The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28
-FOUR HUNDRED
HEAR JUDGE DALE
WiChitan on the Political Is
sues of the Day.
ADDRESS GIVEN AT CHENEY
Freight Rate Question Dealt
with by Speaker
ADDRESS GIVEN AT CHENEY

Between three and four hundred people
heard the speech delivered by Judge d..
NJ. Dale of this city last night at Cheney.
The subject was the leading political is
sues of the day. Ex-Mayor James A.
Souders,. of Cheney. introduced. Judge
Dale to those present.
Judge Dale said:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Upon receiving your very kind invita-
tion to address you this evening upon tne
railroad and otner questions tnat / mlght
deem of sutncient Importance to be dis-
cuSSed during the coming campaign,
concluded that in complying with your
request / could, in a small measure, snow
my thorough appreciation OF the very
great compliment paid me Dy the NoleIS >
of your CITY and township N SlNluS NE
such a magnificent vote when l was re-
elected judge of the district court at the
last judicial election. Ii viii Always De Il
source OF great satisfaction to me 10 re
call the fact that in your township, Whlch
was at that time Republican III politics,
you could lay aside party poltlcs ana
honor me with a majority of " out OF -V4
votes. And while my majority IN the
county at that election was LIZA. running
against an old soldier, Republican. and a
former Judge of the court OF common
pleas of this county. l have ever since
j
where than among the people of this city
and surrounding country; ana so thlS
evening / shall take great pleasure IN
frankly giving you my views upon the
railroad and other state questions liable
to be discussed during the coming cam
paign.
Boss Busters Described
In order TO intellisiby place the mat
ter before you in its proper nght, II De-
comes necessary tor me 40 describe TO you
the conditions of things relating to a GER
tain organization known as the boss bus
ter railroad combination" which absolute
II dominated the Republican state con-
Vention held in the city of wichita. on
Marcn 10th last and | believe ] cannot
describe il better to YOU than by reading a
few OF the many articles written about II
by some of the leading Republicans OF
the state and | shall begin by reading
YOU an article from the Daily Eagle print
ed in that paper the day before the hold
ing of the convention, which is as fol-
lows:
Another conference Of the anti-ma-
chine leaders was held last evening and
the program mapped out earlier IN the
cav was revised As il now stands,
Stubbs is to be Goth temporary and perma-
ncnt chairman Of the convention. aua ne
Will be the whole thing in the convention
today. This action on the part cf the
anti-machne teaders is intended n give
Stubbs all that is coming to HIM ana
clear the way for abe selection OF J. Il.
Burrows for chairman Of the state cen
trail committee Il goes further accord
ing to the opinion ot SlreWd political
leaders who see in the selection ~ Sur
rows as chairman of lne state committee
the reelection Of ]. r. Burton as United
States senator. and IN event of MS con-
victiOn the transferring OF his office and
the emoiUmcrIts thereof 10 Dave Mulvane.
who in event Of BUrton's conviction. VIII
be elected 10 succeed him 20 the senator
shin as soon a. the state legislature gets
( action upon itses. This g what the anti
=
that the -'ref0rTners'' shan take care IN
every county and senatorial district 20 Sc
that only men who are opposed &c the
present state administration are elected 70
the lesislac cure "
The ffrst revolt against the caucus
+ slate last nicht was when the federation
OF commercial intCTs SIS At Their meeting n
the Commercla4 dub rooms decided 20
take hand i rtbs temporary orga1i-a-
ton of the convention and selected Tom
Potter q Marion IS their candidate for
chairman OF the convention The nsht
will be made in the anti-n2Chine caucus
and the leaders refuse TO say what The
result viii he IN the convention II the
request IS denied. Never before were the
cattlemen aud commercial interests u The
state 50 determined 20 take 80 aggressive
a part IN poIiLcs Never before IN ths
history OF the Republican PARTY in Kansas
was any convention 50 completely u-4cT
the domination oE thc railroads the
one that viii convene - this city tosroT-
row and never before were they - grazcn
in pushing their demands Two railroad
{ attorneys axe holding up The convention
and demanding 20 b. sent gs delegates g.
the national convention and thel- de-
rnands VIII be acce,i@ti 20. one II the
greatest railroad systems IN the state :
demanding that IL have rspTeSesit&riye ?
on the board ~ railroad commissioners,
and in order - give ar Curtis a stand
ing in oae Of The counties Of his district
/ the convention wai 5e held up en1 d.
liver the goods and MIR Walker viii -
nominated II L Is II he power of this
combination 70 accomplish t. while the
( Commercial Interests % the state WI p
set at esch other threats IL the hopes
that each ms - slaughtered
But this is Al. IN the interests or har-
nosly. In fact there is to be Tsotsiug ~,
/ harmony a. the convention tomorrow.