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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
CAPITAL WANTS FREE SILVER.
So Says Col N. B. Brown of Concordia
Who is a DELEGATE.

Colonel n. B. Brown of ConcOrdia,
a capitalist. whose property is valued
at several hundred thousand dollars
and who is a lifelong Republican, was
seen by a Journal reporter and asked if
he also was here to attend the silver
convention. He said;
L am certainly not down here for
my health, nor for fun. It is too hot
for that. Cloud county has sent a del
egatiOn down here of five lifelong Re
pubicans, who always have voted the
Republican ticket straight till now but
when the party saw fit to go back on
its previous record and made the St.
Louis platform, it is more than We
could stand. The party left US, and
now, when we stand in exactly the
same position we always occupied, they
call US boilers. All of our delegation
viii vote for Bryan. I don't know what
they will do on the state ticket; that
viii depend on future developments. I
have not consulted our delegation since
we were elected and don't know what
their views in regard to the state ticket
are. I don't know what opinion you
might have formed on the subject if
you had been present at our meeting
the other day 1 think it is quite likely,
however, that you would have come to
the conclusion that the silver Republi-
cans are in earnest in their devotion to
the cause of the free coinage of silver
and that they think any one who is
not in favor of the same thing is
against them, and that they will insist
from the top to the bottom OF the
ticket"
Continuing, Colonel Brown said: ''I
don't look on this question from the po-
sitiOn of the workingmen, but from the
position of capital. The best thing that
can happen to capital is to have good
times and prosperity return to the
masses of the people When the work
ingmen are at work and prOspering,
capital Will also prosper. Capital will
take care of itself-it always has been
able to and always will be able to.
without the aid or assistance of any
legislation.
The dissaffection in our county is
quite large and is growing stronger
every day 1t will be impossible for
CaIderhead to be elected again. The
people are beginning to think on this
question and see how they have been
led by such men as Calderhead and
Dick Blue.
why Blue went up and down
in which he would pay a glorious trib-
ute to patriotism and the American
flag and then before the people had
time to respond to the sentiment with
applause he would ring in a lot of talk
in favor of dishonest gold money, and
then he would stop and get the ap
plaUse on that. Then he would say
that it was all because of his position
on the money question.
7 have no doubt as to the outcome in
this state this fall. You can look at
the class and character of men that are
in the movement and see that there will
be victory for the silver cause in this
state this year"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
back on it's own principles and we are

back on it's own principles and we are
left out.
THE Democrats have a home and the
POpulists have a home and what we
Republicans want is to effect an organ
izatiOn which viii help crystaliZe senu-
ment and help US to vote this fall for
the principles which we have been
taught
1T seems that the former platforms
of our party were not declarations of
principles but simply make-shifts to
get a few men into office"
After a speech by R. w. Turner of
Mankato, a motion was carried nOni-
mating E. c. Little of Abilene for chair
man. and it was agreed that the Re
publicans in each district should confer
and nominate the delegates who are to
represent Kansas at the St. Louis sill
yer convention
The Topeka Republican Silver league
met last night and organized into a
reception committee to meet delegates
at the several depOts and show them to
the hotels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
BRYAN COMPLIMENTS DICK.
The Two Throw Bouquets at Each
Other at Washington, Mo.


