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

brilliant Democrats who were willing to
address them on the living issues. That
this was quite Unsatisfactory was readily
demonstrated when delegates leapt to
their feet in all parts Of the house and
argued that it was not according par
iiame1tary rules and that the chair should
call him down. Said one delegate: Il
shall never give up until you show me
wherein it is right" Then he set the
convention almost in a cry from laughing
at hie versatility and aptitude for reciting
poetry He said in conclusion: Gentle
Of the same opinion STILL The poetry
did ont abate matters any and the cheer
ing went MUST the same
Roll Call Demanded.
One of the most interesting and. ex-
citing scenes in the convention took place
at this time Judge Jackson, of Cowley.
asked that the delegation from his county
go on record as to how they voted on the
question of whether or not the rules
should be suspended and speech making
listened to. When the roll was called
Cowley county voted IL yes on the prop
osition and Jackson said that the dele
gates had been instructed and that they
were voting against those instructions
Another member of the same delegation
said that they had unanimously agreed
on the unit rIle and that he could not
understand why Judge Jackson should
be against It, when he was the leader in
proposing the unit rule A heated con-
troversy followed in which Jackson was
booted at until he sat down obedientlY.
The vote on the motion stood 534 yeas
and l13 nays, thereby sustaining the chair
man in his decision.
Committee Was Appointed.
Before Mr.. Duval gave up the chair to
Mr.. Hale, he had appointed committee
of three, Messrs. Anidon, Jackson and
Fike, to hunt up the committee on resolu-
tions. While this committee was out
in search of the lost committee, the con-
vention participated in arguments and
debates over trivialities in parliamentary
law. Ben GaitskiIl, of Girard, was one
of the most arbitrary anti Hearst dele
gates in the convention. He persisted in
being on the floor and whenever his voice
was heard there was uproars of laughter.
But he managed to create no little SEN
7dOOU WitI Ht Soli0 WIN oC hSoiA,
For everyone, no doubt, renrem bered of
reading in history where another man
had said that same thing when he was
being Missed. The chairman tried again
in vain to get order and after yelling
at the top of his voice for sometime,
he stated that he would have to ask
the Sergeant-at-arms TO put out of the
all of those who Were unruly.
The assertion seemed TO the delegates
ike a bluff and the noise went on as
though nothing threatening had been
said.
Resolutions Were Read.
By this time the committee on reSolu- |
ions was ready to report and after few |
the convention settled down and |
heard the report. David Overmyer, chair
man of the committee, read the report. |
When the section of the resolutions refer |
ring to the Simon-pure Democracy of |
William Randolph Hearst was read the |
keynote to the convention was plainly to |
De conceived For at least three min |
ties this one section was applauded. The |
:heers given were the loudest and most |
that were let out upon the |
atmosphere during the whole
After the resolutions were read Mr.. |
)vermyer made a motion to the effect |
hat the report be accepted and the res
buttons be adopted as whole. The |
notion was seconded from various parts
# the .houSe and the report was made d
permanent fixture of the convention.
Through some oversight of the chair |
nan the next order of business was
passed and the one following it taken up
This order of business was the
election of six delegates at-large and six
Ilternates.
Slate Was Broken.
At the caucus on Wednesday night a
late had been prepared upon which ap
feared the names of Messrs. Sawyer and
owe. Newspaper correspondents immed
ately wired in delegation according to
he slate and, in fact, 1t was the general
,elief that the slate had everything fixed
The fight on instructing and not in
tructing was carried into the committees
nd wrangle of considerable length took
'lace. 1t was not until the Hearst ele
nent got an equal showing that a COM
'romise was reached. BY this compro-
Mise different order of things was ar
anged. The Hearst faction was conceded
wo delegates and the anti-Hearst men
we're given two.
This left two places to be filled. Judge
Z. N Haymaker, who was not. on the
late, probably owing to his friendly at
itude toward Hearst. but he entered the
+s,,l,.
When the final votes were counted Judge |
Iaymaker had broken in on the slate and
vas elected as one of the delesates-at-
arge Sam |. Hale, OF Rush county. also
roke in, and was elected TO a similar po-
ition.
lawmakers Belief
The big Seventh stood by Haymaker in
solid phalanX and out of the 152 votes
f the district he received Isl. Judge Hay
maker is an avowed Hearst man and in
ends to go to the ST. Louis convention
Naded for bear. In speaking of the dele
alton he said: Il honestly believe that
nore than half of our dele CATION are for
Iearst At this very time can name
inc men as fellows who Will work for
he New Yorw journalist Four out Of
he delegates at-large,g johnson. Hale.
'arrelly and myself; and five out of the
istrict delegates. as follows: \. VI. Jack
on. from the third: Tom Morgan and
Judge billiard. of the second; and o. P.
carce and Chas. Oswald. of the seventh
BESIDES these there are others who l
annot recall at this time.
BY the time the Misunderstanding and
lternates had been chosen it was dis
overed that the regular order of bust
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