The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-14
CAMPBELL IS SURE
Says Sedgwick Co.Democrats
Will Indorse Him Today.
P0PULISTS WANT A POP
If They Insist on 1t, DuvaII
Is Left,

The unqualified endorsement which
p. Campbell Of this city received i
Thursdays populist convention puts hir
in the race for the congressional nomina
ton with much more strength than som
of his friends have heretofore given hir
credit with. Sedgwick county will be
power in the convention, and the politi
cal chess-board is full of peculiar situa
tons that may land Mr.. Campbell yer.
easily.
1t is already conceded that Claud Du
vail has the democratic strength, but h,
will have but nineteen populist votes il
the populist convention, and if the popu
lists persist in naming a populist for con
gress, as they are most likely to do
Mr.. DuvalTs democratic strength vii
have awaited him nothing. Mr.. DuvaI
claims the populist delegations from Rice
Reno, Ford and Finney counties. He may
possibly get a few scattering populist
votes, but not more than enough to swell
the number to "a or 25.
Brown Of Kingman will have the fol.
lowing delegations: Kingman county, 3
Kiowa, 2; Pratt, 3; Stafford, 8; Edwards
3. Total. A.
Muir of Harper will have the Harper
county delegation, it is thought, merely
as a complimentary vote.
Rose of Newton. democrat, will have
the Harvey county popunst delegation.
This scatters the vote so that on the
first ballot no man will receive a major
ity After this it is presumed that Brown S
strength will go to Mr.. Campbell, who
will then be the strongest populist in
the race, and if the populists insist that
the nomination shall not go to a demo-
crat Mr.. Campbell will doubtless receive
the vote of the other delegations. The
democratic convention, which meets at
the same place at the same time, will
then. it is thought, endorse the popu-
lists convention nominee. 1t will be led
by the Sedgwick county delegation, which
Mr. Campbell expects to instruct for him
at the convention to be held here today.
Mr.. Campbell was very hopeful when
seen yesterday by a reporter for the Ea-
gle, although he would not say just what
strength he expected to develop between
now land the convention.
''What have you to say about the con-
ventfon ThuEsday?" asked the reporter.
what do you vast to know?"
swell, are you satisfied with its work
with respect to your candidacy?"
Entirely satisfied. Why should I not
be? The populist convention of Sedgwick
county did very extraordinary and I'M
usual thing for a populist convention. 1t
al,
gates to the congressional convention,
which I did. They are all my personal
friends. are representative men and rep
resentative populists. and I am entirely
willing to leave my cause, so far as the
populists of Sedgwick county are con-
cerned. IN their hands. As the Eagle
probably knows, populist conventions are
never run by bosses nor controlled by
a little click Of fixers. They are usually
opposed to instructing their delegates,
are almost opposed to allowing any one
man to have very much to say in regard
to who the delegates shall be-
"Do you expect the democrats of Sedg-
wick county to endorse your
Yes. 1 do. The representative men
In the democratic party in Sedgwick
county are all personal friends of mine,
and I am confident that personally they
feel very kindly toward me and wish
me to succeed. I think they are in IA
vor of giving the nomination to a Sedg-
wick county man, provided he IS man
that has dealt fairly with them. I shall
be much disappointed II the democrats
on tomorrow do not endorse my candi-
aacy. and l shall be very much gratifed
II thew do"
with a solid delegation of both par
ties from Sedgwick county you feel pretty
confident, them
II think Sedgwick county should have
the place I have thought so for good
while. and I think this feeling is pretty
general throughout the district among
populists and democrats
where do you expect your strength
T. come from in the convention"
From all over the district" said Mr..
Campbell, evasively.
Here is what my neighbors in the
Third ward have to say of my candi-
dacv:
whereas. I. P. Campbell. our fellow
citizen, neighbor and resident Of our
ward. is a candidate for the high and
important office of congressman;
And. whereas Mr.. Campbell has lived
in the Third ward ever since the organi-
cation Of the populist party and during
all of that time has been faithful end
jealous supporter of our party, its prin-
cipes and measures:
Therefore. Be 1t resolved. That we.
the populists of said ward. heartily and
earnestly endorse his candidacy and ex-
p,ess our confidence IN his integrity and
ability and loyalty to the peoples party
ard We pledge him our loyal and earn
est support
There is some opposition to an instruct
ed delegations from the democrats, hut
Mir Campbell thinks this objecson viii
NOT niafe-falize today