The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-10

all times possible, but scarcely at any
time probable. The solid front raised from
the first by the Stanley forces, the abso-
lutte absence of any insincerity among his
delegates, frightened his opponents into
thoughts of coalition, but their own ami
mosities were greater than their appre-
tensions. So while they wrangled with
one another their delegates began to know
and admire Stanley, and by wednesday
morning a tremendous second choice sen
timent had spread throughout the con-
vention, and the best Of the politicians
now believe that had not the break to
him come when ii did, 1t would have come
later at possible three of four different
stages of the exciting game.
STORIES OF THE FRAY.
The air yesterday was full Of the innu-
merabIe stories all touching on Stanley's
nomination at Hutchinson. They are OF
all shades and degrees and from the ex-
perience of Mr.. Stanley. Jr.. to Ben Nc
Leans vote in the convention, they are all
interesting.
After the nomination 10 Brubacher
boarded a car to go to town. He saw sit
ting on the step Of the car Mr.. Stanley s
son. The young man was unknown. He
was sitting all alone and every few sec
onds he INDUCED in a smile whose loneli-
ness did not rob it of any of its bliss.
Brubacher went to him and shook his
hand and congratulated him.
who's this?' asked Lit Crum.
'fStanley's son." answered Brubacher.
Then Crum congra tulated him and intro
duced him to the carload Of politicians
who gave his father three cheers and
brought a blush to young Mr.. Stanley 5
cheek that is lingering there yet.
BEN M'LEANJ's VOTE.
! After the second ballot in the convention
! Gerald Volk discovered that some one
/ was going to move recess. He came in
and told the Sedgwick county delegation
and they told Gerald he was dreaming.
/ While Gerald was proving his case, away
down in front came motion for a recess.
/ The Wichita crowd was on its feet. Away
went the push" into all parts of the hall.
! Ben Mclean, not a delegate, slipped over
into the Leavenworth crowd and sat down
among them. The Leavenworth crowd
wanted recess and voted aye. Inc
chairman of the convention asked:
Contrary, Mo-
Ben Mclean jumped on Leavenworth
chair and yelled with all his might: MOI
Instantly a dozen hands were on him
and ne was pulled down.
You are not entitled to vote" screamed
the enraged delegates.
Ben rubbed his head refectively and
said: Il guess you're right about that.
beg your pardon"
But Bens awful mo" helped kill thai
recess.
GOT THERE AT LAST.
The Sedgwick county delegation KEEP
tally on the votes as they were taken
They were so anxious for Stanley votes
that they almost groaned every time q
big delegation went to somebody else
Right near them in the hall was a county
that had three votes. The boys though
1t had ought to be for Stanley. But !
wasn't and the three men wouldn't lister
to the talk of the Wichita boys. Finally
when the break came and forty men hat
rushed down in front trying to get recog
milton to add their delegates to Stanley
the chairman of that gallant delegation
of three arose and in the din and fully
two hundred feet away from the Chairman
tried to get the chairman's eye to change
those threee votes.
The Sedgwick county delegation smiled
They continued smiling as the Chairman
grew redder and redder, and they gaV
him a cheer when he finally added thos
three votes to Stanley and made Stanley
vote about 900
BUTLER WAS IN 1T.