The Advocate and news., 1898-12-21
CONCERNING KANSAS.
BY ]. MORPHY.

The State house is now llghted Dy an
electric light plant owned and operated
by the State and almost without cost to
the State.
More Topeka people are attending the
Collins trial than will be present at
either the regular or special sessions OF
the Legislature
G. G. Clevenger has been appointed
postmaster at OsawatOmie. The news
paper men seem to be in II in the distri-
button of postofices.
Lucius Walton, a pioneer and former
prominent politician Of Cowley county
died at the Topeka asylum recently he
had been insane eight years.
The Board Of Charities spent most OF
last week letting contracts for supplies
for the coming six months consumption
at the various State institutions.
A corner on western Kansas broom
corn has been made effective. 1t Is stated
by prominent buyer that there are not
ten cars Of broom corn in the East.
Congressman Ridgely's election ex-
pense account is $2,513, which looks like
a pretty big amount, but the other tel-
lows spent far more and forgot to report
much Of It.
Mort Albaugh is now said to have de-
clared that he will take no place under
the new administration. This Is re-
markable position for man who can
have anything he wants.
The present Legislature began its
work when the present State admins
tration was little more than pledge 10
the people. It reassembles and finds that
the promise was fulfilled.
Both of the legislative ties were set
tied by the soldier vote. Dawes (Kep)
won in Leavenworth, getting five soldier
votes, while Marks (Pop) won in Jener-
son with the aid Of one soldier vote.
The State convention Of councilmen
and Mayors at Fort Scott last week in
dorsed city ownership Of public utilities.
This result, it was agreed, was neces-
sary to the welfare Of the cities them
selves and would be very beneficial to
the people
Charley Lobdell will not be member
at this session. His removal to Kansas
City led to the election of a successor for
the unexpired term. T. A. Filson (Rep)
was chosen but he failed Of reelection
at the regular election last fall, D. B.
King (Pop.) having been chosen.
One of the best reasons given for the
belief that a special session is a good
thing is that every corporation organ
in Kansas is very much opposed to 1t.
The two leaders devote two and three
columns of editorial space to arguments
that it cannot be legally assembled.
The Republicans claim that special
session is unconstitutional, but say moth
ing about the constitutionality Of the
counting out of Willets in 1890, the
counting out of Populist members Of the
Legislature in 1892 nor of the organiza-
tion Of a mob to break down the State
house doors in 1898.
The State board of canvassers decided
to canvass the vote Of colOred soldiers at
Santiago, notwithstanding that the re-
turns had been irregularly made. The
law provides that the returns shall be
made by mail, but they were brought
back by Rev. Olden, the messenger ap-
pointed to take the ballots to them. The
protest was made by Judge G. L. Bond,
Of Salina, representing Miss Mabel Mar
lin, the fusion nominee for County Su-
perintendent, who was elected by five
votes but who loses by two votes after
the seven Republican votes of colored
soldiers are counted. Ter attorneys find
one name on the poll book which is not
on the muster roll and the person named
is not known at Salina at all. They also
find two names of men whose ages as
given on the muster roll are such as to
make them too young to vote. If these
votes are thrown out then she would be
elected by one vote.
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