The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-16
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state, within the city Of Wichita, when
elected, then stay away from the polls
and vote for none, and so withhold at
Ieas forty per cent or more Of the city
vote from any unholy endorsement of
outlawry and official blaczman. Silence
sometimes not only speaks louder than
words. but louder than votes"
The meeting of delegates was held at
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon in the Y.
n c. A. gymnasium and was attended
by some fifty additional people, some Of
whom came out of curiosity and others
again 20 take an active part in the de-
hberations. if possible
Rudolph Hatfield had been selected
chairman Of the melting an dwas on hand
70 act his part The meeting opened with
the reading of the above resolution that
had been previously drafted by the COM
mittee.
They were read by DR.. Hoss. who had
been made secretary. of the meeting. Rev
erend Thayer moved that the resolutions
be adoptes as read. This met with an on
slought from ] C. Mccoy. who denounced
the committee that had drafted the reso-
lutions and Mr.. Hatfield in particular
as being towards and blackmailers He
said that the ywere afraid to enter into
the race and that they had sold out.
Rev. Mr.. Thayer spoke in favor of the
resolution and stated that in order to win
in the campaign. it would require a man
who would be willing to sacrifice every
personal interest and make a nard uphill
fight and one against many odds, to
achieve his point This he said was a
person they could not find since business
men eligible under these conditions re-
fused to serve and to assume the burden
In consequence of this fact he stated
that il was thought advisable to abandon
the idea Of a third ticket and to reserve
their forces until such a time when they
would be better enabled to win a fight
with great odds against them.
J. R. Sites then arose and reiterated
what Mccoy had said concerning the
cowardice of the men who had drafted
the resolutions and wound up by making
IN open charge against Mr.. Hatfield Of
endeavoring to sell out TO Ben f. Mclean
Hatfield maintained his composure and
permitted Sites to continue his TRADE
Mr.. Mccoy interrupted and offered an
apology for what be had said relative to
the delegates That time-tried old re-
former Jennings then requested the floor,
wildly waving his hand to gain recogni-
ton. At this juncture there were cries
of question from those present. but
Jennings did not heed. Mr.. Hatfield re-
fused to give him the floor of his own
accord and therefore requested a vote Of
the people in the han as to whether or
not Jennings was to be heard. 1t was
finally agreed to grant him five minutes
IN which he could have his say The
sum substance of the poet laureate's talk
was relative to money he had lost in a
temperance newspaper he started. in this
city years ago. and the publication of
which has long been suspended
jennings advocated i'm conclusion that
third ticket be put in the held. AT times
he stood upon tiptoe to make his speech
more impressive and then doubling his
fist. he pointed it in the direction of the
ministers. saying: Woe unto you law
yers who are repudiating good thing"
Jenninggs. no doubt would have been
talking still. but time was called and he
was forced to retire from ,ne rostrum
Mccoy again requested permission to
talk ana thea moved as q substitute to
the report submitted by the delegates
that the meeting proceed TO nominate a
ticket The substitute carried by a large
vote. Niece ylhen inquired of the chair
whether or not all in the room would
be permitted 20 vote or il this privilege
would be limited to the delegates. He
was informed by the chair that it was an
open committee netting but notwith-
standing this fact. only the delegates
present would be permitted to vote on
any Of the questions presented.
The purpose of McCoys inquiry can
readily be perceived, when it is known
that he was not one of the delegates
When the decision of the chair had been
announced, Mccoy az once moved that
the delegates meeting De resolved into a
mass meeting Of al present and that
everyone be given an opportunity TO ex-
press his opinion. SIR Hatfield put the
motion and il carried.
He then stated that he had ben selected
chairman OF the delegates meeting and
this having been dissolved he could no
longer act in the capacity OF chairman.
Mr.. Mccoy moved that Mr. Hatfield be
made chairman OF the mass meeting
also. When put this motion was also
carried unanimously. When the vote on
the proposition had been made known
AR Hatfield positively refused 70 con-
Unue Is chairman OF the meeting
This caused a CONSERVATION and Tor a
time il looked as though the meeting
would break zap without further ado.
Hatfield was approached by several Of