Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-08-18
THE COUNTY TICKET.

The ticket put In nomination at the
auditorium last Thursday Is as good as
any ever nominated by the peoples
party In this county. 1t 10 composed
OF good, able, representative men who
If elected, will serve the county well
and reflect credit to the parties which
elected them.
The ticket is headed by that well
known war horse of the peoples party,
who was elected two years ago with
nearly 300 majority, Fay Smith. Fay
is so well known to every citizen Of
Reno county that he needs no intro
duction or encomium. Having been
twice elected sheriff several years ago,
and had much public experience since,
he stands before the people on his own
footing Of a record which has made a
multitude of friends and no enemies, a
NEST remarkable thing for public
man. We predict for Fay that his
friends of two years ago will be his
friends this year, and that he will be
returned as faithful servant.
Willis b. Vincent, the candidate for
county attorney, Is yet a young man
in his prime. He came to Reno county
in 1883 from the State of Iowa where
he was born and where for eight years
he had been engaged in school teach
ing and attending school, teaching his
first term at seventeen years OF age.
He spent his second college yeaC ut the
state University at Lawrence. He
studied law In Hutchinson and was
admitted to the bar by Judge HOuk
and Immediately formed partner
ship with II. A. Campbell who was
then county attorney. He practlced
law, with unusual success, about five
years when lead and zinc mining in
the southeast rart Of the State at
tracted his attention and his sayings
from that source have been invested
in Reno county, He now resides with
his wife and two Sous in Clay town
ship, about three miles from this city.
Mr. Vincent was reared republican
but early perceived the economic
soundness of the doctrine of free coin
age Of silver, and when his party de-
clared for the gold standard he de-
clared without hesitation for Bryan.
He now believes in no half way policy
but in a campaign aggressive and hot
and will do his part to make 1t so,
Fred Thorp, who was nominated for
probate judge, is also young man Of
about thirty-hve or forty years Of age
and resident of Haven township,
He is Of German parentage, and has a
fine classical education. He has also
legal education which is valuable,
and perhaps should be an indispens-
able requirement for the office. Mr..
Ihorp has quite a wide experience In
affairs, having been employed at one
time in newspaper work in this city
and at another time in Haven.
We need take no thought how to
speak commercially Of Professor Dra-
per without stretching the truth. Mr..
Draper is u model man for the place.
He is citizen OF Sylvia township, and
has taught several terms as principal
Of the Sylvia schools. The Sylvia cit
izen, who made his nominating speech,
stated that he had been connected
with the educational interests of Reno
county, boy and man, for twenty
years. 1t 50 happens that we have per-
sonal knowledge of some of his school
work. In town Of some eight hun
dred in an adjoining county, after the
school had become demoralized and
unmanagable, he was employed to fill
out the term. After taking charge,
there was no friction anywhere and he