The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-28
pop OFFICE ITCH
Story That B. {. Nes Wants
to Go to Congress.
THE STATE PRINTER FIGHT
viii Enter Into the Congress
sionaI Campaign.

The story that B. E. Kies is cherishing
the congressional itch has become the
property of politicians. 1t is said that.
he has been in a condition to bear
scratching ever since the congressional
convention at Larned in 1886. at which
time the sweIIed and arbitrary Jerry said;
''You've got to nominate me-"
Delegations from four western counties,
it is said, saw Kies either at the conven-
ton or prior thereto and agreed to vote
for him or for any man whom he would
name If he would take the Sedgwick
county delegation away from Jerry simp-
son. Kies quietly dropped this in Jerry's
ear but got in reply only a very shud-
dering and elongated smile from the Med
icine Lodge statesman, who said: you've
got TO nominate me-" The legislature
was coming on and there were a number
of reform patriots in the Larned conven-
ton who didn't ever expect 10 get to
congress, but they fixed a very fervent
gaze upon the places. So Jerry was nom
mated.
Kies wanted to be state printer after
IN the shorter inter-costals on the SLY and
then embalmed his state printer candi-
dacy in a two weeks product of those
mucky and extensive facial contortions
of his, known popularity as a horse laugh.
Kies lay down, for he had to. Along
with him was Iron Jaw Brown of King
man, who was so sure of getting to be
state printer until Jerry made a pass at
him that he carried about in his vest
pocket for private exhibition diagrams
of his job showing the exact location OF
piums for his friends. Kies candidacy
is not intended purely as a movement in
good faith by which he eXects to get into
congress, but it will be used as an omen
of revenge upon Simpson. Kies and l. 2.
Campbell and Judge Mckay have vowed
that the congressional nomination shall
come to Wichita and the Browns of King
man and Pratt have agreed that it shall
go away from Medicine Lodge. Brown OF
Pratt may be able to fold his county to
vest pocket proportions, but Brown OF
Kingman can't cut enough ice to preserve
a respectable fight for repaying Simpson
for his Topeka racket in the state printer
contest Brown of Kingman has more
people on his back than Jerry Simpson
He promised a number of jobs that he
can't deliver nor can he explain away
his failure, though it is as visible as PoT
office itch that southwest Kansas has
been given the coolest kind of cold turkey
by Leedy and the whole Pop administra-
zion. Brown used his free silver Repub-
lican friends as tools just as the Pop par
ty in southwest Kansas has always been
used for tool. Judge Mckay won't even
be able to keep Harper county out OF
the Simpson column. Kies and Mckay
and the Browns will lie down and take
their medicine when the next convention
comes around. Jerry viii walk into the
convention and say you've got to nomin
ate me" and it is not plain how men wht
can't get one or two of their friends int
a good place are going to beat the plans
of A congressman. Jerry Simpson will b.
the Populist nominee for congress, no
because he is wanted but because tn
Browns and Mckay and Kies and Camp
bell can't help ii.