The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-18
WILL MAKE
BIG FIGHT
TO ADJOURN
Issue in Democratic Conven-
ton in Wichita This Week.
HOW THEY'LL LINE UP
Unless Unexpected Happens
They viii DisperSe.
HOW THEY'LL LINE UP

It is pretty well settled. although by nc
means definitely, that when the state
/ Democratic convention is called 10 orde.
ia The auditorium IN this city next
Thursday morning a motion for adjourn
. EneEt until June q VIII be made.
Right then is when the foodgates Of
( Democratic oratory viii be opened and
when the volcano CT the Democratic soul
4 VIII 80 into active eruption
Nearly One-half the convention viii op-
+ pose the motion. and that means that il
VIII finally be carried unless some Jeffer-
( sonian spell binder-Charlie Bucher OF
! Newton for instance-shau sweep the con-
! vention Of its feet
The object and purpose Of the adjourn
+ meHt viii be 70 meet with the Pops, OF. at
least at the same time, II not the sans
; place, hoping to swallow the remaining
remnant Of that which was born in the
+ celebrated Farmers Alliance movement.
Dave Overmyer is for this and when
( David shakes his name and rolls his eyes
( In q Democratic convention he is very
ant 10 be able 10 carry his point Con
gresham Jackson Of the Third district
he wants 70 get back again by Pop votes
viii also b. FOR il. J. @. johnson. too
the Kansas end Of the national committee
will be for il. George Posten Locke
that eminent friend of the corn bread eat
ers. VIII work for postponement. Com
'hined these gentlemen do not fail very
far short OF a ton weight and il viii be a
difficult job 10 resist them IN what they
want.
Mack Love by principle and prejudices,
is opposed to any catering TO the Pop
element. but for the sake Of harmony
and prospective United States Attorney
ship-will probably not openly oppose adj
tournament jim Fike. on the other hand
VIII and he is a fighter in a convention.
Jim OFT VIII also fight it and Bill Sapr-
vel, Bill viii Just simply throw molten
lava at the proposition And there is
our own Tom Fitch He viii be fernist
anything and everything favored or tine
tured with Populism and he has already
expressed himself opposed 10 the matter
Tom Morgan. Henry Block. Ed Murphy.
Henderson Martin, Joe Fugate. Tom Do
Ian. Neal Graham. sam Hutton. Henry
Roetzel and Frank Thomas viii be for
postponement and so wiz George T. Pitts
Of Wellington. All OF these men have in
fuence in quiet way and it viii tell.
Tt is. on the whole. very proba bic that
the convention viii adjourn till June.
The program is TO nominate Dave Over
myer for governor and there the program
practically ends so rar as the Democrats
are concerned The Pop program Is to
nominate Frak Doster Cor the supreme
court The question Of the other candi-
dates merely depends on who shall ex-
press a willingness To run. Nobody IS
mentioned. Conway Marshall who ran two
year ago for treasurer IS rich and may
want 10 make another race; and II he
doesn't want 10 make It the honor may
be forced upon him. !
The big issue between the two parties Is
the name Each side wants its name
used. The Democrats viii never consent I
to give M their name-it IS ali they have
In Kansa s-but viii be willing to give up
an the places on the ticket, outside OF
governor 10 the Pops if they will consent
% gre u their name and sail under the
banners # Democracy The pops have
already said they are willing to eompro- /
mise on fuse under the name Indepen- Z
dent but the Democrats will accept moth (
Ing that is not labeled Democracy.
Senator Harris viii probably be nom /.
mated by the onvention-whether next {
Thursday or later on-for the position 4
which he now holds He Is generally re- (
gar1ed BY an sides and parties as 4
stronC man Tor the place Some think IL .
would De q good idea FOR the Democrats 20 +
nominate him for governor This, it is
thought would compel the Pous 20 accent (
FIN and thereby solve the whole trouble
II IS understood that Senator Harris
rous Ike this. but that he doesn't care /
10 interfere with the ambitions II Dave
lve rmyer whose heart Is SET Gpon the
nomination.
some believe that whatever may be- the
inaI result the convention viii be rel
rot as long as it lasts
Tie big issue outside - the convention.
rat closely connected with Il. VIII be- the
election If q state chairman Mack
owe VIII Weld that pIacs This year ard
sc fsht viii be- between George T Pitts
z wellington and Hugh p FsrTelly of
-hanute This fight VIII practically be
ettteF II the convention Nr. Pitts has
eer for wears q member q the state
orouitree and has wide experience and
coed reputation IS chairman of the
confessional committee Re Is a splendid
-ra7i-er srd a vsry sincere ard enthus-
.stf. Democratic worker Hugh Farrelly
3 Democrat e equal merits ostside of
he experience in actvs Craftsmanship
-ork.
vfiiian II J.. Peppern VIII continue
, r.s secretary as he has heen for socut
dozen years. II is not likely that any