The Advocate and news., 1898-11-23
Wichita Beacon: L,
ABOUT
KANSAS.
can have one consolation

Ex-Warden Case, of MankatO, wants
his old job again.
The vote on Superintendent was tie
in Kearny county.
Hutchinson sold 5000 barrels Of -four
to Boston recently.
The Populists elected District Clerk
only in Kiowa county.
Thomas county Populists got every
thing but Commissioner.
Sherman county fusionists elected
County Attorney and Commissioner.
"Pay your election BETS" says Dave
Leahy, "and remember that is is wicked
to lose"
The Republicans got Superintendent,
District Clerk and Commissioner in
Kingman county.
Russell county Populists saved County
Attorney and came very near to secur-
ing Superintendent.
The fusionists elected the entire
county ticket in Sedgwick county except
one Representative.
Dave Leahy says that it is gratifying
to note that Pennsylvania has ten times
less sense than Kansas.
s. G.. Hopkins, who deserved better,
was defeated for Representative In Sher-
idan county by two votes.
Fred Vandegrift wishes there had been
a phonograph around when P. P. Elder
read the election returns.
The Populist candidate for County At
torney in Woodson county was elected
but the others were defeated.
The Hutchinson News thinks that
Leedy did well to issue his Thanksgiving
proclamation before election.
Cowley county fusionists elected Pro-
bate Judge, Superintendent, District
Clerk and one Representative.
With the exception Of Representative
and Commissioner, the fusionists elected
everything in Greenwood county.
Lane county gave the Republican State
ticket majority but elected every Pop
ulist candidate except County Attorney.
M. M. Haskins was elected as Repre-
sentative in the Seventh district in Mar
shall county. All Of the other fusionists
were defeated.
Medicine Lodge Index: AS long as the
Populists keep fighting among them
selves they might as well hang up their
fiddle and let the Republicans walk In.
Sam Amidon led the ticket in Sedg-
wick county with majority OF 1,l49.
AS Stanley had small majority, this
gives Amidon a highly complimentary
vote.
I.B. Wilcox, the new fusion Represen-
tative from Atchison county, was part
ner of Jay Gould's in an early day in the
freighting business. He is wealthy and
is strong man.
Pratt Union (Pop): Hereafter boys we
should force the fight. A rough rider
campaign that gets all our men into the
charge on the polls is what wins. Let us
all remember the lesson.
The demand for information relative
to appointive positions and the salaries
attached are becoming so numerous that
Secretary of State Bush is tempted to
issue new edition of the blue book.
The Wichita Beacon makes the point
that the election returns don't indicate
that the people disapprove Of legislation
which was enacted but rather that they
approve that which was not adopted.
The city of Marion gave Henderson
Martin majority Of seventeen for Con-
gress. The Republican State ticket had
a majority of 1876, which leads to the
impression that Martin stands well at
home.
Wichita Beacon: Mr.. Stanley has been
a Biblical student all his life, but he will
not know the meaning Of the Greek word
"sheop until after he makes the ap-
pointment of coil oil inspector in Jan"
uary.
Wichita Beacon: John Breidenthal
will be the next Populist nominee for
Governor and Boyle will be sent to the
Senate to succeed Lucien Baker. II not