Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-10-11
DAVE MArTEsoH's MISTAKE.
Tackled q Sallna Man Thinking HI
Voted in Dickinson.

Voted in Dickinson.
To the Editor Of the Reflector
SALlNA, Oct. 81 attended your
carnival last week and all the Salina
people were highly pleased at what
they saw there and the manner OF
reception.
But l will state political item in
the same connection. Standing near
the Mcdonald circus midway my at
tention was attracted to two men
passing by, as one Of Ihem' a pretty
good looking fellow, was wearing
G. A. R. button. Thinks to myself
one Of them is a Populist-his face
seemed to say it-but can't tell the
reason why the G. A. R. insignia ap'
peared conclusive that the wearer
was Republican but as the sequel
will show | was mistaken. 1t might
have been he is son the other side OF
the fence because the incentive to
run for office was too strong. You
know better than |. | served three
years in the old Second Kansas caval'
ry under that good man and fine SOL
der. Colonel ". +. Cloud, but as |
had lost my G. A. R. button and was
clean shaven my appearance might
have indicated that | was youthful
enough to have served in the ranks OF
''our boys" who fought Nor national
honor in the war with Spain, he prob
ably didn't suspicion | was comrade
Of the Civil war. A1man running for
office is apt to brave most anything to
compass success. He was perhaps
more bold because looked intently
at him. As the other man passed
the man with tho G. A. R. button
stopped opposite me anc said "Do
you live in the county" ANSWERED
mot exactly" He shortly SAID
"The reason asked you was because
am running for office and wanted to
ask you to vote for me-" "What
office are you running ior?' "For
representative" was the reply, With
out giving the subject due thought
knowing that the Republican nomi'
nee for representative in Dickinson il
not old enough to don G. A. R. but
ton, | remarked, "Oh, your name IL
C,rosserp" 'No," he said, at IL
Matteson."
He then said, at Grosser is electe(
he will vote for Burton for United
States senator and the people OF Dick
insou don't want Burton" And thel
he branched off in a TRADE agains
Burton and the only reason | coul'
divine for his antipathy to the zeal
Gus Republican and brilliant orat0
against whom be addressed bis re
marks was he was solcitous to b.
elected representative and the tlcKe
he was running on made it incum
bent on him to take the attitude h
did.
IEsaw a Comrade. Of Abilene an
told him the story and he said MI
Matteson had approached him an
other old soldiers in about the sam
way, and they we're all very niue
disguised with him. For" said hi
81. r. Burton Is son OF a vel
eran, a good friend Of the old soldier
and we are going to vote for him."
From what | have heard | DO nc
conclude Mr. Matteson will have tn
privilege Of prehxing Hon" to hi
name this "load Of soles." lconceiv
, his present fool break would not b
his last should he get into the legi'
, lature. We up here trust to see tn
sturdy legislator reelected.
!. l was glad to be assured at Abilen
, that nine Civil war veterans who ha
voted for Bryan four years ago on tf
ls to / issue would this year vote Il
Mckinley and Mckinley prosperit..
AID might relate some equal
y gratifying stories in similar lines
this county. W. h. JOHNSON
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