The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-16

The old saying that two persons, par
ties, cliques or factions can play the
same game is now being. exempAfied
most beautifully in this city. A few
days ago the Eagle made some mention
OF the fact thai an effort was being
made 10 GUST J. NJ Furnish from the po-
lice board. Tia; statement was an alb
solute truth based or information that
could not for a moment be doubted.
There Is ore thing quite certain, and
that is that the friends Of Furnish did
not doubt *, for they Immediately pro-
ceeded 10 organize stiff fight, the in
ten.ion of which is to remove George
Spencer from The board. Both Spencer
are involved in 2 fight that will end in
disaster to Ole OF them without a doubt.
The court house end of the Demo-Pop
comblne-tha IS. the sheriff and county
ataGrney-havenT the police board in
their hands TO control the department as
they see fit and they are determined TO
have it. the clement they represent is
working under cover, and il George
Sfjancer's friends are not vigilant there
will De a nice blonde official scalp dan
Cling from Joe Furnish's belt one of
these fine mornings. The fact is, ii now
looks more probable that Mr.. Spencer
viii get the WORST Of il than that Furnish
viii. the fight that VIII be put UP on
Spencer is that through his influence the
supper; Of the police department was
Withheld from the citizens ticket at the
recent election. The friends of Furnish,
and the men who are against the present
administration of police affairs because
they cannot handle it, are putting up
very stiff complaint against Spencer, and
ii is nc; al all unlikely or improbable
ina. they will make it stick They are
nos letting the cat out of the bag in an
ether way. Previous TO the election they
claimed X was a citizens ticket, but now
they are virtually claiming that it was
P0pulist ticket all the time, else how
could they expect Populist admins
tration to chastise the police commits
sioners for not supporting it. The friends
Of Spencer claim, first, that he gave a
hearty personal support 10 the citizens
ticket, and next. that ne did not have 10
If he did not want 10 for the reason that
ii was neither a Democratic or Populst
ticket. or a combination of both. There
was nothing about the ticket, they said,
that could claim the allegiance Of a Dem
ocrat or Populist. They fight is on and
IL will be pushed TO a fare you well. The
men who insisted on the appointment of
Spencer cannot afford TO let him fall
now. They are on top, and if they are
good politicians they viii stay on top. |
If they allow the police department to |
slip into the hands Of their enemies
men who VIII not hesitate to use its pow
ers in politics-they might as well go |
out of business. Nearly all the Populists |
have taken sides on the question. The |
big crowd of disappointed Office seekers |
have Joined the enemies of the admin |
istration as it now stands, and as they |
have nothing 70 lose and everything to |
gain they will make the fight rather sui
try for Mr.. Spencer and his friends. SO |
far the fighting is done very quietly I'M /
der cover of little caucuses here and 4!
there where the forces are being organ
lied and plans Of action secretly formed |