The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-18
HOW IT IS SHAPING
Fight for the Democratic Nom
ination for Mayor in Wichita
YOUNG, BURTON, AMlD0A
Three Men Who are Mos
Frequently Mentioned,

Notwithstanding the crushing defeat et
the allied forces" ar the recent e.ect aa
in this city they are plannlas ard e.
pairing for the spriDg campaign. Sou esa
shoot democracy an 20 pieces. tly l1
soms uesus IL can always manage I'D
bind up us own wounds. dr8s l,sg1 ~
the Geld and make itself ready for anota-
err battle Not So with Poplasm. e
lacks the staying qualities of DenocF acg
and after che hrst serious fepu-se g faSt
20 SIS heels and seeks cover Al acsseaC
the Democrats % this city are charst
The Popuhsts with cowavdicc In the tats
OF the enemy ana 10 @ great extent,
making preparations for tae spring caus-
palgn without consulting any az che a
except those who formerly were Demo-
Gratis and. as O. matter OF face. renamed
Democrats al the time. under the SUI
OF Populists. The Tapes. lhs Arn7l5s. Oil
Babbs. the Cones ard many of thst
class are in the confidence of the Dee
ocrats, in their present preparations. aut
the Sankey's the Helms aud tbs
Nihawoners of she party CANE SIR
any nearer than the ante room.
The Democrats and their haif brothers
in the Pop party are now tryins % agFee
upon one man fo- mayer, he 10 bs
Democrat Of course, out as yet 1hegc IS
no prospect 90 an asreement
Councilman James Burton ot the sixth
ward IS making a very active csmgalse.
and is plshing h.s claims largely on tas
fact that be II the only Democrat ne,v
in the council but what IS known as Gle
Wilson crowd IS lighting him. They
charge him with fighting Deacon YVusca
two years ago and have printed slips ooa-
tanning a letter tn which Mr.. Burton maas
a rather vicious attack an Air. Wiison.uh A..
was then a regular Fusion nominee fer
county commissioner In order o. Nl
Burton of this crowd ere grooming sara
Amidan for the mavoraify and have bees
doing &c secretly for some months Trey
are now doing it more openly since NJ.
Comfy. who is AIr Amdon law partner.
was elected county attorney They aFs
urging Ny. Amedon's availability. %
great extent. on the grounds that Mr.
comfy, being county attorney. viii eaer-
else a large influence over a certain vote
ing element in tho city The Burton rto-
pie come back az this hy charging thae
Mr. Amidon was either disloyal 'o Tapp
two years ago or else could not handle
as county attorney. the element whga
the Amidon people ara now relying upol
ar Comfy 10 handle To overcome this
serious charge the faction back of Aml-
don are courtns the friendship az AIR.
Tapp. but the new senator gives thaa
no announcement 1Ir Tapp believes
that he could have beaten Mayor eoes
two years ago 81 Mr.. Amidou had bees
absolutely loyal % him.
Another faction ~ Democrats waug
George Young Ter mayoralty candidate
He made a good race four ycsrs age and
came very ne8r securing thc nomination
two years ago. but was beaten hy Mr
Tapp Mr Young. upon being beaten
termed in and heartily supported tire new
Development ia politics but a great manv
or bis friends did not Again 81 IS me
common Imposition that H Vs. steNarr
has been and row g. the political bsck-
~ ~ Mr YounuE. and Mr. Stewart has
made some enemies He and same ~ tha
men ~ the party arc af daHrer'a points
and he succeeded IN esfranrnT hlmssif
With some active Tammauv leadsrs while
he was az the head Of tbat oreanlza tiGn.
With -4esa complications among tHe
leaders Il 81 NOT lruuruF that TIE
name % Col T0m Fitch should - men.
u0nad party ~ Democratic. small IS
yet are boomlnE him He iaelafa thst
be haa no political ambition locally hsf
his boomers ray fhaf n tse can 81 hanfe5
90 him be- uiI rot pass ~ uD Hia man.
agefaeut ~ ths fusion campaign fs tais
county This year. GO o. alleged. 4sa made
him friends oafside ~ ere eo-caIlef -
afockinE croEd alt there ere efiI a cer-