The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-30
PASSED THE DAY HERE
Champ Clark of Missouri and
Chas. Lands of Indiana.
TWO NOTED CONGRESSMAN
Talk About Politics and Con-
dition of Country General. +.

Two congressman were in the city yes
terday, Congressman Lands of Indiana
and Congressman Champ Clark of Mis-
souri,. They will debate today at Win
field on ReDublicanism versus Denoc-
racy.
They were In Wichita all day yester-
day, Champ Clark, with the aid Of Kos
Harris, trying to locate familiar points
in the, city. for he was once resident
here for eleven weeks. back N the carly
days.
This is Congressman Landis first visit
to the city and he was under the guidance
of B. 3. Cushman, taking N the admira-
BILE points of the city and shaking ha4es
with its citizens.
Congressman Lands is a little nan
with a big head full of brains, sharp as a
tack and ready as an American 13-inch
gun with the enemy in sight. Lands
made himself famous by defending Helen
Gould from the attacks of the Roberts
crowd in congress. Asked how Indiana
would sc he said to reporter for the
Eagle:
Twenty thousand for Mckinley and
Roosevelt Every vote Of it. What will
Kansas do?"
Some one in the crowd said 10000 for
Mckinley and Roosevelt.
Now I'll make prediction for Kan
sas,' said the Indiana congressman,
land I'll put McKinley's majority at 20,
900 in this state"
He paused and wiped his brow and
then went on spiritedly. stop a minute
and think. Do you know Of single man
who voted for Mckinley four years ago
who will not vote again for him IN Nov
ember? No. you don't. 1t is the same in
Indiana. I don't know of single soul
of that kind. Can you name anyone who
voted for Bryan who Is going to vote for
Mckinley this time Yes, you can. go do
l. / know hundreds of men of that mind. .
He was told that the Democrats insist
ed that the Porto Rican tariff matter
would cost the Republican party votes in
Indiana.
1T will not" ne said sharply. at know
that the Democrats are representing that
Indiana is torn wide omen by the Porto
Rican tariff question. Well, I've just Keen
home two weeks from congress, and dur
ing those two weeks not soul nss men
toned Porto Rican~tar to me. [ guess
If that state was all torn UP over the
question 1 would be likely to hear some
thing about it. 1 find that the Eepubli-
cans out here are inclined TO cOnce1 lie Ne
braska to Bryan. I don't. 1 believe Ne
braska is a Republican state and / be-
lieve it will go for Mckinley. We will
get all the vote of California this time, all
Of Oregon, all of South Dakota. North
Dakota was for US four years ago and
will be again. Look at Oregon. Our con-
gressional committee made no campaign
at all there, but the Republicans won by
greatly increased majorties."
What about New York?''
New York! Why it is as safe for Nc
Kinley as Pennsylvania. 1 wouldn't be
surprised if it gave Mckinley a hundred
thousand majority"
Il am delighted to see" continued the
Hoosier congressman, that Chester l.
Long has such brilliant prospects for re-
election There is a man with a great
/ future before him If his constituency
high he has climbed and with such short
congressional service. He has growth, &C.
velopment in him which means much for
his district and himself. We all like him
down in congress and admire him end
appreciate his ability and merit
THE HON. CHAMP CLARK.
On or about May Is. 1875, a tall. slen-
der young man, fresh from a Kentucky
! college and possessed OF sheepskin
authorizing and empowering the nance,
: therein named. to practice law, landed in
Wichita. Twas the year after the
''grasshopper, and business was dun,
! and it became duller. Clients came not
J to the young man. and on July s, 1915,
/ the Santa Fe railroad carried him to
Kansas City, Mo; from thence he went
+ to Louisiana Mo. Since July 1875 this
! same young man has been sent to con-
gress three times and is now candi-
/ date for reelection.
! He has always had a kindly feeling for
! Wichita and as he was on his way to
Winfield, Kan. where he and Congress
man Lands of Indiana are to hold po-
litlcal discussion tomorrow, he concluded
I to spend a day IN Wichita and renew
/ his acquaintance now living at Wichita
/ apd revisit tho places he recognized rot
/ when he saw EN-. Champ Clark IS now
! q. smooth faced. and has a strong jaw
I evincing determination. He left Wichita
! from force Of circums enthusiastically five
dollars RENTED him by a collegiate il
/ college for a graduating address. en-
/ abled him TO 20 out on the passenger
i,c0ach. Mr. Clark called on the editor
| OF the Eagle, and the business manager
also on the Beacon, DIS. Fabrique, and
/ McAdams and ]. e Caldwell. He also
called on Judge Ruggles at the court
room and met Judge Dale and Other
members OF the Wichita bar He used
to board at Fritz Scbuitzler's and in
/ quired after Fritz. II Fritz had beer
on Main or Market streets or on Doug
las avenue Clark would have seen him
Clark knew Judge Balderston on stght
but Sluss and Ed Jewett were beyonC
recognition.
over at the Postoffice Clark said tia
when he left Wichita every human II
town had = piece OF smoked glass look
ing for sraSshoppers and that, as he rec
objected. kos Harris was the only psr
son IN Wichita that never said anythin.
about leaving the town IN 49, CiarJ
v7es amazed az Wichita Nothing he saw
had trace OF 1875. but he said 70 II n
Murdock: Colonel. I sent you a poem
q prophecy On Wichita, some tvveni,
years ago and you never published -
Now, intend TO dis this cut aud send i
20 you again"
Mr.. Clark met Ed Van and Mr.. vas
inEfred him 20 TIE Commercial Glib Z
lunch. where he ne: MeSsrA Fulton
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