The Advocate and news., 1898-05-11
BY J. W. MoRPHY.

| Topeka last week. The meeting was for
the purpose Of agreeing on desired med
ical legislation.
Many counties are appropriating out
| Of the county treasury their quota OF the
expense Of maintaining an exhibit at the
Omaha exposition.
The Medicine Lodge Index would like
| to see Judge David Martin nominated for
Associate Justice of the Supreme court
instead Of Justice Allen.
Topeka veterans doubtless enjoyed
falling in behind good drum corps and
escorting the volunteers to the State
house when they arrived.
Chairman Taylor Riddle has been
elected captain Of the Marion company.
He will resign the Craftsmanship OF the
Populist State committee.
C. S. Jobes, who thought at one time
that he would succeed Bank Commits
siOner Breidenthal, has been appointed as
a national bank examiner.
Mrs. Augustus Wilson must have a
cable frank or else she is joking about
having cabled column and half let
ter to the Queen Of Spain.
The Hutchinson News thinks that
when a Governor Is appointed for the
Philippine islands that he ought to come
from the Seventh district.
Occasionally a Kansas Republican con-
ventiOn meets which remembers Sena-
tor Baker and endorses him. In most OF
them he Is forgotten entirely.
Kansas Republicans count the fact that
the postotFlCe department is a month
behind in making appointments as one
of the bad results Of the war.
In the Kiowa county Republican con-
ventiOn resolution was adopted pro-
hiblting the election of postmasters OG
the Congressional delegation.
The war scare Is seriously affecting
cattle feeders who are operating on bOr-
rowed money. Men who have money
leaned secure It's return at once.
The Girard Independent News thinks
that Democrats having no objection to
the record made by the present State Off
GERS have no reason TO ask changes.
The basis of representation in the
Democrat State convention is the vote
for John Sheridan for Presidential cleo
tor In 1888. That was ten years ago.
Reports from last weeks rains indicate
that the wheat was materially benefited.
1t Is most too early for "an assured crop"
item, but it is probably safe to run it.
The Santa Fe Is sending out to the
press long article on what it calls the
dangerous demands Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission for more power.
A. c. Jordan, Of Lyons, who has been
candidate for everything imaginable,
will be satisfied II he can be sergeant-at-
arms OF the Republican State convention.
The Hope Dispatch (Rep.) talks back
to the fellows who have been upbraiding
it for making the mistake Of opposing
Calderhead," and tells them to wait and
see.
II anybody supposed that Kansas
could not produce a brigade Of good
healthy, active soldiers, an inspection Of
the boys at Camp Leedy would dispel the
notion.
If Bryan ever becomes President Dave
Leahy will likely be consul general al
Dublin or Cork. Dave has better
stand-in with him than any other Kansas
newspaper man.
Don't come around after the conven
/ tiOns and complain about the character
Of the delegates. Go to the primaries
, yourself and see that the right kind o
fellows are elected.
"Jobless JObes" became national banl
, examiner by betraylng his friend, P. G
5 Walton, cashier of the First NatiOna
bank of Anthony, whom he had indorseC
for the same place.
AS a result Of the gathering OF Republi
. can politicians at the Seventh distric
t convention 1t is given out that the Sew