The advocate., 1896-10-28


the BEOokVille Earth.
LesVenworth will make it's Apple
Carnival q permanent organization.
Judge III. P. Vroomsn has returned
to the State and located at Parsons.
Pay no attention to stories circulated
by Republicans on the eve OF the elec-
tion.
Douglas county old soldiers to the
number Of 1876 have signed an agree
ment to vote for Bryan.
S. EttllnRer, q leading merchant and
prominent Republican of Topeka, has
been compelled to make an assign
ment.
Colonel Anthony Of the LeaVenWorth
Times Rep.) intimates that the Re.
publican State committee Is trading
off Mckinley to save Morrill,.
DIR. L. d. Mckinley Of Topeka, a
cousin of the Major and President Of
Clan Mckinley, is making speeches In
the interest of and will vote for Bryan.
Secretary of State Edwards had 80
little confidence In the Supreme court
deciding in his favor that he declined
to bet a dinner that he would be sus-
tanned.
George r. Peck, who used to be
prominent In Kansas politics, but who
Is now with the North Western road,
is campaigning in the State for Nc
Kinley.
The Norton LiberGtor (Pop.) says
that Beschsm, one Of the 'Middle-of-
the.rOsd" Electors, who lives In that
county, was never considered to be q
P0pulist,
Wellington Voice: "Brysn says that
1t Is easier for q party to find leaders
than for leaders to form party. That
is a truism which Bennington, Willis,
Steinberger & Co. have thoroughly
learned during the past month"
Letters from the Assistant Post
master General to Postmaster Pep.
perell of COncordia are of such import
that that gentleman has virtually been
compelled to resign his position as
Secretary Of the Democratic State COM
mittee.
l. E. Lambert, who Is now cam.
psiRning for the Republican ticket,
does not find time enough 10 which to
explain how he TeConclles his vote In
the Republican National convention
for Teller's silver resolution with his
present conduct.
The system of rural mail delivery
will be tried In Wysndotte county, be-
ginning October rs. The delivery men
will be paid $26 month, will be
mounted and will be permitted to
carry express packages, telegrRms, etc.
Boxes will be placed In front Of each
farm house and mail will be gathered
up. One delivery day viii be made.
If the results are satisfactory an effort
will be made to extend the system.
The County Clerk Of Shawnee county
closed his office at o'clock on the last
day for filing nomination papers, and
when persons representing G, X. HOl-
lidsy and Wilson Keith, two Of the
silver candidates for Representative,
appeared to file papers they could not
get In. AT later day filing was re-
fused because 1t was out Of proper
time. The Supreme court decided
that the papers must be filed and the
names placed on the ballot.
Shortly after his election to office,
Mr.. Long started 9 story to the effect
that Jerry Simpson had sold his supply
Of documents and that the people Of
the Seventh district were being de.
priVed of the means of securing infor-
nation to which they were entitled,
After long delay Mr.. Simpson hSl
secured from the Chief Clerk Of the
House folding room q duplicate of his
order to send all documents to which
he was entitled to him at his home,
The letter explains that the papers
WarA mialaid ard that that WRa the