The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-15
CANDIDATE
BILL CROSS
Is RATIFIED
His CrawaShing in Politics Is
Disgusting to Democrats.
ILL ADVISED PROMISES
Are Doing Much towards Up
setting Leaders Plans.


nominee OF the party. is anything but a
politician, it is claimed and it is the gen
| eral verdict that he has none of the quail
| ilcations either of successful candidate
or congressman. But what is more grew
ious he has not shown the good sense tc
seek out the Democrats who do know pol
tics and are able TO cope with the politi-
cal situation in the territory.
Ia&t seems that the result of the meeting
u the campaign committee at Oklahoma
City last Monday was the straw that
broke the cameTs back. This was the first
real step toward campaign organization.
1t appears that Cross had imagined that
after he was nominated the whole re-
sponsibility of the campaign rested with
him and had accordingly made talks and
promises as to what he intended should
be done. AS a result, when he appeared
before the committee it was with gulp
after gulp Of ill-advised statements and
promises. AS soon as he could get an
inkling as to what the committee would
favor on any proposition he FASTENED to
amend the talks he had made in such a
manner as TO put him in the right light
before the committee. And some of mis-
thoroughly Disguised with the continuation
of crawflshing that he has kept up nearly
ever since the ratification meeting at Ok
lahoma City last month. So continuous
has Cross carried on this part that a
prominent Democrat from Oklahoma
county remarked yesterday in Guthrie
that there was no use trying to rely on
anything Cross said. He has been bull
ly-ragged until he has absolutely lost HIS
head and in order that he may agree with
everybody he invariably gets on all the
wrong sides of proposition before he is
called upon the meet it and then finds
that he has to swallow everything and
generally does a mighty coarse job of it.
If ever q man needed such a thing as
strong minded political guardian It is BIZ
Cross
The next greatest burden the Democrats
have recognized is in Nose Anderson. An
derson is not credited by some Democrats
with the experience, the ability, the ac-
quaintance or the standing necessary to
make the successful campaign chairman
Anderson is said to be unpopular in Gar
field county. 1t has been freely asserted
by people from Enid that he is in bad
odor there and that he was the only man
on the county ticket defeated Cand over
whelmingly at that two years ago. Add
ed to this is the feet that he was de-
feated as a delegate to the county con-
vention in his own ward this spring and
that his county fatty refused to give him
a place on the double delegation sent TO
the territorial convention and to allow
him to retain the county's place on the
territorial committee. The next charge
is that he unfairly retained his place as
chairman of the territorial committee;
that he was never legally elected and that
it was by a smooth scheme lat he ac-
complished the job. Together with this
he has arrogated to himself every power
in the campaign so far, from naming the
campaign committee to selecting the sec
rotary.
These facts have raised a fight which
promise to end in a Democratic eruption
unprecedented in the territory. The pre-
liminary work of getting the committee
together has already been begun and it is
expected that a call viii be issued soon.
The purpose Of the meeting viii be to dis
pose of Anderson's case in sCfne way.
The very fact that he forced Cross to re- /
tain him as chairman Of the campaign
committee by an alleged threat together
with the manner in which he secured the |
Craftsmanship is believed to be enough to /
make certain his removal.
In the meantime the secretaryship Of
the campaign committee is a subject Of /
general discussion among the Democrats !
of the territory. The action Of the COM
mittee in delivering the matter into the I
hands Of the chairman IS considered I
strange and unprecedented and some /
think il was brought about by a manipu- /
lation on the part Of Anderson. Eugene !
Gill was agreed upon and presented by /
Logan county for the place. At the meet (
ing Of the territorial committee at the I
time Of the Cross ratification it seems /
that this matter was agreed upon by /
the majority Of the committee and Dem I
ocratic leaders present. Consequently |
Gill was the only applicant that appeared I
before the committee. Gill was presented I
by II. II. Hagan. but no action was taken 1
upon his name and the matter was dis /
posed Of as above stated
Gill is one OF the active Demoorat'c /
workers Of Logan county and is wei ac
euainted in the territory. He is q news
paper and has published Democratic pa
pers ct Fl Reno. Perry and Guthrie. and /
up untiI few months ago he 4
has been connected with the state Capt. +
tai as editorial writer he has never failed
TO affiliate with his party and retain the
confidence Of the Democrats OF this coun-
~. prominent Democrat here said
yesterday that i Gil was not appointed.
the secrstaryship would unQuestionabiy
not be accorded Logan county. Tt f.
strange he said. that there should Be
any question raised about man recon-
menGed as Gil has been, not only BY the
Democrats Of Logan county, but By
prominent Democrats OF the territery as
well
There IS no question hut what GINS
treatment Is responsible in 4 measure Tor
starting the bail rolling against AndoT-
sen. While en- refuses 70 say a word
about IKE matter further than that the
secretaryshi7 has not been settled II IS
thought that he and bis s-ieuds are 81 TIE
bottom Of tbs movement &c force cecis-
ion II the Anderson matter.
Tnouestiorabiy a big var e brewing IN
the Democrats camp which Viii occupy
the attention Of the candidate quite as
closely as society has Il TIE past = TIE
expects 20 succeed n getting h. party
n working order during the campaign
OKLAHOMA BOY At ST. PIERRE
HIS Family ~ writing =