The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-24
Fusion POT BOILING
Pop Convention Called for
Date of Democratic.
PROFESSIONS OF HOPE
By Flynn's Foes, Who Bank.
on Popular Ingratitude.

Guthrie, o. T., June 23.-The official
call for the Populist congressional con-
vention has been issued by w. H. French
chairman Of the territorial central COM
mittee. The convention is called 10 meet
at Oklahoma City on July 81, and on the
basis Of one delegate for every 100 votes
and major fraction cast for James r
Keaton in 1925, the convention viii be
composed of 100 delegates, apportioned as
follows: Beaver, 2; Blaine, 2; Canadian,
10; Cleveland, 10; Custer. 4; Dewey. 8;
Day, l; Garfield, 13; Grant 10; Greer. 6;
Kay, 13; KIngfsher, 10; Lincoln, u; Lo-
gan, y; Noble, S; Oklahoma IA; Payne, p;
Pawnee, Z; Pottawatomie Is; Roger Mills,
2; Washita, 8; Woods, 10; Woodward, 4.
Chairman French is an ardent fusionist
and his action in calling the Populist
convention on the same date and at the
same place provided for the Democratic
convention is doubtless in furtherance
Of the tacit agreement entered into by
the leaders Of both parties at the FL
Reno convention to effect a complete fu-
sion between the Democrats and Popu-
lists in congressional, legislative and
county tickets. With fusion secured and
a satisfa Glory division Of the offices ar
ranged the optimists in both parties pro-
fess a complete confidence in achieving
victory all along the line this fail. The
tremendous service Of Dennis Flynn in
passing the free homes bill, thereby lift
ing mortgage Of SIS, 600 from the far
gners Of Oklahoma. counts for nothing
with the advocates Of fusion-in fact,
strange as it may appear they consider
his remarkable achievements as detri-
mental TO Flynn's political success. in
which they rely upon pretended belief
in the ingratitude Of the average person
for benefits received. This Is made ap-
parent in an interview in which Chair
man French said:
Il am sincere in the statement that the
chances Of defeating Dennis Flynn are
far better than they were two years ago.
At that time many Populists and Demo
gratis voted for Flynn hoping that he
could pass the free homes bill I have
talked to large number of Populsts and
Democrats since the passage Of the bill
and have not found a single one no will
vote for Flynn because of the success Of
free homes. Free homes is now sEc,ent
history. and this gratitude Plea VIII get
little response fr0f fusion voters, who say
Flynn has been well repaid for his work
Another hopeful straw at which the
students are clutching is the undoubted
heavily increased vote that will DE cast
next fall. Returns from the land Offices
show more than 1000 new homest4 adcrs
since 1898 in the western counties aicre,
the new immigration being especially
heavy in Greer county and the five coun-
ties embraced. in the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe country. This increased vote
Is an unknown political quantity, but the
fUsionists assert that the immigration is
mostly from Texas and Missouri, hGuce
they assume that the majority Of the
newcomers are either Democratic or
P1pulistic In their political Affiliations.
From these alleged conditions. coupled
with the tendency of voters of all parties
t. adhere more rigidIy to party lines in
E presidential year. the fusionlsts draw
their hopeful conclusions of success this
fan.