Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-18
POLITICS ard
POLITICIANS.
News and Gossip of the Campaign,
Gathered at the Hotels and
Public Buildings of the
CITY and Elsewhere.

4. A hanson, ex-mdyor OF Macon, NO.
now on the road representing wholesale
wagon house, is at the Savoy. He is an
enthusiastic Republican, and in his travels
about over the state is constantly in touch
with the people. He says it is a clean
sweep for Mckinley and Hobart all over
the land Il have been back but few
days" he said, from a ten days trip East
as far as Harrisburg, Pa, and on that trip
] came in contact with large number OF
railroad employees as well as employees of
other industries. / took pains to find the
true sentiment as to the candidates for
president / found almost unanimous
continent in favor of Mckinley. On my
return trip. the conductor who boarded the
train at Indianapolis to bring ii through
TO st. Louis was an old personal friend of
mine OF over twenty years acquaintance.
On our arrival at st. Louis We spent the
evening together. While at the supper in
conversation my friend very abruptly said
to me: Hanson, you know what a strong
Democrat 1 have always been. Well. this
year do not want to see Bryan or his out
fit get vote, and judging from the senu-
ment of all the railroad and other laboring
men, j came In contact with at Indianap-
oils. he has no show at all in Indiana, un-
less the farmers are all for him, and that
know it not the case The majority
of farmers discovered nearly two years ago
what the trouble with them. You
can hardly find farmer in Missouri to-
day who is an Industrious and saving man.
whether he may be Democrat or Republic
an. but what saysc I am for a tariff.
and they are going to vote largely that
line. i have been driving through Atchhspn
and Nodaway counties for the past week
with one of my customers who operates
an implement and vehicle house in each OF
those counties. We have been looking over
the condition the farmers are in to meet
their accounts, as well as prospects for
future trade. My customer whom I was
with has been a lifelong Democrat: has
never voted a Republican ticket in his life.
but this year is out for Mckinley and the
Republican state ticket from top to bot
tom He makes no secret Of it but openly
announces his position and invites all of
his acquaintances to join him"
United States Senator Lucen Baker. of
Kansas who spoke at Turner hall last
night, is one of the best lawyers in the
state Of Kansas. He is the leader of the
Leavenworth bar. and during the past ten
years Is credited with having enjoyed as
lucrative and extensive a practice as any
lawyer in the state During the prohibition
agitation he is credited with having made
q very comfortable fortune. He is equally
strong as civil and criminal lawyer and
there has not been noted case in either Of
these branches of the law in Leavenworth
for the past ten or fifteen years in which
he has not been engaged. When Tom
fifteen years ago. Thurston missed Antho-
, ny. who was walking few yards away.
and the bullet, after piercing the ear Of a
woman named Douglass, who was more
than block away. struck Mr.. Baker, who
was three blocks distant. in the abdomen
and inflicted a serious wound. A peculiar
incident OF the affair was that after Mr..
Baker recovered he defended Thurston at
his trial, but Notwithstanding this fact
Thurston was sent to the penitentiary for
eighteen years. After serving about ten
years he was pardoned, and celebrated his
release by appearing as the star witness in
a sensational investigating fZzle, charging
the penitentiary warden and directors with
all sorts of high crimes and nisdemean-
ors. Thurston died a couple of years ago
in Washington, and Warden Smith also
died in Columbus. Kas., few years ago.
tall man wearing a white goatee and
q white high hat walked into the office Of
the Union Depot hotel the other afternoon
and registered. He was F. d. May, of
Philadelphia, and everyone in the Office
seemed to know him well. Said someone,
you've been in Colorado and Texas. have
MT you colonel?" Eyes, I've been out in
Colorado and in Texas, too" said Mr..
May. "I left Dallas last Sunday night"
How about politics in those two states?"
the same man asked. We'll. In Colorado"
was the reply. they're simply lunatics
over free silver. You can't talk religion,
or you can't talk business or you can't
talk science but what they get going on
the free coinage of silver. Texas isn't near
ly so crazy over It. AS soon as I stepped
into the Oriental hotel, the first thing that
struck my eve was a big fine sign at the
entrance OF one of the parlors. On it was
painted in big letters, Republican State
Headquarters Just think of itIn Texas"
J. c. Lawson. Of Lincoln. Neb.. stopped
in Kansas City yesterday on his way
home from Washington. where he has
spent tbs last three weeks. He said: II
heard more pessimistic talk among Re-
publicans in Washington than I have
heard anywhere in the West. 1 don't un-
derstand 1t, because to me the outlook.
especially in the states I have visited,
seems most encouraging. am a neighbor
of Mr.. Bryan and fatter myself that
understand the sentiment In his state. I
think we will carry Nebraska by good.
safe majority and unless am much mis-
taken, Iowa will be enrolled in the Nc
Kinley column by 5000"
R. B. Luther. prominent railroad man
of Kansas City, who returned yesterday
from four days trip to Chicago. is au-
thority for the statement that the city is
bound to go for Mckinley and give him a
big majority. He says there is nothing
but Mckinley talk heard in and about the
city and that If full vote is polled on
election day the ma ajority for the Republic
an candidate will be unprecedented.