The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-04-08
Local Political Possibilities

Nobody knows yet when the con-
ventions for the nomination of county
officers will e bcalled, but Dame Ru-
NOR has already given tongue to a
good many names that will probably
be brought before these conventions.
The officers to be elected are Repre-
sentative, Probate Judge, County Su
perintendent, County Attorney and
Clerk of the District Court. On the
Republican side, it is understood that
Hon. l.. B. Pearson will be a candi-
date for denomination to the Office of
Representative. He served during
his first term very acceptably and we
have thus far heard of no objection to
his succeeding himself. There has
been no talk either, thus far, of q can
didate to oppose Judge Arnold. For
County Superintendent, however, sew
eral candidates are mentioned. l.. L..
Carter, of Geneva, who made strong
race four years ago, will try his luck
again this year. So will II. II. Jones,
of Usage, now a student at the State
Normal. Grant Billbe. of lola, has
been spoken of as a possible candidate
and some of the riends of Miss Ger
trude Christian, of Carlyle, have been
trying to persuade her to permit the
use of her name, but with what sue
cess we have not learned. For COun-
ty Attorney there are not yet any ac-
tive candidates. f. 4. Barber may
shy his castor into the ring if the
signs are right. \ number of his
friends have been talking for Capt.
Slower, and it is understood that,
while he will not make an active fight
for the nomination, he will accept it if
offered. Capt. Ewing may be a candi-
date for denomination, and some OF
the "yOung crowdn are asking if any
thing is the matter with J. q. Rob-
erts. For Clerk of the District Court,
the only pronounced candidates thus
far are c. l.. Arnold, of the neigh
borhood west of the river, and Frank
Travis, of Elm, although T. S. Ball,
of Carlyle, may get in the notion to
take hand in the game little later.
Mr.. Jacoby has said that he is not a
candidate, but there is a pretty strong
disposition in some quarters to vote
for him anyhow, and so there is no
telling what may happen.
AS to what is going on in the "hos-
tile" camps. there is very little talk.
about the only definite suggestion we
have heard is that Chris. Ritter's re-
moval from Bronson to lola has been
made with view to gaining citizen
ship in Allen county that will make
him eligible as Peoples party can
didate for County Attorney. But
there may be nothing to this.
AS to the matter of fusion between
the Democratic and Peoples parties,
the fellows who want the offices are in
favor of it, but the men who do the
voting are dead against it. We have
talked with a good many Peoples
party men who declared that the only
''tusionn they would listen to would
be the unconditional endorsement of
their ticket by the Democrats. And
we have talked with good many
Democrats who declared that if their
party did not put up straight Demo-
cratic ticket, they would vote with the
Republicans. And there you have it.
One thing is certain, whoever the
Republican candidates may be, the
Republican campaign will be STEM
winder and a winner from start to
finish. We will have more speakers,
more professions, more music, more
picnics, more enthusiasm, more pa
triOtism, than we ever had before
and bigger majority. And if you
want to keep up with the procession
and know every move that is made,
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