Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-03-28
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| Lie WICHITA beacon contained IN
| recent issue the following in reference
to /. P. Campbell and his candidacy
for congressman of the Seventh dis
| trict:
''Mr. 1. p. Campbell of this city is a
formidable candidate for congressional
honors.
MIR. Campbell is native of Penn.
sylvania. He was brought up and
raised on farm. He began his legal
career IN 1874 when he was admitted to
| the bar in WIlllamsport. The follow
ing year he graduated from the law de.
partment of Michigan university. At
ter practlcing law three years in Michi-
gan, he came to Kansas and for the
past twenty two years has lived in the
Seventh congressional district.
1.-The reporter asked Mr.. Campbell
how he came to be in the race for the
congressional nomination. He said:
Because l concluded that Sedg-
wick county was entitled to the con-
gresham this year, and fiattered N.Y.
self that was the one to receive the
honors for the reason that l have the
necessary acquaintance, not only in
Sedgwick county but all over the dis
trict, as | have tried cases in oyer half
the counties in this district. l have
built up good law practice, and have
always been found in the campaign
working for the success of the party.
[ was not pushed into the race by my
friends, and put no faith in those stor-
les.
lone thing want to impress upon
you, and that is regard the Popullst
party as absolutely necessary and
natural consequence OF the times. It
is the counter part of the republican
party. l recognized the need of the
party when it first came into existence,
and was one of the first to leave the re.
publican party and associate myself
with the new party. This was sur
prise to many of my friends, that l,
lawyer, should affiliate myself with
this new party; but l did, and have
been a Populist ever since. 1 have
made some enemies among the middle
of-the-road populists because of my
stand on fusion, but 7 have always
been in favor of fusion, and there Is
not democrat that has since held Of
flee in this county that 1 did not help
to elect.
" do not believe that the Populist
party has fulfilled its mission. AS
long as there is oppression by combn
ed wealth there will be need for this
party and l believe the Populist party
to be permanent organization. True,
the republicans are adopting many of
our demands. We were the first to
come out in favor of the Nicaraguan
canal. They are coming to our ideas
of municipal ownership. and l believe
that inside of four years the govern
ment will be building it's own battle
ships with its own material
when asked about his chances for
securing the nomination, Mr.. Campbell
said:
1.-THE contest is between Mr.. Duval.
Major Brown and myself. l hardly
think democrat will be nominated.
All the POpulists with whom 1 have
talked, and many of the democrats are
in favor of a Populist. In the event
that there will be no candidate among
the democrats the nomination lies be-
tween Major Brown and myself. The
Populists are not in favor of giving the
legislative offices to the democrats.
We are in favor of dividing Offices
with them, but the Populists are for
reforms which can be enacted only by
legislation. In the event l was sent to
congress l would endeavor to faithful
ly represent every principle of the Pop.
ulist party. In the matter of a party
vote, such as the organization of the
house, or like matters, l would be with
the democrats, and would also be i'm.
partial with any favors it might be in
my power to bestOw; but would labor
for the principles of the Populist par
ty.'
Mr.. Campbell says that he has the
assurance of many republicans, especi.
ally his associates at the bar, that he
will receive their support on election
day IN case he IS nominated. He has
been prominent worker in politics,
but has followed his profession as a
lawyer. Eyer since he came to Kansas
be says he has been interested in farm
Ing and stock raising, and still has in
terests in that lne''