The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-20
COMMITTEE MEETING
Seventh District Congressional
Committe al Hutchinson
THANKS Mr., WILSON
Last Meeting of Committee
Discussed Getting Out Vote
WILSON

Hutchinson, Kan, May 19.-The next
congressman from the Seventh district
was in Hutchinson today. c. f. Clyne.
the Democratic nominee. arrived at 3
o'clock and spoke at the old opera house
this evening. bat this is not the man who
viii succeed Senator Long. The next
Congressman came il earlier and met with
his committee at the Midland hotel Mr..
Murdoch is on the last week Of his hand
SHAKING itinerary and came to Hutchin-
sen this morning to meet with his COM
mfttee.
III. Murdoch drove in from Burton.
He was ia Stafford county yesterday and
spent the forenoon in the Harvey county
town. HIS chairman. Judge T. {. Wilson
OF Wichita. met him there this morning
and accom- anied him here.
Atr. MUrdocA is looking well in spite of
his hard campaign. lie said:
y am now approaching the critical
moment. This campaign has not been
long one, but still a hard one. 1t has
kept me on the jump in the six weeks
since The Great Bend convention. l have
been in every county in the district except
the four of The railroad in the southwest.
] have shaken hands with every man l
could Finland there have been plenty of
them ] have received warm welcomes
and pleasant comment upon myself and
my candidacy. This has been exceedingly
gratifying TO me, and has contrived to
rob the campaign Of some of its hardships
avn l,.~
immensely. II was all new to me. and
there are persons who have been kind
enough TO say that I have done fairly well
in spite Of that fact. / have made many
warm friends and whatever the result OF
the election, 1 shall be proud of those
who have assisted in making my contest
a pleasant one
The Young Wichita editor believes he is
certai NOT election. Like everyone else
interested. however he says it is a prob
lem involving getting out the vote If
this is done. or if the proportion of Re
publican vote is as great as that of the
opposition. there is no reason why Mr.
Murdock's majority should not be as
great as Senator Longs last fall
mittee was called TO order by Chairman
Wilson shortly after o'clock this after
noon. The attendance was a very fair
one. Ii was the last meeting Of the COM
mittee, and gave opportunity for mem
bers to meet and give and receive sug-
gestiOns regarding the all-important mat
ter of getting out the vote one week hence
In fact this was the one question dis
cussed. Various suggestions were made.
Reports from committeeman indicating
methods in use to secure the desired re-
suit in their respective counties occupied
most Of the time OF the meeting. County
committees in the several counties with
out exception have met. and in many Of
the counties AIr. Murdoch has been in
attendance at such times. Party workers
have been drawn together and have
aroused the voters everywhere. Sundry
methods of advertising the election next
Tuesday, ana mulutudious correspond
once with individual workers have been
the principal features OF the past few
weeks.
The committeeman made reports from
their counties. and several of them made
good short speeches Mr.. Murdoch ad
dressed the committee. and at the close
gcenral satisfaction was expressed at the
conduct Of the brief but hard campaign,
and at the service rendered BY the eff
cient chairman and J. IT. Mcpherson, re-
spectively, of Wichita. The committee
has served the candidate well and he
has been candidate worthy to be served.
Among the committeeman. and those
holding proxies. who were present at the
meeting. We're: Chairman Wilson and
Secretary Mcpherson, Wichita; r H
Faxon. Barber; Ira II. Clark. Barton;
George w. Watson Edwards; s
Peters. Harvey; Frank Harlow. King
man; J. l. Parcel, Kiowa; George w.
Stewart Pratt: Y c. McNurray. McPher-
son; J. @ Patton. Reno; II. ]. CornweU
Stafford; ". /. Grimes, Rice; and Her
bert Porter. Pawnee.
Judge :. Peters. of Newton. postmaster
Of his city and editor Of the Newton
Kansan- Republican. himself a former
representative in congress and an old
timer. IS lavish of praise for Victor Muir
dock in the campaign he is just complet
ing He said today:
Aiurdock Coes at II like an old timer
lie has surprised US old follows. He has
made a wonderful campaign. and has ac-
comp'ished the difficult task OF arousing
enthusiasm in an of-year and special
campaign He meet a week ago with our
county committee and workers at New
ton. and made an excellent impression