The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-07-14

ton, but Immediately brought every
influence in their power to bear upon
the Hodgeman delegates. Letters
were written to some of the delegates
containing the most malicious and
j.: bare-faced falsehOOds concerning the
Edwards county candidate ever COLI
+cocted in political campaign. The
eloquence CT the old republican war
horse of IIodgeman county, Thomas
Haun, was brought into requisition.
4, and up to the very minute the dele
| gates entered the convention at Larned
| vote Tom chung to their coat collars.
After the delegates arrived at Lar
| ned the work commenced in earnest.
The delegates from Hodgeman were
besieged. beleagured and labored with
by relays of workers Of all degrees Of
political influence. False statements
OF every kind were industriously cir
culated to influence the delegates from
Hodgeman. A clipping from news
paper, purpcrting to contain the reso-
buttons passed by the Edwards county
convention, but in which the resolution
that was adopted lnstructing the dele
gates to vote for W. II. French, was
purposely omitted, was also circulated
to show that the delegates were not in
structed for him. 1t was also asserted
that the Edwards county candidate had
resigned the position Of county attor-
ney to avoid prosecuting liquor cases,
which, of course, was Il malicious lie
without a shadow of foundation. 1t
was also told that he had called the
governor, state officers and other prom
ineEt pOpulists anarchists. This also
was a baseless fabrication. Other
stories of the same kind were assidU-
ously poured into the ears of the dele
gates until it became apparent that
the Pawnee county workers would
leave no stone unturned to secure the
nomination.
Was the man for whom these efforts
were put forth, man who WAS quail
fed for the position, who had ad-
vocated the principles of the peoples
party and who had done valiant work
for the party in its hour of peril? Oh,
no! In the last campaign, when we
cranks and calamity howlers who ha, Q
been in the party from its organization
in 80 were trying to stem the tide of
| republican calumEy and abuse, and
meeting the assaults of the enemy in
every form of conflict and debate; when
J. B. Weaver and Mrs. Lease were
being egged in Georgia, and Governor
Lewelling lampooned and caiicatured
| in Kansas, Mr.. Hatch was standing
up for Kansas in the republican col
unn, and when, on election day, the
poor, deluded populists of Kansas
were throwing away their votes
on Weaver and Field, Mr.. Hatch
proposed to have his count aud 50
voted for Harrison and Reid.
But even the overwhelming defeat
of Harrison and Reid did not cause
the scales to fall from his eyes, and
reveal to his clarified vision the hideous
defofmities Of the two old parties, for
even after the republican judicial con-
vention had been held, Mr.. Hatch
claimed to be republican OIL national
issues and desired to make the race
for judge against Mr.. V;.ndivert as
an independent candidate, asking only
an endorsement from the popuIist
convention. lie found, however, that
even the workers in Pawnee county
could not force the popuists Of that
county to swallow that sort of dose.
although they did get the populists
central committee to adopt resolu-
ton endorsing his candidacy-an act
Of usurpation OH the part Of u central
committee never attempted before.
Not until the Pawnee county con
vention was held to elect delegates
to the Judicial convention OIL July Sth.
last. did Mr.. Hatch unqualiiiedly state
that he was Il pOpulist, and stood upon
the Omaha platform? Not until that
time cid the facts and arguments that
the advocates of the cause of reform
have been pouring into the public ear
for the last Eve years in this state,
produce full conviction in his mind
that the pOpulist cause Was right aud
just, and that he could conscientiously
take a nomination from them as full
fledged populist, and we are credibly
Informed that within the last two
weeks, among some of his repubIi-
can friends he has claimed that he is
still republican.
! We will not now refer to his quali6.
! cations for the position of judge.
for although we have lived in this dis.
trict for nearly nine years we never
! knew until short time ago that Mr..
Hatch was a practicing lawyer, AND
, consequently have not had All Oppor
tanity to judge of his qualifications.
, Setting aside, however, the question
J as to Mr.. Hatch's standing as = party