The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-28
Chester I. Long Says He and
Jerry Have Had 1t
Turn About Since 1892 and
This is His Year.
MEETING AT KINGMAN.
Mr.. Stanley and Ex-COngress-
man Long Speak.
Large Meeting Addressed by Mr..
Stanley at Hutchinson.

Kingman. Oct 2S.-Thursday was a
beautiful day and this city was over
flowing with people from the country
who came to hear w. E. Stanley and
Chester Long discuss the issues OF the
campaign The streets and vacant lots
were occupied with teams, wagons
buggies, carriages, carts and horses un-
der saddles, so great was the crowd
from the country. Looks like the
paImy days of the alliance" said an olo
timer, as he surveyed the VISITORS. II
the opera house here" Mr.. Long saIu,
my troubles first began was nrst
nominated for congress mere III 1o9--
Simpson won then; won in 1894; Slmp-
son in 1896, and it's my turn In 1883.
Kingman contains 1000 people AnlS
is in the short grass country but Ihe
CITY would be creditable to any eastern
Kansas county. Politically the city IS
Republican, and the party controls q
majority OF the county offices, but the
vote of the two parties IS very close,
Leedy carried the county by ABOUT zOO
votes but local complications and an
uprising against the admins tratloh
started by some ex-SuppOrterS Oh LeeuS'
have assumed such proportions that the
local Populists. as one of them Sald TO
the Journal correspondent, will be
lucky if Stanley does not carry Ihe
county. The POpulists will lose heavily,
he continued, "and Simpson Will not
come within 100 votes of carrying IIle
county. There is no fight on Long here,
and the Republicans have first class
county organization, which VIII cut an
important figure at the polls
I'VE may not carry the county, sara
a Republican leader, but We Will cut
Ieedy's vote down at least $50. This
will get him out of the county with a
narrow margin, but the opposition 70
Simpson is such that he viii lose the
county by 100.'
J. E. Ferguson, a nOn-partisan busi-
ness man, presided at the aIterHoQn Le 9I,l
meeting which filed the first floor OF the
opera house. Mr.. Long made the pr1n-
cipal speech, in which he urged the peo-
ple to go to the polls and vote to settle
the questions before the people, not as
particans, but as patriots we nave
in the past selected our candidates. tnen
made up our minds. Now let US make
UP our minds as to the policies we pre-
fer then select our candidates. Ihere
is but one party then TO pc CHOSEN, la anu
that is the Republican party, because
it represents the principles when you
and ] admire most and love best"
Mr.. Long said the new questions pro-
strange bedfellows. He explained that
Bryan, Cleveland and John Sherman
are opposing the expansion policy OF the
government. He said;
Ibid YOU ever believe that Cleveland
and Bryan would get together? Did
you ever imagine that our congressman
and Jerry Simpson would share the
same OpiniOn?"
Ine speaker sd4u IndL iila7.lI - - -
Jerry Simpson changes his mind so ire
ouently and quickly, that it would be
a good plan to keep him at home q
while and then if he grows better and
gets in line, send him to the Philip
pines and there let him preach to the
natives upon the beauties of free
government, which he recommends in
one speech and condemns in another
Mr. Long declared in favor of the re
tentiOn of all territory "cOnsecrated by
the blood of American soldiers and the
American navy"
Mr.. Stanley concluded the meeting
with a brief but enthusiastic speech,
and L E. Lambert addressed the meet
ing last night The visiting candidates
were entertained at the home of Morton
Albaugh. chairman of the Republican
state committee, during their stay in
Kfngman.