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The morning times., 1896-04-07
HOT BRADLEY FIGHT.
Mckinley Forces Waged Bitter War
fare IN Kentucky


Louisville, KY, April .6.-In Louisville
and Jefferson counties this afternoon and
until O'Clock this eyening4was waged the
hottest tCampaigninsidet the Republican, party
in. years. rn -trF r's',-r -'s.i -.~'.7s-
The contest was between the Bradley and
Mckinley managers, and late hour tonight
every indication pointed to q Mckinley vic
tory Mayor Todd, who has charge of Nc
Kinley's campaign, is confident that the
district convention will be organized for
Mckinley and that the votes of jefferson
county will be cast for Mckinley in the State
convention. exc
The final result will not be known before
early morning as the vote was heavy. The
a. P. A. voted solidly for Bradley. and the
colored vote was divided, though Mckinley
tickets secured the largestnportien. The
result of other contests today gives Brad
lev five counties with 81 votes and -.
Kinley five with 70 votes. Hart couuCy
t15) was uninstructed.
The morning times., 1896-04-07
Democrats Gnin in Michigan.

Detroit, Mich, April 6.-City and town.
ship elections were held throughout Mich
igan today outside of Detroit. Unusual
intereSt was manifested in the elections in
a general way and very large vote was
poIled i'll most places. While the issues,
as rule, were purely local ones, the
Democrats generally developed unlocked
for strength and in many cities, which for
years have returned Republican officials,
their ticket has been elected in whole or
in part.
The morning times., 1896-04-07
CONFERENCE WAS CROWDED.
Ballot for General Conference Dele,
pates Resumed at baltimore.

gates Resumed at Baltimore.
Baltimore, April 6.-'Standing room
only was the legend when the Maryland
Methodist Protestant conference resumed
its session this morning at Ainutt Me-
mortal Church.
Theannouncemento of the ballot for general
conference delegates, taken Saturday,
showed the Rev. A. ID. Melvin of Westmin-
steT, to be- the only one elected. Another
ballot taken Immediately resulted in the
election OF MesSrs. j. A. Smith OF Har-
rmgton, Del, and j. g. Coleman of Eliza.
beth, N. j. This makes fourteen chosen of
the twenty-five who viii represent the
Maryland conference at the general con-
ference in Kansas City next May. The
others will be elected tomorrow.
The Rev. j. r. Nichols presented a
resolution providing for the extension of
the ministers time limit from four 10 five
years, which may bring out a warm dis
CuSSiOn.
The morning times., 1896-04-07
NO STRIKE FEA RED.
President MaIlan Predicts Peace for
+" the Metropolitan Traction Co.

President Mat1an t,reuictS Peace Tor
/" the Metropolitan Traction Co.
NewaYork April 6.-There will be no
strike of the men on the lines of the Metro
politan TractiouCompanyin the immediate
future, according to w. ID. Mahau, presi-
dent of the Amalgamated Association of
Street Railway Employees. .,-l6 s5..si ~.
Mr. Mahan arrived in this city from the
West this afternoon and 2at 9. o'clock tor
night attended a meeting of the represen-
tatiyes from all the lines at Clarendon
Hall When the meeting was over Mr..
Mahan made this statement:
1--WE have organized an executive COM
mttee, and the matter is now in the hands
of two men from each of the various lines.
| will assist the committee. We will first
try conciliation., Ii that fails We. will try
arbitration. Until that fails l cannot sa Y
what we will do. The men have many
grievances. Outside arbitrators are not
always successful"
The morning times., 1896-04-07
Hecht 6 Co.,
SIS Seventh Street N. w.

