The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-28

Anti : Tammany Democrats
Claim to Have Been BuncOed
BtUFFEDAT THE PRIMARIES
Charge Is Made That Tam
many Has Few Members.

The anu-Tammany men yesterday let
up on their criticisms of Judge Dale. and
it was said that the judge had passed
word to Harry Stewart to press through
at Saturdays committee meeting the res
olutIon taking 45 per cent of the county
printing away from Captain Shields
Democrat.
It is reported that Judge Dale consent
ed to urge Harry Stewart to do this on
representations of the anti-Tammany
men that the numerical strength of Tam
many had been grossly exaggerated. 1t
is said that the anti-Tammany Demo-
Gratis convinced Judge Dale that there
we're not more than twenty-six people in
the whole organization.
This Tammany rot makes me weary,
said George Locke to a friend yesterday
morning. But wait till next Saturday.
There won't be any Tammany after
that
Another Democrat who is follower OF
the anti-Tammany spirit spoke more
freely: ''Tammany is q bugaboo. 1t Is
nothing but an organization or lew
maIcontents who are hot principally at
Deacon Wilson, Judge Dale and sam
Amidon. Say there are twenty-five MEM
5ers in 1t, and I am told that that Will
ever their membership. Think of twen-
ty-two men terrorizing the whole Demo-
cratic party. 1t seems ridiculous, but
they actually have done that thing.
How? BY making a big blow about Tam
oh re
purpose of being out in force at the pri-
maries. They paralyzed the Dale and
Amidon men, actually paralyzed them
with fear all except in the First ward.
What happened? The Tammany ticket
was beaten in the First ward, where
there was a contest. In the second ward
Tammany had no opposition. In the
Third ward our side got frightened at
the terrible power Of Tammany and stay
ed away from the polls Our side, the
anti-Tammany crowd, cast only eight
votes. Tammany beat this little, but
of course it gave them the ward. In the
Fourth ward a mixed ticket was elected
and George Spencer pinned green badges
on the men and called them Tammany.
What was the result? Both conventions
got down on their knees to Tammany.
Amidon broke his neck to get with them
Dale deserted the staunchest frieHds he
ever had to tie up with them. Think OF
it, Twenty-Five men actually stamped
ing a whole political party. Now what
is going to happen? Why, simply this.
Our boys, with George Locke at their
head have become acquainted with the
scarecrow. They know 1t won't bite.
What are they going to do? They are
going to knock 1t down at the committee
meeting next Saturday. They are going
to knock Tammany down and prove that
II has no power. They are going to take
the county printing away from the DEM
ocrat This time next week, when Tam
many has been exposed as being nothing
but a little coterie of kickers, a whole
lot of the fellows who today are afraid
to speak a word against Tammany will
be out talking about how they crushed
it and how they were never afraid of It.
And another thing will happen. mark my
word. We will not only pull the excel
sior out of the bosom of Tammany. but
we will take pains to never let VIII
Hewey get in gunshot of the county
clerks office. This is a game that two
can play at, and don't you forget it."
There is still another feature to the
case which may come out next Saturday.
AS Is known. Mr.. Kies of the Commoner
was granted the county printing. He
then made a proposition that he would
give IS per cent of the county printing
to whatever paper the Democratic cen
trail committee designated. The Demo-
. a. fad Can
tain Shields Democrat. Now, next Sat
urday the plan is TO put a resolution
through the committee taking the coun-
" printing away from Captain Shields
Democrat. This resolution, II 1t goes
through, will have on ii the signatures
of a majority of the members of the
Democratic central committee. Those
names will he signed in ink. Kies' name,
however, will be signed in typewriter,
and not by Kies. Is Kies bound to OBJ
serve a second direction from the Demo-
cratic central committee II was only
six months ago the Democratic central
committee directed him to give IS per
cent of the county printing to the Dem
AT. Can the Democratic central COM
rittee now direct him to give II to an
other paper. Could the Democratic
committee meet weekly and change the
paper which is to receive a divy with
Mr.. Kies? Good lawyers say that the
! Democratic central committee can not
| bind Kiese to accept a second division.
| His first proposition was Voluntary. and
| the Democratic central committee &C.
| cepted the proposition and completed its
part Of 1t. Kies has made no further
| proposition to the committee. Harry
| Stewart drew up the last proposition
which was defeated last Saturday and
will be presented again next Saturday
hies has not seen it His name Is there
at the bottom, but only in typewriter
| Attorneys say he is not bound by a copy
Of the original proposition and that ever
should the committee take the count,
| printing from Captain Shields Democrat
Mr.. kies could continue TO give Il II
him. However. there are others VIII,
contend that Mr.. Kies must submit. un
der his understanding with the count,
commissioners, his proposition 10 Tn,
Democratic central committee as offer
as the Democratic central committee de
| mands II.
| c'rd OF Thanks.
We desire TO express our sincere an,
heartfelt thanks~to the many friends who
during the sickness OF our mother for ~
past seven and one-half years. have VIII
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