The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27

but If 1t were he would not reprint sub
stantially the same thing in his own
paper.
Jim Troutman has publicly reafiirmed
his determination to talk prohibition 1854
days in the year and vote against 1t on
the 365th day.
Barney Sheridan says that Democrats
can vote as they please this year. Bar
neys special dispensatiOn will doubtless
be appreciated.
DIR. s. A. Smith of III Dorado, says
that the Democratic party Is unani-
nous in it's opposition to Barney Sheri-
dams position.
Mr.. Cleveland issued orders to his
Kansas postmasters to keep out of pol
itics. Their successors seem to have or
ders TO stay in.
The Usage City Public Opinion says
that no doubts are expressed or ques-
tions raised with reference to Hender-
son Martins election.
Judge A. M. Jackson, formerly Of
Howard but now of Salt Lake City, was
married to Miss Lydia RoDie, Of Medi-
cine Lodge, last week.
A farmer near Wichita kept $4,000
in notes, mortgages and cash in trunk
in his house. Some one walked off with
the whole lot last week.
How would you like to have some one
go to a drug store and sign your name
to liquor affidavit? Can any more con-
temptible thing be done?
The Beloit Gazette (Rep.) says that
Mayor Charley Fellows, Of Topeka, is
making big grand stand play in the
enforcement Of law matter.
Federal court business in the Kansas
district will be practically suspended for
two or three months which Judge FOs-
ter will spend in Michigan.
Republicans are not blaming Governor
Leedy because Sterling has decided to
have one saloon for every 1000 people,
but they will be pretty soon.
Albert Griffin is editor of the Girard
News, having succeeded General Percy
Daniels Mr.. Griffin Is an able writer
and an experienced journalist.
The Mcpherson Freeman (Rep) says
that a majority Of the rank and file Of
the Republican party in that county Is
getting very tired or the bosses.
The WaKeeney World is running Abe
Ellis for Governor Of the Ladrones. Abe
would be kicking on his own admins
tration before 1t was thirty days old.
Bill May, who was a well-known
northwest Kansas lawyer for years, has
been elected department commander of
the Colorado department Of the G. A. r.
Reports from those who have been
out among the people indicate that the
sentiment is strongly in favor of keep
ing all of the territory acquired by the
war.
It transpires now that Stanley is real
ly going to get down close to the
people. The original understanding was
that he wanted to get down among
them.
Robert Schilling, ex-treasurer Of the
Populist national committee, says that
the Kansas platform is the most distinc-
lively Populistic of any adopted by any
State.
The North Central Kansas Editorial
Association meets at Concordia July 28
and 30. They will go to Omaha and
have regular grand walk around Je-
rusalem.
The list of speakers announced by the
Republican committee does not include
the names of any of the importations
who were in evidence for brief period
in 1896.
The Greeley county Republican can't
understand why Republican papers per-
sist in talking about Marsh MurdoCks
stalwart Republicanism. 1t points out
that he opposed the Mckinley bill, fa-
vOred free silver and was elected as a
delegate to the last Republican national