Other at Washington, Mo.
Chamois, Mo, July 16.-When the
train bearing the Bryan party reached
Bryan to a large number of people
gathered at that place, saying he was
to be the next president of the United
States. Il served with him for four
years in congress-" he said, "and he
has been just as true to the silver cause
as I have been and if I had been con-
suited about naming the candidate for
president of the United States, this gen
tIeman would have been my choice"
The assembled Afissourians cheered
the appearance of Mr.. Bryan Justify.
He acknowledged the ovation paid him
with bow and said:
Ladies and gentlemen and fellow
citizens: I do not consider my nOmi-
nation as a personal compliment at all
nor do I desire you to consider that in
nv nomination the convention reflected
upon Mr.. Bland.
If this nomination had gone by
merit it would have gone to the man
who for twenty years has worked to
keep alive the silver cause, and in the
hour of it's victory will be entitled to
more than any other living man
Great applause-)
circumstances, not merit, have de-
cided this nomination, and all that 1
can do Will be no more than Mr.. Bland
would have done Under the same cir
cumstances. if he had been the choice
of the convention instead of myself, he
porter in the nation than I would have
been. I thank you for this OppOr-
tunity of meeting you" applause mad
cheering.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
MAY BE a STATE TICKET.
Ed Little Says Silver Men Nav Insis1
on Complete Organization.

E. c. Little of Abilene, one of the
foremost silver Republicans. came in
yesterday afternoon and is stopping at
the National To a reporter for the
Journal he said:
I have been around in the state quite
little since the st. Louis convention
and find that the friends of silver
among the people are in a large major
ity. As to how many of them are sill
Yer Republicans it is a little hard to
make a correct estimate as vet. bur
there are more coming out daily.
BY silver Republican I mean a
Republican who has the cause of silver
at heart and who is going to work for
that principle first and party afterward.
Such men are a little at sea as to whom
they will vote for this year They
are almost always lifelong Republicans
and it comes hard for them to break
off from the party, but the party has
gone back on its former platforms and
principles and nothing is left for US to
do but to show our devotion for the
cause of silver and to enlist to fight
in this cause till the end. I think nearly
all the silver Republicans will vote
for Bryan and when it comes to the
state ticket I think the general senti-
ment will be that the man that is not
in favor of silver is against us. and
that we will insist on voting for our
friends this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
To Colorado, Montana, Black Hills,
Puget Sound & Pacific Coast
Via burlington Route"

Take the shortest line with best
through train service from Missouri
River Cities to the far West. Daily
train leaves Kansas City 10:4O a. M
arrives Billings, Mont. 1850 miles dis
tant, $40 next afternoon; free RecIin-
ing Chair Car from Kansas City to
Billings; Sleeper Lincoln, Neb., to Bill
Iings, Connects with Northern Pacific
Trans Continental train to Montana
and Puget Sound; time from ten to
twenty-five hours shorter than any
other line from Kansas City.
Sleepers and Chair Cars Kansas City
to Denver, Rio Grande scenic line be-
yond for Colorado, Utah and Califor-
MIA
Ask Agent for tickets over the estab-
Iished lines of the BURLINGTON
ROUTE.
L. w. WAKELEY,
Gen. Pass. Agt.,
st. Louis, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
BENTLEY Is OBSCURED.
Lincoln's other Presidential Candi-
date OvershadOwed by Bryan.

Lincoln. Neb.. July 16.-The Bryan
enthusiasm has apparently obscured
the fact that another distinguished citi-
zen of Nebraska has been similarly
honored. Rev. Chas. E. Bentley, the
presidential nominee of the new nation
al party, which first flung its banner to
the breeze at Pittsburg, resides with
his family at a modest house at the
northeast corner of Twenty-eighth and
NJ streets. When informed this morn
ing that a report had been sent out
from Ohio to the effect that the execu-
tive committee of the National party
had come out f1at-fOoted against Mr.
Bryan, Mr.. Bentley said:
Il hardly understand the tenure of
such a report. The National party is
out hat-footed against all candidates
except its own, and is certainly not op-
posed to Mr.. Bryan any more than to
Mckinley. In fact the National party
is more in favor of the Chicago plat
form than the st. Louis platform. We
are unalterably opposed to the gold
standard, but our financial plank does
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
WHAT M,NALL SAYS.
Republicans Signing a Paper Not to
Vote for Any but Silver Candidates.

