Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-06-04
Is Well Pleased With It.

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man from the Sixth Kansas district.
and one of the brightest men in the
new congressional delegation from
the SunfoWer state, was at the Union
depot a few days ago. He is not a
fair sample of the Alliance man of
Kansas and if every man IN the now
party were as sharp, shrewd and
smooth-looking as Mr.. Baker. it
would be the greatest party on earth.
He was returning to-day from the
Cincinnati convention, the birth place
of the Peoples Party. The congress
man from Kansas was wrapped up in
great linen buster, well wrlnkled
and pretty well tangled up with itself.
MIR. Baker had buttoned the buster
up under his chm so that his other
garments were out of sight excepting
only the bottoms of his trousers legs,
which fitted down pretty we'll over u
pair of newly polished shoes. The
congressman wore a Germanic collar
and string tie drawn through a set
ring under his chin. He carried a
big leather bag in one hand with a
silk umbrella and cane anchored to
the side and under the other arm he
carried a long bundle that looked
like it might be q new dress pattern
for Mrs. Baker.
Mr.. Baker said that he was we'll
pleased with the result of the conyen-
ton. "We have formed a great par
ty that will sweep the country in '92, "
he SAID, ''and it was formed without
any dissatisfaction or bad feeling.
At the opening there was a sign of
trouble and feared for a time that
we wouldent have the harmony We
needed so badly, but the delegates
came around all right and the last
half of the convention during which
the real work was done was remark
able for its harmony.
Il think if there is any dissatlsfac-
ton at all it was caused by the refus-
al of the convention to adopt a pro-
hibition plank. There were two or
three extremely earnest Prohibition
lists there and perhaps they have be-
come dissatisfied. Helen Cougar of
Indian and a man from California ex-
pressed their dislike in particularly
strong terms.
''Of course the name of it was an
important thing to be settled and on
the whole I don't see any objections
to the name chosen. Some men
wanted it called the Union party and
some the National party and some
the National Union party and others
the Peoples party. Some people
have said, What's IN a name p
There's a great deal in name and it
would have been folly to have chosen
a long, high-sounding name for this
new and powerful political party.
Il think that the result of the next
national campaign viii be as great q
surprise to the country as was the
election in Kansas last fall. That
was a fair sample of what is to be. I
wish you would say that the conven-
ton over there was harmonious; that
it was a great success in every way;
that We are all proud of what it did
and well satisfied with ourselves and
our new party; that we were treated
well in Cincinnati by everyone; the
people were hospitable and entertain
ed Us well. I am well satisfied"
Mr.. Baker was accompanied this
morning by David Richie, u lawyer
at Lincoln, Kas., who also attended
the convention. He said that nearly
all the delegates had returned to their
homes, the Kansas delegation having
reached this city last night and this
morning.
I am domestic in my tastes" said
Congressman Baker, land shall re-
move my family to Washington in the
fall to remain there as long as I re-
main. 1 want to slip over to Wash
ington in the fall so as to avoid the
sharks that lie in wait for unsuspect-
ing new members. I am going to
get quiet place in Washington, es-
tablish my home there and live with
my family during my term in con-
gress."
Mr.. Baker succeeds Mr.. Turner,
Republican, in congress, defeating
Webb McNall, Republican. He IS a
college graduate, a lawyer, school
teacher, merchant, farmer, politician
and now a congressman. 1t was SAID
of him once that he could make a
canvass extending over ten years, and
be as fresh when he quit as when he
started Kansas City Star.
Editor HERALD: