The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27
Campaigning That Gets the
Speakers Out of Bed
At All Hours of the Night, Mr..
Stanley's Lot.
SNATCHES CAT MAPS
Whenever He Can Get Them
At Arlington Yesterday.
Something About the Situation
in Reno County.

Arlington. Oct. 27.-W. E. Stanley was
compelled to get up at S:15 Wednesday
morning, at Mcpherson, to take the
train for this place where an afternoon
meeting was held. Stanley and MT
Lambert, accompanied by W. Y MOT
gan of the Hutchinson News, arflVeu
here at 6 O'Clock in the morning peihg at
that early hour greeted by delegation
Of citizens.
Irwin RutIedge took the visitors 10 MS
home where a steaning breakfast macs
+bern forget for the time. the ceaseless
round of campaigning. Mr. Lambert
and Mr.. Stanley having had little sIeeP
took a nap during the early part OF the
forenoon. At noon. with Mrs Stanley
the visitors were guests of honor at
dinner given by the ladies' society OF tHe
Presbyterian church; - ,..,4 -, 1.,.e-a
Arlington is small Town % pGl d "a, IA ? p =
crowd was here to greet Mr.. STANLEY IN
fte af+ernOOn A special train from
Hutchinson brought 100 people from the
capital of Reno county, IN WIl1ch Ills
section is one of Importance.
Governor Morrill,, during ms nrst
campaign addressed one of the biggest
crowds ever assembled IN western Nam
Eas at a political rally. People came
from everywhere, it seemed. and the
little village was overtaXed- Ine lsial- me-
ing this year was held IN a tent, wHlGn i;I
was brought in on the train IN Dig
box. with the speakers Four hundred
DeoI1e heard the speeches and there
were many POpulists in the audience
The tent was put up after conslder-
able dfmcultv by the local committee
under the direction of Bill Morgan, VINO
twenty years ago, saw a circus tent put
H10 He had forgotten just now II was
done b71t the problem was solved to-
wards noon. Mr.. Morgan has charge OF
the congressional and Reno county
campaign combined and IS regarded as
one Of the busiest men in this district
One of ArIingtOn's former glOrieS was
a Touring mill, operated by a big wa
ter wheel which was propelled by water
carried to the edge of the town through
an old fashioned mill race. once, years
ago. the mill was idle during the sum-
1ner and was used as an implement
warehouse Someone set the mill on
fire and totally destroyed it. There
are a dozen stores, a pOStohce, nVery
stable blacksmith shop, a drug store,
and a weekly, the Enterprise, a Repup-
Ican paper. and the Citizens bank, with
a capital of SO, 500. J. E. Eaton is the
cashier. The business men and farmers
have S35, 900 on deposit in the bank. so
you see," said Mr.. Stanley, the people
of this community are not the down
trodden serfs your representative IN
congress would have you believe"
In Arlington township five Strai ght-
ont PoDuIists who have been working
with that party since 1890 have this fall
afiliated with the Republicans and
three Silver Republicans have returned
to the fold. Billy Morgan exhibited
documents to prove that many former
Populists and Silver Republicans in this
county will this year vote the Republi-
can ticket. Reno county is now con-
trolled by the Republicans. The coun-
ty sends two Republican members to
the lower house of the legislature but
the senator is a POpuliSt, having been
elected by the Populists in Pratt and
Kingman counties, which with Reno,
comprise this senatorial district.
The Republican majority last year
ranged from 500 to 500 votes and the
party managers claim this will be large
" increased this year. Big meetings
will be held in every township before the
election and Mr.. Stanley and Mr. Lone
will appear before the people at Hutch
insOn Thursday night.
Mr. Long is filing afternoon appoint
ments at the places where Mr.. Stanley
speaks evenings They are together at
Kingman Thursday afternoon. GOING
from there to Hutchinson.
Mr.. Lambert made the princfpal
speech here, Mr.. Stanley closing the
meeting with a few remarks