The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-01
Wisely ISSUES A BRIEF
and sSends 1t to Members of the Ma
tiOnal Comm tee

! Guthrie, Q. T., June 30.-EditoriaIly the
Guthrie Leader rebukes Jo Wisby, one of
the boilers from the Democratic conven-
/ ton at FL Reno, for attempting to pro-
long the strife. The Leader SAYS:
| 1t is said that many of the men who
/ nolted the regular Democratic convention
at FL Reno. have signified a Willingness
to withdraw their overtures for recog-
milton at the Kansas City convention, in
the interest Of party unity and harmony.
The rump delegates, while believing they
stand good show of winning when the
! trouble is aired before the national COM
mlttee, also believe that the better ends
Oh democracy cannot be subserved by al
lowing bitter strife to prevail and. per
maps, injected into the coming congress
sional and legislative campaign. The as
sertion is also made that but two men
fight the idea of laying down." and
whose actions stand in the way of an ad-
Justment Of the troubles. These men are
Colonel ]. w. Johnson of Oklahoma Citv
ana Purcell, L. T., and Joseph Wisely Of
Guthrie. Why these men should seek to
promote further turmoil and strife in the
ranks Of Democracy is difficult to COM
prehend. Perhaps realizing that thew
nave little at stake, and with no hope of
reward, on account of past records. in the
event of Democratic success. they care
little for the party to which they have
progressed allegiance for the purposes of
publication and office Political records
shows this to be the typical boIter spirit,
and Messrs. Johnson and Wisbv in their
present attitude, are not overriding
precedents. Mr.. Wisby, we understand.
has gone to the expense of having printed
a brief of the rump proceedings, and is
industriously engaged in forwarding
copies of the same to members of the ma
uonal Democratic committee Mr. Wisby
has done this, it is said, without first con-
sulting his boiling colleagues, who, for
the most part, rather than have endless
conflict, are DESTROYS of recognizing the
validity Of the regular convention at Ell
Reno. We are, indeed sorry Mr.. Wisby
has seen fit to take such aggressive steps
in behalf of political brigandage and out
laWry. he delights in quoting the re-
marks OF Bryan and the bon mots Of
Champ Clark, but in all their utterances
he can find nothing that justifies the ac-
ton of party man who maliciousIy and
wantonly bolts his own party convention.
The national committee may recognize
the claims of the boilers partially or com
pletely. and thereby ignore the entire
Democratic organization of the territory.
or II may endeavor to placate both sides
by giving half vote to each delegate.
but any action, whatever, looking toward
the recognition Of the rump delegation can
scarcely DE considered less than re-
buke to territorial Democracy and the
turning down OF the time honored prece-
dent Of Democracy that the majority
rules. One Democratic convention was
called to meet ar FL Reno to select dele
gates to Kansas City. This convention
was held and the delegates were regu-
larly selected. Parliamentary rules DO not
enter into the case. There was no pro-
vision in the call for two conventions. and
any other territorial Democratic conven-
ton held at FL Reno on the same day was
illegal 1t is a simple proposition. and
one that Mr. Wisbys brief cannot over
come