The Advocate and news., 1898-08-24

a heavy tax for school purposes.
That Larned correspondent who had
several sections of land disappearing
into bOttomless lake now has a young
lady who is herding sheep and watching
them from seat on board laid across
the telegraph wires along the Santa Fe
line.
W. G. Webb, of Parsons, has gone
back to the Republican party, although
he frankly admits that he is opposed to
national banks, high protection and the
gold standard. He is going to vote for
Stanley because "he Is such a nice
man."
Republican newspapers and speakers
are saying nothing whatever about the
text book law. A little more than a
year Of the operation of this law has
developed a unanimous sentiment in its
favor, and no political party dare re-
peal it.
It will require about All such letters
as d. o. McCTay wrote to d. r. Anthony
to complete an Introductory chapter to
a history of corruption in Republican
politics in Kansas which McCray might
write without relying upon outside in
formation.
V. II. Grinstead, who was once Dis
trict Judge of the Rush county district,
and who was defeated for the same
place last year, is the Republican nomi-
nee for County Attorney of Pawnee
county this year. This is another case
OF grave robbery.
The list of Democratic speakers so
far announced is as follows: David
Overmyer, John Martin, j. G.. Johnson,
H. G. Solomon, q. e. Murphy, John H.
Atwood, w. S. Glass, s. B. AmidOn,
Charles BuCher, Claude Duval j. Mack
Love and w. F. Sapp.
Reports from Wichita indicate that
Mr.. Stanley will lose heavily in his own
town. The liquor men are inclined to
oppose him because they are unable to
determine whether he is against them
or for them, and the prohibitionists oc-
cupy the same position.
The Hutchinson News thinks that the
organization Of companies to boom
Cuban real estate indicates that the
troubles of that poor island have just
begun. When the county seat fights
begin the Cubans will unanimously
agree with this opinion.
Dave Leahy says that four Of Mr..
Stanley's leading supporters called a
prominent POpulist into a Union avenue
saloon in Kansas City and offered him
a place as Railroad Commissioner If he
would write a letter deserting and de-
nouncing Governor Leedy.
The Republicans Of Mcpherson coun-
ty have tried to get Representative Eli
Williams to renOunce his POpulistic
views on the money question. He re-
fused to do so, and the party leaders are
going to punish him for his action by
refusing to renominate him.
In Ford county the anti-Republican
forces are harmoniOusly united ON a
local ticket The candidates are: Rep
resentative, d. Swinehart; District
Clerk, T. e. French; County Attorney,
F. j. Oyler; Probate Judge, W. N. Har-
per; Superintendent, r. B. Heron.
Congressman Vincent cast his first
vote for Peter Cooper, and has voted
with the reform forces ever since. A
paper in his district alleges that he is
in politics for Office. Fifteen years as
reformer prior to 1890 ought to guaran-
tee man immunity from such charges.
Wilson county Populists have nOmi-
mated Stephen Canty for Representa-
tive in place of Clark Davis, who went
to the Klondike. All of the present Of
flcers were renominated. No nomina-
tion for Probate Judge was made, the
place being left open for the Democrats.
Out in Sheridan county the Populists
have chosen the following nominees:
S. G. Hopkins, Representative; Lyman
Taylor Superintendent; H. Thompson,
Clerk of the District Court; John Hedge,
County Attorney; T. B. Brewster, Pro-
bate Judge; j. Rickley, Commissioner
Third district.
Perkins, Of the Manhattan National