The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-24
To TURN DOWN
C0NFEREES
PopuIist and Democratic
Conventions Will Appoint
New Committee
TO DIVIDE COUNTY OFFICES
"Insurgent" Democrats Have
Not Lost Heart.

The Populist county convention Will meet
this morning at 10 O'Clock in Garfield hail
and the Democratic convention wiz meet
at the same time in Peerless hall A.
soon as the conventions are organized
they will take a recess and at Il o'clock
the representative conventions will meet.
The delegates to these are also dele
gates in the county conventions.
1t is well understood among the Two
parties that the Populists shall name the
representatives from the two country dis
tricts, and that the Democrats can name
the city representative. Theodore Os-
weller will be renominated in the west
district, and if w. ]. Babb wants the
place he can be renominated for repre-
sentative in the east district. AT a late
hour last evening the Democratic lead
ers had not decided upon a candidate to
run against a. c. Husey. the Repubn
can nominee in the city district. The east
district Populist convention will also
nominate a candidate for county COM
missioner, if the Democrats do not OBJ
ject.
When the two county conventions re-
convene in the afternoon the real tug
of war will begin. The joint confsrcr6e
committee appointed by the two county
committees will be turned down and an
other conference committee appointed to
arrange a division of the Offices 1t is
even doubtful whether the old confer
ence committee will be given a chance
to make report st the Populist con
vention.
Word was yesterday passed down the
Populist ranks that the county com.
mittee had no authority to appoint a
conference committee. Speaking of the
matter, Secretary Rogers of the Populisl
committee said to a reporter for the
Eagle:
1.-The appointment of conference com
mittee and the division of offices is work
that properly belongs to the conven-
lions"
The division of offices to be agreed
upon by the conferees appointed tomor-
row will probably be different from that
agreed upon by the old committee w.
A. Ayers. who Will be one Of the Second |
ward delegates in the Populist conven-
ton. stated yesterday that there is dis |
satisfaction in both parties over the divi- |
sion that has been planned.
The search for candidates continued |
active yesterday. but apparently with /
little result 1t was reported in the camp .
however, that P. L. Arnett, the ex-dis
trict clerk, would consent to take the
for county clerk The name
of Vermilion Harris has been suggested
for county attorney
The insurgents" in the Democratic
party have not entirely lost heart. even
though they did suffer defeat at the
city primaries. 1t will be the duty of
G. Fitch, the organization man, to
call the convention to order, but if his
strikers try to work him in for chairman
Of the convention, the Insurgents" will
object
Judge Milton. delegate from the Fifth
ward stated that T. Dorsey the Fitch
candidate for register had claimed too
much in the Fifth ward and that the
country will be against him.
Under what name the allied force shall
fight is greatly puzzling the leaders. All
along the talk has been strong for the
Licket1to be placed under the Populfst
aeauing, but yesterday a sentiment was
at work in favor of placing the names
# the candidates on both tickets and
hen filing both with the county clerk.
eaving him to decide which one to ac-
,ept.
The organization of the county com
nittees viii be an important part Of the
work today Most of the Populist COM
nitteemen were appointed at the dele
gate convention held in May, but there
ire few vacancies to fill. The new
committee has not organized, however
'ut this may be done today Theodore
Jsweiler. the present chairman will not
'gain be placed at the head Of affairs.
:. L. Carnahan and P. L. Arnett are
mentioned for the place. but II Mr.. Ar
lett is nominated for county clerk. he
viii not be considered available for the