The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-18
The Kansas Campaign.

eillLSt IN newly organized regiments GoF-
ernor Leedy forgot to give the real rea-
son, which is however well known-and
that was that he desired the largest pos
! sible number of vacant Offices to be filed
with his Populist henchmen. In this con-
nection It may be said that. of course.
Leedy has no suspicion that ever does
anything wrong. Here is a sentence from
his speech typical of bis seif-suficiency
as II is typical of his Lteracy:
IF tine people IN no :" 49,
| that idea, 7 viii stiH have 'conscien-
| tious feeling that my idea and my
course was right
Leavenworth Times: w. E. Stanley
| whose candidacy for governor of Kan
! sas is being received with growing en-
| thusiasm Sn every part OF the state. is
| quoted as being opposed to the promis-
euous granting of pardons of which so
much has been done by Mr.. Leedy, as
sisted by his board OF pardons Mr.
Stanley is quoted as saying: ut is rarely
the case that an innocent man is sent to
the penitentiary, and convlcts win find II
extremely difficult to get pardon during
my administration, in case Of my cleo
ton This pardon business is greatly
overworked. When twelve good men and
true find man guilty, and Judge, after
sentence has been passed on him.
IN my opinion he should suf-
Ter the penalty, unless DEVELOPMENTS
| later prove that he is innocent. which is
rarely the case"
Long and Simpson met on the same
platform at Barbar county picnic the
o'her day. Simpson criticised the con-
quot OF the war. Long defended it.
Atchison Champion: Tonel.a e .,-,
III II. A graduate of her medical coI,a.,o
ei'lSted IN Kansas regiment and ~
a.Spalches say he was caught robbinp a
grave in Virginia.
.opeAa capital: While Dave Lea51v wac
1ecC IN his remark that Leedv's r,se+
- at VaHey Falls was like firing -
t 80 un at mouse, later reports indJ-
80 mat the mouse was not nit. Tbe
1 81 was 100 Spanish. The great trouble
VS. win the u1en behind the gun
p yIN CapitaI; Anti-Leedy, antf-fu-
SION democrats of Topeka are rwhetting
their knives for the combine ticket IN -be
STATE ana district. Active measures are
DeIng taken by prominent Topeka Demo-
crafts TO organize a STANLEY and Curtis
Democratic Club" and the campaign in
1avor OF these men wilt be pushed by the
strafght-out Democrats
Colonel w. P. Tomlinson, who is one
OF pne leaders in the Stanley Curtis move
ment is circulating a paper among anti
Leeuy democrats, and as soon as one hun
dred signers have been secured. a hall
will be rented, and the club will organize
and hold regular meetings.
1t is the intention of the projectors of
the Stanley apd Curtis Democratic Club
to Increase the membership of the club to
several hundred, and 10 encourage the for
nation of other clubs in all parts of the
state. Stalwart Democratic speakers
such as Colopel Tom Moonlight, Barney
Sheriden and Ed. Carroll, will be invited
during the campaign to address the club.
Up Ito the present time, the success of
those in charge Of the work of organizing
the club has been very great. Many OF
the best known Democrats in Topeka are
already on the ldst and the mum Der neces-
sary for organization VIII probably be
secured with very little effort. 1t is re-
quested that all Democrats DESTROYS CT
standing up against Leedy and fusion
communicate with Colonel Tomlinson-
Kansas City Gazette: The principal
Pops at Topeka have succeeded in chok-
ing off Governor Leedys open avowal of
opposition to the war, and except for a
studied defence of his own conduct in
disorganizing the state militia and mis-
managing the organization of the Kansas
volunteers he had only this to saw about
the war when .he opened his campaign At
Valley Falls yesterday: at was my Guty
to periodically support it AMI the people
who managed it. Bad as some of them
are 1 think more Of them than any
Spaniard that ever lived" He did not
support it. but admits his duty to do so.
AN he did was to embarrass operations,
and prevent any of the Kansas troops
getting to the front. What war gov
ernor!
Kansas City Gazette: Governor Leedy
in his opening speech favored state stock
yards. As it is a part of the Populist
plan to build these stock yards in Kansas
City. Kansas, we must hurrah for Leedy
There is nothing like the expenditure of
a million dollars in keeping things lively
especially If 1t is public money, which
don't cost anybody anything. Leedy
claimed that he was personally respons-
IDLE for driving the stock yards out of the
state.
Kansas City Gazette: Before the Popu-
list state convention Statesman Leedy
said: Gentlemen OF the convention. I
stand here TO tell you that the dillydalH
policy being pursued by President Me
kinley is a contemplate plan TO continue
war until after the next election with
the hope of again being placed in power
on the strength of his war record" And
now here we are in less than four months
from the start with peace signed, and
nearly three months before the election.
There never was another four months Of
war equal to this.
The Leavenworth Times yesterday pub |
Hshed the following interview with Frank |
Grimes, Republican nominee for state
trea suTer:
II came here 10 see how things are !
moving in Leavenworth county. and find /
that It looks very favorable 10 the Re /
publican ticket. have been around and /
met many people. and find than every Re- (
publican is satisfied and that many Dem I
ocrats who object 10 the sell out at Atch- /
ison WIFI vote the Republican ticket as a |
whole I have not the time this trip 10 I
get around and see as many people "a 4
would ike because the town % very much /
larger than 7 Thought and 50 wiz not re i
able 70 see them until come back again. /
which I wiH do soon
What is the sentiment n the ststee''
There seems TO be better feeling I
this year than ever before for the srccess /
OF the Republican ticket, and ind a 4
growing discomfort in the opposition par f.
ties even more 50 than ! had antici- /
pated- In contrast 70 ffis everybody IS /
well satisfied with the Republican ticks: /
nominated at Hutchinson and especially
the nominee for Governor. " r. Stanley /
This feeling IS growing with people and 4
via cont nue. 20 DO 50 as they become oct
ter acquainted with him. 1iy Judgment Is
that when Stanley = elected governor Ct
Kansas ~ Wi make ne very best g5Yer-