The Advocate and news., 1898-06-15

has been elected chairman Of the Miami
county POpulist committee. He Is a
strong, clean, honorable young man,
Charles s. Gleed will make the prinCi
pal address at the dedication Of the
Kansas building at Omaha. Secretary
Coburn will also speak.
John Collins, son Of J. s. Collins, Of
Topeka, who was shot at his home few
weeks ago, has been arrested, charged
with haVin killed his father.
The Garnett AgitatOr lays up his race
for Governor four years ago against
Dave OVermyer and wants somebody
else for Lieutenant Governor.
Webb McNall says that II Mckinley
and the Republican party has raised the
price of wheat he cannot understand
why 1t is allowed to fall again.
Maybe there was no slate at Hutchin-
son but the nomination Of q whole State
ticket was accomplished in record
breaking time If there was not.
Linn county Populists indorsed Gov
ernor Leedy and Justice Allen and In
structed for John w. POore for Con-
gress. Mr.. Poore declined to run.
Harmon Wilson says that Cuba is the
only town in Kansas that did not OBJ
serve Decoration day. and wonders II
the citizens are Spanish sympathiEers.
Sol. L. Long, one of those men one
can always rely on to stand without be-
ing hitched, heads the Elk county dele
CATION to the Populist State convention.
The Topeka council has passed an or
dinance requiring the payment OF q
three months license fee before fire and
bankrupt stocks Of goods may be sold.
Miami County's Democrat delegates
were instructed to vote against any one,
for either State or Congressional NOM
nation, who Is not straight Democrat.
r. L. Wright, Of Emporia, is suggested
by the Marion Times for chairman OF the
POpulist State convention. Editor Kuhn
says that he Is a splendid presiding Off
Ger.
Lincoln county POpulists instructed
for the denomination Of all of the pres
ent State officers. They also demand
the repeal Of the metropolitan police
law.
The harvest in Barton county will be-
gin about the last week In June. Farm
ers will pay about 81 per day for hands
and the season will last about twenty
days.
Nine out of ten of the Republican ed
itols never saw candidate Stanley, yet
every one Of them pictures him as the
greatest man that Kansas has ever pro-
duced.
The Republican Judicial convention
In the Cherokee Montgomery
district will be held July IL. Judge
Skidmore will undoubtedly be renom-
iaated.
Senator PETER says that the only issue
which will be presented In his campaign
Is that OF enforcement Of the prohib-
itory law. He will not discuss any other
question.
The Republican convention refused to
make declaration ON the prohibition
question and then the party papers
abuse the Prohibitionists for putting up
q ticket.
Father Eskridge says that Leland pub
licly declared for Hood and then that
the friends Of Bailey, Leland's protege,
fused with Stanley and cleaned up
everything.
The voter who wants to exchange JUS
tice Allen for w. r. Smith, the HillmOn
attorney, must not have much regard
for the good name Of the highest court
of the State,
Tom Jackson, the Harvey county Rep
resentative, who is an old soldier, was
turned down for young lawyer whose
name probably appears on the payroll
Of some corporation.
The Republican State convention not
only failed to indorse the Morrill, ad-
ministration but confined Its indorse'