Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-18
for having helped to redeem Kansas
from the old crowd in 1890.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
D. A. Banta was born at Union City,
O., in 1851. At the age of eight years
his parents moved to Hamilton, O., in
the year 1866. and resided there sew
eral years, but again returned, to Union
City. The family then removed to
Grant county, Indiana, and Mr.. Banta
resided there until 1874, where he
received his education and was
admitted to the bar in 1878, when he
came to Great Bend, where he has
since resided. He is member of the
law firm of DiffenbacEer & Banta, and
is one of the most successful criminal
lawyers in central Kansas, having a
large practice both in district and fed
eral courts. He has been one of the
main speakers of the republican party
inEBarton county in former years, or
up until he saw that his party Was
completely under the control of a ring
of political tricksters with headquar-
tiers at Topeka. a set of men who
the best interests of the state, with tie
only purpose in view of holding official
power. Mr.. Banta will enter the CAM
paign with determination to
win, and in after years his work
will be well appreciated by the men
and there will be thousands of
them who want no abrldge-
ment of personal rights and no hYpo-
critical laws that cannot be enforced
but are only used by political mounte-
banks as means of deceiving the peo-
pie.
EOR STATE AUDITOR.
Joseph Dillon, editor of the Hartland
Herald, which was established in 1879,
is forty years of age. He was born in
Ireland and came to this country when
he was eight years of age and settled
in New York, where he lived for
twenty years. He moved to Michigan,
but not liking that state, moved to
Kansas in 1879, and settled in Kearney
county, where he established the Her
aid, strong democratic paper. He is
also engaged in the stock business and
is one of the best known men in the
southwest and has lots of friends all
over the state.
EOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
. John n. Ives is resident Of Ster-
ling and lawyer of ability, and has a
large practice. He came to Kansas
four years ago from Minnesota, where
he resided for several years. He is
forty years of age. He ran for
attorney general in Minnesota but was
defeated by the republican candidate.
Mr.. Ives is the nominee of the peoples
party for the position of attorney gener-
al.
EOR STATE TREASURER.
Thomas Kirby, of Abilene, is strong
man. He is about forty-five years of
age and was born in Johnstown, Pa,
and came to Kansas eighteen years ago,
since which time he has lived at the
above place. Mr.. Kirby, since coming
to Kansas, has been engaged in the
banking business. He was cashier of
the Abilene bank until 1878, since
which time he has managed a bank of
his own. He is very popular in his
own county, and has twice been
elected to the Office of county treasurer
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.
S. G.. Isett is resident of Neosho
county, where his long residence and
intimate acquaintance with the wants
of the people have made him deserv-
eddy very popular. He is eminently
qualified to fill the position of secretary
of state by natural gifts and by reason
of his many business enterprises. He
is man in the prime of life. Four
years ago he was il candidate for lieu
tenant governor on the democratic
ticket.
FOT STATE SUPERINTENDENT.
M. II. Woods is a very popular man
in his own county. He was success
full teacher and has been three times
elected to the Office of county superin-
tendent of Morris county.
FOR CHIEF JUSTICE.
M. Is. Nicholson, of Council Grove;
is the present judge of the eighth judi
cial district and is regarded as man
every way fitted for the high position
to which he has been selected. He will
certainly be elected.
LAST Sunday family by the name
of Kluch went away from home leaving
two little boys TO take care of things.
Several other boys visited these, and of
course they were bound to have a good
time. Suddenly one of them, a son of
a farmer, John Schammar, was found
dead by the house. and one of the
others went and notified the boys
father. When questioned the boys
said he fell from shed, but upor exam
inatiOn it was found that his body was