The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-20
DORSEY WINS
AT PRIMARIES
''Insurgent" BourbonS Defeat
ed at Hands of Col. Fitch.
CONTESTS IN TWO WARDS
Dorsey Victory May CompIi-
cate Fusion Arrangements.
CONTESTS IN TWO WARDS

J. T. Dorsey won a big victory in thu
Democratic primaries in the city last
night in his candidacy for the office Of
register Of deeds. and completely out
generated the men who have been indus
triously fighting him since his candidacy
was announced.
The victory Of Mr. Dorsey is also a VIC
tory for T. G. Fitch, who was his mana
ger. Plans have been forming among the
'insurgent' Democrats to turn down the
Colonel should he aspire to leadership in
the county convention next ThursdaI
but they received a setback at the pTl-
maries last night
In only two wards in the city, the First
and the Second, were there two tickets
before the voters, and IN both these
wards Mr. Dorsey won over Captain
John Fisher, who ran as the old soldier
candidate. IN the Fourth ward there
was but one ticket in the field, osteRsibly
q Fisher ticket, but on 1t were several
well known Dorsey men. Among them
were Colonel Fitch and Vermiilion Har-
ris.
In the First ward the Fisher ticket was
the only one which was handed 10 the
voters as they filed into the basement or
the city building. Mr.. Dorsey claims
that he will get few votes from that
ward but Captain Shields. who led tire
fight against him in that section of the
city, denies that such is the case.
In the Fifth ward the fight on the Of
fee of register of deeds did not cut any
figure in the primaries, and the delega-
ton is uninstructed. Mr.. Dorsey, how
ever. claims a majority OF the delegates
of that ward as his friends.
Amos McCIain will have most or the
delegates of his own ward, the Sixth.
The delegation is headed by J. W. Bur-
ton, who stated TO an Eagle reporter
last night that he would suppirt the ex-
city clerk.
Captain Fisher had list of delegates
printed for the Fourth ward. but he did
not see the men whom he placed on the
ballet The result is that some Of the
men whom he thought would be for him
will be for Mr.. Dorsey. In fact Mr.. Dor
sey claims twelve Of the delegates Of
that ward. as follows: T. G. Fitch, DR..
A W. Mccoy. Frank Bulla, Mike Cook,
A. 3. Moore, G. X. Spencer, o. K. Stew
art. otto Weiss, o. D Kirk, Sam Gilbert,
Julius Zimmerman, II. J. Hagney and
Vermillion Harris. In the Fifth ward
Mr. Dorsey claims the following dele
gates viii support him: J. NJ G. Car
ney. J. J. Arnold. George Wells. Sam
Hellar, Harry Bodine. Jacob Ponce and
Allen Grub.
The victory of Mr.. Dorsey in tho city
is liable to complicate the arrangements
for a fusion Of the Populists and Demo-
Gratis. It is well known that Mr.. Dorsey
will not be acceptable TO a large num-
Der of Populists. especially in view or
the fact that Tom Fitch managed to get
him on the conference committee which
divided the offices. The Populists claim
that they are entitled to the office. and
they viii make a fight for It In the coun-
ty convention next Thursday
The primaries were fairly well attend
ed In the Second ward so votes were
cast. in the Fourth about 80 and in the
Third %. OF these Mr.. Dorsey got 10 and
Mr. Fisher 3. Both gentlemen live in
the Third ward.
The delegates elected are as follows:
First ward-J. II. Shields. E. H. Nudd.
r. Haselden H Chrds, ". II. Carroll.
John T. Kelly J. V. Wood. Charles
Schnitzler. J. W. Sample, J. T. Thomp-
son. Ed Christopher, e. Schermerhorn,
John Slater. c. NJ Calhoun. G. Shaw,
r. J. Collins. Henry Huffman. r. ".
Williams. II. Schoenfeldt. J. Jones.
Second ward-L. A. DEAN, L. Young.
Chas. Davis. Tom Smiley. 5. A. McCand-
less. Chos. Umborger. Geo. Murphy. D.
&. Crewson. J. w. Lee, J. F. Campbell.
F. NJ. Dean. Geo. Lynch. T. L. Gentry.
r. T. Bean. John X. Alourt, eco. Birg-
man.
Third ward-J. W. McCarty, J. Giles
Smith, L. r. Cole, W. c. Langdon, II. G.
Toler. Ed Cox. B. W. Aldrich. Jno Boyd.
Harry Mosbacher. c. \ Woodford. J.
r. Anderson. o. NIonteth. w G. Crafts.
Emmett Cox, David Hite. Jen Crouch,
NJ c. Miller. Ben J. Bailey. G. N. Cor
don. c. $ Daniels.
Fourth ward-T. c. Fitch. DR.. 4. W.
MCCOY, Frank Bulla. Mike Cook. A. B.
Moore, r. NJ. Piatt. Geo. X. Spencer,
Q. X. Stewart. Otto Weiss, J. X. Brown.
o. D. Kirk. 3. T. Churchward. sam Gil
bert. julius Zimmerman. II J. Hagney,
Vermillion Harris. S. 3. Amidon.
Fifth ward-J. ". G. Carney. J. J. Ar
mold. George Wells sam Hellar, Harry
Bodine. J. +. McAIahan. Robert Holden.
Jacob Ponce. J. ?. Milton. Allen Grubb
Sixth ward-J. w Burton. Jerry Blake
man. Vim. McCarty. Chas Lempke. Jno
Keurvis, Jno. Bennett. Chas Strebey.
jerome Hahn. ". II. NIcGehee. g NJ
Stewart. Geo. Butler
The delegates defeated are as follows:
Second ward-Geo. i Young. u. W