The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-19
POLITICAL BREVITIES.
Interesting Information Condensed
For the Busy Reader.

J. r. Burton and E. w. Hoch made
speeches at Newton last night
Governor Stanley and Postmaster Cen
eral Smith We're given a rouSing recep-
ton last night at Ottawa.
Another man with the record OF nav
ing been ON the bridge of the Olympia
with Admiral Dewey at the Battle OF
Manila Bay has been discovered He
is 0. c. Williams formerly consul gen
eral at Manila, and he is coming to Kan
sas to make Republican speeches the lat
ter part of the month
The PopuIlst state committee mas JOIN
ed with the Democratic state committee
in an appeal for funds
The odds are five to one on Chester
Long, according to bets being made in
Wichita, on the Seventh congressional
district race.
George Groot of Ohio and a W.
Nichols of Michigan Will make POpuliSt
speeches in Kansas beginning October
"a, remaining until the close of the cam
paign.
Dave Mulvane, national Republican
committeeman for Kansas, now has
desk in the state committee headquar-
ters.
Mrs. Annie L. Diggs win make
speeches in the Sixth district next week
This is the way some of the letters
Will read after the election: Dear Pres
ident-I have kept your picture in my
front window all through the campaign
and was one of your active supporters
VIII you please give me a good job
The Republican congressional commit
tee of the Seventh district has arranged
for the following speeches to be delivered
by /. P. Campbell, the defeated Popu-
list candidate for the nomination, who is
now supporting Chester Long: Kinsley,
Thursday, October IS; Garfield, Friday,
October 10; Harper, Saturday, OCTOBER
20, 2 p. m; Attica, Saturday, October 20,
s .. m; Oxford, Monday, October 22,
p. m; Riverdale, Monday, October ",
8 p. m; Clearwater, Tuesday, october
%; Sedgwick, Wednesday, October "a;
Burton, Thursday, October %; Canton,
Friday, October 26, 2 p. m; Window,
Friday, October 26, p. M; Inmans Sat
urday, October ~, p. m; Great Bend
Saturday, october 27; Lyons, Tuesday,
October 30; Pratt, Wednesday, October
81; Norwich, Thursday, November l..
st. John, Saturday, November 3, z p m;
Stafford, Saturday, November 3, 8 p. m.
Charlie Curtis made a speech at Ieav-
enworth last night.
Judge J. S. West, assistant attorney
general, Is campaigning IN Cherokee
David Overmyer addressed the students
at the State Agricultural college yester-
day while Charles Emory Smith was
speaking before the students at Baker
university.
John IA Atwood is making speeches in
eastern Kansas. He was in Allen coun-
ty yesterday.
Ex-Governor Leedy made political
speech in Lawrence last night.
Gen. o. o. Howard and B. H. Tracy
made Republican speeches at Pleasan-
y
A v. Lindell of the state superin-
tendent's office is helping with the man
agement of the Republican campaign
among the Swedes in Mcpherson county.
George Clark secretary of state, is
the principal money-raiser for the Re
publican state committee
A. H. Abrams, one of the Republican
nominees for representative, was thrown
from a wagon at Arkansas City yester-
day and seriously injured. His collar
bone was broken and painful bruises
were sustained.
J. W. Roberts of Oskaloosa, one of the
| pioneers of Jefferson county and in the
newspaper business in Kansas, is report
| ed to be dangerously i'll and not expect
/ ed to recover.
| Charles f. Scott, the Republican can
| didate for congressman at large caused
| the Republican state committee officials
/ much amusement by sending in the fol-
/ lowing postal card: "Please advise me
/ what my next Monday date will be and
| please place it where I can reach home
| Sunday This is exhibited as a joke on
/ Scott, while as a matter of fact Scott
| is poking fun at the committee because
| of the long jumps he is assigned to make
/ in order to reach the places at which The
| committee bills him for speeches.