We have been looking
around town at the clothing
sold by others.
We've found our $40 and
SIS Suits and $12 Spring
Top Coats are even more
superior to others at these
prices than we at first said.
We find that the goods
are better goods-the work
manship more thorough.
We find we've twice the
variety that others carry
and that's big considera-
tion in buying clothing. And
the other stores want cash,
too. while we're perfectly
willing to credit you. In
fact we make it business.
Well let you make your own
terms pay us just what
you please down-and say
when and how often you will
pay the balance.
Could any way be fairer?
Surely not +!
Our $40 Suits are of Atwood
Cheyiot or CaSsmcre-in sack and
cuta way Style-some half lined
some full lined-all finely finished.
Our 81 3 Suits are cuStom-madc-
of the finest imported CheyiOts.
Cassimercs and WorstcdS-in sack
ana cuIaway styles. Others get
SIS for them.
Our $12 Spring Top-coats are
made of fine covert cloLh-finiShed
with strap seams, satin sleeve lin
Ing. full back. Just the coats Tor
which others get SIS.
HeCht s. Co.,
SIS Seventh Street N. w.
The morning times., 1896-04-07
Tennessee Mckinley Delegates,

-. Knoxville, Tenn, April 6.-The Repuhii
can mass convention in Washington, Sewer.
Blount, Sullivan, Monroe. Anderson and
Campbell counties today instructed for Nc
kinley. Johnson, Scotland Morgan counties
are understood to be for Mckinley ais<
The morning times., 1896-04-07
Mckinley Men Ruled.

Lexington, KY, April 6.-The Fayette
county Republican convention tonight in
structed it's thirty-one delegates TO the
State convention to vote for L. Z. Tarleton
for delegate at large and recommend the
colored men to select one. The Mckinley
followers dominated the convention.
The morning times., 1896-04-07
G. A. R. welcomes Gov. Atkinson.

@. A. X. welcomes GOV. AthlnSOh.
Atlanta, Ga, April Ga special to the
Constitution from Fitzgerald, Ga, says
that the G. a. r. veterans at ColoDytown
gave GOV. Atkinson an ovation today. Tue
governor, eX-United States Senator Patrick
Walsh and a number OF prominent citizens
visited the colony for the first time. The
veterans paraded and the visitors made
speeches. The colony ismakingam u marvellous
growth. The population is estimated at
5000.
The morning times., 1896-04-07
Run for a Little Blaze

Engine Company No. was called out last
night for fire at No. 463 Grace alley.
owned by James F. Shea and occupied by
Samuel Green. A defective flue was the
cause. Loss, SIS.
The morning times., 1896-04-07
Died at the Age of 1O3.

Cbattan ooga, Tenn, April 6.-Sophia
Newman. the oldest person in East Ten
nessee died here today aged 103. Cause
OF death, senility.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09

"flxer," but when he gets into con-
vention and becomes worked I'D with
enthusiasm and feels the warm blood
of partisanship running and rollick-
ing through his veins, he gets on top
OF a seat shouts himself hcarse and
tries to throw his hat away to show
his zeal for the 'fxer" Of the upper
room series. After the exciteme At
dies out Of his soul, and the ice water
OF AFFECTION begins to dilute his arter.
les, he commences to sulk, grows NOR.
bid and sour, growls at the idea of boss.
ism. swears he will never make a fool
of himself again, refuses to 20 to the
polls, or scratches his ticket, and does
not repeat the dose, till the next
time he goes to a state convention,
Into the hands Of the "fxers in the
upper room" the politics ofthis coun.
try has drifted. As policy it is full
OF evil to fair and equitable govern.
ment, inimical to justice and obstruc.
tive to the elevation Of the common
masses. The people are to blame
and so long as DOlitical IDIOTS ara roor
ed and vassal voters fall down al
sound of trumpet, so long will the
monarchial principle triumph oyer
Repu6licanism, and Democracy be
comes sheer throughout the civiliz
ed world"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09
The Upper Room Fixers.

