The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-09-11

date for Lieutenant Governor
Was born in Madison county, Ken
lucky, in 1867, and is 80 years old.
He came to Kansas in 1877, at which
time his people settled on farm in
Shawnee county. He worked OH a
farm in the summer and went to
school in the winter until 1887, when
he began to teach. He spent some
time at the State Normal School, but
did not graguate. He began to study
law in the Office of Johnson, Martin
& Keeler under ex-senator Martin.
In 1898 he was admitted to the bar.
III 1889, while teaching, lie joined the
Alliance, and has since been IN the re-
form work. The Only Official position he
ever held was tnat of Chairman of the
Fourth District Congressional COM
mittee.
w. E. Bush, our nominee for Secre-
tary of State, is resident of MankatO
He has. since the reform movement
started in earnest in Kansas, publish
the Western Advocate. He has not
srent any time looking after his own
political interests, but has devoted his
entire time to IN effort to build up Il
paper which would be a power for good
for the cause. Mr.. Bush is Il man in
whom the people of Jewell county, ir-
respective of party, have unlimited
confidence. He will make faithful
honest public officer.
d. H. Hetlebower of Bucyrus, who
was nominated for Treasurer, is All old
citizen of Kansas, and is a man of ma
ture years, being about 80 years old.
He is business success and his person.
al record is such as to indicate that he
is a safe man with whom to lntrust
the business affairs of Kansas. He
has been advocating reform principals
for years.
Capt. w. II. Norris of Pittsburg,
the nominee for Auditor, is a lawyer
and staunch Populist. He has SEW
ed as County Attorney of Crawford
county and has made Il good record.
He is clean, honest man, and is par
ticularly well fitted for the Office for
which he has been named. The posi-
tlon IS one i'm which 4 dishonest officer
can find abundant opportunities.
L. c. Boyle of Fort Scott. our nom
inee for Attorney General, is a Young
lawyer of ability. He about 80 years
old, is graduate of Ann Arbor, and
is a member of the law firm of Biddle.
Boyle & Sheppard. He has served as
County Attorney of Bourbon county
and in that position e,ade a record as
a prosecutor. He is an orator of re-
markable ability and deserves special
credit for all that he is, because of the
fact that it is the result of his own un-
tiring effort. He worked his way
through college. He will make Wig
orous campaign. and as An officer will
not disappoint, his friends.
William Stryker of Great Bend, who
was favored with the nomination for
State Superintendent, is another man
whose position in life IS the result of
his own efforts. H. is 80 years old,
was born in New York, and has lived
in Kansas since 1878. He went to col
lege and taught school at intervals be-
tween terms to raise the necessary
money to pay his way. For five years
he was an instructor in the Kansas
Normal College at Fort Scott, He is
now and has been for several years at
the head of the Normal College ut
Great Bend. which Institution owes its
very life to his efforts. He has been d
member Of the State Board of Educa.
tion, and is well equipped for the posi-.
tion to which he ;,spEes.-Topeka
Advocate.