Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-09-16
POPULIST STATE POLITICS.

The colored men in their state meet
ing at Topeka refused to indorse nj Or
rill. Thece is no particular reason
why they should endorse him, and the
time has been reached when you can't
tell with certainty what colored man
will do politically. The negro is be-
ginning to think he is free man poll
tically and can vote as he pleases.
Dr. b. L. Harvey, who is the Popu-
list candidate for representative in
Morris county, is brother of ex-roy-
ernor Harvey.
In the western division of the north
ern department, both A. q. Gilkerson
and w. l.. Aaron claim to be the
Democratic nominee for Judge of the
court of appeals. Gilkerson is the
nominee of a number of boiling dele
gates.
In the last report which was over a
week ago Kansas had 600 Bryan clubs
with a membership of $4,000 Republi-
cans. Divided by districts the num-
the Republicans who will vote for Bry-
an number as follows: First, 2,7O7;
second, 2,61l; third, 1000; fourth, 1000
fifth, 1900; sixth, 2,1O0. This change
alone will give Kansas TO Bryan with :
out counting the Democrats.
The Populists of Republic county
headed their ticket with a silver Re-
publican by nominating j, NJ Doyle
| for representative.
Populists, Democrats and free silver
Republicans have all come together in
Hodgeman county and nominated a
ticket headed by j. w. Hunter.
sion of the northern department will
hold convention in Topeka on the
| 10th for the purpose of nomina ting a
candidate for Judge of the court of ap-
peals.
Captain Johnson, who was Leland S
| opponent for the position of Republi-
| can committeeman from Kansas, has
this to say of the redeemer administra-
ton: THE present administration
has not covered itself with glory.
Probably it has disgraced the party
as much as any administra ton could"
There is nothing like defeat for max
ing politician tell the truth.
Briedenthal says that the condition
could not possibly be better and that
by the addition of silver Republicans
the Populist party Is growing every
day and the Republican ranks grow
ing proportionately less.
Webb McNall, the noted sixth dis
trict Republican, bolter says that Kan
sas will never vote for the single
standard. He says that the Mckinley
Republicans feel it in their bones,
show it in their faces and admit it in
their private conversation. He might
added that a great many of them felt
the first indication of the Mckinley
boom in their pocket books when the
Doodle was distribu ted.
Mckinley will not be in Kansas dur
ing tHc GALL pdiSu, bryan may De.
Neither one thinks there is any use
coming to Kansas Mckinley knows
it would be useless, Bryan knows it
is unnecessary.
Rawlins county Populists have NOM
mated VIM. Lewis for the legislature
He served one term and made a good
record.
Senator Leedy met with a good re-
ception when he spoke at Lyons last
week. 1t is said that on no former &C.
casion did political event attract
such crowd to that city. 347 teams
and three bands were in the parade.
Leedy did not disappoint the expecta-
tious of the throng and delivered one
of the best speeches of the campaign.
Good reports come in from Titles
meetings At Yates Center last week
he addressed the largest crowd that
has gathered in Woodson county for