The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-18
SIXTH NOTES.

The Advocate, an organ sup
porting the Populists. insists that the
Sixth district ought to get into the Uni
ted States senatorial race. and becaus
there are three or more Republican con-
gressmen in the field, it suggests that
Reeder ought to get into the deal.
George H.McKinnie, of Mitchell coun-
ty, will doubtless be the nominee of the
fusion forces of tina county for the
legislature. He represented Mitchell
county three terms in the legislature.
from 1890, when Populism started up,and
was one of the heroes of the memorable
legislature war.
The Prohibitionists of Jewell count
have called a mass convention for Aug
| ust IL, for the object of placing in NOM
nation a full county ticket.
Politicians quarrel and sometimes
| come to blows in Phillips county. as
was the case recently in Phillipsburg.
for which a law-abiding police judge
| promptly fined the naughty ones So n
costs.
The Hays City Republican is the only
| Republican paper in the Sixth district
which refuses to hoist the name of
Reeder for congress. The fact that Edi-
tor Griffith was a candidate for post
| master, and failed to and the prize, of
course has nothing to do with it.
The fu~sionists of Phillips county will
undoubtedly put J.. M. Tadlock up for
| the legislature. The Republicans have
already nominated John Thomas. The
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| Phillips county while the former filled
the same Office some years ago.
1t is said politics is SO disagreeable
in Downs that a new Republican organ
will soon make its appearance.
The Mitchell county Republican CEN
trail committee will meet in Beloit, Aug
ust 20, to fix the date of holding the
county convention
Jack Downing, the Hays City post
master, is a most accommodating Off
cial. The regular mail train from the
east is due at his town at $40 D. m.
Very often it is from one to three tours
late, but the postmaster and his good
wife are always there it distribute mail
for the benefit of the patrons of the Of
fee.
A.. L. Robinson, of the Cawker City
Ledger, who thinks he hasn't been gen.
erously taken care of by the politicians
during his 80 years in Kansas, is a can
didate for county clerk of Mitchell
county. For many years he followed the
printing profession in the First district
George w. Clark, of Beloit. who is
holding a government situation in the
bureau. of animal industry in Sioux
City, Iowa. was a Topeka visitor last
week. His purpose here was for getting
a transfer from Iowa to Kansas.
The two Socialist journals in the Sixth
district are the Mor1and, Graham coun-
ty. Independent, which has at it's mast
head: TN national politics.. a Socialist
in local politics. an INDEPENDENT" AND
the Long Island, Phillips county, Lead.
er, which says: Public ownership Of
the means of production and distribu-
ton is socialism 1t means work. peace
plenty and happiness for all"
A. C. Mead. present membe Of TIL
legislature from Mitchell county. vii
be renominated by reclamation. 1t wa,
thought that John w. Mcbride, edito
of the Beloit Times. might get into tn
race. but he refuses to. He says tha
when the members of the legislator
are paid five dollars a dav is tim
enough for him to get into Legislative
politics
1t is claimed the officers Of the fw'
land Offices in the Sixth district. at Col
by and Wa-Keeney, are hopelessly df
vided on the senatorial election, that II
the Colby fellows are put down as II