The Advocate and news., 1898-04-06

tee proposes TO get out of the way and
give him an unobstructed field.
The Salina Republican-JOu kicks
because the Register of Deeds fees are
too high. 1t is likely that 1t claimed
no one could be found to ill the Office
when the salary bill was passed last
year.
Farmer Smiths Republican enemies
are pushing along his candidacy for De-
partment Commander of the G. A. R.,
with the expectation that II he is elected
he will keep out Of politics for a year
at least.
8. N. Hawks wants to go to Congress
from the Sixth district by the Republi-
can route. He apologies for doing so
by observing that his friends, who know
something about politics, advised him
to go in.
The Topeka Capital says that snowy
saloons are springing up all over To-
peka. A year ago it said that all this
would be changed If Porter Cook were
elected Sheriff. Why don't Cook do
something?
The Topeka Journal Is authority for a
story that John Seaton owns a summer
house on Long Island in New York. He
may not occupy 1t this summer, but there
is no reason why he should not be there
permanently later.
The Troy Times ridicules the story
that Ingalls, will be nominated by the
POpulists in the First district. 1t says
that when a nomination is made, the
nominee will not be taken from Re-
publican cemetery
Congressman Botkin says that Con-
gress is making such a desperate effort
to hold down appropriations in order
to make good showing for the Dingley
bill that 1t is almost impossible to get
pension claim through.
1t appears that the Veatch family has
a good show to be represented in Con-
gTess next trip notwithstanding the fail
ure of ]. j. in the Fifth district. R. w.
Veatch, his cousin, is the fusion nomi-
nee in the First Oregon district.
Kingman Republicans tied their dele
gates up with all kinds Of instructions.
The State delegates are to vote for Stan
ley for Governor, the Congressional
delegates for Long and those to the judi
Abe Steinberger refuses to approve of
a single Populist in the State house, but
he eommends Webb McNall unsparingly.
Yet Abe's doctrines would compel the
Populists to protest against POpulist
Governor retaining Webb in office.
Shawnee county Republican officers,
who suffer a big reduction in their pay
by reason of the new salary law, do not
approve of it and they call it a sense
less thing. It may see mthat way TO
them, but 1t done to the taxpayers.
Reports from Anderson county indi-
cate that the Republicans have turned
down Frank L. Brown, who is secretary
OF Mr.. Leland's Republican State COM
mittee. Brown is the fellow who started
the rain barrel story on DIR. Wharton.
The Topeka Capital, after telling of
big reduction in the number Of hours OF
the Santa Fe shop men at Topeka, says
that twenty-five men have been laid
off altogether. This is in line with the
roads retrenchment policy, the Capital
says.
Major Drumhiller, of Logan, who as
deputy oil inspector put in all Of his
time at home, Notwithstanding that no
oil was inspected within hundred miles
of him, says that the Sixth district is
for John Seaton. What does Drumhiller
want now?
The writer is very friendly to the
Omaha Exposition, but he is of the
opinion that Kansas newspapers will be
better satisfied if they hold advertising
copy until they find out what kind Of
treatment the editors will get when they
visit the show.
A. S. Phillips has sold the Junction
City Sentinel to Padgett & DeWald, for
merly of the Council Grove Courier. This
firm has been endeavoring to secure the
Tribune, but failing to do so, they bought