The advocate., 1890-08-06

Hon, James IL, HallOWell, OF WlchlM,
has received tho republican nomination
Tor representative In Congress from the
Seventh district Of Kansas, 10 succeed
Hon. Samuel r. Peters, whose place Hal
lowell says he ID TO take.
Mr.. Hallowell has served in both
branches Of the Kansas legislature and
was United States district attorney for
Kangag sg SUCCESSOR 10 Hon. George II.
Peck, who abdicated the Office 20 as 70
secure D very noedful vote for Senator
Ingulls when elected the second time 10
tho Senate In 1879, For twenty years
Mr. Hallowell has been before the Kan
Sas people, and his political history has
been so chequeFed that II we're well that
mere moiety OF II were placed before
the sturdy yOemanry who reside in the
thirty-seven counties Of the Seventh Con
gressional district.
A CHEROKEE COUNTY sTATEsMAN.
The county Of Cherokee has been
somewhat mixed In its politics, and 40
has Mr.. HallOWell's varied with them In
period Of few years In 1870 Cover
nor James M Harvey failed by sS7 votes
20 carry this county, and 80 did James II.
HallOwell fail TO be elected representa-
tive 20 the state legislature by 800 votes.
He TeSched Cherokee county as a settler
tho previous year But ON April 10, 1872,
he appeared az a "llberal" republican
state convention 1t Topeka as a delegate,
and he was made a member OF the COM
mittee on resolutions and the following
was his political dellverAnce
Resolved, That the liberal republicans OF Kan
sas, mindful Of the early history OF our state, 40
closely involved with the history Of tho republ.
can party aud the struggle OF national existence,
stan stoadlagt and true 20 The vital principles
that called that party Into existence, would ever
maintain aB paTt OF our blrthhght "the Fightful
sovereignty Of the union, emancipation, equality
Ol civil rights and enfranChiaoment" With
loyalty tO principles that ig higher and stronger
than loyalty 20 party or party leaders, Jealous
and Watchiul Of the fair fame OF our young state
save the soil from the enCrOaChment OF Che slave
power, we call upon the people Of Kansas tO
unite In On EFFORT ~ put stop % the attempted
absorption Of the civil functions Oi the govern
ment by the military, and Che onCrpnChment Oi
executive power; % inauglrate o thorough and
genuine reform OF the civil service that shall put
stop 10 the shameful abuse Of OllClal patronage
for the control Of conventions whether In Che IN
diYldunl, a faction OF pnrty, 20 effect mOdih
cation Og our revenue system, 40 that no class or
special Interest shall be encouraged at tho OK
Denge 0l the Tost 90 secure wise and lust gya-
tenn OF taxation, which shall place no needless
burden upon the people; % save the public land
Of tho nation 10 actual settlers, under the pTinC
Piles OF the homestead laws; % establish 4 gem
eThl amnesty ns COrrelatlve OF impartial suf
rage; and 20 extend our national syinpathleE 10
all people who arc struggling 70 emulate our ex
ample Of popular enfranchlsement
He was then bosom political com
penlOn OF our present notorious Kansas
sthte claim agent, ex-Governor Samuel
J. Crawford.
HIS "REFoRM" SENTIMENTS in 1874.
The same year that Hon. Joseph X.
Hudson, now Of the Topeka Capital, ran
As a HFeiOmer" for Congress In the Third
Congressional district Of Kanaas, Mr..
HNllowell was a candidate on the state
ticket for attorney general, and was
beaten by Hon. A. M. F, Randolph, now
reporter for thc supreme court Of Kan
cas-, though Mr.. HSllOwell had S0s ma
jority In his (CherOkee) county.
John Davis, Of the Junction City Trtb-
uRG was chairman Of the committee ON
resolutions OF the state independent re-
form convention, held at Topeka on
August 8, 1874, and hence II may be sup
posed that he permitted our young Sspl
rant Hallowell % stand upon a Just, pa