The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-10
MEET AND ADJOURN
Both Central Committees VIII
Have Another Meeting.
MANY NAMES SUGGESTED
For Permanent Chairman and
Secretary of Organizations.

The Republican and Demo-Pop centra
committees met yesterday.
The Demo-Pops in the office of Camp
bell Sankey at o'clock and the Re-
| publicans in the office of Justice Enoch
last night at 7:SO o'clock.
Both committees adjourned until later
/ date. The Republicans will meet again
| tonight a. 7:30 in the same place as last
| night; me Demo-Pops Will meet Satur-
day at clock. The meetings held yes
terday by both parties were probably the
most important owing to the hard cam
| paign that IL to be met with on both
sides, that has been held in some years
back. The selection of permanent chair
man and secretary was seriously consid-
cred and much discussion held by all COM
mitteemen and candidates.
When the Pops met yesterday several
names Of prominent party leaders were
suggested for chairman, but there did not
seem 10 be any one who wanted 10 re-
sumo the responsibility Of trying to en-
Slneer the work necessary to make a good
showing, if nothing more, for their ticket
nthe spring election next month with
only three weeks TO do the work in. After
many suggestions were offered il was fin
ally decided TO await the return of several
Pops who were at present out Of town,
among them being r. NJ. Piatt, who was
most talked of for chairman, w. A. Ayers
having sent word to the committee that
he would not accept the office under any
consideration. The committee decided to
select their secretary in the person of c.
Barrett, who was made permanent sec
rotary by the full consent Of the organza-
ton. Captain Hawley, one of the COM
mittee, discovered q reporter for the
Eagle about this time in the procedure.
and called tie MEETINGS attention to the
fact, saying there were some private mat
ters TO be talked over that they did not
want the Eagle man to hear, soitwas
moved that the balance of the meeting be
neld IN executive session, and the reporter
was left out. A e. Helm took the can
didates out IN private room and tried TO
get them to agree on a man for chairman.
but after waiting for them to come back
into the office where the committee was
IN session for over an hour, the commit
tee decided 20 adjourn until Saturday af-
ternoon. 1t was said that the candidates
were having a difficult time trying to get
a chairman that would be satisfactory TO
all concerned.
The meeting of the Republican central
committee was called to order by Chair
man Brubacher and the roll call of COM
mltteemen was answered to by represen-
tatlves from all the wards except theF'frst.
Nomination was offered by John Davis
for temporary chairman. Major Bristow,s
name being the only one mentioned, he
was unanimously elected. Fred Bell was
nominated to succeed himself as secretary.
The next order of business was the NOM
nation OF permanent chairman, and sew
eral Of the candidates were called upon to
give an expression of their choice. The
committeeman had several names to pre-
sent, but nominations were held I'D pend
ing the Introductory remarks made by
Candidate for City Judge keenan,. who
that the chair appoint a COM
nittee of three to meet with the candi-
dates today at the office of Dyer & Davis
FOR the purpose OF agreeing upon the
name of condidates for permanent chair
nan and permanent secretary. A motion
was made by John Davis as follows: That
he chair appoint a committee of three for
he purpose of selecting candidates for
Hartman and secretary. and that the
meeting be adjourned until Friday Ctoday)
1t 100 O'Clock to meet at the office of jus
ice Of the Peace Enoch. The motion pre- |
-ailed, and Temporary Chairman Brstow |
selected the following committee: J. P.
Allen. John D. Davis and Fred Bell The |
meeting then adjourned.