The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-04

also picked Bailey for governor and candidate for chair
man OF the state convention
Burton used the power and patronage OF ms ONCE
he went the Wichita convention, where ne fought
ike tiger. 49,
and took Curtis to Wichita.
The two fought together.
-Four men IN conference brought out Greer for
chairman, and the number brought out George
Cole The delegates mass had nothing TO DO with
it but to vote. They Ignored and properly as they
have been in every convention ever held by any large
"There is danger in mob rule Delegates know this.
so they delegate their power tacitly to a few
Burton and his candidate for Senator were hcAed-
The fight did not stop al Wichita
1T properly carried to the people Of every legs-
lative district in Kansas
The question was: shall Burton have colleague or
pal in Washington?
IN every district in Kansas at the nominating con-
vention this question was fought cut.
1T the face Of the returns that Burton has
been licked and the members elected for Curtis are IN
Everyone who knows enough about Kansas politics
to come in cut Of the rain knows that Curtis is and
and has been backing Barker for Speaker of the House
Of Representatives.
Barker is the Bnrtoncurtis candidate; he was two
years and he is today.
He brought out several weeks ago and decided
upon by Burton, Curtis and N. A. Low.
Mr. Low and Nh Burton and others Of Mr.. Curtis
friends told Governor Stanley and asked him to throw
ms support to Barker promising certain things in
Stanley hesitated and finally refused.
He didn't object TO the way Barker was brought out
He wasn't meay-mouthed about that But he
thought Barker would not give Stanley fair show and
said
He brought out Pringle who was instructed for Cur
LONG, who had brought out candidate of his own
3 = hirkpatrick pulled him off the track and traed
behind Stanley
The alignmentwas natural 1t followed the lines OF
the alignment at the Wichita convention
1T was Burton anti Burton
Long or Stanley had nothing to hope from Barker
and the Burton outfit
Naturally, they got candidates of their own
And now that they going to win and organize the
House the Curtis papers are lifting up their eyes in holy
They playing baby and in the midst of the game
where they have been licked thy bowling kings ex
Ihey are charging that Pringle was not properly
brought out; that Governor Stanley and Governoreect
1'@' icy L We 10 flght 70 BRING out Pringle
In the name of Heaven, where did Burton and Curtis
geI a right TO line up behind their candidate and
leaVe a similar right to Stanley Long and Bailey?
Bailey is an elected officer. So is Burton
II It IS unfair for Bailey to line up with Pringe it is
unfair for Burton to get behind Barker
Everyone knows Barker is the Burton candidate yet
the Topeka papers lift up whites of their pous ewes
ana depore the TACT that Bailey has given himself to par
tisan politics
The hyDocritesi
Why don't they get after Burton why didn't they get
er curtis Congressman from the First district when
ne went into his own district and fought Bailey for
the gubernatoriaI nomination
These things perfectly proper
The Gazette didn't object to Burton coming to the
state convention to fight Bailey
Neither did the Capital and the Herald.
Burton would have been fool if he hadn't done so
But what the Gazette object to is these hypo-
critics at Topeka objecting Bailey doing exactly what
Burton and their bead-eyed joss Curtis did.
Why don't they lam the daygbts out Of Curtis for
getting behind Barker?
There is no use being hypocritica and claiming Bar
ker IS not the Curtis candidate.
But the trouble with these hoer than thou fellows is
that they babies.
They fight and when they are going to get the stuff
fng beaten out of them with exactly tha same tactcs
they used when they could win they raise a boohoo and
cry unfair
The Gazette believes in speaking out plainly in this
matter.
Nothing is gained by being meay-mouthed. by try
ing to deceive people
Barker was chosen before the election as the Burton
Curtis candidate.
The same sized crowd brought him out that brought
Pringle.
0ne outfit usurpad the prerogatves of the represent
atves just much the other.
en- any big fight leaders must rise.
THE Burton outfit has its leaders the other crowd
has also.
The bossbusters have bosses just as the boosters
1he Capital talks about the leaders of faction
bosses and the leaders Of the other faction leaders
This is unfair and hypocritical
"The Burton fellows legislature delegated their
power Burtons leaders to back Barker they did
uncopscousy because it is the rule Of the organization
old as conventions or legislatures
'The fellows against Burton did the same
"The result is candidates.
and the fight is between Burton and his crowd and
those who believe q should be to Washington
q United states Senator who viii consult the wishes
Of President Roosevelt
This Curtis has seen cit not 10 do until he was forced
fIe is not ashamed of his record neither IS Burton.
They stand on their records and are making the dght
that is up the when they think they going
to get whipped then they play baby.
shame on such politics.