The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-11
TODAY WILL TELL.
Who and How Many Fusion
Candidates for Congress.
TWO CONVENTIONS FIRST
And Then a 0ne-Roof Affair
Is Planned.

A dispatch from Hutchinson concern
ing The confessional situation in this
district was received here late last night
1t reads as follows:
''The Sedgwick county Democratic del
egation late tonight held a meeting and
unanimously voted to support a new
man and later voted that man TO be
Colonel Thomas G. Fitch. This action is
favorably Endorsed by the Populists of
Sedgwick. 1t is understood at late hour
that Colonel I. P Campbell is talking
Fitch as a compromise. Colonel Fitch
was seen late tonight by reporter for
the Eagle. He was asked if he were a
candidate. He said:
" I do not care for the nomination. I
realize the hopelessness Of running
against Long in this district. But want
to say 10 you that the thing for us to
do is to nominate a Democrat. The
thing for US to do is to see that no Pop
ulist is named. We want the nomination
to preserve our party organization in
this district. We want to be in posi-
ton to control possible federal patron
age
The fusion cohorts of the Seventh con-
gressional convention are gathering at
Hutchinson for their one roof conven-
ton, and the Democrats form the adj
vance guard. A member of the Eagles
staff is in Hutchinson. The conventions
will meet singly this morning. Probate
Judge Jesse Haymaker of Wichita will
be chairman of the Democratic conven-
ton. Just who will be chairman Of the
Popuiist convention has not yet been ar
ranged. S. I. Hale of Rush county will
be chairman of the one-roof convention.
Though this county instructed for him
for congress at this convention, it is ap-
parent that some sort of a deal has
been made with him, whereby he is to
be chairman and to do the bidding of
the leaders. Each convention will, In
the beginning, select a committee of
conference. George T. Pitts of Yelling
ton, chairman of the Democratic congress
sional committee, fill head the Democrat
ic conference committee. Jerry Simpson,
who is a Populist delegate from Barber.
will probably head the conference COM
mittee of his convention. The question
of the details of conference is still more
or less open, but the Democrats and Du-
vaPs Populist friends will do all in their
power to control the committee and
make arrangements which will result in
benefit to the Hutchinson candidate.
The committee of conference will prob
ably decide that a two-thirds vote will
~ ha
This is the customary majority In such
a convention. The conventions will be
held in halls about town, as the newaudi-
torius is not yet completed. The opera
house may be used for the one-roof con-
vention. Claude Duval will not be pres
emit He has been in Medford, o. T., for
some ten days, Visiting friends so it
is announced, and will probably continue
to visit them until the convention is
out of the way. I. P. Campbell will be
present. T. A. Mosely of Stafford and
Vernon J. Rose of Harvey are no longer
considered candidates.
George T. Pitts, Democratic congress
sional chairman; o. ]. Hackney, former
Representative T. Hackney and County
Clerk Wood. all Democrats, Of Sumner
county, were the first arrivals. They
went to the Midland Sunday night as
soon as they reached town, and were
basy yesterday making Duval medicine.
Their rooms have been the Mecca to-
ward which statesmen Of various faiths
and from various localities have wended
their way as soon as they arrived IN
town Counsel has been given them,
and they have given way to others. Few
Populists arrived at Hutchinson yester-
day. Numbers came last night, however,
and the trains in the morning will bring
in the balance of them. The Populists
and Sam Hale of Rush have their head
quarters at the Brunswick hotel and the
Democrats are at the Midland. There is
only one thing which seriously seems to
trouble the Duval men, and that is the
Sedgwick situation. s Fitch's name 1
mentioned favorably and there is some
speculation on the result of the vote
from that county The Duval men claim
that there is nothing to worry them in
the situation, but they are watching
things very carefully. There is more
than the usual complement of newspaper
men on the ground, which would seem
TO indicate the importance OF the conven-
ton to the state at large. All the lead
ing papers are represented here. just as
they would be at a state convention
There will be a number Of fusion states
men at Hutchinson to help the leaders
carry out their arrangements, if there Is
a balk anywhere along the line. In this
number are United States Senator Har-
ris, Populist; Former Lieutenant Gov
ernor Harvey. Popunst; Former Repre-
sentative Jerry Simpson. Populist; WEBB
McNau, anything. These statesmen viii
probably not be needed, however, to
assist as things have been attended TO
pretty well and provisions for any con-
tingencies made
II Same Hale Of Rush is chairman Of
the one-roof convention. he will prob
ably have something TO say about '.in-
perialism" and government with the cob
sent Of the governed, in spite Of the fact
that he was willing once upon a time to
90 a little governing himself without the
aid and consent OF the people governed.
II al happened because Hale was a de-
egste 10 the Minneapolis national Re-
publican convention in lSSz and was plac-
ed on the committee Of credentials.
There was a contest over the renonina-
ton OF President Harrison. L looked a
little blue for him for a time Finally.
the committee Of credentials admitted
certain southern delegations. after hard
fight. and Harrison carried the day. The
proposition hinged ~ one time practsc-
ally upon the admission CT 4 certain de-
egauon from Alabama. The committee
% credentials admitted Il by one vote
the vote Of Hale For and in conSi6era-
ton OF his valuable services. Hale was
promised the governo-ship CT AlasS1a, a
portion % the Unite States which is