The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-29
FORREST STOOD PIT
Stayed by His Candidacy
When Others Hid Out.
He EXPECTS HIS REWARD
Row Over National Commit
teemanship Expected.
He EXPECTS HIS REWARD

Gutherie, o. T, July 2s.-Colonel r. 3.
Forrest of Ell Reno, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for delegate in
congress, was in the city last night feel
ing the local Democratic pulse on the
congressional situation. OF all the Dem
ocrats who three month sage were pros
pective candidates for the delegate nomi-
nation, Forrest alone was undismayed by
the passage of the free homes bill, which
seemed to sound forth the death Rnell to
Democratic hopes. The moment that the
news of Flynn's remarkable achievement
flashed over the wires there was no.
ticeable apathy among other prospective
candidates, who, with cheerful unanim1ty
agreed that the nomination for delegate
ought to go TO the Populists this year.
All save Forrest. Lashing himself to a
mast, he stood on the burning deck
whence all but him had fed" setting an
example of vicarious sacrifice for the
cause Of Democracy. Wondering at his
temerity and inspired by lingering hope
that the cause is not quite hopeless, other
candidates have since announced them
selves; nevertheless, the fact still re
mains that Forrest is the only Democrat
with congressional aspirations who has
consistently remained in the race for the
nomination when the clouds were the
darkest.
Speaking Of his prospects In next Tues
days convention at Oklahoma City he
said last night: Three Of the five coun-
ties in the Cheyenne and Arapahoe coun-
try have already instructed for me and
] am equally sure of the other two cOun-
ties with a total of thirty-fve votes l
am assured also of the delegation from
Blaine county, which holds its convention
tomorrow, and 1 see no reason why l
should not get the support Woods, Wood
ward. Grant Garfield and Kingfisher
counties, especially as none of them will
present a home candidate, so far as heard
from. Of course am in favor of fusion
with the Populists, but the fusion must
be on a Democrat as the nominee for
delegate"
How will the fight for national com
mitteeman be settled he was asked.
u don't know At the FL Reno con-
ventio- I held aloof from the struggle
a We occupied that attitude ever
since. have no doubt, however, but
re matter viii be amicably set
Wl rae near approach of the terri
ta es vention apprehension grows
arrre e-ninent Democrats of another
nr -s national committeemanship
ecr ,o bitter factional fight at FL
uOcrats of Oklahoma coun-
-se.L Inty convention set the ball
tfE - declaring their unaterable sup
port IF Jasper Sipes, to which the Demo-
Gratis Of Pottawatomie county, the home
of Jimmy Jacobs, set up a counter-chal-
lelge announcing a determination to stand
b. their man to the last gasp, represent
ing their position in the following reso-
luton:
I'VE sincerely deplore the action of the
minority in the FL Reno convention, held
on the str day of June, in boiling the
action Of the convention and by their
action necessitating at this time the re-
election of a member of the national
Democratic central committee. This spit
IN the ranks of the Democracy of the
territory is the more to be regretted at
this time, when all true Democrats
should stand shoulder to shoulder in the
support Of the principles enunciated and
In support and perpetuation of a Repub-
lican form of government and we there
fore endorse the action of the said con-
vention in electing ]. r. Jacobs national
committeeman and we now recommend
him to the Democrats Of the territory for
reelection and instruct our delegates TO
the convention to be held in Oklahoma
City to use all honorable means to Sc
cure his reelection"