Republicans Signing a Paper Not to
Vote for Any but Silver Candidates.
Webb McNaH was seen at the Cope
land last evening by Journal re-
porter and said:
I was not present at the meeting
of delegates. but L am here to attend
the convention. 1 cannot say Just
what per cent of the Republicans in my
county and section of the country are
in favor of free silver but I can say
that a large proportion of them are
They don't think that the Republican
party can afford to make a camr Ign
on this question in 1890 and declare for.
free coinage; then in 1894 make another
campaign on a plank that is in favor
of the coinage of the American product,
and then this year go back on the
whole matter and come out on the
other side.
when Governor Morrill, made his
campaign two years go the party was
in favor of the coinage of the American
product 1t is too early yet to say just
how many of the Republicans are go
ing to stay by the former declarations
of the party on this question and come
out for silver but I think there will be
delegation that is sent down to this
convention there are four delegates, all
of whom have been Republicans, and L
am sure they are not going to vote for
any one that does not favor the cause
of silver.
There was paper circulated in our
town on Saturday night among Repub-
lcans that bound the signer not to vote
for any candidate that was not in favor
Of the free coinage of silver and in
very short time I understand that it got
twenty-five names. As [ said before,
it is a little early to tell What the Re
pubIicans who are in favor of silver will
do, but I think that many of them will
ut q for F2rsXrq
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
REPUBLICAN QUARTERS.
a Committee Appointed to Select Of
fees in Chicago and New York.

Cleveland, O., July 16.-The national
Repu blican executive committee this
morning appointed Perry S. Heath of
Cincinnati press and literary agent
and appointed a committee consisting
of Hanna, Durbin of Indiana; Dawes
of Illinois; Payne of Wisconsin, and
Heath to select Offices for the com
mittee in Chicago and New York. This
committee will be in chicago Monday
and provide headquarters for that city
first. The party will leave for Canton
at BIS p. IN. The utmost secrecy has
been observed throughout the meeting
of the committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
R.w. TURNER OF MANKAro.
Estimates 800 BoIt1ng Republican
Voters in Jewell County.

Mr.. R. w Turner, Republican, of
MankatO said:
There are five delegates sent down
from Jewell county to this convention
They are all Republicans. d l. Pal
mer, one of them, has represented our
county in the legislature. They will
all vote for Bryan
Z can't tell how many Republicans
there are in our county that are of the
same mind, because there has been no
way in which an accurate estimate can
he made. I know of sixteen in my
township that will not vote for any but
silver men, and at the same ratio
throughout the county we would have
about 300 silver Republican votes in the
county. There has been nothing as
yet to call out an expression of opinion
but it is safe to count on that many
Republican votes being turned some
other way"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16

pers is this: I was a good enough Re
publican to attend nearly all of the Re
publican county conventions and to
come up here to Topeka to several state
conventions.
I wish you would say that I have
not left the Republican party; the fact
is that it has just slid out from under
me and left me suspended in the air 1
don't know just how or where I will
vote; I only know this. that I shall
vote for silver"
Continuing, the colonel said: ''When
you get out in the country in Lyon
county you find that the sentiment in
favor of silver is nearly unanimous
and I think that in the towns it is about
evenly divided"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
SHALL IT BE PERMANENT.
Free Silver Republicans Caucus on
the Subject of Organization.


