The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-25
TRIUMPH OF
JAMES TAPP
lie Is Exoperated by the Pop
uIiSt Convention.
lCKET Is NOMINATED
t Will Be Formally Adopted
by the Democrats Today
TICKET is NOMINATED

NAaN - WI - - 49,
The chief point Of interest in the fusion
conventions yesterday was the position Of
tate Senator James Tapp. The selection
ticket fell to the plane Of a formal
y It was named with knowledge of
s certain defeat and without spirit.
Taps position. declaring himself ma.
onaIly a Republican. gave the conven-
ons a touch Of vitality. In the morning
burs the determination was TO denounce
i'm. But Tapp went before the conven-
on, and was. wonderful to relate, en-
orsed in his position. For when he ex-
lained that while ne was for the county
cket and "the Populist state ticket ."
was as between an eastern gold Dem
crat and Teddy Roosevelt, for Teddy.
was vigorously applauded. The Pop
list convention thereupon exonerated
i'm over in the Democratic convention
am Amidon was explaining Taps posi-
On by saying that "Tapp was msrepre-
snted In the Eagle interview" Mr. Tapp
uthorized that interview and read It be
ore it was printed.
It was q great triumph for James Tapp.
de showed that before a Populist con
gention a man is entitled 10 an honest
opinion and ii ne speaks his mind the
convention isn't going 10 draw and quarter
him. Senator Tapp wasn't the only man
IN that Populist convention yesterday
who viii cast vote for Teddy Roose
welt in 1904 The convention was with
Tapp
For District clerk-Fred Williams,
Greeley.
For County Attorney-D. A. Nc
Candless, city.
For Probate JuGge-Fred K. Ham
mers, city.
For County OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
liam sence, Salem.
For County cIerk-P. L. Arnett,
kechI.
For County Surveyor. H. Brown.
city.
For sherin-JOhn Milhaubt, city.
Fer County Tressurer-W. n. Bos-
ton, Clearwater.
For Register Of Deeds. c. Robb,
city.
For cOrOner-eeOrge w. Peters,
city.
For Commissioner, East District
Robert BaIlentlne, Valley Center.
For Representative, Seventy-firsr
District-W. J. Babb, Wichita.
For Representative, SeVenty-second
District-Charles Schnitzler, city.
For Representative, seventy-thiro
District-Theodore Osweiler, AIeppo.
The above ticket was nominated 10y
the Populist county and district conven-
tons yesterday afternoon. and viii b,
nominated by the Democrats at an ad.
tourned meeting Of their convention this
morning.
A fusion agreement was finally reached
after the report brought In by the con
ferees appointed BY the county commit
tees had been turned down and a new d.
vision of the county Offices arranged by
= new committee. AT one time in the
Populist convention it looked as though
the whole fusion plan was going to smash.
As s. A. Miller who is still sRarting un-
der the bruises inflicted by the Demo
cratic car at Topeka. was about to carry
the convention of its feet He would
have succeeded had not Judge +. A.
sankey come TO the rescue and saved
Ehe fusion cause.
The statement of Senator Tapp in tho
Eagle yesterday morning in which he
announced that he was a national Re
publican produced a sensation among the
Populist delegates and as they gathered
ca the street corners before the conven-
ton was called % order dire things were
slreatened against the senator Some
even suggested that he be requested to
resign his seat IN the senate, and alto
Eether II looked al though Mr. Tapp had
not q friend among his cid political asso-
clates. Soon after tho convention was
called 20 order in the afternoon Senator
Tapp was asked to explain himself TIE
senator stepped onto the platform with
the confidence natural 10 a man who be-
1.eves h can bend an audience to his
will. and the result showed that his con
EGence was not misplaced. lie made a
zee hot speech. IN which be declared
that the Populists had no national party
but stu proclaiming his adherence TO
the principles OF Populism. lie evoked
great enthusiasm when he declared that
Between the man who went fishing on
Decoration day and Teddy Roosevelt. he
would be FOR Roosevelt and when nc
came TO the important question 81 whom
he would support for the United states
senate I'm the legislature next winter. he
declared that he would be with the side
that had the majority.
BY the time he had flushed his speech
and thrown himself on the tender mer~
cies OF his early morning foes he ha>
won his way To their hearts and his ar
Kuments had impressed themselves upon
their minds. The consequence was that
the convention adopted resolution ex-
onerating the senator from blame for
anything he had done IN other words.
the convention declared that the senator
was justified IN becoming a national Re
publican and admitted the fact which
has long been patent 20 outsiders that
nationally the Populist party is dead.
The delegates also by the adoption Of
the resolution declared 81 effect that
the Hiil-Gorman crowd who viii dominate
the next Democratic national convention
need expect m support from them and
that Theodore Roosevelt VIII receive their
votes in Ieai
After sitting down or the eastern Dem
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