The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-03
THERE
Big Wager SiIences the
Leedy Gang.
ONLY ONE MAN CALLED
He Takes a Look at the Money
and Nearly Dies of Fright,

The wager IN the hands OF Mr.. ]. o.
Davidson for $1,000 stfll stands. It is not
6 hS-aff It is bona fde.
Mr.. Davidson was seen by an Eagle re-
porter yesterday after banking hours and
asked If any one had been IN to cover it.
He said:
No. Only one man called. He belongs
20 the Demo-Pops. He looked at 1t turned
It over, scrutanized it and said, It's all
fight He asked me If the s.. 900 would be
split into smaller bets. I told MIN yes"
win you take 800 bets?' asked the
susionist.
Yes, you can get It IN any quantity,
from so up"
with that the tusionist turned and
walked TO the door and said: We'll, I'll
Send the fellows In"
This gentleman was in the bank early
in the morning. At closing time none Of
his men who were to cover the money in
so lots had put in an appearance
An Eagle reporter went over 10 the bank
and saw the draft on Mr.. Poole's desk.
Mr. Poole said It would be there until
Bone one came in and took it.
Mr.. Davidson said yesterday that a
prominent business man came into the
bank and asked If the money had been
covered. Being told tslat it had not, he
said: LET me know as soon as 1t is. as
! have $4,000 which want to bet the
Same way"
The gang VIII not talk about ths bet
They do not like to hear about it. 1t has
knocked the only issue they had in the
campaign out
They stand around and tell each other
tn whispers that Stanley will appoint a
police commission the day he is inaugu-
rated. But they don't believe what they
FAY. IF they did they could easily form
q pool and take the bet or take it in
BmaIler amounts as offered. If as they
Say, Stanley would appoint the commits
sion, as they try TO make the voter be-
leve, they can make themselves a gift
of one thousand dollars.
But the gang which Is trying to stop the
stampede to Stanley knows that Stanley
VIII not appoint a commission for Wich-
tia; they know that dong ago he came out
against the system; they know that the
only danger of a disappointment is from
Governor Leedy who, should he get a sec
ond term, would not care much what the
town thought of him one way or the other,
Just as he didn't give a fig for seventeen
long months
The gang does not and has not called
Stanley incompetent. They know that he
IS not. They know ne would make a far
better governor than Leedy.
They have not pointed out a single m
stance where Stanley ever broke prom
tse.
They have not answered a single time
the assertion that Wichita needs and
should have the governor.
They have not answered the assertion
that majority for Leedy in Sedgwick
county would be more of a personal vic
tory for Colonel Toler than it would for
Leedy.
They have not answered the assertion
that under Stanley the insane asylum
scandals would cease.
They have not answered the charge that
Leedy lost this city in seventeen months
81. 600.
They have not answered the charge that
Leedy treated scandalously the Wichita
militia
They have not answered the charge that
not content with losing this city s21. 900,
Leedy's administration bounced every
Wichita man found in a state institution.
The gang answers nothing; talks moth
tng; thinks nothing, and dreams OF moth
ing but the insincere declaration that
Stanley viii appoint a police commission.
They know that is a falsehood. II they
believed what they say they would have
grabbed up the $1,000 wager like hot
cakes.
Colonel Toler himself, the leader Of the
Leedy men, and the only Populist leader
who defends Leedy's entire administra-
ton, seventeen months and all, coughed
hard yesterday when he heard OF the
wager and shot up the street IN order 20
be present when the news struck William
Flavius Aguinaldo and keep him in line.
Many of the Populists nave given up the
fight They know Stanley is elected and
with don't quote me" warning before
they talk, they frankly say 50.