The Advocate and news., 1898-05-18

He feels worse over the affair than the
Spamiards do over the loss OF the Ma
Mia feet Good dogs are scarce and their
number should not be lessened.
Barton county POpulists passed the fol-
lowing resolution: I'VE appreciate the
untirlng efforts of State Superintendent
Stryker to make the school system of
Kansas one of the best in the Union, and
commend him for his economic manner
of handling the State school fund of Kan
sas"
Finney county Republicans adopted a
weak war resolution. John Speer, the
veteran journalist, tried to amend it and
add some strength to it but the dele
gates sat on him. The advocates OF the
original resolution said that there were
many Republicans who doubted whether
MCKinley's course was the beat.
There are a lot of fellows over the
State who have organized volunteer
companies under a promise to the boys
that they would be accepted They now
assert that the Governor dsregarded his
promise. AS a matter Of fact no such
assurances were given any one except
the regularly recruited companies.
DR.. Russell and others, who are lectur-
Ing through the State on the temperance
question, are frequently met with those
who insist that they should reform Ohio
and other whisky States in which they
live before taking hand in Kansas af-
fairs. Their home States may be such
hopeless cases that it is no use to labor
there.
Butler county POpulists Endorsed Gov
ernOr Leedy's administration. The dele
gates are J. ID. Joseph, W. f.. Benson, j.
G. Henry ]. M. Brown, j. H. Leonard,
Il. L. YOhe, d. e. COrbin, Lafe Knowles,
Geo. F. Fullinwlder, F. P. Gillespie, John
Maxwell and w. Fl. Cady. The Congress
siohal delegates are believed to be for
Madden.
Instructions were given against Taylor
Riddle for State chairman by Kingman
POpulists. A resolution was also adopted
faVOrihg the abolition of the veto power
and the metropolitan police. Division of
Stale officers with the Democrats was
also opposed. With the exception above
noted the State delegates are unin-
structed.
Miller, the Republican nominee for
Congress in the Fourth has a well-de
veloped appetite for office. He has been
trying to go to Congress since 1888 but
somebody else always got the nOmina
tiOn. II 1t takes as long to win an cleo
tiOn as he has consumed in getting the
nomination he will not be answering
to roll call until 1908.
Shawnee county Republicans have
abolished the primary system. The pre-
text is that voters who are not Repub
leans always manage to vote. The facts
are that it is not possible to carry out
the agreement made with Leland at HOr
ton without returning to the delegate
system. Boss rule and the delegate sys-
TEN go hand in hand.
Rush county Democrats reaffirm the
Chicago platform, condemn the last
Legislature for not passing a maximum
freight bill. indOrse Representatives Fair
child Weilep and Hackney for standing
for that bill, cenSure those elected by
Populist and Democrat votes who voted
against it, declare against the pass sys-
TEN and roast corporation lobbyists.
In the Second district Republican con-
VentiOn the chairman Of the Franklin
delegation announced nine votes for
BOwersock on the next to the last bal
lot. The vote was challenged and on a
roll call the only Franklin delegate who
voted for BowersOck was the chairman
himself He was evidently trying to de-
liver the delegates before they had been
seen, as all of them lined up on the next
ballot.
Geo. Harman, of the OskalOOsa Times,
got up a splendid historical supplement,
in the preparation of which he carefully
complied with every provision of the pos
tai law, but the postmaster, who is also
Republican editor, refused to allow him
to circulate 1t as second class matter.
This same editor frequently issues sup
plemeIts which do not even bear the