The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-22
IS NOT FOR LEEDY
Harry Stewart, a Democrat,
Can't Support Him.
SEDGNICK FOR STANLEY
He viii Garry the State by
Twenty Thousand

What VIII be Leedy's majority in this
county?" was asked of Harry Stewart by
an Eagle reporter.
He won't have any majority"
You are Democrat, Mr.. Stewart"
Yes, sir
what will Mr.. stanley's majority be in
SedgwIck county?"
II don't know, but have a ten-dollar
bill that says he will carry this county.
I'm not figuring on majorities."
Who will carry the state?'
Stanley. OF course"
What will be his majority in your opin-
,on?"
Twenty thousand"
How long have .you known Mr.. Stan
ley?"
Twenty years or more. I'm not going
TO vote for John W. Leedy."
did you vote for Leedy two years ago?"
Yes. 1 did"
Harry W. Stewart has for years been as
ISOLATED with the DEAN Abstract company.
He is one of the foremost Democrats Of
the county. For fifteen years he has been
a delegate to every Democratic convsn-
ton. Mr. Stewart during all those COLI
ventions has been appointed on some Of
the most important committees. He has
been temporary chairman and also perma-
nent chairman. He has been to the state
Democratic conventions in the capacity
of delegate but this year he will vote
against Leedy.
Colonel II. G.. Toler, the boss of the
Demo-Pop party in Sedgwick county, says
that Leedy viii carry this county between
800 and 600. II took the Boss several min
utes 20 get his mind centered on such
handsome majority. He smiled that smile
of his when he is joking with his intimate
friends When told that his parasites wee
claiming a much larger majority he said:
ITS too high; altogether too high. Bot,
you know, we are going to carry his
county"
Boss To,er has told Leedy that he IS go
ing 10 bring Sedgwick county into line :or
him. He has got ali of the boys at work,
but the Boss Colonel is worried over MS
promise, and he is whipping the Demo
Pops about in a way that makes them get
up and dig.
The Democratic and Populist county cen
tral committees are adjuncts to the willy
q child does a plaything. The Sankey's.
Campbells. Kies. Shields. Butterfields ana
al the boys are mere children when 1t
comes to politics. when they are brought
up before Boss Toler. He looks at them
with those keen dark eyes. and If they ar,
keeping anything from the Boss, he knows
1t and they are brought to time How
ever. the Boss sincerely wishes that he
had not promised Leedy that he would de-
liver this county. He has the most gigal-
tic contract on hand that he ever had and
he knows that with all his ability he IS a
goner. This will be the nrst time that
Colonel Toler ever broke his promise. Cne
thing that makes the Boss :irei IS II
the subalterns are making such majorities
for Leedy. He has called them down. He
says: Boys. we mus be together. Set
within hundred Of each other. All then
the opposition Will think we have made a
careful pol. Don't talk a random"
From now on il will be 800 that tae sahg
viii say that Leedy viii get. ( clear l,ss
Of 100, according to their figures.
Frank Nighswonger. chairman II the Fop
central committee, who seldom goes srcut
the place. says that Leedy will co-rv Seds-
wick county anywhere from 200 to 500.
Lou Butterield, secretary OF the Pop
central committee. claims something be-
tween 600 and 700.
Captain Shields believes that he VIII have
800 or 1000.
Their poll has been made. The above
figures are given on that hypothesis The
same figures were given out before hoy
made their poll. So it is con ,.d,ive ct
dence that they are completely al sea The
Boss Colonel with them. Hove yar, re is
more modest than the men who are work
IN for him