The Advocate and news., 1898-04-06

plenty of friends there.
The Wichita Mirror (Rep.) says that
F. d. COburn is trying to play the Jim
Blaine act in Kansas politics, but that
he is not big enough man.
ChautauQua county has given It's dele
CATION to the Republican Congressional
convention to ]. T. Bradley, a local can
didate, who has no earthly show.
Jackson county Republicans adopted
resolutions favoring John Seaton for
Governor. This is probably a bid for
the Atchison delegation for Broderick.
Mrs. David ]. Brewer, wife Of the AS
soclate Justice of the United States Su-
preme court, died at Washington Sunday.
The family home was at Leavenworth.
J. X. Hudson has wired Senator Baker
as follows: Feeding the prisoners Of
Spain, as a war policy, Is exalted ASSN
unity. Free and then feed the Cubans.
Samuel e. Ream, at one time Repub-
lican member of the Legislature from
Jackson county, is under arrest, charged
with stealing whisky from freight de-
pot
Internal Revenue Collector Mike SUIT
ton believes that the collections Of his
department will soon reach a point
which will entitle him to 5000 raise in
salary.
Grant Harrington says that large
number of Republicans would vote for
Ingalls, il he would accept the POpulist
nomination for Congress in the First
district.
The solid home delegation for Frank
Grimes for State Treasurer from his
home county about which his friends
have so much to say, consists Of two
persons.
The Populist judicial convention in
Judge McKay's district will be held at
Pratt, May II. The representation is as
follows: Pratt 6, Kingman 10, Barber g.,
Harper 10.
The bill to pay the claim Of the State
university for $4,000, the amount of
the claim for the burning Of the old
Free State hotel, has been passed by
the Senate.
Topeka colored men have endorsed w.
B. Townsend for State Auditor. They
thing that 1t is time the Republicans
were giving them representation on the
State ticket.
The editor of the Lane County Journal
sets his readers good example by oc-
cupying his spare time in planting trees.
Kansas will never have too many trees
or tree planters.
The Salina Sun (Rep) says that Cal
derhead cannot be reelected If renOm-
mated and that the Republicans should
nominate some one acceptable to the
people of the district.
Considering that he claims that he
don't know anything about the news
paper business, e. j. Westgate Is max
ing a very creditable showing with the
Garden City Sentinel
Montgomery county Republicans don't
seem to be very proud Of Wilson, Of
Cherryvale. If they were the delegation
would not have been unanimously in
structed for Kirkpatrick.
Z. d. George, who Is one Of the popular
young Populists Of north central Kan
sas, has been unanimously selected as
one of the participants in the June de-
bate at the State normal.
A. T. Biggs, Of Lincoln. whose name
has been mentioned for the Populist
nomination for Congress, says that he
is neither actively, passively nor recep-
lively candidate for Congress.
Captain Jack Curtis, Congressman
Charley Curtis father, is dead. He died
at Newkirk, Okla, where he has lived
for two years. Nearly all of his life was
spent in what is now North Topeka.
The Phillips county Populist commit
tee meeting was we'll attended. The
county convention will be held May 25.
Reports showed that there is no abate-
ment of interest in the party welfare.
Stories of sales of postofices by ex-
nnnrrosSyoau KirRnnt rink down I'm the