Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-10
POPULIsT STATE NEWS.
CLUB oRGAIZlNc, AND BIG MEET.
INGS THE ORDER OF THE DAY
Hoffman and Burton to Debate, Kansas
POPtllsts HOnOred in Othor States,
Republicans all over the State StIn
FlOCklng to Bryan.

AoPohh ndS bryan cluO OF SOO
members composed of old soldiers.
Col. Fred Close is president. The old
soldiers of Topeka believe that patriot
ism consists in voting as well as in
fighting.
Hon. j. w. Leedy's dates have been
arranged for every day, Sunday ex-
cepted, until Oct. s. Hon. j. D. Bot
KIN has appointments up to September
%; and W. E. Bush to September 20;
Hon. L. G. Boyle is dated TO the 12th
and William Stryker to the 10th.
w. f. Federman, secretary of the
State Silver Committee requests that
the names of the president and secre-
tary of each Bryan free silver club in
the state be sent to him.
John Madden and Lieutenannt- Gov.
ernor Troutman will meet in joint de-
bate at Auburn on the 10th. The
finance question is the one chosen for
discussion.
c. B. Hoffman, the well known
Populist leader of Enterprise wants to
debate the silver question with ]. R.
Burton. If Mr.. Burton will deal hon.
orably with facts and figures he will
find in Mr.. Hoffman more than a
match.
The Wellington Bryan club of $50
members was addressed at their meet
ing by Geo r, Smelling of Anthony, the
man who nominated Long for congress
last spring, and the president of the
club is Geo. W. Bailey, the man who
seconded Longs nomination.
The situation in the third congress
ional district is not the most har-
mOnious. The Populists and Demo-
Gratis have each a candidate for
congress, the former have Ridgeley
and the latter Farreley and the pro-
liabilities are that neither one will be
elected, If both run. Several efforts at
compromise have been made but none
has been effected so far. 1t is expected
however, that Farreley will withdraw
from the ticket.
There is trouble in the state peniten-
tary and it is not caused by the regu-
larly incarcerated inmates either. It
Is of a political nature and is among
those who still retain the right of
franchise. The employees are kicking
over the amount that they have been
assessed for campaign purposes. Those
receiving $50 month have been as
sessed $50. The guards have revolted
against this levy and two or three of
them have thrown up their jobs. The
levy heretofore has been $40 and when
the effort was being made by repnbli-
cans to GUST Warden Chase this was
one Of the things which was brought
up for investigation.
The colored, state silver league held
a convention in Emporia the first of
the month. About 40 delegates were
present.
The Pittsburg, Pa. Times has a rep
resentative in Kansas writing up the
political situation here. The Times
man has just got through with
Nebraska and in his summing up gives
that state to Mckinley. He will no
doubt do the same with Kansas, as the
paper he represents is Mckinley
organ.
A Mckinley club at Ellis has had q
bolt and split into to factions. The
trouble arose over who should hold the
offices in the club.
Leedy and Boyle opened the cam
paign at Newton on the End by adj
dressing large afternoon and evening
meetings.
The Populists and Democrats of the
fourth judicial district have nominated
s. A. Riggs of Lawrence for judge. :
The Ellsworth Republicans had the
honor of having the campaign in their
county opened by New York gold bug,
j. p. Marrow.
The Populists and Democrats of
Rawlins county failed to fuse and
there will be three straight tickets in
that county.
Several of the leading gold demo
Gratis of Emporia have joined the Nc
Kinley club of that city. They are
fair representatives of the faction that
bolted the Chicago convention because
the party had departed from the prin-
ciples of democracy"
A Bryan club of 1876 members, 90 of
whom were former Republicans, has
been organized at Carbonate.
State Auditor Cole is in Colorado for
his health and amuses himself and the
people of that state by telling news
paper reporters that Mckinley is sure /
to carry Kansas If Mr.. Cole returns
to Topeka in good healthy condition
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