The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-06-24
ng sessionOn Wednesday, which con-

man. The fight really opened on. the
nominations for governor, Lewelling
and Vincent were the leaders from the
start, and the former came within six
votes of nomination on the first ballot.
A second ballot was ordered and L.
d. Lewelling was nominated by u good
majority.
Vincent was nominated by acclama.
ton for lieutenant governor but de-
clined.
We have not space to record the
proceedings in detail and presume that
our readers would be more interested
in the antecedents and qualifications
of the candidates. a.
The following is sketch of .she
career of l.. b, Lewelling, peoples
party candidate for governor, MS it is
written by friend of his:
L. D. LEwELLING.
Lorraine D. Lewelling was BON at
Salem, Ia, December 81, 1876. His
father died when he was years. of
age, and at the age of 10 years he lost
his mother by death. He was thrown
then upon the world to depend upon
his own resources. 81.
He engaged as a farm hand, at
which occupation he continued until
the breaking out of the war, when at
the age of le he enlisted in the army
but before his assignment to u regular
regiment his name was stricken from
the army roll, at the demands of his
relatives, on account of his youth.
He then ran away from the relatives
who had thus interfered with his en-
listment, and after several fruitless
attempts to be admitted to the army
went south and found employment as
bridge builder and carpenter work for
the government, lin whose service he
continued until the closing of the
war. .l.
At the close of the war he returned
home and located at Poughkeopsie,
N. Y, where he found employment on
the towpath as driver for the Erie
Canal company. He then went to
Buffalo, N. Y, where he engaged in
the carpenter trade and drifted west
to Toledo, o., and finally back to
Iowa, where he found employment on
the Burlington and Missouri River
railroad.
During the evenings he attended
school and was among the first to
graduate from the Burlington business
college.
He then began teaching school and
BECAME deeply interested in educa-
tional work. He was for fourteen
years a member of the board of direc~
tors of the State Normal school, and
was president of the board when he
resigned five years ago and came to
Wichita.
He was superintendent of the reform
school for girls. in Iowa for a number
of years. lie was appointed by the
several governors of Iowa to represent
the state ut the national conference of
charities held at the various points in
the United States.
Coming to Wichita five years ago
he embarked in the commission bust
ness, at which he is engaged at the
present time. The unjust freight rates,
the OPPRESSION of the laborers, farmers
and producers was brought to his
every day notice, land when the alli-
ance ideas were promulgated, he was
among the first to espouse its cause.
His worth was soon seen by those who
believed the teachings Of the new
party, and at its FIRST meeting in Sedg-
wick county he was chosen as the
chairman Of the county central COM
mittee, at which place he has been
continued ever since. He was for
merly republican but he has not
voted republican ticket since COM
ing to Kansas.
STEPHEN A. ALLEN. D.,
Judge Stephen A. Allen, candidate
for associate justice, was born in Sin
clairville, N. Y, in 1847. In 1870 he
came to Kansas and has been practic-
ing law at Pleasanton ever since. He
was a candidate for state senator on
the democratic ticket in 1884 and was
m alternate-at-large four years ago
to tie st. Louis convention. He was
elected judge of the Sixth judicial dis
trict by the democrats and independ-
ents in 1870. Four years later he was
elected country attorney, easily defeat
ing the republican nominee. He was the
coalition candidate of the democracy
and the peoples party for judge Of
the Sixth district last year.
J. T. LITTEL.
Judge j. T. Little candidate for at
torney general was born at Circleville,
o. ., November Is, 1S47. In. August
1886, he came to johnson county, Kan
sas, and became a partner of John T..
Burris. He was staunch democrat
and served his county for four years In
the capacity of county attorney.
VAN P. PRATHER.
Van P. Prather. candidate for audi
tor, was born in Fleming county, Ken
lucky, in lS4S, and at the age of 20
himself in business with
Grill Prather, national democratic
of Missouri. In 1882
he came to Kansas and engaged in
farming and stock raising in Cherokee
county. He had always been an ac-
tive democrat until he joined the alli-
sncp marty and Yorkpd "a an nr0anizer