The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-11
SANE THING At LAk|A|
Big Crowd Meets Long, Brim-
full of Enthusiasm.
BIGGER REPUBLICAN VOTE
Is Counted On = Notes of
Western Party Leaders.

Especial Correspondence OF the Eagle-)
meeting that Chester I. Long ever had
at this place was the one of Saturday
night. He drove from Garden City after
his afternoon meeting there, and found a
packed hall awaiting him here. The
meeting was like the others have been
out in the shore grass country-very en-
thusiastic and successful
Kearney county is no exception TO the
general rule this year. Like all OF the
western counties. il is figuring on an in
creased Republican vote and will be
much surprised if it does not get it. The
situation is very favorable.
DR.. c.. F. Johnston is the present Re
publican representative from Kearney
county, and is a candidate for reelection
He made good representative two years
ago, and viii be leader in the house of
1901.
Kearney county depends very largely
upon irrigation for its success. There is
probably no county in the west where ir-
rigation is so successfully or generally
pursued as here. The result Is highly
favorable. Great alfalfa fields are every
where to be seen. and the valley OF the
Arkansas is a most verdent one.
The result of the old county seat fight
between Hartiand and Lakin has result
ed in almost complete elimination of the
former, and Lakin is a busy little city,
prosperous and pretty. II is practically
the only town in the county at present
Fred Smith, candidate for state senator
in this district, is as popular here as else
where, and will receive a good vote.
Finney county-Garden City-is noted
for It's statesmen, like Larned. There is
District Judge William Easton Hutchin-
son, one of the smoothest politicians in
the short grass country. He began years
ago as county attorney Of Grant county,
then was appointed judge, and has been
reelected every time since. Henry
Mason, present representative from Fin
ney county and Republican candidate for
reelection, is a young man, a strong
man and a good lawyer. Judge D. Nj.
Fronst is an old-timer. He has been
probate judge, representative, irrigation
commissioner for the state and receiver
of the land office. Colonel Bob Hopkins
has had a few terms in the legislature,
and is a successful attorney. Arthur
Burtis was representative in 1897 and is
now special agent Of the general land
office On the fusion side, Ed Westgate
clerk Of the appellate court, and candi-
date on the fusion ticket for auditor OF
state, lives here and runs a Popullst pa
per. Finney county always has been
prominent in the politics OF Kansas.
Buffalo Jones is one of the men who
started Garden City-in fact, the man
He had a quarter-section of land here In
the early days and beat the Santa Fe 70
the townsite. The railroad wanted the
site elsewhere. but Jones got the land
office on his quarter and then the road
came TO his town. He made thousands
and spent them. He didn't like the way
some of his opponents tried to build the
town their way, and so started it in an
other direction, and erected fine buildings
other OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES aoinshrdluuuu
on his land. He built court house and
gave it to the county, but later mort
gagged 1t to some eastern parties, and the
county got into trouble over the gift He
built a big hotel. He planted trees, and
Garden City today is a garden. He went
to the legislature. He broke up, and
quit the County and town, and is now a
candidate on the fusion ticket for state
senator in Shawnee county. So has the
highly fallen.
The progressive nations OF the world