The Advocate and news., 1898-06-22
Who the Candidates Are. -


part of the Justices. Justice Allen has
four children.
CONGRESSMAN ]. d. BOTKIN.
Congressman Botkin is a man Of
whom all Kansas Populists are proud.
He is an earnest, able and devoted ad-
vocate Of the principles of the party.
He was originally Republican, after
ward became a third party Prohibition
list, and In 1893 became Populist. He
was a Methodist minister at Yelling
ton at the time and the dissension which
arose when he changed resulted in his
resignation. He moved to Neodesha in
1894 and in the same year was nomi-
mated for Congress. He was defeated,
and spent much of the following two
years in political missionary work. This
work was done faithfully and under the
most disadVantageOus circumstances. In
1896 he was nominated for Congress-
man-at-large. He was elected, having
run ahead Of his ticket. He has made
a good showing in this place. His ef-
forts to secure deserved recognition for
the soldier in the matter of pensions
have been untiring and highly success
full. He takes special satisfaction in la
boring in their interest. His record is
clearly In line with his promises and his
reelection will be followed by the same
devoted service.
SECRETARY OF STATE w. e. BUSH.
Secretary Bush is a New Yorker. He
has lived in the West nearly all his life,
though. After securing q common and
normal school education he became a
teacher. Later he engaged in newspaper
work. In 1873 he came to Kansas, To-
eating at Burr Oak, in Jewell county.
Here he published the Burr Oak Rev.
ellie, which afterwards became the Ad-
Vocate, which was removed by him to
MankatO. He was originally Republi-
can, having cast his first vote for Gar
field. He soon after left the party and
became GreenbaCker. In 1890 he joined
with the Alliance men in the movement
which formed the Peoples party. He
was a delegate to the Cincinnati and ST..
Louis conferences and was quite influ-
ential in the reform movement in north
central Kansas.
He never ran for an office until he be-
came a candidate for the nomination for
Secretary of State in 1896. In the con-
VentiOn he had the honor Of winning
over two as good men as H. NJ Boyd
and Lyman Naugle. Since his term be-
gan he has persistently attended to his
duties and has done his best to be use
full to his constituents. In this he has
succeeded admirably and has won the
confidence Of his associate State officers.
He has a splendid Office force and the
work of the department is done with
out fault. He has a family Of three girls
and two boys.
ATTORNEY GENERAL L. G. BOYLE.
Two years ago, when L. G. Boyle was
named for Attorney General, Fred Van
degrift explained that he went all the
gaits there is." Time has shown this
to be true. Whether fighting the high
salaried attorneys of insurance Compa-
MES or the brilliant counsel for the
stock yards company he has demon
strated his ability to maintain a place
in their class. He is 81 years old, a
graduate Of Ann ArbOr and a young
man who has made place for himself
In this world. AS County Attorney Of
Bourbon county he began to put in
practice his theory that the way to win
in politics was to serve the people to
the full extent of ones ability. He
fully believes in G.. G. Clemens theory
that the people want a public servant to
do something for them. From a boy
with no advantages and little oppOrtu-
nifty for schooling he has by his own
efforts grown to his present position,
where he has won the admiration of
the people of the entire commonwealth.
His next two years in Office will but add
to his already splendid reputation and
make him the foremost lawyer in the
State.
SUPERINTENDENT VIM. STRYKER.
Superintendent Stryker has had as
much hard fighting with corporations as
ouu Ofhor Vnaunha ~ tho nrocnnt admin