Hutchinson gazette., 1900-04-26
VOL. 10.
CONCERNING rAE CONVENTION


THE GAZETTE as announced laal
week Is not disposed to look ht thls
congressional nomination ~ settled
1t is possible that at SOME time latter
In the campaign we shall change our
mind but at present our inclination Is
to put up the name of no candidate Tor
Congress until we can name one who
will get the support Of both populato
and democrats, We think that when
those delegates who met ut Great Bend
and left the city full Of gore, patches
OF epidermls, and locks OF hair from
harmony hunting populists and delho-
Gratis, get back to the bosom OF their
constituency aud receive the Jibes OF
the republicans they will be penltenI
enought to do or.undo anything to get
even with their last aud worst tor
mentors. 1t is indeed to DO regretted
that the convention which nominated
Chiefly Long did not meet In the same
city that was just about to be vacated
by the "fuslon forces.h Had that
been the case the conventions would
have cooled their animosi,les and
agreed,
Below we print excerpts frem oureX'
changes, both populIst and democtat,
on the condition Of things. Among
all our populst exchanges We find that
none have 30 far put up the name Of
anyone. Some OF them may this week:
The inevitable result will be disaster
to beth should they remain in the race.
MCPHERSON Democrat.
All efforts to get together seemed Of
no avail. Those IN attendance express
the opinion that IN agreement will be
reached later. We hope that vice
council will prevail and that the two
parties will ante upon one Of the
many good men, and thus insure q
sweeping victory this fall.-St. John
Capital,
Shall the condition be changed to
victory for one, or shall IL remain de-
feat for two, both good meG and stand
ing for the same thing. We believe
the chairman Of each centrel commit
tee should call the committees to-
gether at the earliest practical no
ment--it could do no harm and might,
and probably would do some good. If
somethin, 10 not d3ne to put new
phase on the matter, an active cam
paign might as we'll be given up. The
committee we believe, should act at
once in the matter ard in the mean
time all should possess their souls with
patience. While we were disappointed
In the outcome, much worse things
might have happened, and weIare not
losing any sleep over it, believing that
good will finally result, Rice County
Eagle.
The Lane County journal suggests
way out as follows; ITO hold a pri-
mary election in each voting precinct
in the district at which every demo-
crat and populst shall vote for the
man he belieye9 most worthy and
available, and the man receiving the
highest number Of votes to be accepted
as the candidate by both parties and
his name placed upon both tickets"
There is only one way left open to
success and that is the withdrawal Of
both nominees aud the substitution Of
some other name in their place. TIE
friends Of both Campbell and Duval
should labor untiringly for this result.
Bad as the political outlook is in both
this and the Sixth congressional dis
tricts, there Is yet time and opportu-
nifty for the blunders to be remedied
and harmonious fusion perfected on
bUlllb Oll6 lnall lD JuCll uloullCls 4 uub
this course will be followed and both
districts redeemed from republican
misrule is the desire Of SO per cent of
the voters opposed to republicanism.
1t must ard will be done. Sterling
Democrat.
The blame for not getting together
rests equally upon both wings Of the
reform forces, or more closely defined,
upon a few fre-eaters, who for selfish
interests, mlsapplied notions ard lack
Of appreciation of the real condition
that confronts the people. have thrown
sagacity to the winds for momentery
triumph and success. But how about
the people who have come to under
stand the real situation and view with
alarm the usurpation Of the present
administration, the encroachments of
the trusts, yea, even fear for the free
exercise Of their God-given rights Of
free born American citizens? :.
Let uHnot wait until it is too late.
Steps should be taken at once to wipe
out and overcome the blunder. The |