The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-16
DARKER and DARKER
Lower the Clouds Above Can
didate Keaton.
DEMOCRATS SOLD OUT
Legislature and All Battered
Away For Delegate.

Guthrie, O. T., Aug. B-(SpeciaL)-As
tempus fugits the clouds unat beset tho
political pathway Of one J. r. Keaton
become darker and darker and the muir
muir of discomfort with which the Popu-
lists greeted his nomination for delegate
to congress has been met by growl OF
INSTRUMENTATION on tshe part of the Demo-
Gratis who at last are awakening TO the
full realization that Keaton's managers
nave tricked them into surendering con-
troll Of both branches Of me legislature,
as we'll as the richest county offices 10
the Populists in order to insure Popuist
support for Keaton- Two years ago when
the Democratic ofice-seekerS betrayed
their party into the fusion movement tney
sacrificed TO the Populists me delegate TO
congress and the controlling county Of
fees. retaining enough honor, however,
to demand and obtain control Of one
branch of the legislature. Common de-
'cency X would seem, would demand
equally as liberal treatment Of the Demo-
Gratis by the Populists this year. But
such is not the case, and the Populsts,
through their hoggish propensities for
ONCE, El1IBteI OtttL iIlAl4tA ~ MANI A4'-0f@
odious 10 the Democrats. In these dis
patches to the Aagle attention was re-
Gently called to the fact that Ed. Dunn,
Keaton's manager, had pledged control Of
the legislature to the Populists in ex-
change for their support for keaton N
the joint convention al Oklahoma City,
but the warning was idly regarded by the
Democratic press as merely the utterance
Of d partisan newspaper designed for the
purpose of creating discord in the fusion
ranks True, rumOrs Of such a bargain
did reach the ears Of Blakeney, of the
Daily Oklahoman, but his guileless heart
could not comprehend such political In
fanny, hence he dismissed the rumor in
the following editorial paragraph:
The OkIahoman withhOlds comment
upon the deal alleged to have been made
by the Democratic territorial committee
at FL Reno which is said to give both
branches Of the legislature 20 the Popu-
lists in exchange for the Populist support
for delegate to congress until it is known
20 be a fact that suoh a deal has been
made. It is not believed that such a deal
has been made and therefore no comment
Is in order"
But the OkldNOUldl ) HOu-Dtlltl III SUN
peridy as indicated soon received a severe
shock. The Champion. the Populist organ
at Oklahoma City, which under the ma
npulation of Clark Hurson played a con-
spicuous part in the betrayal of Callahan
and the nomination of Keaton, gave the
snap away in its published account of the
proceedings of the recent meeting of the
Populist and Democratic executive com
mittees at I'll Reno. The account is as
follows:
1.-The Populist and Democratic executive
committees made recommendations in
the apportionment OF council and repre-
sentative districts which, if elected, will
give the Populists eight members of the
council and seventeen members of the
house in the next legislature The repre-
sentative and council districts of this
county were accorded TO the Democrats.
as they were two years ago, but in the
18th representative district. which en-
braces Mustang. Council Grove and
Spring Creek townships this county. the
representative position is changed. accord
ing to the agreement made by the Pop
ulist and Democratic parties of Canadian
county and given to the Populists. The
ppAiiSlH uIltlti LIi4S dpkbi lCNAll
all the council districts held two years
ago, and in addition thereto are gwen
the Second. Third and Ninth district. The
representative districts apportioned to the
Populis-s. in addition to those held two
years ago, are in Noble, POttawatomie,
Canadian and u counties"
Such plain and candid statement as
the foregoing could not be construed in
any way that would be satisfactory to
Democrats and the Oklahoman finally
convinced that the party had been be-
trayed, voices its Indignation and rebellion
in the following editorial:
A Democrat who would barter away
his party's representation in the legsla-
ture of oklahoma should be promptly fer
reted ont and ostracised from his party.
Such work will receive the anathemas
that il deserves. When il comes to the
time-honored Democracy being thus bal
tered out of existence it is high time to
raise a protest.