The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-20
YOUNG MIN ABaLOh
Judge Cole at a Long Meeting
at EIIinwood
COMES BACK AT BRYAN
Mr.. Longs Canvass Is Pros
pering Famously.

Ellinwood, Kan, Oct. 19.-Wednesday
afternoon Chester I. Long addressed the
Republicans and others Of northern Bar
ton county at Dalziel's Grove, near Olaf
lin. The grove was well filled with rep
resentatives Of all parties, and the atten-
dance from the south end was creditable
to that part of the county. The meeting
was a highly successful one.
Preceding Mr.. Longs speech, Robert
Findlay of Sterling, who is the Republi
can candidate for state senator from the
Thirty-fifth district made a short talk
which was full of hard sense and loyal
Americanism. Mr. Findlay is putting up
one of the strongest campaigns of the
year, and will be elected in a district
which four years ago gave John Arm
strong, fusion, 900 majority. This is due
partly to the numerous changes this year
in Stafford Barton and Rice counties,
but fully as much to the tireless efforts
Of Mr. Findlay, who is energetic and &C
tive in his canvass.
Judge Elrick c. Cole of Great Bend fol-
lowed Mr.. Findlay. Judge Cole has been
county attorney of his county, represen-
tative in the legislature, and member
of the court of appeals. He is a fluent
speaker and a strong man on the stump.
Judge Cole took as his text the recent
query of Colonel Bryan, Is the young
man, Absalom, safe this year?'
"Absalom," said Judge Cole, twas, as
you know, the son of David. king of
Israel. He was heir to the throne, and
he conceived the idea of stirring UP the
Democratic party of that day and age,
and viewed with alarm the conditions
of that time. He therefore organized the
cohorts Of reform and discomfort and led
them against the army of his father.
81 presume in asking whether the young
man Absalom is safe this year, Colonel
Bryan means to inquire whether the
young man who casts his vote for the
first time is safe in these days of danger
and Imperialism about which he, Bryan,
breaches; also that since the country is
in such a direful condition, and the
baneful influences of trusts are such that
young man has no chance in these days
the young man Absalom is not safe.
But what 1 want to know is, whether
the country is safe from. the young man
Absaiom. in other words Colonel Bryan.
The AbsaIom of old was a dangerous
character to Israel and I regard the
young man Absalorn Of the present time
as a dangerous character to this county.
1 think as Absalom Of old met return
for his efforts to excite his country, so
will the modern Absalcm."
Mr.. Long made a strong speecn, and
pleased the people who had come to hear
them, many of them for the first time
His Characterization of imperialism
brought forth loud applause.
Barton county is still improving polti-
callly and will be in good shape by the
time of election. 1t will at least be
stand-off.
Sylvia, Kan, Oct. 1e.-When Chester l.
Long reached this place an hour late On
Tuesday night. he found a packed school
house awaiting his coming. The two
rooms of the building had been thrown
together and every seat was taken. There
was difficulty in even finding standing
room, so filled was the house A most
hearty welcome was given the represen-
tative from the Seventh district, and his
speech caught the crowd in every par
ticular. Mr. Long is strong in Reno
county, and the west end will contribute
its share in giving the largest Republican
majority in the county's history this
year, for all the ticket
Mr.. Long spoke at Macksville, in wes-
tern Stafford county, Thursday afternoon,
today at iCmarron and will speak tn,ror-
row afternoon at Dodge City
Mr.. Long will speak with Dennis Flynn,
delegate from Oklahoma, at the Audi
forum in Wichita Tuesday evening next