The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-20
BURTON TILLMAN
viii Debate Negro Question
at Fair This Fall.
BIG RACE BY CRESCEUS
He Stands Good Chance OF
Lowering His Record.

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Kansas Fair association met at the Com
mercial club rooms last night, and IN
structed Secretary Resing to close the
contract with Senators j. r. Burton, OF
Kansas. and Pitchfork Tillman, of South
Carolina. for a debate on the negro ques-
ton at the fair grounds during one day
of the fair This debate will be held di-
rectly after dinner on one day and be-
fore the first race starts.
The directors have not completed the
program for the weeks events and have
not decided on what days the special at
fractions will be given, but the Burton
Tillman debate is expected to be pulled OFF
on Wednesday.
These senators have been travelling over
the west for several weeks debating the
negro question at Chautauqua assemblies.
and their debates have proved very inter-
esting and people came long distan noes TO
hear Them as the two men have made
a study of the different points involved in
the negro question, and are able to make
very interesting addresses. Both men are
very fine orators. and their debate is a
very entertaining one.
Yesterday the secretary ordered the Of
fetal buttons of the association. The
buttons are very neat ones. containing
an excellent Autograph of three Of
Pharoah's horses and under 1t the place
and date of the fair and carnival. The
buttons are of such design that mono
deed be ashamed TO wear them. and it is
expected that they will be in great de-
mand The buttons will not be sold. but
will be distributed throughout the south
west by travelling men and merchants.
The fair association has received many
compliments because they were able to
secure Cresceus to race against time one
day of the fair. This famous trotter
who has gone a mile in 2:0214, is one of
the most perfect moving animals on the
tracks of the country, and to the critical
eye of the hOrsemen the race will be one
that will delight them, and to those who
like TO see a fast horse the opportu
nifty to see the fastest trotter in the
world may not come this way again in
many years. Cresceus will not race in
Kansas or Oklahoma this year. He is in
the pink of condition. having been in
training during the entire summer, and
if he ever had a chance to lower his
record it will be on the Wichita track.
The track is faster this year than ever
before. The horscmen who have been
training their animals on the track this
year have worked it until drivers and
trainers say there is no better track in
the country than the Wichita track is
this season. Cresceus costs 81 800 for the
race, but the association decided to take
the animal at that price, as they felt
sure that the people of Wichita and the
surrounding country would like TO see
the fastest trotter in the world, if an op-
portunity offered.
Yesterday stickers were posted all over
town announcing the fair, and they will
be distributed throughout southern Kan
sas and Oklahoma. The stickers are red
on blue background. and contain the
dates of the fair and the association
motto: Get Your Moneys Worth That
is expected Of everyone who attends the
fair The Wichita merchants have de-
cided that the fair this year will be an
entertainment for their customers, and
that they will pay the bills. The com
mittee who have called on the merchants
have found them very willing to aid in
the matter in every way, ana the money
is being subscribed quite literally to pay
the expenses of the fair and carnival
Cresceus. Governors Bailey and Fergu-
son, Senators Burton and Tillman, the
flower parade, the fantastic parade. an
illuminated run by the fire department,
and number of other free attractions
are some of the things the directors have
procured for the entertainment of the
city's guests during the week. and the
directors are working to close contracts
with number of other concerns for
extra high class attractions for the week.
The directors have determined that
there is nothing too good for the Wichita
people and her visitors this year. and
they are going after everything in sight
and pay no attention to the expense
Wichita will have the biggest fair she
ever had. with better attractions than
were ever dreamed of by the former mar
ayers.