The Advocate and news., 1898-08-17

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Billy Morgan says that the patriotic
citizen who did not go to war will vote
for Mckinley Congressman, which car
ries with it an intimation that those who
did go will vote the other way.
Dan Anthony defends the army can
teen. He says that the men will have
beer and that it Is better for them to
ger 1t under military restrictions than
to buy 1t outside in worse places.
The Lawrence World (Rep.) says that
Kansas is all right this year. 1t may
rest assured that when the election re-
turns are in that it will appear that the
people are going to keep 1t that way.
Placing the Kirby Bank, at Abilene,
in the hands of a receiver resulted in
some good. About $4,000 worth Of
property was discovered which had not
previously been reported to the assessor.
Ex-United States Marshal Dick
Walker is at the head Of a land and col
onization company which has been char
tered under the laws Of Kansas to run
excursions to and colonize Cuba and
Porto Rico.
Marion Watson, the talented chief
musician Of the TWenty-first Kansas,
has been again nominated for the Legis-
lature. He was the silver nominee two
years ago but was defeated by a very
small majority.
Governor Leedy made a mistake when
he sold his home some years ago to
raise money to pay his debts. He should
have held on to 1t and taken advantage
Of the bankruptcy law, as many Repub-
licans are doing.
Senator Harris is very much in favor
OF the government constructing ship
canal across the Isthmus of Panama.
He has been over the ground and re-
CARDS the proposition as not only feas-
ible but necessary and advisable.
Billy Morgan has broken out In an
"Oh, be joyful" strain again because the
Herington municipal light plant is re-
ported to be failure, neCessitating its
closing. 1t would be remarkable IL fail
ure would not result occasionally.
A meeting OF the judicial central COM
mittee Of the Doniphan-N Nemaha-B Brown
district is proposed to consider the mat
ter of the regularity Of w. |. Stuart's
nomination. Nemaha delegates are max
ing the demand for the meeting.
A Dodge City Republican wants to
annex the Philippines, give an island to
each of the different kind of reformers
which Kansas has and let them be con-
yerted into experiment stations to dem
Onstrate the value Of their theories.
The Seventh District Republican Edi-
torial Association will enjoy an excur-
sion over the Santa Re to Denver this
fall. The party leaves Hutchinson Sep
tember 3 and will attend the meeting
Of the National Editorial Association.
w. w. Price, the First District Popu-
list nominee, Indignantly denies the
foolish Republican story that he was
shelved at Valley Falls, and adds that
it was on his motion and request that
Congressman Botkin spoke in his place.
Nine of the Nemaha delegates have
signed a statement that they did not
authorize any of their delegates to re-
turn to the judicial convention and that
the action of Stewart and Pohl was
taken without their knowledge and con-
sent.
Nearly every Dolter who Is being re-
ceived into the Republican party this
year is briefless lawyer who has an
eye to business and is avalling himself
of free advertising opportunities. The
bolter gets the long end Of the divi-
dends.
Fred Vandegrift says that Pete Yount,
of Arkansas City, thinks that he was
not given his sheer and will vote
against Leedy. He thinks a great many
other fellows are against Leedy for the
same reason, and the question now is,
How many?
Republican papers announce that J. B.
Gibbs will stump the State for Stanley.
He is the Kansas City colored man who
told the Abilene State convention that
if he was nominated for Auditor no one
should rob the treasury unless thew were