The Advocate and news., 1898-03-09


Kansas City Journal, has brought suit
against the old Topeka Capital Company
for $4OO which he loaned" 1t while
working on that paper several years ago.
Tom Potter, of Peabody, has an
nOunced that he is not either an active
or a receptive candidate for Governor.
He says that he is for COburn, who will
accept, he thinks, If the nomination
comes unsought.
Dave Leahy says that Cy Leland has d
scheme to elect Farmer Smith depart
Eent commander Of the G. A. R., and
keep him out of politics this year. The
scheme is all right, except that Smith
will not stay out.
1t is remarkable how enthusiasm for
Coburn has grown since his refusal to
run. Republican promises to give the
people clean officers are always made
when there is no earthly show to get
that kind Of man on the ticket.
Colonel Tomlinson has found twenty
seven Democrats who are opposed to
fusion with the POpulists. The Colonel
has evidently had hard time finding
this number, and 1t will probably not
be necessary to issue supplemental list.
John Hamilton (Rep), of Cherokee
county, wants to be Secretary Of State.
This item does not really belong in this
department, because there is nothing in
the nature Of news in the statement, be-
cause he has been candidate for
dozen years.
Abe Steinberger advises his followers,
II he has any, to go into the Populist
primaries and defeat the fusionists. II
they fail it Is presumable that he will
advise them to fight the ticket. The
ticket ought to be named by men who
will support it.
DR.. Rude, chairman of the Populist
committee in Cowley county, has pub
lisbed letter in which he declares that
he will hereafter affiliate with the DEM
ocrats. This he has a perfect right to
do, but 1t would be very proper to resign
his place on the committee.
A big womans suffrage meeting was
held at Paola last week. Mrs. Laura M.
Johns was the principal speaker. She
said that meetings would be held all over
The State with a view to arousing sem
timent In favor of this reform by the
time the Legislature again convenes In
regular session.
Commissioner Wheeler Of the Depart
ment of Forestry, has issued bulletin
relating to agriculture, horticulture, irri-
cation, and forestry. While In general
way it refers generally to the entire
State, 1t is especially valuable to the
central and western portions 1t Is a
oreditable publication.
A stock shipper, who tried to get
home on a pass issued for one car of
cattle in accordance with the new law,
was put off Santa Fe train in Wyan-
dOtte county. He brought suit against
the company in Usage, his home county.
The court dismissed the case, holding
that it should be brought in the county
where he was put of.
Oscar Mcdowell, of the Columbus
Courier, who has plenty of fighting abil-
ity, has put ON his war paint and is say
ing many things which will not be ex-
tremely pleasing to ex-COngressman
Kirkpatrick, who seems to have formed
the impression that all the right, title
and interest in the seat in Congress
from that district is part of his personal
property.
This talk about the Populists adopt
ing Ed Hoch's plan Of having the county
conventions to name State delegates on
the same day is calculated to make the
ordinary Populist tired. In 1894, on the
suggestion of Chairman Breidenthal,
this plan was put in operation in all
but a few counties which had set their
dates beforehand. Mr.. Hoch's plan was
originated by Breidenthal
Here is Col Tomlinson's roster Of Kan
sas gold Democrats: Ed Carroll, Tom
Fenlon, John Harmon, Jack Garrett,
Judge J. Hurd, w. G. Perry, Joe Lowe,
Col. Tom Moonlight, w. Fl. Rossington,
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