The silver Republicans have been
busy last night and this morning dis
cussing plans and programmes. The
conversation of the various groups
seemed to indicate that they are enlist
ed in the cause of free coinage with
the same spirit of the volunteers of 81
who enlisted for three months or for
the war;
The main topic of discussion has
been whether it was adviSab bic to con-
tinue the organization of free silver
Republicans after delegates had been
chosen to represent Kansas at st
Louis and this discussion eliminated
in a caucus of the Republicans in at
tendance this morning at the parlOrs
of Hotel ThrOOp.
The caucus was called to order by
Dr. Lawrence of Butler county, who
facetiOusly called the crowd 'disgrun-
tied Republicans"
+. Chapman of Salina was chosen as
chairman of the meeting Mr.. Chap
man thanked the meeting for the hon
or but said he resented the insinuatiOn
that they were disgrUntled Republi-
cans. He said:
The disgruntled members of the Re
publican party are now sailing in
ship of gold on British waters under
present gold standard flag; while we
the true Republicans are standing on
the former record and platforms of the
party"
Webb McNan addressed the caucus
and said;
I think the Republicans should take
charge of this convention, we have al
ways been good members of the party
and are yet We ought to make this
organization permanent We have
been taught by the platform of 80 that
the party was for the free coinage OF
silver and by the platform of "a that
it was for the coinage of the American
product with a heavy duty on the for
eign importation.
we were educated in this line and
now our party has changed and gone
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
ED CORRIGAN ATTACKED.
a Discharged COlored Employe Goes
for Him With q Knife.

Cincinnati, July led Corrigan, the
well known turfman had a narrow es-
cape today from death at the hands of
a discharged employe, a Negro. John
Phillips Corrigan had ordered him
discharged and this morning when he
went to his stable at Latonia, Phillips
attacked him with a knife. COrrigan
was armed only with an umbrella and
protected himself as best he could. He
received a cut on the left elbow Phil
lips escaped and is in hiding in the
bushes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
DAN wAGsTAFF RESIGNS.
Leaves Saline Co. Republican Central
Committee and Comes to Topeka

Dan Wagstaff Of Salina is here to at
tend the convention and in his usual
happy style says:
I have always been a Republican,
and all of our delegation have. 1 at
tended the Wichita convention as did
Mayor Haywood. I resigned from the
county central committee yesterday be
cause I am for free coinage at Is to I
and will not vote for Mckinley. I am
in for this principle and don't know
where it will take me and don't care
so long as the cause triumphs-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
MARTIN RETURNS.
Senator Martin Says There Won't b,
Another Dem mocratic Ticket.

Ex-United States Senator John Mar
tin, who was at the head of the Kan
sas delegation to the Chicago conven-
ton, returned this afternoon.
Il have been in Chicago ever since
the convention said he, "and I know
what I am talking about when I say
that the sentiment among Democrats
in Chicago is overwhelmingly in favor
of the ticket. OF course there are
about dozen men there who are gold
bugs and who have always been. We
knew two months ago as well as we
know now that they would not be with
US, but we will gain ten Republican
votes in Chicago for every one we lose.
THE popular sentiment among the
workingnen, among the great mass Of
the common people is all one way and
that way is for Bryan. The people for
the first time in 80 years have come to
realize their situation, and the upris-
ing is the greatest since 1860. It is ev-
erywhere. It is not confined to Kansas
by any means. The Democrats in
Mercer county, New Jersey, which is.
only a short distance from New York,
met q day or two ago and condemned
the action Of their delegates in the
Chicago convention. Then what a dem
onstration there was when Congress-
man Williams returned to Boston.
tell you this sentiment is everywhere,
and it will continue to grow.
"A few people have bolted, but we
would have been disappointed if they
had not"
Senator Martin said that he did not
believe there would be another Dem
ocratic ticket in the field but that it
there is or not, as it would be local in
its influence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
In Brown County.

E. Harrington of Brown county, q
delegate, said:
There is a growing silver sentiment
up our way. The Silver league is
headed by such former Republicans as
James Falcon and c. A johnson. The
silver men will undoubtedly all vote
for Bryan. AS to the state ticket,
much depends on future Developments
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
silver in Anderson County,.

