The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
LEEDY NOT ENDORSED
Democrats Fail to Do ANY,
thing But Select Delegates.
HAD SOME RESOLUTIONS
George K, Spencer Bosses the
Whole Thing With His Gang

The Democrats yesterday afternoon at
o'clock in Zeininger hall IN mass con-
vention assembled to name the delegates
TO the state and congressional conven-
lions. There was very little excitement
connected with the convention. King
George did not propose to be done up
like his Populist friends on the police
| board. so had plenty of heelers there to
do his bidding. Yet, with all his support
ne was afraid TO risk trying an endorse
ment OF the Leedy administration. Moth
ing was said in support OF the Pops. Moth
ing could be, with honesty.
Mr.. II. S. Hinman placed Judge Jesse
Haymaker in nomination for chairman
and some man from the country placed
Dan Tierney in nomination. Haymaker,
being one of Spencer's friends and al
ready slated for the place, got 1t without
any trouble He Immediately proceeded
to make regular old fashioned Populist
speech, ringing in such old back numbers
as. Infamous gold standard, infamous
protective tariff. the rich getting richer
| etc. He received no cheers. The speech
was contrary to Democratic tenets and
missed the mark by a large majority.
Receiving no encouragement. he sat down
after speechfying for about twenty min
utes. The names OF ]. r. Dorsey. Harry
/ Stewart and John Cartwright were placed
in nomination for secretary. The latter
two declined and Mr.. Dorsey was chosen
without opposition.
King George then moved that two COM
mittees consisting OF five each be appoint
ed by the chair to select delegates to the
state and congressional conventions. Sam
Amidon amended. He wanted, and 50 put
a motion, that the nomination of the DEL
egates be made by the convention in or
der to ascertain If the parties chosen are
willing to 60. The amendment carried.
But tho original motion made by Spencer
did not suit him with an amendment at
tached so he defeated the original.
The same kind of motion, slightly
changed in phraseology was made and
carried. The chair then named Dr. Nc
Coy, Tom Mccarthy, Henry Huffman, NJ.
S. Human and John Kirshman as the
committee TO name tho state delegates.
The following gentlemen composed like
| committee for for the congressional dele
gates: ]. ]. Arnold, Matt Bush, B. B..
Herndon, G. NJ. Dickson and Dan Tier
ney. The convention then took ten min
ute recess in order that the committees
might select the delegates. The chair
wanted to hear speeches, la Pop con-
ventions, but the convention wouldn't
stand for 1t.
| The committees soon returned and the
following names were submitted and were
| accepted for the delegates to the state
convention: G. *. Spencer j. n. Hay
maker, B. b. Herndon, NJ. S. Human, Pat
Mccarthy, J. Giles Smith, Sam Nolan, Il.
3. Cartwright, DR.. J. G. Mccoy, Jim Bur-
ton, Sam Amidon, Charles Davis, Dan
Tierney and Henry Huffman.
Delegates to the congressional conven-
ton are: R. McGinnis, DR.. Then, Will
lam Langdon, a. H. Mckee. ]. R. Brown,
Sam Nolan, ]. S. McCauley, Mark Hine,
Colonel w. E. Huffman and Ignatius Rem
ner.
Jim Dorsey made a motion which re-
ceived a second that If any of the dele
gates found they would be unable TO at
tend the convention that they be not al
lowed to give proxies. Mr.. Amidon spoke
against the motion as did Colonel HUT
man. Mr.. Dorsey said that he had made
the motion in order to stimulate the dele
gates to attend. For the past five years
he said there had not been full delega-
ton of Sedgwick county Democrats at any
state convention. On a vote the motion
of Mr.. Dorsey was voted down by a large
majority Mr.. Spencer moved that the
convention adjourn. At this point MI Nc
Ginnis arose and said that he thought
the convention should pass some resolu-
tons. He had prepared some which he
proposed to read.
Resolved, That the Democrats Of Sedg-
wick county in convention assembled. en-
dorse the Chicago platform.
Second, That the Leedy administration
be endorsed.
Third. That the Republican national ad-
ministration be endorsed for the plant
ing of the American flag in Cuba and their
efforts to free Cuba.
The motion received no second. 1t will
be noted that the flag came last IN the
gentleman's resolutions.
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