The advocate., 1895-09-18

liam Wallace; treasurer, Al. kirk
land; register, George A. Beck;
surveyor, Thos. Pore; coroner
DR.. Evans; commissioner, Joseph FoltE.
1t is said to be good ticket.
Chief Seip of Atchison will have fe-
male detectives on duty on the day that
Ringling's circus makes that town. He
thinks that this will enable him to bet
ter look after the interests Of the un-
sophisticated who are in danger of be-
coming the victims Of pickpockets and
others engaged in kindred lines Of busi-
ness.
The following resolution was voted
down in the recent Republican county
convention in Sumner county: Re-
solved, That the Republicans of Sum-
ner county in convention assembled
hereby indorse the wise and patriotic
administration of that gallant soldier
and citizen who led the Republican
hosts to victory over calamity in 1894.
Hon. J. D. Botkin narrowly escaped
drowning in wreck on the Memphis
road last week. He was in car that
WtuU uOW III IN d WICChGO lLCGAkC dIIu WsiS
submerged for some time. He with
the other occupants of the car were
fortunate enough to get out without
serious injury. This particular form
of immersion is not as popular as it
might be with him.
Sheriff D. S. Lands of Clay Center
was unanimously renominated. Landis
is a good officer and gentleman with
whom one enjoys meeting. He ought
to be reelected in the same way he
was nominated. With the exception
of the fact that he got into some trouble
once by following the legal advice Of
Attorney General Dawes, he has made
splendid officer.
The Populist county convention out
Rawlins county nominated a. splen-
did ticket last Thursday. The ticket
is: Sheriff, G. G. Pearson; treasurer,
Simpson Finn; register of deeds, John
w. Cochran; clerk, Frank Johnson;
surveyor, J. E. Wilkins; corner, DR..
Constable; commissioner, J. B. Moon
That Is ag ood ticket which yhould be
elected from top to bottom and it will
be surprising If it is defeated
The Almena Plaindealer said a very
sensible thing when It suggested that
Kansas Republicans ought to have
daily paper that "a man can read with
out it's physfcing him 1t is an en-
couraging thing for the people to see
these Republican sheets clamoring for
decent journalism. However, If we are
TO infer that the Plaindealer is the right
kind of sheet 1t is not probable that the
people would be any better satisfied
than they are now.
The redeemer police commissioners
of the city of Wichita are under arrest
charged with the violation Of the law
of 1886, which provides that in all pub
lie positions the old soldier shall be
given the preference. These dignitar-
les have been in the habit of firing old
soldiers off the force down there when
ever the spirit moved them and the vet
Grams want them punished for doing
so when no charges were pending
against the officers removed.
The Atchison county convention nom
mated a good ticket and adopted a ring
ing set of resolutions. Referring to
the present state administration the
resolutions condemn the questionable,
if not illegal expenditure of thousands
of dollars from the contingent funds by
the present Republican state admins
tration for farcial trials to create va
cancies in public offices which offices.
so vacated, have been filled by the ap-
pcintment of Republican politicians.
presumably in payment of ante-election
debts"
The Doniphan county populists held
a convention the 14th and placed in NOM