Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-08
OUR CANDIDATES.


Last week, we gave brief report of the
conventions that nominated the ticket that must
and will win at the November election. This
week. we want to say few things relative to
the candidates.
The first to be mentioned is J.W. Shields, the
nominee for treasurer Mr. Shields is farmer,
living in Lincoln township. He is successful
as farmer and successful as business man.
He is an honest, straightforward man, and en-
lows the respect of the community in which he
lives. as we'll as those who know him elsewhere
in the countv-and he is we'll known He has
been lifelong Republican, but, being true
blue silver man, he refused to follow his party
when it declared for gold-standard He is
not ouly silver man, but is broad-minded and
can see other live issues besides the silver ques-
sion. The AG1rAToR gives him its most cor
dial support
Orr nominee for sheriff is Jas. Agnew, of
Westphala township. He is young man OF
excellent reputation, and has the respect and
oood will of ALL He is highly recommended
bv his neighbors as an excellent young man in
everv respect He has twice been elected trus-
tee in his own township, which is certainly a
good recommendation. There can be no doubt
~ his qualification for the office of sheriff He
IS silver Democrat, and also subscribes to 9TH
er principles upon which the Peoples party is
based. We would also say that he is a native
of Anderson county.
II. n. Bolson our nominee for county clerk,
is another Anderson county product. He was
born here, and this has always been his home.
He has had to combat many difficulties in life,
hit he has always been victorious over those
difficulties He is a self-made man. Every
BODY likes Harry, regardless of politics. In
fact. TO know him is to like kim. He has been
active in pushing forward the work Of true re-
FORM and few men have done more or better
work than he. He is fully qualified to I'LL the
nositiou of county clerk-and that he will be
elected 10 one doubts.
L. d. Walrad, our nominee for register OF
deeds, is most excellent man, liked by oil
who know him. Until lately, he has been EN-
gagged in farming in Westphalia township, but,
within the past few months, he has been cit
izen of Garnett. He has been quite successful
in life, managing his business affairs most adj
nirablv. He is we'll educated, and no man in
Anderson county is better qualified for the po
sitiou of register of deeds. He is a strong cam
didate and will receive the support of many of
his old Republican neighbors, and will poll the
full vote of the Opposition"
w. J. Brinckley, our nominee for surveyor,
refused to make the race, for reasons satisfactory
TO himself, and the committee placed upon the
ticket R. S. Boatright, young citizen OF Lone
Elm township. He was Mr.. Brinckley's strong
est opponent in the convention. He is we'll
educated young man. and the support he re-
ceived from the delegates of his own and neigh
boring townships showed that he is held in
high esteem by them. He is we'll qualified for
the position of surveyor.
DR.. R. c. Splawn is our nominee for coroner.
His nomination was by reclamation, showing
THAT the delegates were all of mind. He is a
oood man, has filled the office satisfactorily in
the past, and will be reelected.
Iohr T. Anderson, our nominee for county
commissioner, is an exemplary citizen. He is
successful in his own business affairs, and there
:. no man in Anderson county who is bett>r
Qualified to attend to the business affairs of the
county. While he is not an old man, by any
,,eans. he may be called an 'old citizen" hav-
mo lived in this country since boyhood. His
friends are legion. While it is truethat he has
,eer twice defeated for the office OF clerk OF
he district court (not of his own seeking), it
- also true that, both times, he ran ahead OF
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