The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-27
DEMOCRATS LINE Up
But They are Living Up for
Democrats Only.
POTS AND THEIR PLATFORM
Not Essential in This Platform
--Gerrymander Folly.
POTS AND THEIR PLATFORM

AS the campaign closes it is apparent
TO every observant man that the fusion
agreement between the Populists and
Democrats of this country was for nomi-
mating purposes only. The Democrats
are using every energy and bending every
influence to elect Dale and Ransom
Brown Tammany, a secret organization
which constitutes the Democratic party
of Wichita, is for Dale and Brown. The
Populists on the ticket are not mentioned.
The inner councils of Democratic leaders
never heard a word as to what could be
done for WemDle or Little or Kerr AS
one Democrat said to another on North
Main street yesterday, Let the Popu-
lists go; let the platform go; talk for
Dale and Brown. The platform is cata-
logued with the Pop part Of the ticket.
Both non-essential and one bad"
The wrong and folly Of the county
commissioners gerrymsnder scheme viii
not down Like Banquo's ghost, that re-
turned to face its fathers at every turn
of the street, the people who have been
disfranchised by the gluttonish action Of
officials who, the DISTINGUISHED say. ought
TO use their Office for a higher purpose,
are after Dale, who planned the gerry
msnder
Judge Webb was employed by the Pop
ulist legislature TO revise the statutes of
the state. He was then considered the
best Pop lawyer in the state and an hon.
est man. IN his revision Of the statutes
he found in fact that county commits
sioners have no authority in law to make
such a rank discrimination IN the size
and population Of the commissioners dis
tricts. as they nave recently made in
Sedgwick county Notwithstanding the
fact that Judge Dale IN his position Of
trust and Sam Amdon, in his bold meth
DDS, have been accused Of being cO-work-
ers with Commissioners Howard and
Wilson in their gerrymander that they
planned the trick for the promise of a
few more votes FOR Dale in another quar-
ter, it has never been considered beyond
question that the commissioners are up
held by law In their nefarious gerryman-
der scheme. A good Populist said yester-
day that in his opinion it is disfranchis-
ing several hundred voters for the per-
sonal gain Of the court house ring.
Yesterday was a good day to talk poll
tics, and little groups were stationed
about the corners in the drizzIing rain
10 speak their sentiments with regard to
the candidates. They are making up their
minds. It was evident yesterday that
Judge Dale and Mr. Balentine will have
10 pay for the mistake of the commits
sioners. The disfranchised citizens of the
First ward know Dale and Amidon had
planned the gerrymander scheme, while
there are numerous farmers in the coun-
try who will condemn at the polls such
a scheme even in the interest of Balen-
tine. 1t was said by one Of the group
yesterday that there seemed to be no
open, patriotic methods in the fusion
campaign this year at all It seemed to
him race for sDoils purely and in the
interests of two Democrats.
There was a report in circulation yes
terday, the warmth of which the driz-
zling rain did not dampen. that Tammany
would sacrifice every other candidate on
the fusion ticket in order to elect Dale
and Ransom Brown Mr. Dale remained
out of the Tammany organization in
order TO play innocent and work the
farmers. but his stenographer. Mr.. Dean.
and Harry Stewart are pulling the tigers
tan for Dale
The campaign for the fusionists IS get
ting so hot that all their candidates are
out beating the brush for votes. while
they leave the platform pigeon-holed in
the committee room. Judge Dale will not
attend to any more court house business
after the disposition Of the street rail-
way injunction suit today.