Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-09-02
STATE POLITICS
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strong and somewhat succe ssfu1
effort has been made by Prof Swenson
and others to keep all the prominent
Swedes in the republican ranks, but
there are still few who can not be
whipped in Nels Anderson of Whit
field, Kan, who has always had con-
siderable influence with the people of
his nationality is now out in the cam
paign and is doing good work for free
silver
r. j. Bennett, a railway employee,
has been nominated for representative
by the republicans in Dickerson county.
The populist, democratic and silver
republican state central committees
have each located headquarters in the
Branner block, Kansas avenue, Topeka
Each committee has separate head
quarters.
The people of Leonardsville are go
| ind to have some politics in their ''Korn
karnival" which will be held there
| Sept. 3 and 4. The Sd will be silver
| day and j D. Botkin, Dave Overmyer
and j. H. Senter will speak. The sec
ond day will be gold day and the peo-
pie Will be addressed by Senator Baker
and Prof. Swenson
The Topeka Daily Co-Operator has
| Iol
ence of oyer year. 1t was the only
purely Populist daily in the state and
will be grertly missed, especially dur
ing the campaign. 1t is said that it's
financial difficulties may be adjusted
in few weeks and publication resum-
ed.
The populists, democrats and silver
republicans of Russell county have
nominated a strong county tick ct head
ed by c. H. Kellogg for representative
Russell county has always gone solidly
republican but there will surely be a
change there this year. The combina-
tion convention declared for lower sal
aries in their resolutions.
Attorney General Dawes makes
speciality of talking to laboring men
this year, telling them of the disas-
tiers they may expect under free coin
age.
The lowest estimates made give Simp-
son 1000 ma jority over Long.
The republican committee has al
ready polled the seventh congressional
district and pretend to be we'll satisfied
with the result though they give out
no figures.
Minneapolis, Kan, has new Popu-
list paper called the Better Way. That
makes three Populist papers in that
town while Governor Riddle with his
Messenger has the whole republican
field to himself.
Wellington will have big rally on
the I'd and will raise free silver pole
as part of the ceremonies.
The republican leaders of Wyandotte
county are making desperate effort to
reconcile the factions in their party.
Both republican tickets have been dis
solved and the state committee will
call primaries to place in nomination
new ticket The state bosses have
placed the republicans of that county
under political martial law for the
present.
The silver club at Valley Falls has
$50 members. Where are the Mckinley
and sound money voters going to come
from?
Topeka has new coIored free silver
league with membership of about 80.
This makes three colored clubs for To-.
peka.
The Bryan club at Lincoln, Kan.
contains so republicans, 81 democrats
and all the populists in the town.
What's the use of having club if the
Bryan vote is already unanimouso
Linn county will not lack for speak
ers- The silver clubs of that county
nave 50 speakers that are ready to take
eho stump on a moments notice.
Bryan and free silver has won from
the republican ranks another promi
nent life long member, c. Samson,
president of the Topeka Paper Com
Pany. He has published letter Civ
ing his reasons for the change.
The free silver republicans who have
taken the stump for Bryan are receiv-
ing some very fattering. offers from
the republican state committee. Rut
the speakers are out for principle and
the offered brides have no effect.
Mrs Anna L. Diggs win take an ar
tive part in this campaign but will
probably do most of her speaking in
the east where the popuiist doctrine is
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