The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-08
CLAIM ONE PLACE
Democrats and Populists May
Split Oyer Nominations.
RISE TO CALL A HALT
Say Tammany Can't Have Co.
Attorney and Probate Judge


The great number OF candidates for the
fusion nominations for county Offices
gives promises Of an interesting contest
in the county conventions. a meeting OF
the two central committees viii be held
the first Saturday after the Fort Scott
convention. at which time a date viii BE
decided upon for the holding Of the prt-
maries and convention. While it will not
exactly be 'one roof affair both par
ties viii hold their respective primaries
and conventions az the same time The
main fight viii be centered on the county
attorney ard probate judge nominations
The Democrats want both Of these places
while the Populists do not want 10 ep-
near hoggish and will be content WITH
either, but they say they must have one
and some Of the leaders have their good
eye on Sam ATnidons jeh. When the
time arrives the Pops propose to spring
a little promise on Judge HayHlaker and
sam Amidon. which they are contenalas
was made two years ago when they were
given nominations for the two respective
offices. This promise Of the Democrats
was to the effect that IL the Popuists
would indorse the Democratic nominees
for these two places two years hence
thew would allow the Pops to name the
candidates by waving al claim 10 them
Although this purported promise has two
years growth Of xhiskers on it the Pops
have resurrected it and intend to bring
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this small sized difficulty there is the IN
friendly element of the Democratic party
alone that is opposed 10 Jim Conley
for county attorney because they believe
the firm has had it long enough The
same element in spreading its poison
are also not forgetting that the firm OF
Annidon & Cenley are in collision with
T. P. Campbell in the fight against
Claude Duval. All Of these petty affairs
arey being laid up for capital and they
will be used when the time comes.
The senatorial contest for the fusion
nomination will also be interesting but
it will not develop the ginger that viii
DE contained in the county attorney az
fair. The Democrats would also Ike TO
get their clutches on this place, but 1t
is understood that it is spoken for and
that certificate Of nomination will be
issued to a PopuIist just before the con-
vention meets and that the formaHty OF
nomination will be the first order OF
business when the convention meets.
The Office of district clerk when the
distribution IS decided upon will be
dished up 10 a Populist while the coun-
" superintendeucy nominee will go 70
r. rotr T1r
granted that the commissioner and the
representative from the First district is
to be allotted to the Democrats, while
the remaining two representative nemi-
nations will be about a stand off.
Another argument being used against a
Democratic candidate for county attor-
ney and probate judge IS the fact that
every legal office except the city attor-
neyship is filed by a Democrat and the
Pops think It is high time that the isms
are drawn tighter. The Democrats have
Judge OF the district court, Judge Of the
city court. probate Judge and assistant
and county attorney and assistant.
There are many candidates for the
places on the ticket. Among those who
are mentioned as possibilities are as fol
lows:
State Senator James Tapp. Popu-
Hst. city; Deacon Wilson, Populist (pres-
emit county commissioner; 8. A Miller,
PopuIist. Gypsum township; Colonel E,
Toler, Democrat city; J. K Brown,
Democrat, Payne; Senator LeweIling,
/ the present representative.
Probate Judg-R NJ. Plat, Democrat
city; D. A McCandless. Democrat, (pres-
ent assistant city; Irvine Stratton. Pop
ulist, city.
County Attorney. F. Conley. Demo
crat. city; D 3. Crewson Democrat,
city; ". A. Ayres. Populist, city; Henry
Huffman. Democrat, city.
Clerk OF the District Court-C. E. Good
year. Populist (present deputy cleric
Waco township; r F. Williams, Popu-
list. Mount Hope
For County superintendent there Is but
one candidate mentioned. William Sense
[ a Democrat from Hsysvills. For repre-
sentative IN the Sixty-frst district there
( is but one candidate up 70 date and "a
/ is Judge W J. Bab6, a PopuHst. N The
/ Sixty-secoud district none have been
mentioned as even possibilities In the
I other district the name OF Sol highs
wonger. Popullst. has been spoken OF
/ Mr.. J. F. Howard, the present county
/ commissioner in this district, IS indeed
/ ed as 20 whether Or not he will ask fol
J a denomination