The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07

| predecessors fell 80 snort IN TINS respect
the people feel justified in honoring one
who breaks that record.
Chief Justice DOster thinks the criti-
clsms of Secretary Alger are not war
ranted and that the stories Of suffering
and deprivation are terribly exaggerated.
The last Legislature changed the num-
Der of large number Of legislative dis
tricts and care should be taken to see
that the number goes on the ballot prop
erly.
Editor MacLennan, of the Topeka
Journal figures that Kansas raised
wheat enough this year to supply every
citizen of the United States with one
bushel.
The Frisco road now runs into Kan
sas City, thereby giving that city thirty
eight distinct lines of railway Chicago
has but twenty-three and New York but
thirteen.
The current issue of New Time con-
tains a creditable halftone Of Governor
Leedy, together with a brief article
written by him on the subject Of direct
legislation.
Chester /. Longs mother died at BrOk-
en- Bow, Neb., last week. He has lost
friend who never wavered and one
who was proud Of her boy and his sue
cess in life.
The Popullsts of Crawford county
don't like Judge Williams restraining
order at all. The resolutions denounCing
it, which were adopted last Saturday, are
very vigorous.
The Democrats of the Twenty-second
judicial district have nominated James
Falcon for district judge. He had pre-
viously been named by the Populists and
will be elected
The Republican candidate for Superin-
tendent in Barton county has abiding
faith in the ability of his opponent to
win and has gone to north central Kan
sas to teach school.
Many Kansans who were worrying
about the dangers which were threat
ening the national credit in 1896 are
now vigorously pushing bankruptcy pro-
Ceedings in the courts.
Up to August 81 only twenty-One pc
titions in bankruptcy had been filed in
Kansas. This is the lowest number filed
in any State during the first month af-
ter the passage Of the law.
Judge Norton is a candidate for Pro-
bate Judge of Douglas county on the
Republican ticket for the tenth time.
party machines and bossism.
P. P. Elder says that the stories that
he was defeated for Representative in
Franklin county make him tired for the
reason that he not only did not want
the Office but would not have it.
Stanley complains that Populist labor
laws only benefit small portion Of the
laboring class. He will have some diff
Guilty in showing that Republican legis-
latiOn has benefited any Of them.
A new bank, of which Candidate God
ard is president, opened in Topeka last
week. Mr.. Boyle was right when he
said that the sympathies of his opponent
were not with the common people.
1t is openly charged at Emporia that
delegate to the Republican county
convention was offered $25 for his vote
for the candidate who was nominated
for representative in the city district.
Dave Leahy laughs at the idea that
Frank Grimes, the Republican candidate
for State Treasurer, is a bookkeeper.
He says that he is incapable of keep
ing accurate tally on game of seven up.
The Republican nominee for the Leg
islature in Pratt county is somewhat in
doubt as to whether he lives in that
county or Shawnee The question is not
material one, though, as he has as
much show to be elected as the vener-
able gentleman who resides in the moon.
The nominee for County Attorney will