The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-09
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Nj. Nj. MURDOCH. Editor.

In enumerating the failngs and shortcom-
"'eni'A ings of the Baey-LeIand machine, the
VERSUS editor of the Wilson County Citizen says
'ioreN0' GAS it wrong to order the convention
ut Wichita instead of Topeka"
In what respect it wrong politically, morally, e
galy financially order the convention Wichita
instead Topeka? Has Topeka any right claim
state conventions enjoyed by every ether city in the
Or editor of the Citizen absorbed such
a Quantum of Boss Buster virus strabismus?
Are the prejudices disappontmens desires the
Republicans who have for Governor Bailey, and
who dislike Cy Leland any than the wishes
preferences conveniences of others? In failing to
answer the foregoing nterrogatores the editor the
Citizen will please note advantages the city of
Wichita holds Topeka state convention point,
which advantages deemed paramount. least
impossible of denial
Wichita the center of population of the state
its geographical center than is Topeka. WITCH
tia greater number of lines of railway than any
other city in the Wichita has greater number OF
daily passenger trains arriving departing than
other city the state the union depot Kansas City
excepted Wichita has greater hotel capacity than To
peka than any other city in the state The editor of
the Citizen and the citizens CT his county reach Wic
ita with greater certainty and celebrity and for less
money, than he they reach Topeka And this is
true the delegates from the counties surrounding
and adjacent to Wilson namely, Butler Greenwood,
Woodson Neosho, Crawford Cherokee Labette Mont
gomery Chautauqua Elk Bourbon and Allen not to
ton Cowey, Marion and Chase The entire Seventh con-
gresonaI district which comprises more than onethird
of the entire number counties Kansas reach
than its two or three hundred delegates To
peka. Sana is farther Topeka than from Wichita.
All northern and northwestern delegates reaching To
peka Salina readily reach Wichita and cheap
er lines of railway, each operating two
passenger trains way every day between Wichita
and salina. This is as true of Ellsworth the Union
Pacific which point four passenger trains per day
Wichita The northeast eighth of the state can
reach Topeka quicker and cheaper than it reach
Wichita, which is not denied, OF course
The Topeka papers, and the bosses of the ma
chine which is and will be dominated by Topeka afia-
tons can't see all of this They not expected to
it. much less concede the facts cited But
they facts all the Immediately subsequent to
the last state convention the Topeka papers, great
earnestness kept reiteratng that Wichita lacked rail
way facilities when all they had do dsabuse their
minds and to correct their information down
a state map ask railway That Wichita has
from three four hundred hoeLguest capacity more
than Topeka committee of the Commercial club of this
city have the figures to prove
Wichita in deferentia and modest way asked the
Republican central committee to call the state convention
Wichita which committee after considering the facts
forth herein in connection with other advantages
boosted by it convention city ordered and by
of two to one the committee regreng only that
wichitas auditorium equal that of Topeka