The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-23
Along the Kansas Nils.

A postoffice has been established call
ed Ladysmith, in Clay county, and Ida
Smith appointed postmistress.
Opie Read. the novelist, is in Kansas
this week speaking for Mckinley. He is
a lifelong Democrat. but doesn't like
Bryan
1t rained so hard last Saturday night
that for a while fears were entertained
that the Big Arkansas river would be
damaged by water.
The city registration at Salina already
shows an increase of 300 voters over
1895. There is no apathy in Kansas
among the Republicans.
At the Marquette club banquet in Chi
cago the three principal speakers will be
Mark Hanna, Senator Burrows and ].
K. CubbiSon of Kansas.
The state is so busy with politics that
every one has forgotten Ali Haiows, even
the police, and the boys are preparing
to take several towns by surprise.
The Atchison Globe says that a wo-
mans idea of a thoroughly good time
is to give a party and invite those whom
she wants, instead of people 'she has
to have"
The most horrible example, ever
found springs up at Atchison. Two
weeks ago man was told to hold a
little whisky in his mouth for an aching
tooth. He is now drunkard.
The Republicans. from all appear
ances, will elect every congressman in
the state The only one they are doubt
full about is in the Third district. But
in landslide the Third will go with the
others 70 the Republicans.
Nearly all the orators say that the
thing which is tearing Bryan all to
,.fr L..
pansion. 1t is very difficult TO find any
one outside the Democratic orators who
want to give the Philippines up.
You have presented ne with the key
of the city" said an eastern orator who
was touring Kansas. and 1 am much
obliged" And then he leaned over to
one Of the committeeman and whispered:
Il wish YOU would present me with the
key to the sideboard."
Chairman Ridgely, Of the Popullst COM
rnittee, thinks that the Socialists Will
vote for Bryan and not for Debs. Mr.
Ridgeley evidently doesn't know the So
cialists. In Wichita Debs has had this
year larger audience than any Demo-
cratic or PoDulist orator has had here
The spirit OF Populism has changed.
Four years ago the Kansas Populist
when Bryan was down in New York.
could imagine Bryan buftoning Up his
overcoat and shivering hastily through
Wall street This year all the Popul SITS
can imagine is Bryan sitting down W n
Wall street magnstes to a SO q pla;e
dinner
Otto Rethorst, second Lieutenant Elev-
enth cavalry, [. s. V, writes his father
at Wellington. from Nusva CsrceIas, I.
T., on August -. as 70 lows: THE tight
ing has OF late become mere active al.
-
ceived much encoura cement from Amer
lea in the Philippines plank q The DEM
ocratc platform, and I expect there VII
be considerable skiruishing from ne
present time nntu after elecTian. We
have Just lately received papers ron
the States containing the accounts 4 the
doings Of the political conventions. The
Democratic Platform mas Re object y
interest for We knew what NoulT be
the denUacfati0n Of he Republican party.
but id not know 20 what extent the
Democratic party would 90. nor what
stringent terms they would employ 70
express their sen frnsnts In their wTit-
ten disanpr0vsI o the whole policy o.
the Republican party And - that plgt-
form, ne plank shat Is ne ~ G nrssni-
81 upon IS ths ere touching ths Fh.lip-
pine question We had begun % = lsv-
shat sentiment va becoming ulors sn8
more favoxase % he aoiicy that his
beer ard s. aow besag rBrsr.6 a r. gard
70 these Islands Even tie Flliainga
themselves ;houEht 50 bit 3 seems that
Be bath we're mistaken zud 8 Tsscfiea
hss taken pare hsre- The Ersatest n
c5urz Eeu1eat ths Insurgents lave ever r.
ce3vr5 n - nzSt csze from shs *
vsresstaa NJ Various tines ~ III cpic-
iozs q pzzhsic usn n Ausrics o. -
Phisp2ine Q1sSsf y. Bar ever tss Fl1P
mes never realzsa thas shes wsrt -
fEvored - American ua5ssaG uutN fNeg
,sarres ~ re FshssValne aisrk 81 ~
Eesuccratsr a1afsa-I T1sE e1rvEeEtsa
II a f6Tu-z5se sentiment has rssss
axAtlnz &C ,. mpr4 zes1Tefy Fsa5sasS
here