The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-01
SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES.

It is now given out for keeps that Smith
county will divide her 13 votes between
| Reeder and White.
Sam Garland, one of the original col
ored settlers of Ora ham county, IS said
to be doing some good work for Reeder
in Osborne county.
H. H. Welty is being doomed for mayor
of Downs. He is president of the Central
Lumber company, with headquarters at
Downs and branch yards at several north
west Kansas points,
Chan Perdue. Beloit's obliging postmas-
ter, was in Topeka this week talking to
the people about the present prospects for
energy of Beloit and her people.
Since the Populists and Democrats failed
to get together in the late Topeka confer
ence, ]. d. Van Hook of Beloit, