Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-14
j. H. NEFF WILL GO TO CONGRESS
FROM THIS DISTRICT.
GENUINE SOUND MONEY MAN.
UNLIKE MIR. COWHERD, HE IS NOT
SAILING UNDER FALSE COLORs.
Some of the Peculiar Features of the
Reception and Entertainment of
POpocratic Candidate WILL
lam Jennings Bryan in
Kansas City.

The nomination of Jay H. Neff for con-
gress on the Republican ticket is an as
sured fact. and the action Of the congress
sional convention of September % will SIM
ply ratify the result of the primaries OF
last Saturday. Mr.. Neff's nomination is a
popular one and will command not only
the full Republican vote. but hundreds of
business men, irrespective of political affil-
iations. will support him.
Mr.. Neff is not politician. He is a
business man and eminently qualified to
protect the business interests of his con-
stituents. Unlike his Democratic opponent,
he is not recent convert to the platform
upon which he will run. for he has always
been an earnest and consistent advocate OF
sound money. He is engaged in business
with interests at stake. He will make the
race on platform which will be in har-
mony with the Republican national and
state platforms and there will be no excuse
for any member of the party refusing to
Neff stands and where he has stood for
and is running for Office under no false
pretenses. The same cannot be truth
fully said of William S. Cowherd.
Mr.. Nef's overwhelming nomination by
the Republicans at the primaries Saturday
shows that the Republicans regard him
as a shrewd, safe. conservative and ex-
perienced business man. He will make
worthy successor to the present distin-
guished and able incumbent of that high
Office, Hon. R. T. Van Horn.
Mr.. Neff's candidacy will place the Re-
publicans of this district in no embarrass-
ing situation and he will receive the
united and enthusiastic support of all ele-
ments in the party. In addition to the
solid party support. he will receive the
support of the business interests of the
city, because for many years he has been
actively identified with the city's business
interests. He has at all times taken an
active part in promoting every enterprise
that had for its object the welfare of the
city. The interests Of the Fifth district will
be safer in the hands of such man than
in the hands of an office-seeking lawyer
who has held Office almost continuously for
the past ten or twelve years. This is a
business year and a business campaign.
Business candidates are those who are
going to receive the support of the masses
of the people.
The Republicans of Jackson county are
going to put up fitting counterpart to the
congressional ticket at the county and leg
islative convention tomorrow. Equipped
as they will be with a ticket which chal-
lenges the support of every fair-minded
citizen who wants to down the oftice-steal-
ing gang that has ruled this county so
lons, the Republicans will be on the Of
fensive from the moment the nominations
are made. They will be prepared to win
the great victory which awaits them in
November if. as they undoubtedly will.
they nominate a county and legislative
ticket composed of men who compare fav-
orably with Mr.. Neff.