The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-24

AFTER SAM AMIOON
Democrats Want Him to Keep
Out of Congressional Row.
ACCUSED OF BAD FAITH
Seventh District Fight Not to
Go to National Convention.


No end TO the Seventh district political
dates Duval and Campbell has as yet been
reached, and both factions are keeping up
the fight About the only new develop
ments in the contest is that the Demo-
cras are accusing Mr.. Campbell with be-
ing inconsistent and acting in bad faith,
and that County Attorney Sam 'Amidon,
who, in pushing Jim Conly's candidacy
for county attorney, is siding in with the
Populist candidate and giving Duval short
jabs in the ribs.
Mr. Amidon is a Democrat and his part
ner. Mr.. Comfy, is candidate for the
fusion nomination for county attorney,
and to keep on good terms with the
Campbell faction, he is backing him as
against Duval, the Democratic candidate.
The Democrats believe that he should not
do this To top the affair off and to
make the situation more ridiculous, until
the Great Bend convention, Mr.. Arnidon
and Mr.. Campbell have been, politically
speaking, on the outs. This political
emnity dates back for a period of five
-
dorsed the nominations made by a prev
ious Populist convention. One of the
nominees was Mr. Campbell, who was
running for state senator. Mr.. Amidon
is said to have, in open convention, de-
nounced the action in endorsing the
nominee and especially branded Mr..
Campbell. This is where, 1t Is claimed by
the Democrats, that that brotherly love
evaporated, and his present attitude
IS quite amusing to them. He is, being
accused of using selfish motives at
great sacrihc to the Democratic party.
Mr.. Amidon led the Sedgwick county
delegation at Great Bend and the entire
delegation voted for Campbell.
Mr.. Campbell says this is explained be-
cause they chose to vote for a Wichita
Populist in preference to a Hutchinson
Democrat. And in this manner the con-
gressional fight has got into the Sedg-
wick county convention and a fight is
being made on Mr.. Comfy for the reason
that his partner has taken sides In the
mess. Some of the local Democratic
leaders do not like the way Mr. Amidon
is dabbling in the congressional fight to
promote his partners interests. as they
do not want the trouble to come up in
their county convention. They say that
1t is none of their fight"
In conversation with a reporter for the
Eagle yesterday, H. w. Stewart said:
'Campbells boast that Bryan will put
the 'Axins' to buval at the national
convention is somewhat amusing. In the
first place the Kansas delegations are
all loyal Democrats, and there are none
who will take the fight 10 the conven-
ton. What Campbell wants is a slice of
pie. All Of his statements have been in
consistent. In the first place he said he
would not withdraw unless by a fair
expression from the Popuist party and
if the Harmed convention of the PoDulist
congressional committee when ten out
Of the nineteen present asked Mr. Camp
bell to withdraw, is not a fair
expression, l don't know what is
fair expression Now he wants both to
withdraw, which is more inconsistency.
Campbell and his friends say that was
rot the result of the Larned caucus. but
its fact just the same. All this talk
about Campbell acting fair and reason
able in making the withdrawal PROPOSE
ton, is pure unadulterated rot"