The Wichita Daily Eagle

NO DOUBT NOW OF HIS WITHDRAWAL FROM TICKET

Letter is on its Way to Chairman Wilson from Judge Reed, Containing the Important Announcement—Will Probably Reach Here Today—General Sentiment Appears to be in Favor of Another Convention for the Selection of Another Candidate—Central Committee will Call It—Some of the Aspirants Mentioned.

The Eagle has the positive information that Judge Reed has withdrawn from the Republican ticket. This news which is the first definite information in regard to the matter, was received in a telegram from Judge Reed yesterday in which he notified the recipient that he had mailed a letter to Thomas Wilson, chairman of the Republican central committee announcing his withdrawal from the ticket.

This news will create no surprise.

The possibility of Reed's withdrawing from the ticket has been the talk of the streets since the day of the convention. Some even go so far as to say that Judge Reed only sought the nomination as an indorsement of his two previous terms on the wood-bench.

However, it is generally believed that Judge Reed has secured an advantageous and prominent position in one of Chicago's law firms and could not afford to let the opportunity go by. No one, however, knows the name of the firm or when Mr. Reed will go into the active practice of law. It is known however, that he will remain in Chicago until September, when he will hold court in Wichita. It is said his contract in Chicago stipulates that he will begin the practice of law there January 1, 1896.

All the talk at present is the mode of filling his place on the ticket. At first the idea of permitting the central committee to choose the judicial nominee was put to route by the friends of the Crawford primary election system who declared that the only thing to do was to call a convention of the whole county. It now appears that this will be done. The central committee which meets August 3, next at 2 p. m., will probably call the convention. It is argued that there will be no chance for a kick of any kind if a convention is called while there might be if the central committee selected a man.

There are as yet no avowed aspirants for the position, but they will appear in large numbers, as soon as Mr. Wilson publishes Judge Reed's letter.

Among the men talked about as judicial timber are R. R. Vermilion, city attorney Judge Balderson, C. H. Brooks, J. L. Dyer, Charles Hatton and Thornton Sargent.