The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-27
CRISIS IS NEAR
Dale's Friends Organizing
Against Tammany.
STRUGGLE is COMING
Tammaly Is Confident That
They Will Win.

The impending crisis in the fusion ranks
In Wichita was 50 near yesterday that
there was q general Settlement 10 &c;
under cover. It was reported last night
that Sam Amidon had left the town en-
tirely. gone to Indiana on a visit, to es-
cape the upper and neither mlll-stones OF
grinding situation, which might not be
conducive to the health Of Mr. Amidon's
congressional boom.
The crisis is FASTENED by the announce,
ment last night on all sides that the
organization known as Tammany was to
be given its Waterloo next Saturday by &
counter organization which was forming
for the special purpose Of squelching
Tammany.
Last evening some Of the Tammany
men were interviewed about this new sec
ret society and said II was mythical. Bu
the Tammany men are evidently oveI
confident IN the matter, for there Is evi.
dence at hand that the new organization
is not only, mythical but has the direct
backing of so dominant a man in the
situation as Judge Dale and that its
organization includes not only men out.
side Of Tammany but men-inside Tam.
many as well, who at the last moment
will turn against the original organiza-
ton, that is Tammany, and help defeat
It
The test, 1t is said, will come at the
committee meeting next Saturday, a.
which the new organization will seek to
take the county printing away from Cap
tain Shields, who runs the Democrat, the
Tammany organ.
1t is said that this attempt was made
last Saturday, but Captain Shields, DO
tected by the gallant arm of Tammany
won out Around that event last Satur-
day and the trial of strength which Is
coming again next Saturday, cluster
many more interesting details than ever
came out in one political maneuver in
Wichita before
The events which will transpire in the
next few days in the fusion camp in
Wichita will form history in the politics
of Sedgwick county and without knowl-
edge Of those events the coming cam
paign will appear perplexing in its de-
tails
Tammany IS q secret political organiza-
ton, whose purpose ostensibly is to pre-
serve Democratic autonomy and to de-
mand Of Populism fair share Of Offices
That is the ostensible purpose of the
organization. The real purpose OF the
organization was TO prevent Judge Dale
and Sam Aanidon and a small ring which
had gathered around them from dictat-
ing everything in sight.
With this purpose in view Tammany
organized. Captain Shields. who edits
theDemocrat, is a friend OF the men who
make up Tammany The Tamrnany men
who controlled the last Democratic central
committee had it in their power to pre-
vent the nomination Of Judge Dale. be-
cause in the manipulation Of fusion tick
cts a majority of one committee can pre-
vent fusion by calling a separate conven-
ton on a separate date ana seeing to it
that a separate ticket is nominated. There
was talk in Tammany OF nominating a
separate ticket which would have beaten
Judge Dale. There was only one aiterna-
tive-that Judge Dale and his lieutenant.
Sam Amidon, must bow to Tammany.
Now bowling to Tammany did not con-
sist in any mere genufexion or hat-tip-
ping. Tammany wanted to save Captain
Shields and the county printing for the
Democrat.
What Tamamny wanted was Judge
Dale's aid In keeping the county print
Ing with the Democrat Now last week
the Democratic central committee, with
a general understanding and it is said
at Judge Dale's request, put Sam Amidon
In as chairman. Sam had not liked Tam
many, does not Ike It yet for that mat
ter. but this was regarded as a surrender
to IT on his part. Harry Stewart is Dale
representative and acts as mediator he
tween Tammany and Judge Dale. lie II
was who pointed out the beauties Of Tam
many's favor to Judge Dale and also the
dangers Of ignoring 1t. Harry Stewart
interest in Judge Dale Is said to be the
retention Of Frank Dean, his friend. as
Etenographer Of the court. After Judge
Dale had acceded to Tammany. II Is said,
the anti-Tammanyites set up prodigious
howl. They had been deserted. They
wanted that printing taken away from
the Democrat. They had been the
staunchest supporters of Judge Dale
They began to turn a little against Dale
not much. but slightly. grumbling among
themselves that Dale has appointed Re
publicans receivers, as II. W. Lewis and
Roy Kramer. Whether Judge Dale heard
these criticisms from his staunchest
friends or not. Is not known. He proba-
bly, did. At any rate Harry Stewart. 4;
IS reported. with some assurances OF cor
rectness saw a new danger in the anti
Tammanyite complaint He Understood
that Tammany's love for Judge Dale was
stu green and might never ripen. And
here he was engineering Judge Dale out
OF solid friendship into an uncertain
one Something must be done to appease
the anu-Tammany men. So Harry Stew
art is said to have armed himself with
q wonderful type-written document. This
typewriter document said II was the
sense OF the Democratic COMMITTEE that
the county printing should be taken from
Captain Shields Democrat. and read as
m agreement between B. E. IIies OF The