Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-27
PRANK GoRDoH's BOOM.

The Wichita Eagle is still interested
In Frank GOrdon's gabernatorial boom.
The following article and interview of
last Friday is of interest to the citizens
J of Barber county:
A letter from Washington City con-
| tanning clipping from the Eagle of
December IA has been received from
the private secretary of Congressman
Dougherty of the Third district of Mis-.
souri, commenting the candidacy of
Frank L. Gordon of Barber county, for
governor of Kansas in the interests of
the young Democracy of the state.
This IS the loan of influence to the
movement from high Democratic places
and in view of the fact that Gordon
was endorsed by meeting of Barber
county democrats at Kiowa last night.
the move becomes significant. Mr..
Gordon was in Wichita last night and
when asked if be was really a candidate
for governor, he said promptly:
Il Will accept the nomination il it is
rendered me oc it can be accomplished
properly
What sort of a campaign do you
propose to make?"
'Of course shall lend whatever prop
er effort can make to aid the move.
but the matter is with the democrats of
Kansas. l am not politician. 1 ney-
er was a candidate; never made a
speech. am in the cattle business for
the money it brings. That's my bust
ness primarily but should not object
to being nominated for governor"
What's your PLATFORM"
Il am democrat"
That's indefinite. Some democrats
are for the gold standard. some for free
silver, some for free trade and some
not; some are anti expanslonists and
some are American citizens; some are
democrats and some are anything to
down republicans. Are you 'fernin-
ster,' just a simple knocker or are you
an idea democrat?"
Mr.. Gordon replied good naturally,
Il am an expansiOnIst. You can say
L
can commerce and polishing the
glory of the American flag. / am an
American citizen, but that doesn't bar
me from being a democrat. am re-
submissionlst. You can say that. l
don't believe there is any danger in
submitting any public problem to a
vote of American people. There isn't
anything else essential in the issues of
a state campaign now, is there. Not
till it's on?'
Mr.. Gordon doesn't talk much. He
is wealthy cattleman. He is a fine
looking young man, is probably 35
years old and comes of family of f.
nanclers. He was endorsed by the
democrats of Republic county Tuesday
night. A meeting of Barber county
democrats was held at Kiowa last night
and this resolution passed:
Resolved, that we heartily endorse
the efforts of E. E. Brown in behalf of
the candidacy of Frank l.. Gordon for
governor
About fifty democrats from all parts
of the country attended. Mayor CORN
of Kiowa was chairman of the meeting,
and DR.. Cloud was secretary. Refer
ring to the interview of Representative
w. G. Millar of Barber county, in
which he denied that Gordon was
candidate, +. E. Brown said: "Well,
how does that Kiowa meeting show it
up. That meeting endorsed Gordon.
Is it right to presume that MilIar, re-
publican, is the whole thing in Barber
county? Millar is a neighbor of Cor
don's aud is little envious. Can't YOU
see. Millar is joshing at his own fun.
eral. You watch our smoke"