Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-19
POLITICS s1a
POLITICIANS.
News and Gossip Of the Campaign.
Gathered ut the Hotels and
Public Buildings Of tho
City and Elsewhere.

L. J. Smith, the well known building con-
tractor, who has just returned from Tex
as, has some good stories to relate con-
cerning the free silver situation in the
Lone Star state. In the office of the elec-
ton commissioners yesterday he recounted
this incident which happened in Hous-
ton hotel.
"The man from Galveston was goldbug
and he was trying to convert the Houston
lite from the error of his way.
"'You can't tell me anything about the
situation here in Houston,' said he. I
know 1t as well as you do. Every reputa-
BILE business man in the city is for Nc
kinney. while the silver contingent is to
be found among the ragtag and the curb
stone orators
"The Houstonite denied the allegation.
'Some Of our smartest men are for silver
said he.
".But they're not smart enough to keep
out Of JAIL rejoined the man from Calves
ton. I'll bet q hat every man IN your city
bastile is for Bryan.
1.-THE wager was placed. They called up
tho jailer by telephone and inquired as to
the political proclivities of his charges. The
jailer said he didn't know, but If they
would wait a minute he'd find out.
'In the course Of fifteen minutes the tele-
phone rang and the Houstonite with his
ear to the trumpet received this message:
"'Yes; every man here is for Bryan, and
SO am T.
1.-THE Galveston man is now wearing one
Of those big felt hats that are the latest
STYLE"
United States Senator Lucien Baker, of
Kansas, when asked last evening, before
his speech in Turner hall, Saturday night.
said: "Why, Kansas will give the whole
Republican ticket, both state and national.
a good majority. There is no doubt about
1t. At the meeting at which 1 spoke in
Lawrence to-day, there was the most pro-
nounced enthusiasm whenever the princi-
pal issues of the campaign were touched
upon from the Republican standpoint"
Hon. Robert Ray, register of the land
office at Woodward. o. T., covers the
Flynn-Callahan fight for delegate as fol-
lows: II think Flynn will be elected. but
there is nothing certain about politics this
year. He could have been defeated. but
Mr.. Callahan seems to be ignorant of the
questions of the day. Mr.. Flynn has been
very undiplomatic in his side of the fight,
but the Indications are he can't make
enough breaks to defeat him."
1t is said on good authority that Schra-
der. the faith healer. who was in Kansas
City. Saturday night, on his way to st.
Louis. is gold man. and is outspoken in
his statement that Mckinley will be elect
ed and by large majority of the popular
vote. He says the people over the country
are for the Republican nominee, and want
change from the Democratic rule of the
past four years.
Charles Palmer, farmer from the north
ern part of Kansas. says that the people
in his neighborhood are in favor of Nc
Kinley for president and gold standard,
and that the few Bryanites are so unde-
cided that the majority of them will prob
ably vote the gold ticket by the Sd of Mo-
vember.
The tenants Of the New England build
ing took a vote for president Saturday,
which resulted as follows: Mckinley. 20:
Rryan 9. Palmer 6. doubtful 5: total 30