The Advocate and news., 1898-06-08

ltal seems to regard It as remarkable
that any Republican legislator can be
found who did not have to be bought
to secure his support.
Jeff Johns, who used to be printer at
BelOit, but who is now publishing the
Lewiston MONT Democrat, was inter-
viewed recently by two gentlemen. One
had hand ak and the other a six
shooter. The latter covered him while
the man with the AK gave him "scath-
ing rebuke." He is still alive.
The Harvey county Republican con-
Venti0n failed to renOminate any Of the
county officers who were elected two
years ago. All Of the officers were serV-
ing their first terms. Representative
Tom Jackson goes down with the others
and his boom for speaker goes in the
same way. The House will miss Jack
son.
George H. Evans has been arrested
under warrant charging him with
criminal libel. The action was insti-
tuted by w. e. Sterne, G. A. Fellows,
w. c. Edwards and f. B. Dawes and it
grows out of the publication of the
Evans-FellOws letter in a recent issue OF
this paper. Mr.. Evans was released on
bond and will vigorously defend him
self.
A resolution to instruct the Brown
county delegates to the POpulist State
convention to vote for the renOmina-
tion Of all of the present officers was
defeated. The action was probably not
intended as reflection on any one Of
them, but rather as expressive of will
ingness to give the Democrats repre-
sentatiOn. Grant Harrington heads the
delegation.
Mort Albaugh says that the reason
that w. l.. Brown was so anxious to
enlist was that he didn't want to have
to face his 1896 speeches and editorials
in the present campaign. Republicans
have been claiming a monopoly of pat
riOtism so long that they feel that they
must fix up something like the above to
explain away exhibitions of patriotism
on the part Of others.
Cherokee county's delegation to the
POpulist State convention is a represen-
tative one. 1t Is uninstructed, but is
probably for the denomination of the
entire State ticket. The county ticket
is divided by giving the Democrats Pro-
bate Judge and one Representative. The
delegates from both conventions are in
structed for r. M. Cheshire Dem) for
Judge and for q. r. Ridgley (Pop) for
Congress.
The State Sheriffs' Association met at
Topeka last week. Most of the time was
spent in roasting the new fee law and
declaring that unless it is repealed or
set aside by the courts most of the
Sheriffs will have to resign. A good
way to make the people believe this hard
luck story is to start the resignation
business. People don't believe that any
body will fill an Office which don't pay
running expenses.
The resolutions adopted by the Shaw
nee county Republican convention laud
Mckinley and Charley Curtis but like
all the rest there is profound silence
with reference to Senator Baker The
convention even failed to take shot at
Governor Leedy. The failure to COM
mend Senator Baker and omission of a
roast Of Governor Leedy were doubt
less part of pre-arranged plan to make
good impression on thinking voters.
John P. Johnson, who, as a surveyor,
laid out the sixth principal meridian and
did great deal of the original survey
ing of Kansas, died at Highland last
week. He bought land literally in an
early day and was very wealthy at the
time of his death. When the sixth
meridian was located everybody be-
lieved that it marked the line between
the habitable and uninhabitable por-
tiOns of Kansas. The best corn counties
are now west of it.
A letter from the camp at Chicka-
mauga, signed Sterling Boys" printed
in the Sterling Democrat, contains
statements that the boys get so little
to eat that they are actually greatly
weakened, and that the doctor told them