The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-28
ANOTHER MAN
HAS DECLINED
So Called Citizens Ticket Goes
to Pieces Some More.
Mr.. WHITLOCK WITHDRAWS
Scouts Out Begging Nominees
to Stick to Ticket.
iNGRATITUDE is CHARGED
Against Finlay Ross, and Some
Facts Sustain the Charge.

The Citizens ticket went to pieces some
more yesterday and now its scouts are
out seeing the remainder of the nominees
and begging of them not to withdraw.
They went to Mr. Bronson who withdrew
yesterday and labored with him in vain
to reconsider his action. He told them
positively that he could not be on the
Citizens ticket and remain true to his
convictions and the friends who share
these convictions with him. The CONVEX
sation took place at his home.
The gentleman who withdrew from the
so-called Citizens ticket yesterday is
George +. Whitlock, who had been nom
mated for the school board from the First
ward. This is his statement to the press:
You will kindly inform the Citizens
committee and the people in general
through your valued paper, that the use
of my name as member of the school
board from the First ward was unauth-
orized and without my knowledge. And
while thanking the convention for the
honor paid me- l courteously but firmly
decline TO stand for election. Respect
fully. GEO. f. WRITLOCK."
Jim Dorsey. d. A McNichol and other
leaders of the Citizens forces are fur
ious over the Withdrawals. because it in
dicates Generalization and makes them
s. the laughing stock OF the town They
realize that when the ticket has lost the
confidence of the men who originally COM
posed it that it cannot possibly have the
confidence of the public.
Yesterday two of the biggest Democrats
In town volunteered their support to Ben
Mclean. One of them called to him
across a crowded street and said: Ben.
j am for you"
All sorts of stories are being circulated
by the Citizens management to poison
the minds of the people against the pres
ent administration. Mr. Mclean is onto
their plan of campaign and said yester-
Gay: No man in this city, no matter
how humble he may be- need hesitate a
moment TO come to my office and ask me
about those things he hears. If | can't
satisfactorily prove TO him that every
statement circulated by the opposition is
untrue. L will not ask him to vote for
IRE. L now invite any man to ask for
an investigation of any malicious rumor
he has heard or may hear and | will
afford him every facility within my power
as mayor to reach the facts
Can anybody want any more? An in
yestigaton of all the facts relative to
the administration of the affairs of the
city under the administrations OF Mr.
Mclean and Mr. Ross, and COMPARE
son of the same, is invited by the Re
publican party of this city. because il will
make them votes and increase the ma
jority by which Mr.. Mclean will be elect
ed beyond that ever given to a Republi-
can candidate in this city.
There is a strong sentimental feeling
among the Democrats and il is in favor
Pen Mel can II is that Mr. Ross
will suffer largely from. The average
good hearted fellow believes in graft
tude and hundreds of people otherwise
indifferent TO the issues in the campaign
think that he has not treated Ben Nc
Lean right. When Mr. Ross was first
elected mayor his majority was only 81
over a Democrat. At the end of his term
hundreds of people went to Mr.. Mclean
urging ham to be candidate. saying that
Mr. Ross was not good runner. Ben
Mclean who was then president of the
council. not only refused to run against
Ross. but took up his fight and spent be-
tween $500 and S50o-nearly the latter sum
to elect him by only few majority In
q city having then about 900 Republican
majority II was the work done and the
money spent freely by Ben Mclean TO get
out the registered vote that saved Mr..
Ross from defeat by the present Senator
Tapp, and all the workers in that cam
paign. both Republicans and Fusionists,
will say SO
And that is not the only thing Air. Nc