The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-27
SUSPICION
IS AROUSED
PopuIi8t8 and Young Demo-
Gratis Have a Tilt.
FILTRATION WITH JONES
Or Rather With His Move
ment Was Charged
BY MEN ON BOTH SIDES
Poll of First Ward Di8courag-
ing 10 Ribbers
BY MEN ON BOTH SIDES

As the election grows near the political
situation IS becoming clarified. Both
committees-that is, the Republicans and
Citizens now have their poll books in
shape TO ascertain their chances Of cleo
ton with Comparative accuracy. Voters
have lined Up and the political workers
know whore to find 60 Der cent Of them
Ben Mclean win carry every ward in the
city
From the best authority the Rihbers.
were fearfuily depressed by the ran,rre
lr9n the First ward. lne poll Of which Is
complete II shows tremendous major
ity against George J.. Young. such ma
5ority thar not few Of AIR. Foune-s best
friends say that his 6ght IS absolutely
hopeless one They attribute it to lae
new citizens who. they claim. have set
tied i1 The First ward 10 q larger extent
than in any other ward iii the city They
point n the TACT that In one block on
South Topeka avenue there are nine fau-
lies who were not here two years eco.
and that every one of them is a RepubIl-
can. They say that this is merely a CO.
incident and that blocks can. be found
where there are as many new citizens
VINO are not Republicans. but as they
have not yet found any nest az thar kind
their hopes are nor as bright as the gen
tieuen who want to be policemen woul1
ike 70 see them.
One gentleman asked rather pe-tineatly
last night after a ltue discussion over
The situation in the First ward. what had
become OF all the Germans the committee
claimed had stood up for Young ak The
Sunday night meeting. citing the fact
that the First is really the German ward
al the cllv. i was a rather embarrass-
Ing question. and wash answered very
clearly. for the reason that the MANAGERS
know that Nr. Mclean has better than
an even break with 0lr. Young among
the Germans as a whole. and nearly an
even break with him among the German
Democrats
The pon of the Fourth ward Is not yet
complete bot enough IS known for the
leaders Of the Citizen" t. concede it 10
Mclean by 2ia. while the Republicans are /
quite sure that IL VIII 90 nearly that I
much mere.
The D1ll in the other wards is not defn- /
ite enough to make more than an estI-
mate but all III them win give Mr. Me- 4
Lean more than they gave President Nc /
hinlel LAST Fan. This. OF course. is due /
% some exteut,to the tact Chat women /
VIII vote az this election and could not at
The November election.
Somebody suggested at "Bibbers" head I
quarters night before lasr when the polls
of the various wards first made AIr (
Gouugs overwhelming defeat apparent. (
that the Citizens vote might De thrown T.
90 Jones TO defeat the Republicans This /
nct only aroused some suspicion OF 4
treachery. but came near causing a
breach between the Poplltst and Demo (
cratic leaders in the Citizens movement. I
The boys are very reticeut about The con- (
rroFersy and but 1ew Of the -.eated ex- I
Tress-ons have leaked out, but 81 is known F
O. certainty that TWO prominent Demo /
Gratis reaa the riot art 10 the Pops. going 4
So far IS 10 tell them thar the Pop end 4
o1 The Citizens movement had already +
firted TOO much with the Jones crowd 4
through Judge sites and Judge Raw.
his town. san --8 democrat in cues
ti1n. wouldn't forgive Us Tor half CEN
tasl II we would coun-enaace any treach- (
cry acaiDst the business interests such as 4
that suggested
II IS said that one opuist while dis
claiming any serious intention If the
Popuists as p wl-le eoing % Jones. re-
torted rather warmly thst his party.
throagh sites and Jones. hadn't been
more suHty az airting with The Prohlbi-
vonists that the Democratic END az the
combination had been through Col Sic
coz WAS also stated bat denied by re-
l'abie mea who were at the caucns. that
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