The Caldwell News of last week
does itself honor by cOnceding the
truth about the last Republican con-
ventiOn and sounding a note Of alarm.
1t said: In commenting upon the
recent Republican convention held at
Wichita, the Topeka Mail said the
whole busineSs,or rather slate to use
a more conventional word, was put up
by few flxers upstairs. The fellows
who strutted in the corridors and halls
of the hotels, looking wise simply i'm
agined they were running things their
own way, but they were ciphers the
Mail said. Well there is a whole lot
of solid truth in those observations
and something worth thinking about.
That convention was very little differ.
ent from any Of its predecessors, in its
methods. plans, and procedure. The
whole work Of the convention was
planned and set up by a few "flxers"
in the upper room as the Mail observes,
and the six hundred delegates were
simply so many ciphers to hurrah
themselves hoarse on the right side of
the political dollar mark. This NAV
be conventional custom, but is it Re-
publcanism? is it Democracy? II half
dozen self constituted leaders can
assume the role of political dictators,
why call conventions of the people
and go through the farce year after
year?
The Nails article was written in
that peculiar McNealian humor, but
aside from the sarcasm apparent, it
contained a vast amount of sober
thought. This sort Of triumvirate
method of parcelling out government
honOrs, patronage and power, is the
kind which in the past has overthrow
the liberty Of the common people and
caused revolution to destroy civil gov
eminent and human blood to redden
the soil.
Political rartisanship may blind a
mans perceptive powers and enttu-
s!asm may lift him from his seat of
just conception, but when he comes
down from his aeril flight and lands
upon the ragged rocks Of stern reality,
his rage as one befooled will be great
er than Of one bedazzled. After all
how much of figure does the average
voter make in shaping governmental
Affairs? He may entertain principles
dramatically opposite to the political
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09

Sumner County will present the
name of Lyman Naugle, editor of the
Wellington VOICE, to the state con-
ventiOn for secretary of state. Mr..
Naugle is an able man. a true POpulist
and an ealnest worker and would
make an excellent official.-Mankato
Advocate.
The VOICE is proud TO return the
compliment to Mr.. Bush, the editor
of the Advocate, whose constituents
are putting him forward for the same
place. We have not known Mr..
Bush personally very long but we
know of him as hard worker for the
cause and capable man. 1t occurs
to US that the Populists of Kansas
ought to recognize the reform press
on the next ticket-if not Bush Oh
Naugle, some other good man of the
editorial fraternity.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09

ton is to tap his barrel to the tune Of
81, 100000 for the campaign fund this
year.
The Atchison Tribune is a new
paper by W. II. Higgins, late OF the
State university. It is a Populist
paper.
Oklahoma is ready to shout for the
man who can w,I-and oh. how she
wishes she could find out who it is
going to be.
Congress is trying TO make a lieu
tenant general out Of General Miles
so he can live without work and die
with the govt.
The Wichita Eagle, which wanted
to know some time since if Morrill,
was crazy, seems to have discovered
lately that he is not.
The Wichita Eagle thinks perhaps
the fright OF the railroads over the
decision of the supreme court may
possibly last ten days.
The Topeka Journal has big head
lines saying, "Blue talked, and as
usual he talked too much" You
can't keep Kansas man down.
A TrOutnan club is to be organized
in Topeka. For Mr.. Troutman's sake
it is to be hoped Governor Morrill, and
Cy Leland will not get hold of it.
John W. Breidenthal says he will
not accept the national Craftsmanship.
With him and Leland both at the
head Kansas would be strictly in it.
Congress decided that they could
not conduct successful campaign of
education for reelection without the
aid of free garden seeds, so they made
Secretary Morton come down from his
high board garden fence.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09

Bob Semple is very punctuaI in his
appearance at the Office of the bank
commissioner. He is at his office a
full hour before other state officials OR
clerks go to wOrk.-State Journal.
This same Bob Semple is one of the
best men that ever filed a position
around the state house. He is only
chief clerk in Credentials office, but
he is capable of filling any position
from governor down. He does his
work well in whatever capacity he
serves. Mr.. Semple is also secretary
Of the Populist state committee and
next to John W. Breideathal is the
best man in the party for chairman
Clay Center Dispatch.
The VOICE wants to add its en-.
dorsement to the above. We have
never written Bob for information O
any sort but what we got it and 90,
it straight. Bob Semple is one O
the kind of men that serves his party
well by serving the people we'll. HI
brings strength to our cause.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09

Ed. l.. Charlton, the steward al
the Olathe Deaf and Dumb asylum,
has skipped for parts unknown and
his books are so badly impaired that
no one can tell just how much he is
short. He robbed his friends and
merchants, as well. An old soldier
competentto fill the place was kicked
out by the redeemer board to make
room for this ward heeler and politi-
cal boss to pay for some dirty work
he had done for the Leland, Morrill,,
Dawes, Edwards, Buchan gang, and
default seems the usual result. You
don't see anything about this in The
Republican papers, You would have
seen it if he had been Populist. We
do not print this to prove that the
Republican party is wholly corrupt,
but merely to remind some of our
Republican friends that human ma.
ture is similar in whatever party you
find it, and that while it is the duty
of every good citizen to guard
against getting bad men in office, the
principles of party should be held
above diSrepute by such shortcom-
ings.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09

