The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-24
CRADD0CK is
THE NOMINEE
Kansas City Man Accepts an
Empty Honor.
DEARTH OF CANDIDATES
Men of SacrifciaI Patriotism
Hard to Find.
HALF A TICKET PUT UP
Populists VIII Nominate the
Other Half.
OEARTH OF CANDIDATES
HALF A TICKET PUT UP

For Associate Justioe-Two-year
term, John c. Cannon, Linn.
For Associate Justice-Six-year
term, J. D. Mccieverty, Bourbon.
For covernoT-W. 4. Craddock,
Wyandotte.
For Secretary Of state-cIaud Du-
val, Reno.
For Auditor. M. Lewis, Edwards.
For Superintendent OF Public In
struction-Wiiliam SERGE, sedewick.
Ex-Governor George w. Click, per
nnanent chairman Of the Democratic
state convention, paid an appreciated
tribute to the Eagle yesterday. In the
resolution offered thanking the press
Of the city Governor Click said: "And
we especially thank the Eagle, the
great Republican paper Of Wichita, for
the completeness and fairness of its
report CT the convention, and the cour-
tesy and consideration it has shown
the Democrats who have visited Wich-
ita. / have known Colonel Murdoch
and the Eagle for over thirty-fiVe years
and ! have never known either to be
unfair in anything" The remarks Of
Governor Click were inserted in the
resolution BY Secretary PepperelI.
The Democrats have left Wichita claim
Ing that they VIII elect Craddock by
from 1850 TO 5000 plurality and believ-
Ing that ne VIII be defeated by from IS 900
70 5000. He Is IS good a man as they
could have nominated. he VIII get more
votes than David Overmyer could. al
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Etical as wen as in mental stature. He
viii. II encouraged. make a more success
ful fight than Overmyer could make had
he been nominated. for he viii give vari-
ETY. to she campaign. Instead Of talking
about the fundamental principles. as
Overmyer would do. and carrying the
people 10 great depths seeking for the
roots and origin Of IDEAL government, ne
VIII talk 10 and with them about things
practiced- Ike is not an orator in any
sense Of the word but be IS strong as a
single-handed taller. not oaly in what he
says but IN his manner Of saying il. In
a sense. he is an iconocIast For instance.
h is a silver man. but he thinks that
issue IS dead as Julius Caesar. and he
says SO. he is q resubmissioGist, or. as
his prohibition friends can him. n whisky
man. but he believes that prohibition IS
pie generally care q straw whether the
question is resubmitted Or not. What's
the use in fooling with these corpse is
sues" he says. let Us fight over some
thing that's alive He has no compre-
hensive idea. however. Of the purposes
OF state governmcut--he is a man OF
hobbies. he thinks that because the
packing houses OF Kansas City are not
paying their just proporJson of taxation
the paramount issue is the taxation ques-
tion. He thinks that because the Metro
p0litan street car system IS abusing its
franchise privileges I'm Kansas City Kan.
the people Of the state think OK nothing
else but OF taxing franchises. II his
neigbbors goat broke into his cabbage
patch he would honestly think that the
regulation of goats would be the para
mount Issue OF paramount Importance In
the state. he masnihes the evils that
come aearesi 10 his eye.
The Democrats left FOR home pleased
with Wichita and not bothernS them
selves very much over what they did
here They worried mere over what they
intended 70 do and failed. The general
desire was 70 have declared the Demo
cratic party forever free Of alliance with
Poplilsm. except such as Democrats
could dictate. but Judge Jacksons elo-