The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-23
As He WANTED Il.
Mr.. !. P. Campbell Satisfied
With Hutchinson Action,
HE FIRST SUGGESTED IT
And Forced Duval to Put in
His Resignation.


committee at Hutchinson. AT that time
both 1. P. Campbell and Claude Duval
were asked to hand in their resigna-
tions, which they did. The committee
promptly accepted the designations and
called a convention for September 10 at
Hutchinson to nominate another candi-
GATE.
The Democrats have also decided to
hold a convention at the same place to
nominate candidate for congress. The
friends of Duval claim that he will be a
candidate for the position.
There was nothing in the resolutions
passed by the committee at Hutchinson
which will prevent either Campbell or
Duval from being candidates. Campbell
claims that he is in the field, as does
Duval, and it seems to be just the prop
osition that Campbell made some weeks
ago in regard to the Withdrawing Of their
names and another convention being
called
The Populist committee meeting was
in charge of Frank Nighswonger of this
city, in the absence of Chairman Ayers.
The greater part of the morning was
consumed in the discussion of the
Campbell-Duval situation, and in the af-
ternoon the committee got together on
their resolutions. At first it was claimed
by the friends of Duval that the Popu-
list committee had no jurisdiction over
DuvaPs candidacy. There was also a
tendency among the friends of Campbell
to think that he would not be a candi-
date again before the coming conven-
ton. But Campbell claims to be in the
race as much as ever.
The affair which brought on the COM
mittee meeting at Hutchinson started
last June when the Democratic con-
gressional committee met in Hutchinson
to consider a proposition submitted by
Mr. Campbell that he and Mr. Duval
both withdraw and that new .conven-
ton be called and a new candidate be
nominated by a fusion convention. The
action Of that committee was to refuse
the proposition Of Mr.. Campbell the
Populist nominee, and the members at
that time were unanimous in declaring
that Mr.. Duval would now be in the
race until the votes were counted in No
vember.
70 hint around that when the state con-
vention met at Fort Scott the congress
sional muddle would be settled and that
Mr. Campbell would be brought to time
From Fort Scott a message was sent to
Mr.. Campbell that he should appear be-
fore the Democratic committee and
show cause why he should not get off
the earth. To all these demands Mr.
Campbell said never a word and COM
nletely ignored the committee and denied
Their jurisdiction.
The next move was from this city,
when an ultimatum was sent by the
Democratic committee to Mr. Campbell
that the congressional settlement he left
to the Populist committee and Mr.. Camp
bell vas given until August q to accept
or reject this proposition.
This is, in fact, the same proposition
that Campbell made several weeks ago.
and since that time it was argued that
his committee would put Duval on and
leave him off the ticket. There may
have been a fight in the committee but
the action in which the committee called
for the resignation Of both candidates
seemed 10 be very pleasing to Mr. Camp
bell
Mr.. Campbell was in his office yester-
day and 10 \ reporter for the Eagle-said:
you ask me If am sore? Well. yes.
! should think I was. man would
have to be as thlck-skinned as a rhiroc-
eros not to have sore places. treated as
have been.
No II is not a question Of sore spots
now. 1t is a question Of whether they
Hoo
"As 20 the action Of the Peoples party
congressional committee IN Hutchinson
yesterday it must have been very dis
appointing to Mr.. DuvaTs strikers. Ny
friends generally doubted the wisdom Of
calling the committee together. yet I
personally was strongly in favor OF It.
] insisted that II IT were true. as some
persons evidently thought, that the Pop
uHst committee would vote Mr.. Duval
on and me Oft. that it ought to be ascer-
tained at the earliest moment However.
never have thought il wise politically,
Tor the Populist committee to take any
such action. But Mr.. DuvaI's friends
having insisted upon it and really forced
a meeting OF the committee, ought to
now be satisfied.
THE action OF the committee was very
gratifying and satisfactory to me. There
were about four or five persons on the
committee who iagined that the com
mittee would promptly vote in favor Of
Mr.. Duval. They were very active and
jealous yesterday. and had seen carefully
to ii that all the Duval men on the com
mittee were at the meeting. while there
were at least a dozen Of the committee
men absent who would have gladly voted
for me on any proposition that came M
II vas not long. however. until Mr.. Du-
walls favorites on the committee discov-
cred that they were sadly in the minor
icy; that they were falling wholly IN
whatever they undertook: that. in short
the movement they undertook was 4
bcomerang. Whenever and wherever
was asked what would do In case nv
committee voted on Mr.. Duval's prop7si-
SiJn, I said Il was not proposition 10
me nor made by me. and that whatever
action the committee saw ut to take o.,
1t. il any. that I should proceed with my
campaign as energetically as possible.
But The committee took a wise acrion
! was entirely satisfied with st Seeing
that il would do no good 50 far as
uniting the forces in NY support. % vote
NJ ~ n OA the uckCt, theE declined =
d 50, ent on the other hand passed
resolution asking Us each to hand in our
resignation.
After about an hours consultation.
~ Daval ana his friends handed N
sealed envelope. - b. onene5 when
race known whaI would DO I prompt
y rendered the committee my resfzna-
t'-r provided AIr. DUval handed us res
irr'ion - the committee then and
there. 50 that the committee could take
soti7n ~ once with reference 70 nlfir-