The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-24
STEWART IS SMART
Gave Democrats Pointers On
Tactics Saturday.
BRADBERRY is HIS NAME
He Wanted a Former Demo-
crat on Ticket.

Some of the Populist leaders in this city
were somewhat disturbed yesterday wheI
they found out that Jim Dorsey wa:
getting out petitions and sending then
over west of the river for signatures tc
have Mr.. Bradberry's name put on the
official ticket as the nominee of the In
dependent party.
The argument was made to the dele
gates to the Democratic convention that
Mr.. Bradberry would make a strong can
didate, because he is now a Populist and
had formerly been a Democrat. It was
pointed out that former Republican-Pop-
ulist in this county, when nominated on
fusion tickets, had an unfortunate habit
Of getting defeated. This argument had
a good deal OF effect on the west side,
because every one of the delegates knew
that Dow Wemple was as good a man as
lived on the west side, and that he had
been twice defeated for sheriff. when
former Democrats on the ticket with him
were elected.
The Populist delegates in the conven-
ton knew this, but they claimed that
lllts ll4lFS iilAAGS d many NOlCS Al lAic
Third commissioner district as the Demo
Gratis, and since the Populist would get
the credit of the victory if Bradberry was
! elected, they were willing to let it go at
that. 1t turned out however, that Harry
Stewart was setting up the pins. Mr..
Stewart has a large, round head, and he
is not only the cleverest Democratic poll
ticians in Sedgwick county, but in South
ern Kansas. Harry had the Democratic
delegates posted to adjourn the conven-
ton without selecting a name for the
conglomerate party OF Democrats and
Populists, and he would name the COM
bination afterwards. He was afraid that
if the question Of a name was raised in
the convention the Populists would claim
the name, because they had the most
voices or else stick for the name, Peo-
Pies party, which would, to a good many
people, mean the same thing as Populist.
Judge Stratton was seen by a reporter
for the Eagle yesterday. and he did not
seem to know that petitions were being
sent out. He said when one newspaper
swallowed another, it usually took both
names, Ike the COurier-JournaI, for in
stance. When asked II he considered that
the Populist party had swallowed the
Democratic party in the Third district, he
refused to answer and said he did not
know whether they considered it q Pop
ulist ticket or not. The rank and file of
the Populist party will not take kindly
to the idea Of giving up the name of their
party, If some of the expressions on the
streets can be taken as an expression of
the party.
Harry Stewart has always claimed that
the Populist party ought to go out of
business, because there was no excuse for
fits existence, and for that reason, he was
always opposed to fusion. II he can get
the Populists IN the Third district to
give up their name for something else, he
will be leading them a long way in the
direction Of the Democratic party Harry
Stewards scheme worked this time all
right. Just as soon as the convention was
adjourned Mr.. Stewards lieutenants called
n cacus of Democrats and Populists and |
fixed up the name for the offspring of |
the political alliance. Nobody viii say
that was not clever trick This year
the fusionists viii sail under the name In /
dependent. and next year Harry Stewart !
will add Democrat, and it viii be the IN |
ependent-Democratic party