The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-15
HAVING BACK TALK
Campbell Denies the Manhat-
tan Hotel Compact
PITTS TALKS With AYERS
Democratic Committee viii
Meet Tomorrow.

| Developments in the latest stir in the
fusion congressional fight in the short
grass district were few yesterday and
nothing came up TO add to the hostitl-
ties between the Messrs. Campbell and
Duval, except the presence of Chairman
Pitts of the Democratic congressional
central committee, who came up from
| Wellington yesterday morning.
Mr. Pitts denies that he came here to
confer with Mr.. Campbell regarding the
trouble, but that he simply came here
on business. However, his visit has some
political significance. He called on sew
eral of the leading politicians and Mr..
CampbelIs friends are firm in their view
that he came here in the interest of
Duval. They also maintain that the
Democratic committee has become
alarmed at the Populist candidates pro-
position and that an attempt will be
made to persuade Mr. Campbell to re-
consider his present course in the in
terest of the fusion forces Neither Mr.
Pitts nor his friends would give this
out as authority, but it was limited in
fusion circles yesterday that feel
ing committee is at present in opera
ton with this end in view.
Mr.. Pitts refused to give anything out
for publication, putting the reporters off
by saying that Mr.. CampbelPs PROPOSE
ton has not as yet been taken up for
consideration. The Democratic chairman
was in consultation with Chairman Ayres
of the Populist committee yesterday af-
ternoon but nothing of Importance re-
suited
There seems to be q. hitch or a decided
misunderstanding in the accusation that
Duval and Campbell had entered into a
compact not to withdraw in favor of a
third party That if either was COM
PEELED to resign it would be in the others
favor.
Mr.. Campbell and his friends deny that
such an agreement was made and that
in the event that it was they maintain
that no violation has occurred for the
reason that Campbell's letter to Duval
embraces a proposition for both Of them
to resign and allow the people at large
in convention name whoever they choose.
The Democrats, however hold to their
declaration that an agreement of that
kind, was made at a meeting held at the
Manhattan hotel a couple of nights pre-
vious to the Democratic state convention,
when Duval and the Democratic fixers
were all in the city. The statement was
yesterday made by a Populist that he
did not think matters could be amicably
settled how. that it had gone too far.
Mr. Pitts could not say as to Duvars
attitude towards Campbell after the
proposition. A meeting of the Democrat
ic committee will be held at Hutchinson
tomorrow when the challenge will be
taken up and matters discussed as to
the best course to pursue in meeting the
proposition, which the Democrats term a
gigantic bluff and a scheme to elevate
Campbell to the fusion congressional al
tar.
DuvaPs nomination has never been rat
fled by the committee and this is one
of the objects for holding the meeting to-
morrow. One Of the way-up people in
the Seventh district Populist politics re-
marked Yesterday that while Duval would
suffer considerable embarrassment he
would never consider the letter with any
seriousness