The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-06
BARBER COUNTY DEMOCRATS
Take a Hand in the War Between
Jerry and Mckay

Medicine Lodge. Kan, Nov. 5.-(Spe-
cial)-While it has been rurnored that a
truce had been patched up between Hon.
Jerry Simpson and Judge George w.
Mckay in the Twenty-fourth judicial dis
trict. late developments SHOW that the
benefits of the protocol are all on one
side. Only three days ago the Mckay
followers were feeling good over the fact
that Congressman Simpson had in slight
way Endorsed their candidate. They are
today, however, dismayed and enraged
by a circular issued by the eDmocratic
county central committee of Harper
county, advising all Democrats to vote
against Hon. George Mckay, Populist
candidate for district judge. The circu-
lar is quite lengthy and takes as its basis
that the Democrats must defeat all strict
ly Populist candidates. It indorses the
candidacy Of Jerry Simpson, but opposes
Mckay in the following language:
THE Democrats have no candidate for
judge OF this judicial district. The Re-
publicans have nominated as a candidate
for that Office Preston B. Gillette OF
Kingman. The Populists have nomin-
ated as their candidate George ". Nc
Kay, the present incumbent while Milt
Hull of Kiowa and c. F. Morse Of King
men two men who pretend to represent
all Democrats Of the four counties COM
prising this district, claimed to have
had some sort of committee meeting at
kingman September >, and pretended to
nominate Mckay as the Democratic can
didate for judge TO represent Democratic
principles. The state board, composed of
secretary Of state, auditor Of state and
attRrey general al good Populists.
must have regarded it as a fraud on the
real Democrats Of the district. or as a
farce, and therefore refused to allow the
name of Mckay to go on the Democratic
ticket as candidate for Judge: therefore
this place on the Democratic ticket is
blank,
What. then, should Democrats do with
reference to the election of judge OF the
district? Ought they to voc for Mckay.
the POpulist candidate. or Ginett, the
Republican candidate. or leave that part
Of the ticke and ballot blank? This is
the question.
In order TO enable Democrats to de-
termine the question, we desire to sub
which may be unknown 10 some and fer
gotten by others. Judge Mckay is now
serving his second term as district Judge
During the canvass after his first nomin-
alton for the same Office. eight years ago.
he absolutely and positively declared that
he asked for only one term. stating that
no judge should ask OF accept OF be elect
ed to the office OF district judge more
than one term. A. the end of his term
he asked for the Office for a second term
and now Is engaged in a scramble 10 be
elected for third term Was he sincere
i'm declaring against a second term, or
has his thirst for Office and power dull
ed his seusibuides and destroyed his
principles?
During his first campaign he said no
judge ought TO accept or use pass on q
railroad. and soon after his election for
the first term the Santa Fe sent him an
annual pass over their lines and he re-
turned IT, scoraing 20 use the pass
Not coaJeut with this. he rushed into
print and proclaimed his virtue from the
house tops. telling the voters OF his dis
trict that no Judge could conscj-ntl0usly
receive q pass from a railroad which had
or might have eases in court. He now
has an annual over the Missouri Pacifc
in aosas. numbered 1897. and perhaps
on other lines that Tua into OF through
ais district.
TO what place have his ers,wh.le con
sciertious principles gouee
''hie Is nct true friou5e @, Democracy
ana free silver Tais : made manifest
Ply the fact that Mckay ana his friends
ere opposing candidates favorable % free
silver. WAY s. Il that Ass mrs, lieutenant.
Senator Ttls. told Ar. Robertson Of
Anthony, wao csa be found az th4
Racket stove.tha; - would never vote
fo- Jerry simpson Tor couzressr Why Is
* ina. judge Mckay refused last year
whea be run the machine politics OF
Harper county. On allow jerry simpson
me great commander ard friend q ,he
people and the advocate u oimetahlsrn. /
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