The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-18
The aahits Daily Eagle: Saturday gornro 9une 1898
ALL WICHITATURNSOU out

or without any man debating my policy
If the police commission IS continued,
If can't give better satisfaction to the
radicals, liberals, resubmissionists or pro-
hibitionIsts than has been given in this
city during the last eighteen months, I'll
abolish the system. Tremendous cheer
ing and waving Of handkerchiefs) Now.
Farmer Doolttle), put that in your pa
per and say straddled.''
Turning to the other speakers OF the
evening, Mr.. Stanley said he wanted the
people to hear them. and. thanking the
gathering, he sat down.
Hon. w. ]. Bailey. candidate for con-
gressman-at-large, addressed the meet
ing for a few minutes in a very pleasing
manner. He paid a glowing tribute 10
the standard bearer Mr.. Stanley-end
the rest of the ticket, asking TO be except
ed himself. He said that Oregon had
sounded the key note and that Kansas
would join IN with the Republican hosts
as this was a Republican year. Very
cleverly ne drew a comparison by saying
that Kansas should not be tug or dis
patch boat, but become an armed cruiser
or man-of-war like the Oregon or the
Maine. He said that he had not come
from the northeast part of the state TO
make a political speech. but had come 10
1ollify with the citizens Of Wichita IN pay
ing respects 20 Mr.. Stanley, who was TO
lead the party on TO victory in November.
His remarks were very limited but were
frequently interrupted by applause.
W A. Smith. candidate for justice Of
l., \
after a humorous song by the Stanley
ouartette. He said that he had not come
20 Wichita expecting to make a speech.
he did not know until few minutes be-
fore that he was expected to make one.
He had come here to rejoice. However, re
said that there was nothing lef: for the
Pops as one year Of prosperity had killed
lamentations and that had killed PopUl-
ism. He said that the state w5dld rot
again be discredited after Mr.. Stanley had
take nthe re!ns in his hands. Then Kan
sas would become annexed to the United
States. He was given hearty applause.
Judge Porter, who was a candidate for
associa ted justice Of the supreme court,
was next introduced. He said: All hail
to the next governor of Kansas. Even
this early in the campaign he looks every
inch a governor" His speech was humor-
Gus and greatly pleased the audience,
who were tanning themselves 10 keep cool
the hall being excessively hot. He said
on the eighth day of November Kansas
would be redeemed and Stanley would be
elected by 10000 majority.
Captain John Seaton of Atchison, who
was Mr.. Stanley's chief opponent in the
{ Hutchinson convention for gubernational
honors, was next introduced. He was
unable to speak for several minutes, so
deafening was the applause. He said that
Mr.. Stanley and he had been warm
friends for % years and that he had come
clear across the state to help ratify his
nomination, and also to help ratify his
own defeat. He said, however, that he be-
lieved he would have enjoyed it better had
the ratification taken place in Atchison.
He told a story which created much
laughter. He said that his wife a few
years ago visited a seaside resort and that
the lady of the house was preparing some
Holsters. They were put into an iron pot
water poured over them and a lid weight
ed down put on top of the pot. AS the
water became hot and began to bubble
the Holsters began to crawl about and at
last they got the lid off and one fell out
onto the floor. His wife demonstrated
with the landlady and wanted to know
why the need of such cruelty in cooking
them alive. A little girl present said:
"They like it, He said that ne was like
the lobster that he had been defeated so
often that he liked it. He admonished the
citizens of Wichita to be careful as Atch-
ison would roll up a larger majority for
Mr. Stanley than would this city. Great
applause).
Mr. J. H. Mccall then sang parody on
Marching Through Georgia, which was
well received.
Hon. w. B. Townsend, who was a can
didate for state auditor. was next intro
| duced. He cautioned the white people to
be as steadfast 10 the Republican party as
the colored people and there would be no
such thing as defeat Continuing he said
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