The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-20
TAMMANY ON TOP
New Crowd viii Control
Democratic Committee.
MILLER FOR commissioner
Chances Greatly Against Mr.
SeaIock.
MILLER FORCOMMISSIONER

The Tammany men were smiling yes
terday. They say they have nineteen
delegates from the Second ward, twenty
three from the Third, ten out of nineteen
from the Fourth and eleven in the Sixth
ward, which gives them a big majority
in the Democratic convention. Captain
Shields, whose delegation in the First
ward was defeated. it is said, will be in
convention all right and will be reelected
secretary of the Democratic central COM
mittee.
The fight of moment Is on county com
missioner An effort may be made To
have the First ward thrown out Of the
nominating convention so far as commits
sioner is concerned. This will be com
batted and a lively time will ensue Il the
issue is pressed.
The manner Of nominating a fusion
ticket is by the converting OF the conven-
tons separately. The Democrats name a
ccmmimttee on conference as do the
Populists. These committees meet and
agree that the Populists shall nominate
certain officers and the Democrats GER
tain officers. The conventions then re-
sPectiyely I'LL out their allotment and
send the names Of the men they have
nominated to the other convention, which
in turn names them.
Little concealment IS made by the
Democrats of Wichita that they consider
Populism on the wane to q degree that
they (the DemOcrats) could dictate almost
the whole ticket successfully. They feel
and say that Populism is gone and Is be-
queathed to the Democratic party, which
they hold, today has practically absorbed
the Populists. II is a fact noticeable to
all that the Democratic primaries were
contentious. while little interest was TAX
en- in the Populist primaries. The Demo-
Gratis say that out in the country the
Popul!sts are drifting away from their
party rapidly and are coming out square,
tCed for the Democratic party.
In former years the Democrats in
Wichita on convention day were as meek
as lambs in the presence OF the Popu-
lists. Today they will be the dominating
factor Of the situation. The Democrats
will run their own convention boldly AMI
with no apologies. and by not very we'll
concealed manipulation will control the
Populist convention.
The conventions viii be held this morn
ing, beginning at 10 o'clock, the Pops IN
Garfield hall and the Democrats in the
Zeniinger building.
The places to be filed are the offices of
district judge. county clerk. county treas
urer. sheriff. register OF deeds. county
surveyor and coroner.
The scramble seems to be for commits
sioner. register of deeds and sheriff. The
candidates for commissioner are d. T.
Sealock. the present commissioner; A. II.
Miller Of Gypsum township; ]. W. Sloan
Of Minneha township. and Willis Kirk
patrick Miller is a late candidate and
seemed to be in the lead last night.
There are no candidates against Judge
Dale and nobody seems to be hunting the
offices Of treasurer or clerk on either side.
For register of deeds the candidates are
Frank Watts. formerly OF the firm of
Watts & Dagne; C. ". Bradbury Of Afto1
township; ]. II. Kerr, who Is now en-
ployed as janitor at the court house, end
Mr.. Rcbb OF the Fourth ward.
Clay Kensler and Dow Wemple ale in
the race for sheriff with the chances in
Kensler's favcr. G. w. White Of Mt.
Hope, is also a candidate for sh a.II.