The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-15
Row AMONG The DEMOCRACY
Nay BE sheIved as Pop Condition ON

Fusion.
Guthrie, o. T., July 4.-In washing its
hands of the factional row in Oklahoma
| Democracy in the dispute between Sipes
| and Jacobs for the national committee
manship, the Kansas City convention has
! paved the way for a contest which will
! require all the diplomacy Of the most
| coll-headed leaders Of the party to pre-
vent from degenerating into a regular
| Kilkenny highland up to the present
writing the most dlIigent survey Of the
field has failed to develop a solitary sign
| Of a csoI-headed leader appearing upon
the political horizon. On the contrary ev-
licences are plentiful and still springdag
up Ike mushroom, that every participant
in the FL Reno convention when the
break in the party first manifested itself
is preparing himself to go to Oklahoma.
City on the 31st Of the month with a
chip on his shoulder and knife of such
length that only long experience in its
use viii prevent the owner from doing
himself serious self-iniury. It viii be q
fight to a finish between both factions,
with the prospect that both Sipes and
Jacobs will be turned down in favor Of
a neutral third party. In fact, it is re-
ported that the Populists have already
declared themselves that neither faction
must be recognized if the ssistance Of the
Populist party is desired in the coming
campaign. This demand Of the Populist
leaders is deemed only reasonable when
It is considered that # would be useless
to ally their strength to A force which
would go into the campaign divided
against itself. It IS probably due to the
instance Of the Populists that the talk
Of compromise for national committee
man is assuming definite shape From
Oklahoma City it IS reported that James
Geary is in the field ana rs he Is sup
posededly friendly to Sipes, it is naturally
assumed that his coming into the fight
IS rot without significance. Hon. z. ca
Spillman Of Kiaglshar is alo mentioned
in connection with the honor and should
an agreement be reached at Oklahoma
City for the withdrawal Of Sipes and
Jacobs from the race he Will doubtless
make. a vigorous fight for the place
Even at Kansas City it was proposed
To Judge Spiliman that he allow his
name to be used in an effort to secure a
harmonious compromise between the fac
tons but he emphaticallv refused such
permission on the ground thai It would
place him in the attitude Of sacrificing a
friend to advance his own interests
Judge c. r. Brooks who was the form
er United States attorney is also being
pushed for national committeeman in the
event that Sipes ard Jacobs are set aside.
At the FL Reon convention Judge BROOKS
was urged by a number Of delegates to
consent to the use of his name as the
most acceptable to the friends Of both
Sipes and Jacobs, but he steadfaStly re-
fused, insisting that he had come to the
convention as a delegate for WHISKY and
he could not in honor place himself in
opposition to Wisby's desires. Since the
Kansas City convention. however, the
talk Of Judge Brooks. especially since
the retirement Of both Jacobs and Sipes
has sprung M, has grown in strength,
and It is quite likely that his name VIII
be presented along with the others at the
Oklahoma City convention.