The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-27
HUNDREDS OF OTHERS
Besides Doom and Lewis are
Still Democrats.
PERFIDY OF THE POPS
And the Keaton Managers are
Too Much for Them.

Guthrie. o. T., Sept. SpeciaL)-The
open letters OF Senator Doom tPopulist)
| and Hon. D c. Lewis (DemocraD declar-
ing their intention Of supporting and vot-
ing for Flynn. and the problem now wor-
rying Keaton's managers Is, Where will
the landslide end? For the publication of
these letters has brought 10 the surface a
whole lot of Populists and Democrats less
conspicuous, possibly, than Doom and
Lewis. but whose vote counts just as
much. who will not lend their aid to the
fusion ticket. This IS notably true in
Oklahoma county. where the dfssatisfac-
ton is SO open and pronounced that the
fusion majority of 264 two years ago may
be wiped out enurely-and this, too, in
Keatons home county. The reasons for
this dissatisfaction are manifold and ap-
parent. oklahoma county is settled large
~ by people from the south, and was reli-
ably Democratic In its politics until the
office-seekers commenced to monkey with
fusion. Now. if there is anything a south
ern Democrat cordially hates and despises
more than he does a Republican, It IS a
Populist It is true that two years ago
they gave a half-hearted support to the
fusion ticket, but it was with the assur-
ance that the Democrats would name the
ticket two years hence and so when they
smut their eyes and voted for Callahan
they offered up silent prayer to the Lord
to forgive them for what they were about
to do. And what did the Democrats gain
by this sacrifice of principle? Once firmly
INT ri in off u-sth
of Democratic votes, the Popuists
promptly disavowed their promises Of
reciprocity in the rotation of the Offices
and only consented to the nomination of
a Democrat for delegate after they had
been promised their choice of the rest Of
the offices by Keatons managers, who
were determined TO force a fusion and
elect their man no matter at what party
sacrifices. In the county convention held |
recently the Democrats made a deter
mined stand for a proper share of the |
offices and would have won out, too, had |
not Keatons' managers, after playing the |
party lash in vain, run in twenty-five |
Free Silver votes which proved to be the |
balance of power and gave control of the |
convention to Keaton's managers and the |
PopuliSts. AS a reward for their timely |
assistance the Free Silver Republicans /
were permitted to name the county asses |
sor, the most important place on the !
ticket, and the Democrats seriously ques-
ton if there are twenty-five Free Silver
Republican votes in the territory An
other matter that makes the old-line
Democrats sick and sore at heart is the /
desperate efforts of Keaton TO coddIe the |
Populist vote, and his studied avoidance |
of mentioning Democratic principles in his |
public speeches. It jars and humiliates |
the Democrats to feel that they are of
minor Importance and that they must play
second fiddle while Keaton and his Popu-
list friends engage in the merry dance.
Decidedly it is not a two-to-one bet that
Keaton carries his own county.
Although the campaign can hardly be
said to have commenced in the territory,
in Oklahoma county the fight is already
approaching the terrific stage where dirty
tricks and buldozing are resorted to. one
of the most contemplate of these was
the arrest OF Seymour Price the other
day for the alleged offense Of blockading
the sidewalk Price is register Of the
United States land Office and an earnest
and aggressive Republican. but the Ar
kansas Democratic methods of BULLDOG
ing Will find but little favor in this en-
lightened community.
County Clerk Cafery of Oklahoma
county is aiming to play a grand stand
martyrs act to ride back into office. He
has not stated so explicitly. but merely
hints it loud enough to be heard by the
ha- Ia mill daft |
the process issued by the supreme court
him to extend the tax raise.
even to the extent of going to jail for
contempt. OF course the artful county
clerk relies upon this act Of martyrdom
TO gain enough sympathy TO overcome the
probable doubt of his election. But in
esSayiug the role Of martyr Brother CAT
frey should not place too great reliance
upon his release on habeas"corpus pro-
ceedinS before his friend and fellow Pop
uHst, Probate Judge Asa Jones, for. even |