The Advocate and news., 1898-08-31

eryS refusal TO deny the appllCaClon Tor
change Of venue was the beginning Of
Lelands fight against him.
Decatur Populists nominated the fol-
lowing ticket: Representative, Frank
Reeder; Clerk of the Court, John Shields;
Attorney, w. S. Langmade; Probate
Judge VIM. Redman; Superintendent,
l. X. Huber; Commissioner, Fred Brem-
er.
James Larimer, Secretary of the State
Republican League, has resigned. He
has spent nearly a year getting back
money which he advanced to the de-
funct concern, and having done so he
wants to get out before he gets his foot
in it again.
The Kansas City Journal talks about
Populists being failures, charlatans and
financial montebanks. Will the Journal
kindly publish statement Of the politics
of the individuals in Kansas who have
availed themselves of the new bank
ruptcy law?
In Jefferson county the Populists will
vote the following ticket: Representa-
tive, w. F. Marks; County Attorney,
Marsh Gebhart; Probate Judge, Samuel
Moore; District Clerk, H. J. Butler; Su-
perintendent, A. E. Spence; Commits
sioner, |. d. Hines.
Saline county Populists have nominat-
ed the following ticket Probate Judge
]. T. Hammer; Representative, Taylor
Miller; County Attorney, G. A. Hitler;
District Clerk, Ralph Anderson; County
Superintendent Mabel Marlin; Commits
sioner, John Burke.
DR.. Daugherty has been nominated for
Representative in Geary county by the
fusion forces. He served in the Duns-
more house in 1893. The other nominees
are: Attorney, John T. Dixon; Superin-
tendent, A. B. st. Clair; Clerk of the
Court, John H. King.
John ]. Ingalls, will speak for Candi-
dates Stanley and Bailey in the cam
paign, but not under the direction Of the
Republican State committee. Leland
didn't want him to speak at all, but
Stanley and Bailey are afraid to decline
to accept his services.
Several Republican papers assume
that Congressman Botkin is a dema-
gogue because other Republican papers
say that he is trying to get his Prohi
bition opponent to withdraw. One trou-
bic with the story Is that the last-named
papers don't tell the truth.
The Concordia Empire (Rep.) sets up
howl about the school text book law
which sounds familiar. All Of the Re-
publican editors with any measure of
good sense have stopped Criticising that
law, but the Empire never fails to be
away behind the procession.
Up in Smith county the following
ticket will be elected by about 600 ma
jority over the Republicans: Represen-
tative, D. P. McLaren; Superintendent,
A. H. Poppen; Clerk District Court, s.
L. Amis; County Attorney, d. M. Reli-
han; Probate Judge, G. S. Aldrich.
Jackson county Populists have named
q strong ticket. The nominees are: Pro-
bate Judge, J. T. Price; Clerk Of the
Court, G. M. Sewer; Attorney, ]. H. Kel-
Ter; Superintendent, ]. D. Bender; Rep
resentatives, A. Monroe and John l.. Rip
petoe. The latter was in the Dunsmore
house.
The city of Herington has been trying
to operate an electric light plant at too
low rates, and Republican papers an
nounced that the city was going to give
up the plan because it was failure.
AS a matter of fact the council has SIM
ply raised the rates to a remunerative
basis.
Pottawatomie Populists and Demo-
Gratis are harmoniously fighting for the
following ticket: Representative, A.
Urbansky; Commissioner, Reece Dixie;
County Attorney, Charles W. Skene;
Superintendent, Archie Toothaker;
Clerk of the Court, w. S. Anderson;
Probate Judge, M. Hasty.
Judge Mckay is getting the usual job
lot of abuse from Republican sheets this
year. He has made such record that
all they can do is to charge that he has
been contented with his salary and that