Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-04-21

ors been pocketing dead mems money
Under the law insurance companies
are required to take out license for
both the accident and life departments
it both are maintained. This the
Travellers Insurance Company has
not done and Superintendent McNslps
clerks have figured that the company
owes the state $l4,5O1 on this account
1t the amount is not paid he will
bring suit TO recover it.
Superintendent McNall proposes to
enforce his demand for statement
OF the amount Of money paid out by
insurance companies for influencing
LEGISLATOR. He says that he ia conf
dent that much money is so paid aud
that policy holders have a right to
know il.
Buchan will be nominated for con.
gress, says the Kansas City Gazette,
it Jack Harris don't sell out to Bow
ersock. If he does sell out il will b..
come part Of the history of Kansas
and the record Of the republican
party, which the Fort Scott Monitor
says are lnsepsrable.
A voter whose right to participate
in the republican primaries at Hor.
ton, explained that he was "reput-
lican democrat" and the Commercial
suggests that he evidently trots in
Barney Sheridan's class.
The fret district republican con.
vention was completely dominated by
the bosses. The fact was so evident
to all acquainted with the history Of
the convention that the Kansas CITY
journal, which Is the law and gospel
to most Kansas republicans, admits IL
and gives all Of the details. II says:
There is one feature Of the coHyen-
ton that 10 worthy Of special mention
and that is the determination dis.
PLAYED by the majority not to vote
the way they wanted to. They are
staying here at the expense Of 50 or
$S each for the purpose Of being per.
mitted occasionally to announce the
vote Of their delegation. So far as
actual manipulatlons are concerned,
they are like 30 many wooden meD.
The convention iS being manipulated
by less than a dozen men, and what
they do seems to be satisfactory to
the delegates, For instance, In Atch-
lson county, all Of the delegates have
given it out repeatedly that they are
for Broderick, yet, after over 600
ballots have been taken, they dare
not go to BrodeTick for fear OF en-
gendering the wrath Of Jim Chisham
who is said 10 own the delegation
body and soul and who is declared to
be handling it for the sole pupose Of
landing the Atchison postofiice. Cap.
tain seatoD, candidate for governor,
and O D. Walker, the local candidate
for Congress, cannot handle il all,
neither can Broderick, even though
it is for him. In Doniphan county
the delegates do whatever Leland
ssye. Nemaha delegates don't do
any thinking whatever. They let
Bailey do it for them. All they do is
vote. But Brown county out.r ranks
even Atchison. There are four dele
gates there that have pledged them
selves to Curtis and who fought Bailey
during the primary campaign. Yet
they are afraid to drop Bailey and 20
for the man that their neiRhbors all
expected them to vote for when they
were elected delegates. Ia Lsaven-
worth, two delegates, one of whom is
young Dan Anthony, have threatened
from he very first 10 vote for Curtis,
bat have not mustered up enough
courage to break away. That LeAv-
enwoFth postofice stands between
Anthony and bis conscience. So far
as the great body Of delegates are
concerned, they might as well go
home and finish blowing. TIE lead.
ers and not the delegates will termi-
nate this fight OF course Broderick
and Curtis will be consulted" e
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