No young man can afford to cast his
first ballot for either of the old parties.
They are too conservative. This is
al age OF advancement in every field
Of thought. Political ideas that a few
years ago were "vagaries" are now ac-
cepted principles Of political economy.
No party but the Peoples party keeps
step with this advance thought. 1t
is the home of all that is new in the
science of gOvernment.-IOla Friend.
Herald.
The VOICE desires to emphasize
the above. The young man who
identifies himself with the new party
which is just now growing into aper-
manent place in the history of the
country, will never have cause to re-
greet it. 1t will be something to
which he can always point with
pride.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09
MINOR EDITORIALS.

The Caldwell News is for ingalls,.
Municipal elections in Ohio show
Democratic gains.
An enormous steel trust is TO Re
formed-spelled both ways.
Reed is having his inning just now
lie will take his outing later.
Little Rhody belched forth 1OCO(
majority for the Republicans Tuesday
Cy Leland wants to be chairman
of the National Republican com.
mittee.
There is nothing like controlling
the railroads.&c. least we have seer
nothing like it yet.
We have not seen anything of Johr
ingalls, boom down this way yet
Has some one got itcornered?
Illinois likes Cullom for senator
bnt not for president. His own dis
trict has declared for Mckinley.
Oklahoma did not blow herself il
on Mckinley. After taking care o.
herself she had no wind to spare.
The John G. Carlisle boom did moi
seem to gather much momentum aftel
1t started west from the Alleghenies
There seems to be no demand fol
either Grover Cleveland or Ben har.
rison anywhere west Of the Atlantic
ocean.
The st. Louis Republic is authority
for the statement that c. P. Hunting
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09

themselves bodily into the embrace
OF the Republican National Conven-
ton. Whether it declare for the
gold standard of Wall street, free sill
yer, or something utterly indefinite
and meaningless, Kansas Republi-
cans will be satisfied. That is GER
tainly very comfortable mental
condition. The man who is willing
for others to do his thinking and for,
mulate his principles, if not very
valuable citizen, should at least be
happy"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09

There is a rumor in the east among
the gold bugs that Mckinley has a pri-
vate understanding with the silver
men of the west; so that he can talk
gold aud catch the gold-bug votes,
while still being true to silver -Wich-
tia Eagle.
We will wager bicycle against a
wheelbarrow that it is the other way.
The eastern fellows have played the
western people for suckers so long
and so successfully that they think
they can do it again. They are op-
posing Mckinley to get the western
suckers to bite. And they are biting
see the Eagle, for instance.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09
Who For REPRESENTATIVE

We have been looking over the
election returns in the North repre-.
sentative district and we find them
very precarious for Populist success:
this fall. We had as we'll look the
facts in the face and cut our cloth
accordingly.
The townships composing the dis.
trict are the two upper tiers and
Wellington, Osborne, Ryan, and
Dixon. In 1895 Saddler carried
this district over Sommerville by
2O4 majority. Willard carried it BY
lO2 majority over Jackson. Hes
keIt, who perhaps could get as many
votes in that district as any other
man in it, lacked 90 votes of a ma.
jority. While Heskett got nearly all
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09

Oklahoma, Illinois, New Hampshire
and Massachusetts, are getting all the
notice in national politics. Kansas is
strangely out of the fuss for the first
time in her hiStOry.-Eagle.
Why shouldn't she be, when she
just lays down and confesses that
she has no convictions ON the ques-
tons Of the day.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09
WI v

Nerves are weak, many people say,
and yet they do not seem to know
that they are literally starving their
nerves. Weak, pale, thin blood can
not give proper sustenance that is
why you are nervous, tired, exhausted.
The cure for this condition is to
purify, vitahze and enrich your blood.
Take Hoods Sarsaparilla fairly and
faithfully, and the rich, red blood,
which it makes, will soon feed the
nerves the elements of true strength
they require. they will cease their agi.
tatloD and will resume their proper
place being under the control in
stead OF controlling the brain and
body. Read Miss Bartley's letter:
II want to express my gratitude for
what Hoods Sarsaparilla has done for
me. My health has been very poor for
three years. due to trouble with my
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09
Kansas POpulist Platform.

