The advocate., 1897-10-06


Bile was ended by the prompt interfer
ence Of deputy Sheriffs.
The Populists and Democrats hav
gotten together on Commissioner in WY
andotte county and are running a ma
who will do something to equalize as
sessments
The two wings Of the Prohibition
party held meeting at Topeka las
week and decided that the two commit
tees should work together until the mex
State convention.
Rankin Mason, Assistant United
States District Attorney, has resigned
and he will be succeeded by Harry Bone
of Clark county. The change will bt
made December 1.
The report that Farmer A. w. Smith
was prepared to quit the Republican
party is denied by him, but he says he
is opposed to the outfit headed by lie.
land which is running and running the
party.
The Kansas City Star says that Gov
ernor Leedy's worst enemies cannot
charge him with failing to try to carry
out his pledges to the people. What q
contrast with Governor MOrrill's admin.
| istratlon
The Clark County Clipper is the only
paper in the county and 1t is a POpulist
paper, but the editor allows the Repub-
licans space to say what they may choose
TO tell the people of their candidates and
campaign.
Governor Leedy has issued special
election prOclamations for the election
of Representatives from Lane and Cove
counties. Both Representatives, Lob
dell and Hickman, were Republicans
and have resigned
The Mcpherson Opinion intimates
that the story that Farmer Smith would
leave the Republican party was started
by one J. M. Simpson, Chairman Of the
Republican State committee, who would
like to get rid Of him.
Attorney General Boyle has given an
opinion In which he says that the tickets
In bhe various counties this year must
be placed on the ballot according to
the relative strength OF the various par
ties in the counties in the last election.
The Sterling Democrat advertlses for
good stout man with a horse and a
pair Of slx-shoOters. It is not stated
what Is required of him, but the La
Crosse Chieftain assumes that he is
wanted to collect delinquent subscrip-
tions.
matter what kind Of a record Populist
officers make. They used TO complain
because ex-Congressman John Davis In
troduCed too many bills, and now they
register kick because Congressman
Vincent don't introduce enough.
Webb McNall has won much of his
success in this world, and he has been
quite successful, by never allowing his
temper to rise to the extent that he
speaks in other than gOod-natured
way. He never loses his presence Of
mind. In other words, he always has
perfect control Of himself.
1t is now alleged that Bakers recon-
mendatlOn Of w. S. TiltOn, of Osborne,
for Receiver OF the WaKeeney Land Of
Ace was disregarded because Purcell
forced Leland and Hanna to respect
their promise to give him place in
payment for his support of Mckinley at
st. Louis Such are Republican meth
ods
Peculiar things happen in Republican
conventions. Take Norton county, for
instance, where every candidate on the
Republican ticket gives his postOfFice as
Norton. Are other parts of that county
wanting in suitable timber for county
offices, or have all of the farmers and
residents of the smaller towns left the
panty?
Cy Leland's term as Commissioner of