The Advocate and news., 1898-11-30

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Elder Harrington, the venerable and
respected gentleman who has been State
house guide during the past two years
and who filed the same position during
the Lewelling administration, died at
Topeka last Thursday.
Stanley has made life miserable for
Republican politicians by an announce
ment that he will appoint new men to
office. He Is being bounded day and
night by the old crowd and will do well II
he misses any Of them.
According to the Arkansas City Tray
eler (Rep.) 1t was terrible crime for
fifty-hVe local Republicans to vote for
Jerry Botkln, but the same paper refers
to the imaginary Popullst who voted the
Republican ticket as patriot.
General Hudson Is a private citizen
again and has returned to Topeka. Joe
made a big mistake by ignoring the
friends who secured his appointment by
writing the Capital a political letter in
Stanley's interest just before election.
Surgeon Duncan, of the Twenty-second
Kansas has been discharged by the court
in Virginia which indicted him for COM
plicity in the desecration OF a Confed-
crate officers grave. This vindicates
Major Harvey's assertion Of his inno7
cence.
Bob Semple went around to all Of the
new State officers two years ago and
warned them that 1t would not be hard
to go from corn bread to roast turkey,
but that It was pretty tough to have to
go back. He Is now reminding the boys
Of his warning
The Kansas City Trades Assembly has
adopted resolutions protesting against
the appointment Of w. G. Bird, Morrilps
labor commissioner, to that place again.
He is charged with misappropriation OF
the funds of labor organizations and is
branded as an unfit man for the place.
Dave Leahy thinks that If Stanley ad
heres to his rule that he would appoint
none but clean, sober men to Office that
he will bar out most Of the politicians
who made his nomination and election
possible. It removes all hope for the
members Of the Wichita jolntist delega-
ton which rooted so hard for him at
Hutchinson.
Assistant State Auditor Charley Taylor
is enjoying an early boom for State Au-
ditor. His boom starts at his home,
which is a good sign, but he says that
It is too early to think about such things.
He is a very competent Office man,
though. with q record for doing things
right, and he might become formidable
candidate in 1900.
Conner Davies goes after some OF the
fellows who are roasting him for leaving
the Republican party and calls attention
to the fact that Cy Leland, Dick Blue,
Abe Ellis, Billy Smith, Mort Albaugh,
Buck Dawes, Joe Bristow and Charley
Scott were all in the 1890 convention
when It declared for free silver and that
instead of standing by that declaration
they changed in one night.
A lot Of Clay Center Republicans called
on Congressman Vincent and presented
him with crow. He accepted it, he said,
not as a gift, but as loan, and agreed
to return ii in two years. Commenting
on the fact that the bird was dead he
said that he felt that it must have COM
mitted suicide or died of modification
upon finding itself in such company.
1t was not the fault of Populist editors
that the Leedy ticket did not win. Few
PopuIist papers can be found which did
not do their best. On them rests the
brunt of the battle always. They will
make the fight in 1900 as they have done
in every campaign. Speeches are all
right in their way but the average Pop
ulist editor speaks to larger audiences
every week in the year.
Kearny county had its records insured
in an Iowa company. Some years ago
they were burned. The company refused
to pay. Suit was brought and after two
trials and an appeal to the Appellate
Court judgment was finally secured
against the company, Then 1t was dis