The Advocate and news., 1898-08-10

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The talk about John Madden pOuting
and acting in sulking way is foolish.
Irish blood don't affect a man that way.
II he is not for the ticket, he will be
openly against it.
The Santa Fe don't like to have the
Western Union Telegraph Company re-
QuiTG it to put revenue stamps on its
messages and it has gone to the Federal
court to get relief.
According to Col Tomlinson, one w.
e. Stanley, of Wichita, is the Democrat
nominee for Governor. That name
sounds familiar, but when did he be-
come Democrat?
Grant Harrington wants to know who
this Senator Baker is who is going into
the Republican campaign. He was Sen
atoI from LeavenWOrth until he collided
with Greeley Jumper.
State Superintendent Stryker reports
smaller attendance than usual at county
nOrmals, which tends to indicate to him
that teachers are quitting the business
because Of small pay
The Minneapolis Better Way says that
Republican candidates who are stand
ing squarely on the platform will find
that they are on the light end Of the
teeter board before long.
The degree Of Hon. has been confer
red on Joe Lowe and Barney Sheridan
by Republican papers. Whoop Tomlin-
son is on the probation list and is likely
to be hOnOred this week.
The Wichita Star asks for names of
Republicans who will not support Long
this year, having done so two years ago;
and the Lyons Republican replies by
saying, "Use the poll lists
A special to the Atchison Champion
(Rep.) from a leading Republican says
that Stuart, Leland's judicial nominee,
will be beaten in Brown and Nemaha
counties by 1000 majority.
Topeka's fire department has the rec
ord in preventing losses by fire. The
city had less losses in proportion to it's
size than any similar or larger city in
the United States last year.
The Chetopa Advance (Rep.) says that
Clark, the Republican candidate for
County Attorney in Labette county, is
bankrupt in morals and unworthy the
support of any decent citizen.
The latest Republican convert is fell
low by the name of Mcintyre, at Arkan-
sas City, who was once a Democrat but
who left the party and went to the Re-
publiCans about ten years ago.
The Miami county Democrat cOnven-
tion voted to fuse with the Populists,
indorsed the State conventions work
and the Chicago platform. Barney Sher-
idan either laid down or was run over.
No wonder Webb McNall says that
"the heft of what the writer's on the
Kansas City Journal know is not So"
That paper actually pretends to pick
flaws in Attorney General Boyle's rec
ord
A Sedgwick county man is having
trouble with an Eastern money lOaner
because he won't accept payment of
mortgage. He claims that the holder is
trying to compel him to extend it for
five years.
The absolute lack of campaign thunder
on the part of the Republicans is shown
by the vagrant story that John Breiden-
thai predicts majority of 10000 for
Stanley. Of course, John predicts moth
ing Of the sort.
w. G. Hoffer tells the Topeka Capital
that he will stay in the Sixth district
Congressional race until election. AS
has previously been stated in these COL
umns, that will suit Populists better
than Republicans.
Dick Blue will leave Kansas and To-
cate at Vinita, Indian Territory. The
Populists never had any use for him and
the Republicans have repudiated him.
SO there seems to be nothing else for
him to do but move.
Phillips county Republicans have
nominated Gilman Carl for Representa-
tive. He has shown marked ability in
changing his politics, having been in
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