin
Committee. P. Hawley, Pat Healey
and G. Gehring.
SECOND WARD.
COUNCIL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Dr. SHUTS |
School Board ..........J. Z. Howard !
Committee-U. s. Hoagland, w. R. Du-
laney and L. w. Clapp.
THIRD WARD.
Council northumberland. B. Herndon
School Board ...............A A. Hyde
Committee. ]. Arnold, NJ. Heller,
and u. T. Baker.
FOURTH WARD.
From this ward there were very few
present and a mass convention was call
ed 20 meet at the court house next Tues |
day to name the councilman and member
Of the school board: but a committee was
appointed nevertheless, consisting OF
Rufe Cone, H. j. Hagney and \. Hess.
FIFTH WARD.
The mass convention viii take care OF
the councilman and member of school
board. The committee are as follows: |
Nessrs. Cave, Babcock and Campbell.
SMITH WARD.
The Sixth ward was not represented |
sufficiently. so those from the ward said, |
there being three present, and they would |
not report. Mr.. Human in fact went |
home early in the evening and Mr.. FAIRIES |
did not care TO act without more than |
himself and Mr.. Peters being present
The meeting adjourned 10 meet next |
Wednesday. The committee were en- |
powered to fill al vacancies and in fact |
to do whatever they cared to do.
The large assemblage numbered just |
ttuA - -LVhL IuA ING iAiG mat VI liic UiEcl-
ing. counting the chairman, a steam ra-
diator. the piano and Doc Oldham. BY |
the time they adjourned this number had |
swelled to thirty-five and a half
There had been four candidates for |
mayor talked of in Populistic crlces. |
They were a. S. Parks, George Young, |
Charles Smythe and Jas. Burton, but this /
scheme shut them all out, but this being /
a strictly non-partisan meeting. OF course /
would not affect the other three candi- |
dates.
1t was a red-hot meeting al, through
that is. the meeting OF the carbon fla I
ment and the electricity in the incandes-
cent lamps was red hot. More may be
heard of it later and again there may
not be much more of importance heard
of IT,
COURT PROCEEDS WITH BUSINESS
The Jury for the January Term DISCHARGED