The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-24
SAPP IS FOR LITTLE
Made a Good Governor Under
Leedy.
PROGRAM OF BANQUET
List of Eminent Speakers
ASSIGNED Subjects.

Colonel W. F. sapp of Galena. COM
monty known as BILL" was seated in
the lobby of the Carey hotel last night
enjoying a smoke when a reporter for
the Eagle disturbed him and asked him
If it was true that he was candidate
for the position of delegate to the Demo
cratic national convention from the
Third district.
"Oh. Lord, no." exclaimed Mr.. sapp,
I'm not in the race. have attended
every national convention since 1884, but
this is one 1 am going 10 miss
'Ho does that Gomez" asked the re-
porter
'Sh,' whispered sapp, looking around.
Il tell you why. The boys think am a
good thing and that 1 can get all the
tickets to the convention I want If l
have had one letter. 1 have had fifty,
asking me to secure tickets for different
people. 1 am going to Paris June l and
won't put my head inside this glorious
state Of trouble and discord until after
the close Of the national convention"
DO you think the fusion party will
win out this year." was next asked
"Of, course said SapD, Its a cinch. -
wei. if that is the case said the re-
porter, who will be the governor
We'll, now" replied Colonel sapp,
that's different question. 1 am for
Ed Little. He is the best man and the
strongest candidate the fusionists can
put UP. l am for him first and last and
think he will win. although his boom has
not yet taken on enormous proportions
Don't the people think that Little has
has a swelled head?" asked the news
pa9er man.
well, L have heard that remark be-
fore" said sa1p. Little certainly is
blessed with lots Of egotism, but what is
egotism but self confidence A man to
be a successful governor or to hold any
important position must be self conf
dent. There is Grover Cleveland He has
a bump of egotism the size of this hotel
Dan Lamont had bump of egotism as
big as the Goddess Of Liberty, and
won't begin to define how large a bump
". ]. Bryan has"
You might say" remarked the re-
porter, that Little has had some ex-
perience in the gubernatorial business
befora''
You can" said Sapp. He made
good governor when he was executive
clerk. Say, hold on can't say that
Take it back. 1t will make the whole
Leedy crowd hot Anyhow. there IS no
doubt but that Ed will run the state all
right, if he gets there"
Just then Harry Stewart drif-ed in and
Sapp got up with the remark that he had
to go to Tammany and stir up the ami
mails.
Colonel Sapp was here for the pur-
pose Of making permanent arrangements
for the annual banquet Of the Sunflower
League, of whoch he is president, to be
held in this city April "a He was in
consultation with Harry Stewart most of
the day and in the afternoon they were
able to announce the following eminent
men who will speak at the banquet on
subjects assigned them:
Senator Daniel of Virginia-'sPorto Rico
Tariff"
Hon. Charles A Towne Of Minnesota
Banks"
Governor Benton McMillIn of Tennessee
-'Imberialism.'
Senator J. S. c. Blackburn Of Kentucky
Trusts"
Hon. Allen o. Myers of Ohio-"The Re
publican Party"
Governor Frank Thomas of Colorado
Silver"
Colonel William J. Bryan-"Democ-
rac-"
Mr.. Sapp said last night that the only
possible disappointment in the above pro-
gram would be the inability of Hon.
Charles A. Towne of Minnesota, who
might not be able to make the trip here
owing TO a severe operation which the
surgeons had performed recently, and he
is now In a sanitarium in Michigan trying
to get well. All the other speakers viii
re here without doubt.
The auditorium was inspected and it
0-OnIiDued on Sixth PaRe1