The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07

the Leader-Courier and the chairman OF
the Republican State central committee
accord to our volunteer soldiers and Of
hcers the Endorsement of patriotic cit
liens and that they refrain from their
copperheadism for campaign purposes"
Rice county fusionists will vote for the
following ticket: Representative, w.
M. Kenton; County Attorney, ]. c. John
ston; Probate Judge, A. Taggart; Dis
trict Clerk, George Six; Superintendent,
j. j. Caldwell; Commissioner, F. H.
Lambertson.
The Populists OF Riley county have
named the following candidates.: Rep
resentative, Fred Clifford; Probate
Judge, John Kay; District Clerk, Arthur
Haulenbeck; Attorney, ]. M. Wood; su-
perintendent, L. S. FRY; Commissioner,
Louis Kunze.
In Rocks county the Populists have
named the following ticket: Representa-
tive, E. E. Smith; District Clerk, J. E.
Watts; County Attorney, |. H. Kerr;
Probate Judge, H. G. Bessey; Superin-
tendent, b. G. Ganoung; Commissioner,
J. F. Miller.
ID. w. Finney was turned down for re-
nomination for representative from
Woodson county. He was one of the
leaders Of the Republican side in 1897
and he never missed an opportunity to
hinder the passage of the good laws sup
ported by POpulists.
Elk county Populists are supporting
the following ticket: Representative,
Samuel Clogston; Probate Judge, Henry
M. Nichols; County Attorney, G. w. Bar
rows; superintendent, Edwin Nelson;
Clerk Of the District Court, ]. P. Holmes;
Commissioner, Christian Bern.
According to Attorney General Boyle
County Superintendent cannot teach
school while in Office. Dave Leahy thinks
that some law should be resurrected pro-
hibiting the election of man who can't
teach school to the Office Of State Super
intendent.
The liquor sales made by Topeka
druggists in August number 6,4S4. In
June the sales numbered 1,548 and in
July 4,914. These figures would tend to
show that even during Republican ad-
ministration Of police affairs the con-
sumption of liquor was rapidly increas-
ing.
Senator Harris son, Craig, is very sick
with typhoid fever at the camp at Mon
tauk Point He enlisted at Washington
in the District of Columbia regiment and
served through the Santiago campaign.
He won a place as sergeant on his mer-
its and escaped without wound but Is
now racked with fever.
I,a A,.,k
Kansas passed through Kansas City last
Friday. They were just out Of the di-
vision hospital at which the force was
so inadequate that they were very poorly
cared for. The Sisters of Charity did
more good, they said, than all Of the
governments hospital force.
According to Mr.. Stanley it is unrea-
sonable for the people to give Webb
McNall credit for doing his plain duty.
To the average Republican it is terri
BILE offence to invade a public Office and
there and then with premeditated intent
honestly and efficiently perform the du-
ties attaching to such position.
Mr.. Stanley's speech was written days
in advance. 1t sounded like Bill Morgan
had written it or else that the Hutchin-
son News is his political text book. Any
thing he said must have been premedi-
tated, for the speech was in the hands of
certain Republican newspapers twenty
four hours before it was delivered.
Johnson county Republicans nominat-
ed every candidate from the First ward
of the city of Olathe. Even the county
chairman was included. Whether no
other precinct has men Of ability or
whether the Republican strength Of that
county is confined to this one precinct
is a matter which is still in doubt.
1t would be hard blow to Kansas
Populists if President Mckinley would
resurrect Cleveland's order prohibiting
government employees from making too
much noise in the campaign. That would