The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-27


paign after the adjournment Of con-
gress?"
e Anyone who knows me knows that
/ could not keep out of campaign aftel
S being in them so many times
Congressman Charles Curtis, of tn.
First district arrived last evening abou
? o'clock and as soon as ne entered tn,
} Carey hotel, he was surrounded by {
2 crowd of admirers who wanted to shake
hands with the candidate for the United
States senate. To a reporter for the
Eagle he said:
7 expect to get my senatorial strength
from every district in the state except
the Seventh. If it were not for the fact
that there are two candidates in this
district 1 would come down here after
support.
I think the Cuban reciprocity bill viii
be reported back to the house soon with
some amendments. but the amendment
aboIishing the differential will not, ]
think, stay in the bill.
Farmer Smith. of Mcpherson, who
was a candidate for governor in 1892,
came down yesterday afternoon to at
tend the convention. Though he is not a
delegate he is taking a keen interest in
the doings OF the politicians.
I have attended every convention in
| the state in twenty-eight years." he
stated to a reporter for the Eagle. land
1 at all but one, the leading gubernatorial
! candidate was nominated. Heretofore
! the opposition has never been able to
/ combine all its votes. OF course there is
no telling what will be done this year.
This convention is too large in my
/ opinion. 1t is so large as to be unwieldy-
The work of the convention would be
as representative Of the party if there
| was q less number of delegates.
4 do not think there will be any sore
spots after this convention. The ticket
that is nominated will get the full Re-
publican vote. As to the senatorial stu
alton do not hear any talk except for
/ Curtis
Harry Bone. Of Ashland. a candidate
for attorney general. arrived late yester-
day afternoon and opened up headquar-.
tiers at room 1O7. He stated to reporter
that he thought his stock was in pretty
good shape and that he was gaining
votes.
Tom Eckert, editor of the Arkansas
City Traveller said the Cowley county
delegation was working TO get Judge
Pollock nominated for a long term on
the supreme bench and that they were
bending everything TO that end.
I'VE will be divided on the chairman
ship. said Mr. Eckert- Half Of the
delegation will be for Greer and half for
Cole"
J. N. Mickey, of Usage county, was on
hand last night working in the interest
of H. B. Miller for governor.
am confident that Miller will be nom
mated" he said TO a reporter He will
have $50 votes on the first ballot and
viii be able to bring enough others to
a position to get votes from both the
Bailey men and the anti-Bailey men.
Troutmen's men cannot &C 10 Bailey and
Bailey's men cannot go to Troutman
Miller. however. is in the position to get
enough votes to nominate"
r. 2. McColloch of Anthony is a can
didate for attorney general and he is
backed by a strong delegation from Har-
per- Kingman, Barber and Pratt coun- |
ties. He was out among the boys all |
day, making friends and medicine and |
his work was not without effect To a
reporter for the Eagle he said:
This is going to be the greatest Re |
publican convention held in this state |
fol a good many years. Almost every |
delegate viii be here and there will be I
hundreds Of visitors. The Republicans |
are taking an interest in their party af- /
before. They realize that this state must /
be kerr ii the Republican ranks this
year as It has been, and il is almost /
necessary Tor them to get out and work
The people want continued prosperity
as they have had under the Republican
administration of the past six years and
think the state administration viii be
Endorsed on every point, which means
good deal Roosevelt Will be Endorsed for
president in 1891. as he has kept right
along the lines established by James G.
Blaine many years ago. Clay was the !
founder of the protection idea, while
Blaine was its exponent and the latter
added the idea of reciprocity treaties and
the people know that this is very good
idea and viii build up American com
merce.
I have worked hard for the nomina-
ton of attorney general and 1 believe
my chances are good for the nomination.
have the support OF many county dele
cations and my friends are doing good
work for me and l believe that 1 will
land the nomination"
Congressman J. NJ. Miller Of the Fourth
district, who was one of the Republican
insurgents on the Cuban reciprocity
bill, Is attending the convention. and is
making his headquarters at the Richter
camp. As he sat in Mr.. Richter's room in
the Carey hotel last night he said to an
Eagle reporter.
i voted in favor OF the amendment to
abolish the differential on refined sugar
because wanted to hit the sugar trust
and whenever I have an opportunity TO
hit trust 7 intend 10 do it,
L am in favor of tariff revision I do /
not know that now IS the proper time
but I believe the tariff should be revised
while the Republican party is in power
tected interests. I think that the tariff /
on some things could be reduced without
injury 20 American industry. but am not I
in favor Of singing out any one industry
on which TO reduce the tariff. For that |
reason I was opposed 10 reducing the |
tarif on sugar for the sugar industry in
this country is Yet in its infancy. I am
in favor Of Cuban reciprocity, however. ]
Il am in favor of reduction Of the tar !
in on steel They are several reciprocity
treaties now before congress and I think / {
they viii pass. TIE Philippine government
bill will pass this session as win also the s
isthmian canal bill. Il is predetermined {
what route viii be seected.
DO YOU think Congress viii do any 2
thing about the so-calied war atrocities
Il do not The matter IS now being in
yestigated by the war department I
have no sympathy with these attacks or
The army. While believe thar the army
has done things il ought not to do. yet
We cannot blame the soldiers. considering
The warfare with which they had to con-
tend. The Filipinos are Wild and uncivi-
lied The American soldiers have not |
killed anv women and the only children
hat they have killed were those who were q
sighting
What Go YOU think about the gubernat-
lpal 6chte- was asked. !
y think IL Is anybos'y's fisht. 7 am fer
Richter would rs soon have his chanc- [