The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-30
AMONG THE MINERS
Stanley and Long Go ExpIor-
ing at Lyons.
BY INCREASED MAJORlTIES
Rice County Is Going to Show
Her AmericaniSm.

Lyons, Kan, Oct 2s.-(Special.) -Chestel
L Long and w E. Stanley yesterday af-
ternoon addressed magnificent audience
In this CITY. By the meeting. Mr.. Long
Lyons This was the first time Mr.. Stan
closed his series of three dates In this
county. Each time he has had dis
tlnguished Republican speaker with MIN
Webster Davis at Eterling; ]. R Burton
at Little River, and W. z. Stanley al
Lyons. This was the first time Mr.. Stan
ley has appeared here and with Mr. Long
he was accorded a splendid reception.
With the Lyons meetings, the paths
of Mr.. Stanley and Mr.. Long in the Sew
enth district diverge. Mr.. Stanley went
TO LaTned last night; was at Great Bend
this afternoon and is at st. Johns TO
night.
The distinguished guests, with members
Of their party, were taken yesterday
morning by Harry Taylor and other Lyons
Republicans, 10 the Lyons Rock Salt COM
pany's works, just out of town. This is
magnificent enterprise and means a
good deal 70 Rice county. Jesse Aims
~. first lob feet below the surface of
the earth TO the salt mines. The trip was
made down a narrow shaft in an elevator
The descent was rapid. but Mr.. Stanley
and Mr.. Long, both undaunted since their
campaign experiences, were the bravest
of the party. Each Of the DISTINGUISHED
men carried a lantern and led the way
for the others, they led, themselves, by
Mr.. Ainsworth. There are Is men en-
ployed around the mines and mills They
first pick way under the huge wall of
rock salt at the end of each passageway
or tunnel. Then a drill, worked by com
pressed air, drills holes about two feet or
more in the wall. Then many sticks of
dynamite are tamped IN the holes, each
stick connected with the others by a
wire, which, when the explosion is to &C.
cur, is charged by a battery and the
spark ignites the dynamite and 100 tons
Of rock salt is shattered and scooped into
cars at the rate of Is cents per car, per
man. The salt is taken to the ground;
sent 10 the mill: crushed and ground;
sacked and shipped for stock and packing
use.
Mr. Long and Mr. Stanley were met in
a most friendly manner by the miners
and others. Eacn shook the hand of the
next governor and of the next congress
man from the Seventh district. In the
afternoon, the men were given a half
holiday and they attended the meeting.
In the afternoon, Mr.. Long made the
principal speech. and was followed by Mr..
Stanley in a happy, short speech. The
large crowd gave them liberal applause
Rice county will do we'll this year Men
who know the county, like ]. E. Junkin |
of the Sterling Gazette, Robert Findley
of Sterling. Harry Taylor. NJ. u. Grimes, |
E 3. Pullam, District Committeeman
Seward, Ora Hopkins and others of Lyons. |
seem practically agreed that Mr.. Stanley |
VIII have from 100 to 200 majority and Mr. |
Mr. Long from 70 to $50 majority Two 1
years ago Mr.. Long had but So majority, /
but this is a Republican year. There is |
scarcely any opposition at all to Mr.. /
Long in his own party, while at a meeting /
of the county central committee and Re /
publican workers tn oughout the county /
held yesterday morning, every man |
brought in reports from his precinct, |
Showing at Least one, and IN many cases |
two or three men who hitherto have op-
posed Mr.. Long and the Republicans. now
are for them.
Robert iF'ndley Of Sterling, attended ths
meeting and incidentally disclosed the
fact that he had a proposition, the other
end OF which he would ike to have a
fusonist who is crazy to oct, 20 tackle.
This is il: Findley offers to make a COM
bination bet of $500 on the state, con-
gressiOnal and county Republican tickets
There are nine candidates on the state
ticket one on the compression A. Mr.. Long,
and six on the Rice county tic&e. This
makes 500 each on the men on the ticket
bat the taker of the bet must take the
entire bet or none. So far. no fusionist
OF Rice county has had the temeri-y TO
take the bet.
Next 10 the last week in one OF the
most remarkable campaigns of the Sew
enth district is completed tonight Only
ten more days remain until il is known
what Chester ]. Longs majority Will be.
for it is now only a question of majority.
one more week of active work remains.
and then-the voting II is doubtful il
such a campaign as IS now closing ever
u ould have been imagined TO be possible
IN The Seventh district prior to this year.
What Of he c!d-tyne bitterness? What
Of the animosities and the intense white
heat; OF the passion and binding preju-
dee? Il may come in some future cam
paigu, but il has been absent in THIS one.
j has been a quiet campaign in MANY
ways; a cool one. where judgment and
reason have he'd sway; yes, decided
cool and frosty for Simpson. The war {
record Of Simpson and -he general DIS !
trust in Popuhsm, with the charges {
against Simpson made by Popuiists them
selves and undenied. viii DO respons. bic
largely Tor the Populists' defeat
Mr.. Long will speak next week a: these
Places:
Monday-Dodge City. afternoon: K,ae-
ley. evening
Tuesdsy-Great BENZ. afternoon. Burr
ton. evening.
WedneSdaY-Newton. evening.
Thursday-PreJ;y Prairie afternoon
riday-Anthony. afternoon: Harper.
evening.
Saiurday-Medicine Lodge, afternoon.
NICARAGUA CANAL SAFE
CncIe sam Thinks Nobody Can Get 1t
Away From HIM.