The Iola register., 1890-08-08
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUrIr.

Comments of the State Press ON
Funston's nomination:
Troy Chief: We thought Funston
was going to have close call, If he
was not beaten outright. But it was
all wind. To hear his opponents tell
it, he was not going to carry even his
own county. Any other county i'm the
District was out of the question.
Everything in Douglas county was
against him. The Lawrence
Record, paper started as a
Funston organ, seeing how hopeless
the cause was, Topped over to the op-
posing side, to make it unanimous.
All the newspaper and all the poll
ticians of the county were against him.
The Fort Scott Monitor, all along a
Funston paper got scared, and turned
against him. 1t brought out Eugene
Ware as candidate, i'm order to carry
local strength. Eugene was willing,
if the man was to be slaughter. d, TO
take charge of his effects. Every man
has a lot of friends who, when they
think he Is going to pieces, are ready
TO pitch in and pick his bones. Bour-
bon was about the first county to elect
anu "cul So Out-slucu
favor of Funston that it knocked the
wind out of the opposition and Eugene
Ware will probably not write another
poem in a year. Douglas came next.
TO make a dead sure thing more srue,
George Il. Anthony went up there, the
night before the primaries, and gave
Funston terrific cOverhauling. Well,
We believe every precinct In the coun-
ty went for Funston, by a vote of more
than two to one. Then county after
county in the District followed suit.
Anderson county has probably elected
a delegation to give q complimentary
vote for a citizen of that county, but
they will be for Funston also. Frank
lin is the only county iu the District
that we have not heard from; but as
the papers in that county have done
nothing for the last two years but
abuse Funston, we look to see the
county go unanimously for him. They
tried TO drown out the old "fog-hornr
with noise, but he was too much for
them. And now, since the thing is
settled, what has Funston done to
warrant all this opposition. Nothing
at all, except that there were not
enough offices to go around among all
who wanted them.
BurlinganIe Cronicle: Charles F.
Scott, the bright young gentleman
who so ably presides over the editorial
columns of the lola REGISTER, may
well feel proud of the position his pa
per has occupied i'm the congressional
fight i'm his district. He may now be
pardoned for saying to the other boys:
II told you sou While the other pa
pers in the district have been opposing
Mr.. Funston the REGISTER has man.
fully stood by him, it being the only
paper in the entire district in favor of
his return to Congress. Several weeks
ago Mr.. Scott made the prediction that
when the convention assembled Mr..
Funston would be nominated by ac.
clamation and now there is scarcely a
doubt but that prediction will be veri-
fed to the exact letter. AS a political
guesser Charlie Scott will i'm the future
be regarded as success.
Troy Chief Bourbon county has
gone for Funston, against Eugene
Ware. The thing that surprised US
was that Eugene should allow himself
to be flattered into lending himself TO
the enemies Of Funston, to accomplish
their spite. bourbon was o Funston
county, and 1t was thouSht Wares
popularity would take Ii away from
him.
hear whoop,