The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-15
BUSY Taking BALLOTS
Joint DemO-POp Convention is
in a Deadlock.
KEAT0N l53;CALLAHAN 100
Nearly so Has it Run Twenty
Eight Ballots,


mouth of Democracy and Popu1sm thi
morning. Their dreams were fevered an
Notwithstanding the joint convention vic
tory OF the night before there was tn
consciousness that complete fusion was
far off as ever. If not moro so. Delegate
Callahan so admitted 10 the Eagle cor
respondent just before going into a eau
Gus with MS fellow Populists and tn,
OMNIBUS mutterings of a threatened boil
sby the straight out Democrats darkenet
the fusion outlook on the Democratic side
Ed Dunn, the manager Of Keatoa's cam
palgn, alone was smiling. for 90 far every
thing had gone according to his predic-
ton and apparently he felt no concern
over the threatened bolt
The wOuld-be boilers last night after
the adjHrnment of the convention had
perfected an organization but concluded
TO sleep over the matter before deciding
upon a line OF action and accordingly
adjourned until this morning, at which
time they were not quite SO positive in
their declaration of boiling the conven-
ton. About thirty delegates attended their
caucus and there was the usual Demo-
cratic diversity Of opinion as to the prop
er course 10 pursue to correct the great
crime Of last night. Some wanted to cut
loose entirely from the convention and
nominate a s-raighJ-out Democrat; others
wanted to go into the convention and Sc
cure d reconsideration of the vote by
which the joint convention proposition
was accepted. After an hours wrangling
it was finally decided to accept the joint
convention but demand that the Demo-
Gratis first 90 into caucus and agree upon
nominee who should continue 10 re-
ceive the united support Of the party del
egates as long as it was deemed proper
TO render such support.
The PopulistsJ at the same time were
having a picnic of their own with their
party recalcitrants. In vain did Callahan
apply the party lash to Bray and Hudson
They would not be bound hand and foot
to be delivered over to the enemy, and
the best compromise that could be eff
fected was that Callahan and Cromwell
should receive support Of the Popuhsts
and that the Populists should abide by
the result of the joint convention no mat
ter VINO was nominated. but on this lat
ter proposition the Cleveland county dele
cation refused to be bound and declared
their intention Of abstaining from the
Joint convention proceedings.
But this hopeful concession on the part
Of the Populists was nullified by the Dem
ocrats in their convention just before ad-
journment this noon, when the fusion
bucket was kicked over by the motions
OF Charley Wrghtsman and Tom Cham
bers pedging the Democrats to the sup
port Of the Democratic nominee and au-
thorizng the chairman to cast the full
vote Of the Democratic convention for
Keaton in the Joint convention, first, last
and all the time" 1t was a knife-thrust
under the fifth rib of fusion and the Pop
ni!sts admit it to be fatal
The sensational feature of this mornings
session Of the Democratic convention was
the open refusal of Pat Maggie to abide
by the decision Of the Democratic caucus,
and The subsequent exclusion Of the King
fisher delegation, with the exception Of
two members who maintained their loyal
~ TO emocratic principles Notwithstanding
Nagle's alleged desertion.
There was hell from the very first rap
OF Chairman Byers' gavel calling the con-
ventlon 10 order. Dave Marum was on MS
feet and, catching the eye of the chair
man. moved that the convention 80 into
caucus to nominate a Democrat TO be vot-
ed for in the joint convention. 1t was here
that Pat Nagle gave notice that he would
not De bound by the caucus. which bold
utterance set the convention fairly wild
and Marum shrieked: 1T is just such ut
tcrances as that we want 10 bring out"
n 7fr,-r
right YOU are" and cheers.
County after county. through their re-
spectiye chairman, gave approval to the
sentiments expressed in Marum's motion,
against which only sixteen votes were
cast on the roll call included in which
were seven votes from Klngfisher. eight
from Garfield and one from Noble. The
len votes of Kay county We're originally
cas tagains, the motion. but were chang
ed before the announcement Of the vote
Colonel Johnson moved that the conven-
lion pledge itself TO support the caucus
choice and the nominee Of the joint con-
vention.
Marum offered an amendment that no
delegation DO permitted 70 go into the
caucus or into the joint convention unless
agreeing TO stand by the action OF the
caucus.
As the amendment was evidently aimed
a. himself Pat NaEle stated that he would
support the nominee of the Joint conven-
ton, but would withdraw from the eau
rus, reserving the right to vote as an in
aividual in the joint convention.
'Kingfsher has one Pop delegation in
the joint convention and by all the gods
IL rF,. o.
rum.
Two Of the Kingfsher delegates denied
that Nagle spoke for them and asked that
they be permitted 10 remain in ;he eau
Gus.
Further talk was shut or by-Dr Bal
lard Of Washta county. who moved that
the convention 60 into caucus and Ed
Dunn offered an amendment that the pub
lie and press be excluded Wrlghtsman
protested against any secrecy and Arackev
declared that he wanted the doors Vide
open. that the traitors might walk out.
Wrightsman's substitute 70 mold n open
caucus prevailed and on motion u Wisby
the chairman and secretaries Of the CON
vention were continued 10 set in i like
rapacIty IN the caucus.
IN the Ton call of counties for nomina-
tons for delegate Canadian was the first
TO respond, T. T Hensley presenting the
name Of r b. Forrest. Cleveland county.
through Frank Cease. offered the name Of
J. r. Keaton. Custer county, through
Delegate Martz. seconded Forrest Dele
gate Smith spoke FOR Day county and
seconded Forrest. as did also spokesmen
from Grant. Mills. Wash.ta. Woodward.
Blaine and Beaver counties. Keaton's
name was seconded by Lincoln. Logan.
Noble, Oklahoma. Pawnee and Payne
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