The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-04
ARE FEELING GOOD
Very Little Soreness Felt After
the Election.
CAMPAIGN WAS PECULIAR
Had to be Handled With Ex-
IRENE Caution.

plurality received by Ben Mclean the
Republicans showed no disposition to
crow extensively. and as for the boys
on George Youngs side, they accepted
the verdict of the people as cleverly as
possible under the circumstances. The
fact is that a majority of the Republi-
cans knew that they were indebted to a
great many citizens who are not Republi-
cans for part Of the glorious victory
achieved. and majority Of the support
ers Of the so-called Citizens ticket con
sidered that they won half victory in
the pronounced verdict Of the people of
Wichita in favor of the practical com
mon sense policy of the pasta policy
that has made Wichita the best city in
the state to live in
The conservative good feeling that pre-
vailed was due largely to the feet that
there were no serious sores made during
the campaign. In the compliments re-
ceived By the Eagle. for the character of
the campaign it made, not a few Of them
came from the opposition. One Of the
most appreciated came from candidate
on the Citizens ticket They perhaps
I overestimated the effectiveness of the
( Eagles work. but they wers evidently
/ very sincere in communication Of its plan
+ Of campaign. All the compliments re-
i ceived, from Democrats as well as Re
publicans, are not failing in appreciation
in the part Of the Eagle.
/ In the campaign just closed, as in all
other campaigns. as a matter of fact
only one line Of policy can be successfully
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solute honesty with its readers and abso-
Lutte fairness to the opposition. Add TO
this the art Of bringing out the essential
points IN the issues involved and the cam
paign must be fairly well conducted. The
campaign that ended Tuesday was neces-
sarily one of tactics and false man
euver on the part Of any factor in its
mana cement, might end in untold dis
aster. There was. it might be said.
crisis every day. on account Of the differ
ent elements participating and the fact
is wonderful that not a single serious
mistake was made on the Republican
side.
No campaign like It has ever before en-
gagged the attention Of the newspaper
men. They all agree on this point, and
for years to come, IN the newspaper
Offices they viii talk about it. They had
to watch its progress night and day, from
the standpoint OF the profession rather
than from the standpoint of politicians,
and it was as essential to feel its pulse
as to feel the pulse Of q patient in the
crisis Of disease
The following extract from the daily ar
ticles of the Eagle may be Of interest as
showing what gift of prophecy exists in
he sanctum Of this paper
March At all events and indisput-
ably the city is going Republican
March 15.-"The real policies Of the peo-
pie Of Wichita IS WICHITA"
March 16.-fThe promoters of the Citi-
zens ticket (speaking about agitating a
third ticket flung boomerang yester-
day that viii come back to strike them
selves"
March 16.-"The nomination OF a Popu-
list, Wilbur Joues-a man esteemed in the
Populist party-win draw votes away
from Young
March 18.-''Now comes this man Jones
who VIII get Populist votes and every enc
of them win cut Youngs strength"
March 1.-THE Young crowd viii be
so badly beaten one wewek from next
Tuesday that the whole thing their pre-
tensions OF strength VIII be looked upon
as a huge JOKE"
March 19-'eWhen battle has ended and
the votes are counted it win be found that
McLeans plurality viii fall not very far
short Of 1909"
March 2o-'The property owners and
business men Of Wichita win be for him
CMoLean) regardless Of politics.
March 21-"Ben Mclean and George 1
Young are two gentlemen whose private
and public character Is above reproach. I
but Mclean is backed by an element Of
responsibility that wiz appeal strongly to
the voters on election dsy. His majority
viii surprise even his most enthusiastic
friends"
March 22.-''The ribbers will get such a
lashing on election day that it VIII say
to them try this thing again. If you
dare
March 22-"One week from next Tues
day VIII he the time when it shall De de-
cided whether Wichita shall have peace
and business progress OF whether she
shah have politics and disturbance. The
best way to settle the question is to give
Ben Mclean $50 majority.
March 23-.The riboers are saving that
Ben Mclean cannot carry his o7vu war;
that he VIII he the third man IN the race.
Ben Mclean VIII not only carry his own
ward. but he win carry every ward in the +
city
March a4-sThere are now and have
always been two kinds Of Democrats IN +
Nichta-Dcm ocrats for revenue only
ana Democrats fer Wichita only. The
latter is the kind that come TO the sup
7ort 81 Ffrlay r.oss two years ago and
thst VIII come 10 the support u Ben Sic .
Lean This year.
March AN analysis n thu petition I
fied nominating Colonel Joseph g. Mccoy f
shows clearly that the Prohihitlouists VIII /
offset the vote of George = Young in /
stead Of NJ Getting the vote of Mclean, as 4
il was intended 10 do.
AIsrch 8s-.Taking I'll in al (spealzing /
about the meeting of Germans} the Dem /
ocrats VINO openly expressed their pref /
erancs for Ben Mclean last night IS very
significant
srarch Speaking os the pon Of the /
FIRST ward il was ss5 ft shows e
rrensuduous majority against Gec~re T. +
Youug. Young defeat VIZ, e. a decisive
one
March z7.--sleLeans majority vll he
larser II TIE ctEy Than tnat grea 70 Pres
idert Mckinley LAST fn This IS due
however. ID the fact that wonla ws1 woke
al this eleca7n
March e -Speakias about The logic CT
the situation ana pred-ctine zn over-
IS aesnasng plurality for Mclean. THE Eas.e
ald
Nobody who can reasor from csuse "a
What Shall We Have far Oessert7