The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-23
PILLAR Of Strength
Has Been Withdrawn From
keaton's Support.
HIS LOSS Is THE GAIN
Of the MiddIe-of- Readers
--keaton at Watonga.

Guthrie. o. T.. Sept. 22.-(special)-The
Keaton cause has been deprived of veri-
| table pillar of strength in the open an
nouncement of Senator ]. Z. Doom's es-
pousal of the candidacy of A S. Han
kins. the nid-road candidate for delegate.
Senator Doom was a member of the coun-
ell in the Third legislative assembly when
his temperate, earnest and patriotic zeal
for the welfare of the territory LEFT de-
cided impress upon the statutes and won
for him the cordial respect OF his feAoW
senators, iddespect1ve of party. The hon
esty and purity of his motives were neVre
questioned and ne was treated with the
most respectful consideration in the dis
cussion Of public questions Although fire.
ouently honored by election to office he has
never been regarded as an oftlcer seeker
but as one who believes nthe purity OF
Populist principles as the salvation or the
country In letter to Chairman CraW-
ford of the mid-road oommmitte, Senator
Doom. writing from Shawnee under date
of Sept 20, repudiates the bargain and sale
Of the Populist porty in the Oklahom City
joint convention and says further:
Judge Keaton is very unpopular nthis
(Pottawatomie) county and large num-
beers of Democrats and Popuiists would
welcome any excuse to bolt him. l be-
lieve that a great number who under other
circumstances would favor fusion on an
acceptable candidate, would now vote for
Mr.. Hankins The manner in which the
tad
opinion that if Keaton is successful, here
after Populist principles and men will be
at the mercy Of the leaders OF the Demo-
cratic party and in 1900 we will be delivered
into the hands Of the money and corporate
powers. and all that has been gained by
years of education wi llbe lost. l
may, II my strength will permit, make
few speeches, but il the work can be car
ried on without 1 ould greatly prefer keep
ing silent"
In conjunction with ]. w. Martin, the
Popuist committeeman for Pottawatonie
county. Senator Doom is preparing
manifesto in which they will set forth their
reasons for refusing TO support Keaton
and will urge ali believers in pure anden-
defled Populism to vote for Hankins.
The fusionists of the Thirteenth repre-
sentative district doubtless realize the i'm
possibility of electing any-old-thing this
year, consequently they have nominated
very decent sort Of man for the legislature
C. B. Haney of Edmond. The fusion ire
preventative from the Twelfth district two
years ago was a sore trail to the respec-
table people of the district and the antics
CO the clown who represented them was
reflection on the intelligence of the terri
tory at large.
Governor Barnes has been invited 10 send
a representative to the National Road par
lament which will convene in the Audi
torium on the grounds of the Trans Missis-
sippi exposition at Omaha, Oct. s. The
objects of this meeting are to awaken and
promote a general interest in the i'm
provement of public roads, discuss the best
methods OF building and maintaining them
and to promote good roads Legislation. The
state and local roads improvement associa-
lions and societies the boards of trade
and chamber of commerce, the ppatrons Of
husbandry, the League of American
Wheelmen and all other public bodies COLI
cerned in the subject of roads, arc resp
ecIally invited to send representatives and
the presence of all active private friends
of the the movement is earnestly desired.
Frank Gebke, the popular sheriff Of Lin
coin county, has rounded out successful
politica Icarrer by taking unto himself
wife He was married last night, a 1.-THE par
lors of the Capital hotel in this city. to
Miss Lettta Stream, an estimable lady of
Lincoln county. Gebke is a prince by ma
ture and is entitled to the very best of this
worlds treasures.
Sergeant Paul Hunter. who was with the
Rough Riders at Las Gusimas, San Juan
and Santiago, in an interviwe says the
Spaniards are treacherous fghtrs, declar-
ing that they would fight all forenoon.
run up a flag of truce in the afternoon
and rest until the next morning, when
they would resume fighting. Speaking Of
the workmanship of the Spaniards he
says that they were not very good shots.
but they were armed with the Mauser
rifles, splendi dguns and very accurate.
Speaking OF the Spanish entertainments the
barbed wire fences, the sergeant said.
vera everywhere and across every road
leading into Santiago and formed a won
derful spider web network OF wire through
which a passage had to be cut before the
troops could advance. These wire Job
structions were three and a half and four
feet high, Just back of each line Of wire
was a trench and earth works filled with
Spaniapls with rapid firing guns The
sergeant expressed the opinion that had the
city not surrendered and an assault been
ordered il would have caused the loss or
a large number OF American soldiers as
every house IN and about the city was a
fortress. Twelve thousand men could have
resisted successfully an army OF one hun
dred thousand for days.
The following Is the platform OF the ST.
yer force in convention assembled at
kinghsher this week:
Resolved. by the Free Silver party OF
BECOMING A MOTHER.