The Advocate and news., 1898-07-06

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very strong case for Stanley and his
associates.
The appointment of sons Of their faith
erS in the military service is a good
thing for Kansas. 1t won't be pestered
with them in the campaign.
Republicans love the old soldier for
the votes he controls, but they don't
love him enough to give him decent
recognition in public affairs.
The new fee and salary law enabled
Usage county to hold session Of the
grand jury for $500 less than it would
have cost under the old law.
Chairman Riddle thinks that the sit
uation is so satisfactory that there is
little doubt but that the State ticket will
be elected by 10000 majority.
Although he has his postofice COM
mission in his pocket, Sam Peters still
has his eye on that Federal judgeship.
Peters has bad case Of the office fever.
The Atchison Champion says Chair
man Mort Albaugh will be given the
benefit of Lelands political experience,
which means that Cy will run the show.
Editor Steves, Of the Fulcrum, the
State Prohibition paper says that the
fight will be between Senator PETER and
Stanley and that Leedy will not be fac
tor.
The Republican city government at
Atchison instructs it's police force to col
lect $50 per month from saloons and
let them run. They must close on Sun
days.
The Atchlson Champion evidently
places Leedy's majority higher even
than his friends do, judging by the way
it announces it's disbelief in "big brutal
majorities."
Editor George w. Martin, of the Fort
Scott Lantern, will go back to educa-
tional work again. He has been elected
to professOrship in the Southwest col
lege, at Winfield.
Dan Anthony really believes that 1t
was not his sense Of justice but his de-
sire to diminish the Republican vote
which led Governor Leedy to recognize
the colored people.
The Ottawa Times says that the OF
tawa ChautauQua Assembly showed
deficiency this year. and that it was due
to limiting the speakers to members Of
the Republican party.
A local item in the Wichita Eagle says
that the weeds have taken Stanley's
strawberry bed. This will not be the
only loss without any Compensating gain
which he will sustain.
Cy Leland's school board up at Troy
has adopted the State text books. 1t
takes Doniphan county long while to
decide whether or not it will be
law abiding community.
The Topeka Call (colored) says that
Governor Leedy's action ''is a compli-
ment to the military genius of our race,
and negroes universally express for 1t
a very high appreciation"
AS Republicans run across places
where Stanley will run behind his ticket
they console themselves with saying
that he will get big majority in Wich-
ita. He has not got it yet.
The Topeka Call (colored) says that
the appointment Of Lieutenant Colonel
Young and Majors Beck and Brown
meets with unanimous approval and
cannot possibly be criticised"
James M. Davis, who bought Garfield
university at Wichita and presented it to
the Friends church, is brother-in-law
OF eX-State Superintendent Stanley who
has been elected president of it.
Republican papers have not recovered
from the terrible shock occasioned by
the people, in the recent Populist con-
vention, "usurping" the powers usually
accorded to the bosses by Republican,.
Ex-State Auditor E. P. McCabe (col-
ored), who Is now Territorial Auditor of |
Oklahoma, has written Governor Leedy |
congratulating him for his recognition |
Of the negro and bespeaking for him