The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-10
Greeted BY Hundreds at the
Depot.
CROWDS CHEER WILDLY
As the Procession Moves to
the Carey.
SKETCHES OF CONVENTION
How Stanley Might Not Have
Been Nominated.
OF CONVENTION

Though the matter had not been adver-
tised there was a big crowd at the Mis-
souri, Pacific depot last evening at $50
when w. E. Stanley and Chester Long
and a number of visitors of note arrived
from Hutchinson When the train pulled
in a great cheer went up from the crowd
and somebody yelled: "Hurrah for our
next governor and our next congress-
man.
Mr. Stanley was ushered to carriage.
Mrs. Stanley occupied a seat with him,
and opposite them sat Mr.. Long a$d
James Chisham of Atchison. who has re
Gently been appointed postmaster at
Atchison by President Mckinley. The
carriage was preceded by the martial
band and the march was over to Main on
Second, down Main to Douglas and to the
Carey hotel. 1t was just at o'clock, but
there We're enthusiastic crowds along the
street and as the party turned the cor
ner Of Douglas and Main a loud cheer
went up.
At the Carey Mr.. Stanley was assisted
from the carriage by Mr.. Long, and i'm
mediately his friends in a surge crowded
about him TO offer congratualtion. A
pleasant feature Of the party's arrival at
the Carey was the number of young boys
who crowded in and insisted on shaking
ha
ernor stood in front of the Carey en-
trance and shook hands with the crowd
for three quarters an hour beore he
could get away. An elaborate ratification
will be planned later.
SOUTHERN KANSAS VICTORY.
Southern Kansas stood together. The
Arkansas her tributary the Walnut, her
tributary the Caney, bound together, in
rRbbony strands, a bouquet which she
threw at the whole state and which the
whole state, with a bow and a thrown
kiss, accepted.
That is the story OF Stanley's nominal
ton at Hutchinson Wednesday. The whole
state nominated him. There were fire.
works in that spontaneous unanimity.
The most retiring delegate there by a
modest word for his candidate, pleading
the favor of a second choice, helped.
Strictly speaking, the first man to mention
him for governor nominated him, if credit
for a prairie-fire nomination is TO be re-
duced to an exact science. Next his faith
full followers here in Wichita who re-
Enforced his splendid canvass by unflag-
ging effort might have some card OF
merit, if modesty did not forbid. But after
all it was more than a man or a county
It was the Notwithstanding display OF
impenetrable resistance OF united Sec
ton, the man who first mentioned him
Wichita who kmghted him for the fray
himself who fought so nobly and so dra-
matically won, which placed them and
him within the reach of the prize he and
they coveted.
1t was the unbroken line made up OF
CowIey, Sumner, of Sedgwick, of King
man, of Reno, Of Rice, of Harvey and
the rest, the phalanx which went into the
fight with Stanley blazoned indelfbly upon
their standard, which went into the fighi
without a whispered second choice" The
political monarchs of eastern Kansas
when they went to Hutchinson, found
that this time southern Kansas was q
gooseberry patch closed temporarily FOL
repairs and not open to pickers and thai
It's managers were in eastern hansa:
themselves gathering fruit There were
no frayed edges or available tattors hang
ing from the armor of the new knigh
from the south. There was no single
thread about him, to be pulled with tht
hope Of unraveling him entirely. He wa!
armed cap-a-pie and he was glad he ha'
come His opponents made FONT or two
examined his armor. shook his hand an'
acknowledged him victor.
This is the reason that masters Of poll
tical maneuvers did not prevail agalns
Stanley at Hutchinson. Stanley was th'
Stanley mems first choice: he was ais
their second choice.
No men ever worked harder than tina
following. Mort Albaugh Of Kingman ha
been sleeping on the alternate-eye sys
tenn for four weeks. And one and al
have been making a rocket which, touone
of. has mounted 20 the skies in proclama
ton OF a new political era.
Few people here in Wichita can realiz
the immense amount OF work which wa
performed by the Stanley men a Hutch
Inson. There was a feeling that southern
Kansas extraordinary eNuberance on al
political occasions made it necessary Z
discount the probability Of what she Nigh
succeed in doing. This had to be over
come. II took work. and hard work, {
demonstrate to the members OF that con
vention that the gun was loaded this time
and for bear.
But shrewd men soon knew that Their
was a terrible earnestness in the demon
strauon. such earnestness. IN TACT tha
Cy Leland. who never had second cholc
before, told the public ne mad one thi
time.
Combinations against Stanley were q