The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-04-27
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Look out for trouble IN the Fourth
ward now c. e. Alexander has just
moved in.
The delightful warn showers the
first Of the week have put everything
in the best Of shape.
Whenever you hear Pop talking
about bossism, ask him how he liked
the Democratic bosses at the Pop
convention.
II ever there was demoralized, dis
grunted, dissatisfied body of men to-
gether it was the Pop convention at
Erie last week.
Jim Allen cries 'down with the
bosses and tricksters,' and immediate
ly proceeds to force himself into Pop
convention as delegate after being
defeated In his own ward.
The Blade will probably not have so
much to say from this on about Boss
r. N. Allen, since the editor allowed
Jim to break into his little conven-
tion down at Erie last Wednesday,
Wesley Stantield, who taught at
Harmony last winter, is much elated
over the fact that two of his pupils
taking the township examination,
| Ola and Iva Irwin, received the two
highest general averages in the coun-
ty. The girls have gone to school to
him the last two winters.
BY the way, did you read the reso-
lutions adopted by the Pop conven-
ton at Erie last week? Did they not
seem rather tame? Nothing said
about the dragon, the octopus and the
damnable influence of the two old par
ties. The Democratic leaders are
getting them in shape to be swallow
ed easily.
Poor Dora Herod! He looks like he
had been run through threshine
machine. He stands on the corner
holding up one leg and looks at you
out of the southeast corner OF one eye
Dora got run over, not by the politl'
cal band wagon but by the fire truck
There are few small patches OF SKIN
left on his anatomy.
The Pop party of this county isnow
as fully landed into the Democratic
ranks as a convention can land them
The Pop convention at Erie last week
was dominated and run by the Demo-
Gratis and a simon pure Democrat Sc.
cured the delegates for congress. 1t
now remains to be seen whether OF
not they can vote them.
Did Kansas ever appear more
beautiful than the last week? such
profusion and prodigality of bloom
was never seen at one time in tine
state. Plum, cherry, peach, apple
and pear all in the fullest possible
bloom at the same time. Kansas
never showed finer prospect TO
fruit. Yet, Kansas prospects don''
always mature.
Rule or ruin seemed to be the theor.
in the Pop convention last week. San
Brewster and Jim Allen thought
pop convention could not be run sue
cessfully without Jim as a delegat
from Chetopa.tp. They carried thei
point by riding rough shod over tn
views of a very respectable minOrlt
and forcing a senseless fight that re
; suited in big bolt that will cos
them many votes this fall.
Populists must be rather scarce
Chetopa-tp. Sam Brewster stated
his speech at the Erie conventlo
that their caucus was duly advertise
and that he and one or two, other
spent considerable time cdnvassin
; the town trying to get enough togetf
er to hold a caucus. Besides it wa
asserted that runners had been on
through the county trying to induc
men to come in. They had to go out
side of their township for delegate
Talk about eating and the capacit
of different men for performing grea
feats in that line! When you wish t
select an adept in that line, just pic
out some long, lean, lantern-jawe
fellow, built about like John Roe, O
the Blade, and place before him such
spread as he sat down to at the car
; ROYAL Yesterday and you will be as
tonished. John was enabled, by tn
assistance of a brotheron either hand
, to get back to his den, but has no
been seen on the street since.