The Advocate and news., 1898-05-04
Minneapolis Better Wa


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NANSAS' COburn doesn't know Cy
Leland by sight, but 1t Is pretty evident
that he will have to "see" him before he
will stand any show for nomination for
Governor.
Lane County Journal (POp.): We have
been In western Kansas twelve years and
wouldn't say for certain, but honestly
believe that Billy Edwards has been a
candidate for something every year.
Topeka Capital, November, 1897: If
Porter. Cook Is elected Sheriff the joint
list will be driven back across the Mis-
souri, line. Topeka Capital, April, 1898:
Elegantly furnished and SNOWY saloons
are springing up all over the city.
Medicine Lodge Index (Pop.): On ac-
count Of police troubles, the POpulist
Flambeau Club Of Topeka Is making
fight on the denomination Of Governor
Leedy. The metropolitan police law Is
curse to the State and should have
never been enacted.
Kansas City Times: Cy Leland made
a strong fight to secure the next Grand
Army encampment for Topeka. Leland's
fusion with Topeka at Horton seems to
be bearing good fruit so far as the latter
Is concerned. The Hutchinson cOnVen-
tiOn will prove whether 1t bears good
fruit for Leland.
Scott City News-LeVer (Pop.): No,
Jerry Simpson didn't vote as Hanna or
Reed dictated to others. Jerry is not
In favor of Cubans, when free, to pay
the Spanish bonds, even though Wall
street owns a portion of them. Neither
are Senators Foraker, Mason and other
Republican Senators and Congressman.
Eureka Union (Pop): Public officers
who want another term should keep their
records so clean Of all scandal that they
can invite attention to any and every
part OF their public or Official conduct.
It takes much more evidence to convict
criminal In court than 1t does to mar
public mans reputation to the extent OF
many thousands OF votes In great State.
Cottonwood Falls Leader (POp.): II
Mr.. Madden persists in remaining a can
didate before the convention, Chase
county will no doubt cast her solid vote
for T. H. GTisham. II we Populists pro-
pose to hog everything in sight what In
ducement is 1t to the Democrats to help
us. If our hoggishness results in the
Democrats putting their own ticket in the
field Populist success may go glimmering.
I1eaVemworth Times (Rep.): We trust
there is no foundation for the fear ex-
pressed in some quarters that Governor
Leedy, I'm appointing regimental officers
for the volunteer troops OF Kansas, will
exercise partisan favOritism or seek pO-
litical advantage. Certainly the appoint
ment of Fred Funston to be colonel OF
the First regiment does not give cOunte-
nance to that fear. 1t was the best that
could have been made.
Kansas City Star: s. r. Peters spares
little time from his iudgeship boom to
block Governor Leedy's scheme to enltst
three non-paMisan regiments. Perhaps
Mr.. Peters would like to step In and
name the reglmental officers, too. So
far Leedy has made no mistakes In his
military movements, and at the risk OF
turning down few ambitious militia
men it would be good scheme TO let
him go ahead In his well-dOing.
Pratt Union (Pop.): Why is 1t that, In
the affairs of government, when persons
have been appointed to lucrative posi-
tions, as soon as better places present
themselves the power behind the throne
cannot go beyond this little crowd and
distribute the plums, but must keep pill
ing up the shekels in the laps Of the few?
Pratt county has twenty-five old soldiers
who would make splendid officers in the
army. 1t would be good for Gov. Leedy
to cast his eye this way.
Kansas City Times: The St.Francis
Eagle says that Associate Justice Allen
of the Supreme court has outllved his
usefulness and ought to be replaced on
the State ticket by some other Populfst.
Regardless Of the political future OF JUS
tice Allen, 1t is but right 20 say OF him
that he has not only not Outlived his
usefulness, but that he Is one OF the