The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-15
LEAHYANDCAMP BELL
Local Candidates Endorsed
Yesterday by Democrats
AMIDON AND HAYMAKER
Democrats Lead Fight to En-
dOrSe Campbell.

The Democratic county convention L
select delegates to the congressional con.
vention at Great Bend, the state nomi-
mating convention at Fort Scott and the
delegate convention at Wichita was held
IN zeininger hall yesterday afternoon.
Sam Amidon, chairman OF the county
central committee, after calling the meet
ing to order, addressed the delegates in
general way, compIimenting the party
on the harmony of feeling and belief in
issues. He thought the constitution
ought to follow the flag and that there
lore Porto Rico should be given the priv
Aege Of free trade with the United States
the same as any other part Of the union.
Colonel J. Giles Smith was selected as
Chairman of the convention and It was
noticeable that he filed the chair well
He always makes a good presiding
officer
Harry Stewart, one of Tammany's lead
ing tigers, was made secretary and
everything was plain and smooth going.
Notwithstanding that Tammany and
Colonel Smith have not been on good
terms Tor a year No platform was
adopted further than to endorse BRYAN
l. Z. Campbell for congress. Dave T,eabv
Tor secretary of state and Harry Stewart
1or national delegate for the Seventh
district. This makes fourteen counties
That have instructed for Leahy. and if
there is an opposing candidate anywhere
ne has not shown his head. Dave has
the nomination in his vest pocket. wran-
ped IN the best wishes Of the fusion party
and his personal friends.
When the motion came up to endorse
ar. Campbell, who pa Populist. thera
was some slight objection from Harry
stewart but Sam AmidOn took the floor
and said Sedgwick county had no Demo-
cratic candidate for the place and the
convention should endorse Mr.. Campbell
which was done by a good vote. Judge
Haymaker seconded Mr.. Amidon. Mr.
Stewart was against instruction gener-
ally and not particularly as applied to
Mr.. Campbell
a telegram from Topeka was read say
ing that Shawnee county had endorsed
Bryan, Breidenthal and Dave Leahv.
Colonel Toler moved that the telegram
be adopted as the sense of Sedgwicl,
county Democrats, with the name Of A.
w. Dennison of FL Dorado substituted
for Breidenthal. This motion was lost.
No instructions were given the state
delegates. The delegates were selected
as follows:
To the Congressional Convention at
Great Bend-J. \. Haymaker, A. J.
Cushman, David D. Leahy, s p. Nc
Carly, Ransom Brown, S 3. Amidon.
Amos McClain II. w Stewart. J. Arm
old, Frank DEAN. John Anderson, Rob
ert Piatt, o. D. Kirk, George carp. y.
B. Smith. ". B. Helm. Fred Manners,
ignatus Renner. William Matthewson.
To the Convention at Wichita-George
Young. A. B. Moore, George T. Parry.
j. n Haymaker, S. B. Amidon, George
w. Bergman, D. d. Leahy. George w.
carp, D. a. McNicol, D. B. Crewson, Ed
Anderson, n. B. Smith
State Nominating Convention-C. l.
Wilson, S. B. Amidon, Samuel Nolan,
George Young, A. J. Cushman, Ed An
derson, Rufe Cone. George p. Locke, J.
Hauly, II. G. Toler. T w Stewart
The regular committees and platform
Of resolution being dispensed with the
convention was over in few minutes
There were about 100 delegates present