The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12

first INSPECTOR ~ the present ASSOCIATION
and was paid according to the receipts
It was not a very profitable job. but
''1abie'' was patriot and did his work
as Loyalty and earnestly as if he knew
when his payday was coming. which was
always an uncertain event. But the
boys appreciate his work. and when it
came about that the people OF Wood
ward county had to have sheriff. they
elected him unanimously ard he served
them well.
Albert NJ. Colson, Of Caldwell, IS attend
ing the convention. He ia and old-tine
Cherokee Strip man and held cattle il
Sumner county as early as 1870. ut looks
like old times" said Mr. Colson. at the
Carey but for some reason the old time.
and old-fashiOned, cowboy is not here.
wonder where they have all gone to? It
would DO good to see them swa ggerinE
along with their high-heeled boots and
dangling spurs again
Cumberland Bennett, one Of the prin-
cipal stockholders of the Hockaday
Hardware company. is more OF a cat
tleman than 4 hardware man these days.
Cub as his name Is abbreviated, was
ons Of the genuine range men and he
feels 1T home among them yet. He prob
ably knows moro visiting cattlemen than
any other man IN Wichita
Col. James W. Hamilton, ex-state
treasurer, is attending the convention
from Nashville He begun the cattle bus
mess in Kansas shortly after the war
and was one OF the original members OF
the Cherokee Strip Live Stock associa-
ton. He served on tho important CON-
mittee that aoportioned the ranges
~ -
and 1t was no easy Job at that time Mr.
HamiltoR's hair is whitening fast. but
he offers to bet the cigars with Taylor
Riddle that he could rope, throw and tie
4 steer rs well as any man attending
the convention. the professional contest
ants not excepted.
William z. Campbell, Of Winchester, ..
r., mixed with the cattlemen at the
Carey. He will deliver an address dur
ing the convention. MT. Campbell has
been in the cattle business for over
thirty-three years and was the first man
TO introduce Short Horns along thu Dor
der Mr.. Campbell also went into the
raising OF bloOded horses for speed and
did much for southern Kansas in that
line. Mr.. Campbell was one of the men
who pursued the Talbot gang Of outlaws
across the Kansas border irto Oklahoma
ana was wounded in the engagement.
Fred vandigrir, of the Kansas CITY
Star. is enjoying the convention and
eulogizing Wichita for the way it treats
its guests. He says IT is the cnly town
in the state that has TIE art down fine
of getting into the good graces Of Wis
itors Mr.. NaEdigriff was in exception
ally good humor yesterday. In a CONVEX
sation at the Carey last night a number
Of people wanted 10 know who knew the
most men in Kansas, and by common
consent It was agreed that Mr.. Vandi-
griff lid. He knows about half the peo-
pie at the convention
Charlie Sessions OF the Kansas CITY
Journal, il among the visiting newspaper
men at the convention. He will remain
here for the three days. ard is Keeping
close tab on the proceedings OF the con-
vention.
Judge FEEDER and a Big delegation of
Barton county men are here attending
the convention. Barton is becoming one
of the finest cattle countries an Kansas
and several OF the fancy cattle sold at
the special sales now going on, will go
there.
At the Carey yesterday and wore the
badge of everybody. He says he has /
bigger range 10 ride over than any Of
them, being the entire state Of Kansas.
lie mingled with the crowd as he only /
can and is dead certain that II any Of the /
visiting cattlemea are delegates 70 the /
state convention his vote viii be for Rich 1
ter for governor. Mr.. Richter told re-
porter that nearly every Republican IN Z
Kansas outside Of the machine" is FOR /
him. and that If the people control the 4
he will win He says his 1
chances for the nomination are very
good. While here he was the guest OF /
his brother. Fred The lieutenant gov
arnor IS a great mixer and has a won /
ierful faculty for making friends ia a /
crowd.
p. II. Dubois Of Denver. Col. a member
4 the Colorado Live Stock Sanitary board 4
md 2 Democratic politician Of the cen
-ennial state. IS in the city 20 attend the
,attiemen's convention. To a reporter
Tor the Eagle he said. last night;
'"Thc Democrats and Popullsts VIII fuse
n Colorado. The silver Republicans VIII
lot be On tho raueeueut- however. They
we're rot OK the }ast election. There
lever were IanT silver Republicans any
way MANY ~ them have gone hack into
ne knFUUlli-1D party ana some nave ne Z
'orle Democrats Most ~ the Silver Re
we're such because they wanted
o win Everybody 81 Colorado believes
= free silver The state VIII be fusion
or years 90 coue. I believe.
hat VIII the C0lcr11o silver people
70 = FiEt IS nominated for PRECEDENT
vas asked
II wcuid not - surprised. vas the -
n.y. ~ 81 that ease the state went Pc
.ublican- But TEIl VIII not - nominal
a. u is too early ye- - TAX abost pres-
dental candidates
we have plenty of feed = Colorado for
ur cattle 1Tars EsrHas cattle are win-
erirg Ga our state. We rees1 sn0r. hos
~. as e. has uct showed much "a The
rc11slinz This wirtcr. En1 Kansas
.eorla have had n good wi1t-r
Hr On Bo.s g. hrother-l--iaw - ,he
s-- WFlau, Sreer - fhts ritv. Ard re
rher-s--i4E. the JOHN S8ees. thf rio-
.=e- Kansas eslf0r = noE llv.rg 70 h.s
srse Last nehr ar D. Eois visited
9 The bone - ts sirts--i--iaz. Ars
William S-asr. - Eorth Toglefz aTe1re.
g. reports thar Jchr Srst- Sc 81 e1rei-
sonseaffsn Notes.
sfe-arrei assistant seer tar1