The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-24
STIFEENS THE ROW
Tully Scott, 9th District DEM
ocrat, Nominee for Congress
is AGAINST COMPROMISE
Opinion That Bryan viii Not
NEEDLE With Seventh.

There IS less prospect OF settling the
FUSION row in the Seventh district now
than there was when the conventions ad-
journed at Great, Bend. The general opin-
ion of the visiting Democrats who ar
rived in Wichita last night for the con-
vention and banquet, is that Bryan VIII
take no hand in the matter. Tally SCOTT
the Democratic nominee in the Sixth
district, is here and is stiffening Duval
sentiment. Mr.. Scott says he will not
only stay IN the race for congress. hut
that he viii contribute directly to the
defeat Of populists from this on IL they
do not get in line and manifest a DISPOSE
ton to be fair in the matter Of dividing
up the offices by letting the Democrats
have show for the home Of the con-
gressmen from Kansas. Mr.. Scott saws
the Seventh district fusionists should
support Duval. Campbell is more deter
mined than ever. Mr.. Duval will arrive
fusionists are divided The Tammany
regulars are for Duval but a commit
tee composed OF Sam Amidon, Judge
Haymaker, Jim Dorsey and others, will
wait on Mr.. Bryan to get his influence for
Campbell, If Mr. Bryan should take
hand in the matter at ALL There were
all sorts of suggestions made last night.
Some were for having both Campbell and
Duval withdraw and a man not hereto
for mentioned put in. Others wanted
both to withdraw and Brown Of King7nan
selected. Still others suggested that
Campbell and Duval draw lots to see
which should get out. Everybody but
Campbell and Duval has plan Of COM
promise The following statement from
George T. Ruth of Wellington, chairman
of the Democratic congressional commit
tee, circulated by the Duvaa men last
night:
THE situation is much 70 be deplored.
Under the call made by the two congress
sional committees for the Democratic and
Populist conventions to be held on the
some day, and at the same place It was
considered by both Democrats and Popul-
sists to be for the purpose of effecting a
harmonious fusion in selecting a candi-
date to make the race against Mr. Long.
The Idea was that out of the delegates
which We're elected and sent to both of
these conventions, convention would be
evolved whose consensus of judgment
should be obtained and its Will obeyed IN
the selection of a candidate for congress.
''Mr. Duvaa especially, and so far as
know all of the other candidates, took
the position in their canvass for the nom
ination. that the candidates before the
Democratic and Popuust conventions de-
sired to receive both nominations if they
were accorded either one. This could
only be effected by a fair and honorable
fusion. and could only be expected to be-
attained by a majority vote on a fusion
basis from both conventions. Every bal
lot taken in the convention at Great
Bend will show a majority of the votes
for Mr.. DuvaL 1t was for this reason
that the Democrats insisted that Mr.
Duval should be nominated as the can
didate OF both parties, but all efforts to
this end were futile. / do not think the
delegates are to blame for the failure to
reach the desired result. The ambitions
and vengeances of candidates toward each
other, in nay Judgment, e,zerted an I'M
due influence on the populists delegates
to an extent which obscured their best
judgment, which otherwise would have
prevailed.
1.-The Great Bend conventions were, in
fact, body Of 26S delegates, sent there 10
select the most available fusion candidate
for congress. OF these 142 classed them
elves as Democrats. and 12s as Populists.
On every ballot which was taken Mr.. Du-
val received a majority OF the total num-
Der, 263. On the last ballot Mr. Duval re-
ceived AZ votes in the Populist and I07 in
the Democratic convention. or a total OF
154 of the 2s8 delegates, and Mr.. Campbell
only reveide 20 votes in the Populist and
10 in the Democratic convention, or
total OF only SO of the 26S delegates. Mr..
Campbells nomination was not made
unanimous, even in the Populist conven-
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