Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14
The Republican Candidates.
W. J. BAILEY.

". J. BAILEY.
W. J. Bailey, nominee for congress-
man-at-large, is a native Of Illinois,
and is 80 years old. He came to Kan
sas about ID years ago and engaged
in farming, having been raised on
farm. lie has been unusually sue
cessful and now owns one Of the finest
farms and ranches in Northeast Kan
sas. He carries from $40 to 1000
head Of cattle all the year round.
The town OF Baileyyille, adjoining MIR.
Bailey's ranch in Nemaha county, Is
named after Mr.. Bailey. He was
member Of the Kansas legislature in
1889 and in 1891 he was elected presi.
dent of the Republican league. Those
are the only offices he has ever held
under his party. The friends Of Con-
gresham Charles Curtis gave Mr..
Bailey an enthusiastic support in re-
turn for the assistance Mr.. Bailey
gave Mr.. Curtis in the Horton con.
gressional convention.
WILLIAM X. SMITH.
William r. Smith, the nominee for
associate justice Of the supreme court,
was born in Illinois and is 40 years
old. He came to Kansas with his
father in 1854, locating on farm in
Jefferson county. He graduated from
Kenyon College, Ohio, in 1872, and
from Ann Arbor law school in 1874.
He began the practice Of law at Atch-
ison, removing to Kansas City, Kas.,
in 1892. The only position he has
ever held is that Of city attorney Of
Atchison. He has fine law practice
aud is regarded by the lawyers as one
Of the strongest men in the State. He
makes good speech.
HARRY E. RICHTER.
H. E. Richter, the nominee for lieu
tenent governor, is 81 old and is a |
native Of Ohio. He is the only old
soldier on the ticket, having served
three years in the Indiana regiment
known as "Hovey's Babies" Mr..
Richter came to Kansas soon after the
war, locating in Morris county. He
was sheriff four years and was en-.
gagged in the drug business at Coun-
ell Grove quite while. He was in
The house Of representatives one term
md in the state senate one term. He
$ still a resident Of Council Grove,
out makes headquarters at Topeka
IS state agent Of the Connecticut Mu-
ual Life Insurance company.
GEORGE A. CLARK,
George A. Clark, the nominee for
ecretary Of state, is the editor Of the
Junction City Republican. He is a
lative Of Mexico, No., and was born
2 years ago, in the year that the Re-
publican party was born. He came
o Topeka in 1878, and was telegraph
ditor and foreman Of the Common
wealth.
He organized the Topeka Typo
,raphical union, OF which he is still
n honorary member. Mr.. Clark
vent to Junction City fifteen years
nd bought the Republican, which he
ow owns.
Mr.. Clark has been a member of
he Republican state committee sew
raj years, and was secretary Of the
tate board of charities.
GEORGE E. COLE.
George E. Cole, nominated for
tate auditor, was born on a farm in
Vinnebago county, ILL.,, in 1855.
Dung Cole drove team from Illinois
} Kansas in 1865, when the family
loved to Crawford county. He grad :
ated from Crawford Commercial
ollege at Fort Scott in 1877. In !
lat year was engaged in mercantile !,
usiness at Pennington. He in 1883 V
as elected clerk OF Crawford county,
irving four years. Four years ago A
g was elected state auditor and
rived the people SO faithfully and +
ell that there was an almost uni
ersal demand for his denomination. :,
9 saved the people many thousands
'llars during his first term.
A. A. GODDARD.
Golcvl ,or,,oaa fov NJ