The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-08
DALE FOR CONGRESS
Boom Sprung TO trouble the
DuvaI Men
IN SEDGWiCK COUNTY
How Democrats Plan to Throw
Vote to DuvaI.

An effort to instruct the Democratic
delegation for Judge Dave Dale for con-
gress will be made in the Democratic
convention today or at least such a
scheme has been put on foot. 1t is well
known that Colonel Thomas Fitch has
his plans laid to secure the endorsement
Of the convention and nobody disputed
his work until Thursday, when the men
who are hot because of the way Camp
bell has been treated sprung boom for
Dale just to trouble the men who want
to instruct the delegation for Fitch.
A number of Dale's friends took the
matter up and are working for him in
earnest. They are going so far as to
bolster up the Dale boom by saying that
he Is not disqualified for making the
race or serving in congress by being al
ready in an official position, as congress
is the sole judge of the qualification Of
its own members.
Glenn Fairchild Of Kingman, who was
regarded as strong candidate IN the
Populist party before the Great Bend
working up sentiment for an entirely new
man and yesterday announced himself
for Dale. The Kingman county delega-
ton has been instructed for Fairchild
and he will be able to thrown the vote
of that county to any man he wants to
favor. He is not in the race himself
and says so, but he will place the vote
OF Kingman county wherever he sees
the most for Kingman county political
". 1t is hardly probable, however, that
the Dale movement will make any con-
siderable showing, for the Tammany
crowd is behind Colonel Fitch. The real
purpose of the Sedgwick county Demo-
Gratis appears to be to get the delegation
from here instructed for new man and
then throw the Sedgwick county vote to
Duval when the decisive ballot comes in
the Hutchinson convention. Duval will
get the Sedgwick county delegation if
he has anything like the number of
votes he claims at this time. It is &C
knowledged that he has now has twice
as many delegates under promise for
next weeks convention but 1T is also
conceded that if he can not get the nom
nation on either the first or second bal
lot. that he can not win. The plan is
to take an informal ballot and II Du-
val has enough votes to insure his nomi-
nation on the first formal ballot by the
throwing of Sedgwick, Sumner, King
man and Harper counties to his support
the trick will be turned. All these coun-
ties have selected delegations for new
man with the same idea that is to con-
troll the selection of the Sedgwick county
delegation today. 1t is a Duval scheme
and has been worked wherever it was
found impossible to get outright in
structions for Duval
The plan was formed in Wichita by
Mr.. Duval and Chairman George Pitts OF
Wellington in consultation with Tam
many leaders here and four or five Dem
ocrats from different parts of the dis
trict. AT the same time plan was put
on foot to have Populist delegation Sc
lected from Sedgwick county that could
be controlled by the Democratic delega-
ton from here and when the break came
at Hutchinson have the opulist delega-
ton to also vote for Duval II Duval
can not be nominated on the first or
second ballot It is conceded y tbhe most
enthusiastic of his friends that he will
not be able to make it at all and then
Colonel Thomas Fitch of Wichita will
get into the race in earnest. The Camp
bell men. what few there are among
the Democrats here, assisted by Camp
bell Populists, sprung the Dale boom to
make trouble for Tammany and the
Fitch men and they may be able to
break the plan in today's convention.
re i,S Vril
be a great deal more difficult 10 throw
the vote to Duval at Hutchinson and
their purpose will be accomplished. The
Campbell people. If they can not accom-
phsh his nomination, will not good hui
moredly see the denomination Of Du-
val.