The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-23
OVERMEYER
WITHDRAWS
FROM RACE.
Declines TO Accept a Unani-
nous Nomination
FOR The G0VERNORSHIP
Would Not Make the AbdOm-
nal March.
TO THE POPULIST PARTY
Democrats Snapped Him for
Judge Jackson.
LOVE AND PEPPERELL
Are Also Knocked Down and
Rolled Over
BY THE NEW BAND WAGON
Complete Reorganization of
the Committee,
CRADD0CK Is THE MAN
Mayer of Kansas City New
Man for Governor
BY THE NEW BAND WAC ON
Complete Reorganization of
the Committee.
CRADD0CK is THE MAN
Mayer of Kansas City New
Man for Governor.

az an not now and have not been
a. any time a candidate for governor.
was in grave doubt after the as
sembling Of the convention as TO
whether { could afford 70 accept the
nomination, even If rendered unani-
nousiy. and woUld never have ac-
copied it IN any other way; and would
only have accepted Il in that way as
duty. II ny name had been presented
and If any other name had been pre-
scented. ny nnlc would have been in
stantiy withdrawn, as I would never
have competed With any man for the
nomination. In view Of the turn Ct
affairs ] have absolutely forbidden my
name 70 be presented TO the conVen-
tion."-Dsvid Overmyer in a personal
statement to reporter for the Eagle.
Mont PeIee broke out in the Demo
cratic party Of Kansas last night
The disaster t. political leaders was
a. swifc and sudden as it was when it
descended in ashes and lava upon St
Pierre
Judge Jackson OF WirdeId. congressman
from the Third district. Is the new
leader OF the partg, he forced a man
OF greet genius from the top-David
Overmyer.
Al midnight last night the Topeka giant
lcokeJ like noble ruln-Iike Samson
shorn Of his locks. lie said.
Il am positively not a candidate for
Ecvernol said Alr Overmyer. II am
positively net a candidate ! would not
accept the nomination for governor under
any cirruulst ia noes.
An Eagle reporter had him dictate q
statement which appears az the top OF
this column.
Tom Craddock. mayor II Kansas City.
will On an probability. be nominated for
governor this morning
All the Popuusts in Kansas can't save
the Democratic party ROW.
land others fail.
The band wagon rolled on J. Mack Love.
the chairman of the state committee.
for years. Jackson. the new header.
wouldn't save him. SIR Love is the
chairman no more. The story OF his
downfall IS pathetic. He made Jackson
congressman by encompassing the defeat
Of Hugh =. Farreiiy two years ago lie
enc0mpassed The defeat Of Mr.. Farrelly
through his infuence as chairman THAT
same Hugh Farreliy Is chairman now.
having won it largely through the in
-nuence ~ Coa-rezsuan Jackson.
Toelson rs owes isU PARTNER when
h was elected ~ congress-. The story
or fhs -srlt, between thern is an inter
sstt-- ~. II s.o-,- ~, itsler ~,
Ionr Is be tola here AT anv rate love
friends are sccrst-r Jackson IF The most
cold biooded lnsratitu3e.
And The hand wag0n rolled over Sec
retsrv p,.naer-il too AFTER twelve Ion.
VS. 81 service ~ was turned down.
General Charles ArcCrurn is secretary
nov
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h'ia make me ---aJr'llal Ularch tarQ0sa
tAe 14s- 20 foHllisn ooce again rae
sgccee1ed in getting them 10 say that
re ror--ss should b. given part o.
tn ticket and the ojEEest part az IT,
David oVernyer opposed this. Both