The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-29
SELF BUNCO GAME
Pops of Sedgwick County
Make Strenuous Effort
TO DELUDE THEMSELVES
Brown of Pratt Given Room.
Simpson Should be Beaten.

AS the campaign in Sedgwick county pro-
crosses, it comes more and more into a
resemblance of the campaign Of four years
ego.
Lewelling was then running for the sec
end time. 1t was a dead cinch he would
be defeated. Without admitting it, even
privately, the Populists gave his election
with their state ticket. up two months be-
fore November.
They had one hope-Jerry Simpson. No
bets could be secured on LeweIIing, but the
money was plentiful on Simpson. He was
sure of election. His popularity acord-
ing to the Populists. was without prece-
Gent.
When election day came Jerry Simpson
went with the rest of the ticket The
sports who had been backing him had,
in many instances, to scrape up their last
cent to pay their debts.
The Populists are trying the same scheme
In Sedgwick county this year.
When it comes TO Stanley, hardly a Pop
ulist can be found who viii think Of back
ing up his statement that Leedy will win.
No one believes that Leedy can win. AS
a matter Of fact, Stanley will go out of
the county with the largest majority ever
given any candidate. national. state or
county.
As to the county ticket the Populists
know that with their fractional quarrels it
is impossible to elect the ticket.
But on Jerry Simpson they are fast
de,uding themselves into the belief that
Simpson really has an opportunity of win
nirg.
as a matter Of fact, there is not a Re
publican in Sedgwick county who will vote
for Simpson. The Republican, If he is a
Republican in anything, is proudest of the
Republican national administration. There
is only one way Of directly indorsing the
administration this fall. and that is by
voting for Chester Long.
Most of the Populists are proud Of Nc
Kinley's conduct of the war, but even
when their partisan politics overshadows
this pride, they are preparing to sock it
10 Jerry Simpson on his evil meddling in
state affairs.
Along this line the local Populists are
passing quietly around the story Of Brown
of Pratt. This story is an interview in the
Kansas City Journal and is as follows:
". F. Brown Grown of PratO one of
the leaders of the Populist party in Kan
sas, Is Still fighting Congressman Simpson.
81 can see no reason why Jerry Simpson
should be reelected, said he to a repre-
sentative of the Journal today. Nor any
reason why he should receive any support
from any of the well-wishers or workers
in the Populst ranks in this district"
And Mr.. Simpson will not receive thevotes
OF any Populists with whom Mr. Brown
has influence.
Mr.. Brown represented Pratt county for
three terms In the Kansas legislature hav-
ing been elected in 1928 to fill vacancy,
again IN 1894, and again in 1896. Mr. Brown
was always recognized as one of the lead
ing thinkers OF the house. and he was az
ways sure of a hearing whenever he es-
sayed to speak on any subject while the
house was in session. Mr. Brown was
chairman Of the committee on railroads
during the last sessio of the legislature
and his committee reported true maxi
mum freight rate bill. which however was
turned down for the Harris bill which
was proptly vetoed by Governor Leedy.
Mr.. Browns Popuism is of the stalwart
variety. and no scheme of Populism was
too visionary for him to second it. and his
friends boast that no vote of Browns
was ever recorded on the wrong side of any
Populist easure. Mr.. Brown also served
for four years as a member OF the Seventh
district congressional committee. and did
q large share of the preliminary work in
the district IN 1892, and for a short time he
was chairman of the PopuIst Seventh dis
tllct congressional committee during the
campaign of 1894.
When asked by the Journal representa-
tive what he thought Of the present polit-
ical outlook, Mr. Brown smiled and re-
Piled that he had been so busy that he had
almost forgotten that a campaign was 60
Ing on. He said:
Il have been taking no active part and
really know but very little about the gen.
eral situation in the state"
When asked what he thought Of the fight
between Jerry and Long. Mr. Brown
thought a oment and replied:
u can see no reason why Jerry Simpson
should DE reelected. nor any reason why
he should receive any support from any
81 the well wishers or workers in the Pop
'llist ranks in this district His actions in