The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-09-30

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C.. Afford, Justice of the peace In east
part of township; Mr.. 1. NOis, justice
of the west part of township; MIR.
Thayer, constable, east; VIM. Stew
art, constable, west; 4. J. Stewart,
road overseer, Second dist; NJ. Stew
art, road Oyerseer, Third dist; Mr..
Phebus, road overseer, Fourth dist;
Mr.. Gillis, road Overseer, Fifth dist.
he sure and read the letter from
Ann Arbor Agricultural Company on
our last page, and the letter from the
Detroit Pearl Button Factory OH our
first page. Those two letters knock
candidate MOOre's speech clean out.
There is a short article on one ofour
inside pages entitled "WhO Demone-
tiled silver" that completely den1Ol-
ishes the whole Peoples party con-
tention on the silver question.
Jerry Simpson declined Chester
Longs challenge to joint discussion
Jerry may not have any use for socks
but he wants to keep his skin and so
he wisely declines contest in which
he would be fiayed alive. The "Ab-
raham Lincoln of Kansas" is evidently
on the run.
A carefully written and entirely &C.
curate article appears on one Of our
inside pages comparing the records of
the Republican Senate and the Ali
ance House during the last session of
the Legislature. A perusal of this
article will certainly convince any
fair-minded man that the business in
terests of Kansas imperatively de-
mand the election of Legislature this
fall which shall be safely Republican
in both branches.
At the meeting of the Republican
Executive Committee last MOnday'it
was recommended that conventions
for the purpose of nominating town.
shin officers be held on Saturday, Oct.
Is, in all townships that have not al
ready named their candidates. 1t is
hoped that this recommendation will
be followed and that the names of the
nominees will be promptly forwarded
to the secretary of the committee, III.
L. Henderson, lola.
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Probably the largest audience that
has vet assembled in lola to listen to
any political speech. gathered In the
Opera House on Thursday evening to
listen to the address of A. e. Scott.
There was excellent music by the
Band, a song by the Log Cabin Glee
Club, and another by the Harrison
and Bruce Glee Club, both of which
were much appreciated. The speaker
was suffering from severe illness
during the delivery of his speech, and
vet for two hours he held the closest
attention of the audience. The address
dealt chiefly with the tariff question,
and the REGISTER is only quoting the
common Judgment in saying that it
was the clearest and most unanswer-
able argument in favor of Republican
protection and reciprocity that has
vet been heard in lola. We are only
quoting the common Judgment Also
in saying that the speech as a whole
was the best that has yet been heard
in lola during this campaign.
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1t seems that the only thing that is
necessary to fill the Opera House is to
give notice that Republican meeting
is to be held there. Considering that
so great an audience had turned cut
only the Thursday before, it was hard
IN expected that there would be. q
large attendance Monday evening on
the occasion of Mrs. Laura NJ. Johns
appearance. But such expectation
was brilliantly disappointed. The
hall was packed to the walls, and a
great many went away unable TO gain
admittalice. The True Blue Glee Cub
made its first appearance OH this even
ing and sang most acceptably. The
Harrison and Bruce Club also sang
song which was we'll received. Mrs.
Johns is little woman of pleasing,
graceful appearance and with clear,
strong voice. We confess that we have
not yet gotten entirely over the idea
that il takes a man to make political
speech. And yet it cannot be denied
that Mrs. Johns address was strong
and effective. 1t kept the vast audi
ence pleased and entertained for two
hours, and it is pretty good speech
which does that.
At the close of Mrs. Johns speech
on Monday evening Ladies Repub-
lican Association was partially Organ-
lied by the election of Mrs. y. SHAFT
fer, President; Miss May Ewing, Sec
rotary; Mrs. w. J. Evans, Cor. Secre-
tary, and Mrs. Il. :. Slower, Treasur-
er. a meeting will be held at the
rooms of tho Columbian Club at the
Court HOure Tomorrow Saturday
evening at 7:30, for the purpose of conf
pIeting the organization. The attend
ance Of all the Republican ladies OF
the town is cordially invited.
Considering the short notice given /
and considering how busy the farmers
are, the Republican picnic at Gilbert's
Grove on the Usage was a decided /
success. The Band went out from
Moran, and Doughty's Drum Corps /
was also there so there was no lack
of good music. There was no lack of
good things to eat either, as all who /
have tested Usage hospitality at any
time can testify. The principal adj
dress was made by A. G. Scott. land |
we may remark in parenthesis that |
1t was better speech by at least so
per cent than he made in IOla.) DIR.
L. T. Metcalf, candidate for Senator
i'm the Anderson Linn District, Capt.
Slower and Chas. +. Scott spoke
briefly. 1t was a good meeting and !
showed that old Usage is going to
redeem herself this year in great
shape.
Mr., FunstOn's meetings at Humboldt
and Moran last Friday and Saturday
were most signally and significantly
successful. At Humboldt his crowd
was nearly if not quite twice as large,
we are told, as that which came out
10 hear Col. Moore, while at Moran