A J. Smith, a business man of Gar
nett and delegate, said:
It is surprising how rapidly the
friends of silver are coming out down
our way. I think we will be able to
carry Anderson county this fall. All
the silver Republicans will vote for
Bryan this. fail, and when it comes to
the state ticket I think it will be like
going after a tapeworm-we will begin
at the head, but will be after the tail
and ALL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
Caldwell of Wichita Co

J. S. Caldwell of Leoti, Wichita coun-
ty, a Republican delegate, said:
Z am certainly not with the Re
publican party on this money question
It is the question before the people now
and the friends of silver out our way
are compelled by the action of the Re
publican party to find some other ticket
to vote to express their convictions"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
Low Excursion Rates to the East Via
burlington Route"

EALF- TtAI
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July 9TH to 11th.
Christian Endeavor meeting, Wash
ington, July 7th to 18th
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America Milwaukee, July 18th to 18th.
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Iy 7th
Ask ticket agent for tickets via YES
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tibuled Limited to St. Louis.
Both trains supplied with the most
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General Passenger Agent,
St Louis. Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
An Agreeable Drop.

At 2 O'Clock this afternoon the ther-
mOmeter registered 81 with a partly
cloudy sky. Local rains are predicted
this afternoon, and tomorrow local
rains with warmer weather. A general
rain, light in the eastern portion, fell
in Kansas last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16

We are anxious to do little good in
this world and can think OF no pleas
anter or better way to do it than by
recommending One Minute Cough Cure
as a preventive of pneumonia, con-
sumption and other serious lung trou-
bles that follow neglected colds. G.
w. Stansdeld.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
Ex-Governor of Massachusetts
Dies at Adelaide, Quebec.
Found Dead In His Fishing
Camp By Guides.
DETAILS ARE MEAGRE.
The Guides Thought That He
Slept Very Late
And When They Investigated
Life Was Gone.

Quebec, July lex Governor Rus
sell of Massachusetts was found dead
this morning in his fishing camp at
Adelaide, near Grand Pabos, Quebec.
He passed through Montreal in the best
of health and was then on his way to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16

George S. Upham, a delegate from
Abilene says:
THE silver sentiment is so strong in
that the St. Louis platform party can't
get any one to run on the county tick
et''
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-15
THE BENEFlcENT LEGUmE.
Grow Clover and You Can Grow Corn in
Abundance.


Corn delights In fruitful soil. easily
penetrated by the heat Of the sun, Of
ash-heap l0Oseness, and with abun-
dance Of vegetable matter. Fresh up
land and stream alluvial excel. Sys-
tematie farming with clover attains 1t.
GraiH-selling pioneers mostly omitted
renoyating crops, and ruined the soil.
If the product Of the land is fed 10
stock that will give the most profit
from 1t, and every drop Of manure
saved, not only viii the land yield reg
ular. paying crops, hut grow more pro-
ductiye and valuable, through the ap-
piled manure and clover roots. Where
lands refuse to yield paying crops
they may be restored 10 even
more than virgin fertility by growing
clover regularly. and fresh lands can
have their fertility retained BY the
same method. There is no excuse
these days for letting a farm run
down, which by means Of clover or
other legumes, the treasures Of airand
subsoil can be drawn upon. ''One meal
does not make the goat fat, however,
nor does one sowing of clover make the
poor land rich. Good things come slow.
Perseyere II clover is handled right
and the second crop is carried over as
a winter mulch and turned under, il
viii certainly produce such marked ef-
feet and Improvement on subsequent
crops as to awaken deep interest, by
giving the facilities that 50 much
needed.
A few years ago agricultural writer's
were pouring into our ears something
like this: There is no royal road 20
permanent success short of actually
feeding the soil with plant food IN
some form. We must actually obtain
proper material from somewhere else
outside, and put on the soil plant foodl
when crops fan off In yield" But
since scieuee has demonstrated that
the legumes 10 draw their supply of
nitrogen. the costliest element from
the air and causes It's hxation in the
soil. and the long, strong roots of
clover 60 far into the subsoii for
needed mineral matter. bringing It TO
the surface, we find SOME of the
former alarmists actually writing
like this "If the soil viii produce
naturally any kind of vegetable
growth it viii grow COW peas