"Reaffirming our faith in the Peoples party
and its principles, we invite the alliance and
cooperation of all reform elements Of the
state and nation, to the end that union OF
sll voters may be formed to oppose the gold
standard and the European level Of prices; we
call the attention Of the American people to
the fact, proved by many trials, that changes
from one party to the other have brought nc
relief from the burdens. under which the
people are struggling, but that on the contrary
conditions have constantly grown worse; and
we.ask all lovers of their country to unite
with us in an honest and earnest effort fol
relief.
First-We are in favor Of the strlctest hon.
esty and economy in the administration OF
the government, both state and national.
SecOnd-We are IN favor of the overthrow
and destruction of all mOnopohes and com
bines organized for the plumber and oppression
Of the people
Third-We demand strict and effective con.
troll and supervision by government of all cor
porations performing pubic or quasi-publiC
functions, and If necessary, to protect public
interests, the ownership by government of all
ulLlLlco.
Fourth-We demand that the president and
the secretary OF the treasury be deprived OF
the power to issue or sell bonds without the
authority of congress being first given fol-
each separate issue.
rlith-Ne believe that all the money of the
country, whether coin or paper. should be is.
sued by the government and not by corpora.
tons or by individuals.
SiXth-We demand the free and unlimited
coinage Of both gold and silver at the ratio OF
sixteen to one, independent Of the sction OF
any other nation, and we believe that the
United states is capable Of maintaining sucf
a financial system as will promote the pros
perity OF its own people, without asking thu
consent OF any utner government
Seventh-We demand that the constitutions
right of trial by jury shall be extended to ey
cry form of action, whether civil or criminal
and we denOunce the trial of our citizens by
injunction and contempt proceedings without
the right OF trial by jury as contrary to tn,
spirit Of our constitution.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09

The lola Friend Herald has pur-
chased new press and type and will
hereafter wear more beautiful face.
Its editor, Chris S. Ritter, is one Of
the best reform writer's in the state.
We are glad to note this evidence of
prosperity over east.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09

The South Haven New Era, speak
ing of the railroad convention said:
We regret our inability to attend,
but will cheerfully ratify any action
the convention may see fit to adopt.
From which we judge that Bro.
Dinsmoor is full blood latter day
Republican. The ear marks are
very plain.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09
Political Calendar,

Republican National Convention. St. Louis
June IS.
Democratic National Convention, Chicago
JULY.
Populist and Silver National ConJ entior
St. Louis, July g.
Populist State Convention, Abilene, Aug, s
Democratic State Convention, Hutchinson
August.
Democratic State Convention. to choose
delegates to Chicago, Topeka June Bird.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09

The National Bimetalist, in speak
ing of the Kansas Republicans says
that with the blind confidence of
the child that leaped into its fathers
arms in the darkness, they threw
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09

Commenting on the platform of
the late Republican convention, the
Topeka Journal says: "There could
have been nothing wrong about in
forming the national convention
through the State convention what
Kansas people think concerning pub,
lie questions, even though their ideas
should not be adopted at St. Louis
The declaration of principles should
go up from the people to the ma.
tional convention, and not come
down from the national convention
to the people"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09
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the Populist and Democrat votes, he
received great many Republican
votes. If he could not carry it last
year, who can this year?
We lay these facts before the peo-
pie so that We may begin to cast
about for the proper man to snatch
this district from the burning. Put
on your thinking cap. Who shall it
be?
With two representatives and one
senator to elect this fall, Sumner
county will have three votes in the
election Of a United States Senator.
We ought to save them all if posi-
BILE.
The South district stands almost
the antipodes Of the North district
about 200 Populist majority.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-09

l was nervous, had pains in my back. /
cannot tell what / suffered. My eyesight
became affected and was so respondent
/ did not have any interest in life. / had
two physicians, but my complaints be-
came worse Twas told that was affected
with Bright's disease. A relative urged
me to try Hoods sarsaparilla. l did SO
and In short time ! began to notice a
change in my condition. Things began
to appear brighter, my eyes improved and