The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-04
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ton and simply fused this year with the
Populists, nominally because Of a sort
OF feeling of qualification because the
Populist Legislature abolished Judge S.
w. Vandivert's district When they go
to the polls, however, while some of them
may remember the nominal fusion agree
ment, the majority win not.
Captain c. w. Depue, a real estate deal
er of this city, is q Democrat. He was
a leading party worker until fusion men
ated his party. TIE then retired from
politics, but this year is doing consid-
cradle work IN quiet manner. He will
probably vote a mixed ticket this fall,
and undoubtedly will vote for Chester
/ Long He gave the correspondent the
following views Of his on fusion:
Il nave seen enough of it. It has all
but ruined the Democratic party. 1 be-
neve now that the Democratic party Of
Kansas will be useful in the future if
it only breaks away from the curse of
fusion. That and Popul1sm are almost in
tolerable. have no patience with either"
G.. Polk Cline attended the Long meet
ing. He is an attorney known all over
western Kansas and is chairman OF the
Democratic county central committee.
The chances are that Mr. Cline WILL be
with the Republicans this year. though
he will make no statement. He did make
this one to the correspondent, however:
"Jerry's circus yarns are getting old;
they don't go this year"
Then there are others. The Democrats
of Pawnee Will do the right thing this
year. of this there can be no doubt, and
the county will go Republican almost
as certainly as election day shall come
DAVIS AND LONG AT STERLING.
Sterling, Kan. Oct. 3.-(Special) THE
Republican campaign of Rice county was
opened today by Webster Davis of Kan
sas City, assistant secretary of the in
terror, and Hon. Chester 1. Long The
meeting was held in the opera house
which was literally packed and many
turned away for want of room. Farmers
drove in, some of them, twenty miles
Populists and Democrats were here in
numbers and appeared interested in the
speeches. The meeting exceeded the
fondest hopes Of the managers and was
a grand success. Mr.. Davis spoke first
and was greeted with great applause He
was followed by Mr.. Long in a brief
strong speech. He defended the Republi-
can party, the war and President McKin-
ley with great vigor and elected favorable
comment In closing he paid Chester I.
Long handsome tribute. In substance
as follows:
You can send TO congress an obstruc-
ZIONIST or a man who will do things You
can send a man who will stand for the
president and the flag and the latter's
glory. who will take front rank and al
ways be found there "a man of progress,
not one who Will pull back, a man who
represents all that is honest an dpatri-
otfc and manly. You had such a man
in congress few years ago. He honored
the district, he stood for its citizens. he
was for the old soldiers, the young men.
the farmers and the mechanics. Send a
man VITO viii open up new markets and
new fields, a man of great brain and
honest heart, who can hold his own upon
the floor Of congress, VINO will hold the
flag where it was planted by the brave
boys of the late war. He Will be for the
policy OF expension and will stand for
the future and not for the past Send
Chester I. Long 10 congress"
HAWKINS ROASTS SIMPSON
Hutchinson, Kan. Oct. S.-(Special0-
From down in Oklahoma. where live
many of Jerry Simpsons former constit-
uents, comes message of hope. cheer
| and advice to the middle-of-the-road Pop
ulists Of the Seventh congressional dis
trict OF Kansas from the same class
there. These men in Oklahoma, like
| those Of the Seventh district. have a. bat
tie on this year; a struggle to perpetuate
the ideas and issues and questions once
SO dear 70 PopuIsts but now almost OBJ
liberated because of fusion.
The message is carried to the Kansas
| old-fashioned Populist by \ s. Hankins.
m!ddle-of- the-road Popullst candidate for
delegate from Oklahoma in the Fifty
sixth congress. Mr.. Hankins lives at
Alya. He formerly lived IN Barber coun-
y. Kansas. He Is q substantial farmer;
a nan OF success and means. formerly a
resident Of Kansas. and mas been in the
Popuiist movement for fourteen years.
He became Populist because ne thought
people he considered 10. De right. and ne
still thinks Il does. provided fusion and
Democracy can be kept out.
Mr.. Hankins was met on a Southern
Kansas train tails week by q correspond
ent and asked q MS fight IN telling OF
4 the similarity between the DISCUS, Of
the o.d-fAst1ioned Popu,ist over fusion in
Oklahoma and the Seventh Kansas dis
trict lea % q relation Of facts BY TIE cor
respondent 70 which Mr.. Hankins readily
assented. beng familiar with the sttua-
ton. He then said, with emphasis:
It is undoubtedly true that Jerry Slmp-
son has departed from the original Popu-
list IDEAS and is advancing from the
standard Of party belief as outlined n
the various Populist platforms. Il is also
,Hs-aS1edly true&hatin "a ceuiain meas
ure ne has betrayed the c0-sddence and
beliefs OF the men who elected him, and
took pride in doing Il.
THIS being me case 7 believe It the