The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-08

man in permitting speeches at this point
when the hour was so late. but when the
committee on resolutions was out and
there was plenty of time he would not let
one word be spoken in the way of a
speech. No little comment was passed
upon this feature of the convention.
which proved that the antiHearst faction
went into the meeting with the full in
tention of knocking the Hearst men of
their pegs.
Delegates Adjourned.
The district delegates were easily agreed
upon and were soon chosen, after which
the convention adjourned sine die. ]. G.
Johnson announced before the adjourn
ment that the delegates-elect were re-
Quested to meet after supper in the Carey
hotel for the purpose of discussing fur
Their plans about the headquarters for
the Kansas delegation at st. Louis.
Thus closed the Democratic state del
egate convention. Many of the delegates
left Immediately after the adjournment.
while others were seen at the Carey late
last night.
AS far as could be detected, the old
sores and wounds OF the Sunfower Dem
ocracy are healed over and harmony
practically prevails. While the Hearst
followers did not get xactly what they
came after. they won at least partial
victory from the fact that their leaders
name was favorably mentioned in the
resolutions and also from the fact that
he was typified as an example for all
good Democrats This was a large con-
cession on the part of the ants. but it
was nothing more than natural Sc
quence.
Now the majority stands for Hearst,
recording to Judge Haymaker, but not
one is instructed to vote for him. Should
the New York journalist show sufficient
strength. the Kansas delegation will no
doubt lend him hearty support
Newspaper Men Here.
AS at the Republican state convention,
all of the leading Kansas City papers had
correspondents here yesterday to do spe-
cial work for their respective sheets
Among those here were: Frank farrell
Of the Topeka Capital Walter Johnson
Of the Hutchinson News, Clarence Mat
son of the Kansas City Journal. Jesse
Leach of the Kansas City Times, Charles
Sessions of the Topeka Journal. j. Hop
kins of the Topeka Herald, Fred Wander
grift of the Kansas City Star Dick Col
lier of the Kansas City World, and ]. ID.
Wherle of the Mead County News Tom
Thomas of the Kansas City World was
also here but as delegate from Wyan-
dotte county and not in a newspaper ca
pacity.
Notes of Convention.
do cr1fn
upon being escorted to the chair of the
Democratic convention. 1t is said that he
studied all of the latter part of Wednes-
day night on the line of thought that he
expected to dwell upon and that along
about daylight a newspaper correspond
ent came to his room and asked whether
or not he had his speech prepared. He
told him he had not prepared a speech,
but was just at that moment thinking
on what he would say. We'll" said the
newspaper man. come with me and we
will fix it Mr. Duval went and he was
lei up to stenographer where he was
asked to stand and crate. This he did.
which accounts for some of the press
having II in toto.
The tallest man among the delegates
at the convention must be accredited to
Sedgwick county. This county had two
delegates either of whom was taller than
six feet six in their sock feet Incl
dentally. they did some tall pulling for
Hearst
The Illinois statesman, Mr.. Windle. sat
on the platform yesterday AT the con-
vention with his heart beating in unison
with the band music. and every time his
-
The house and the chairman said ne
would not allow il. he smiled sadly. He
wanted a chance TO speak but the ants
were opposed to any further Hearst dem
constructions.
Wednesday night there were three
stove-pipe hats seen among the delegates
At that time they were all shining for
the anti-Hearst crowd. Yesterday IL was
quite noticeable that one Of them had
topped over to the Hearst fellows.
Jesse Leach OF the Kansas City Times
was So eager after an interview with
Colonel Bill Sapp at the Carey hotel that
in winding his way through the crowds
some ore changed hats with him and he
never knew II until he had Slapped Bill
for all there was In him.
The funniest thing in the whole con-
vention was the scene in which Judge
Haymsker broke the stat smack dab I
in two pieces. J. Mack Love will always
think that he was really slated rot 20
be a delegate at large at all
Samuel Israel Hale OF Rush county
made = good chairman and said many
humorous things III. biggest joke on
Hale was when the hand played -Auld
crst thought il was Hizwathz- he never 1
will know the difference Until ne CONES
TO another convention al Wichita
Immediately following the reading az
the resolutions another set % coincidence
was passed which viii be prsseaSed 70
Mrs ". II. Craddcck- ex-rnayor q Kan
SIS Ci,y. Kan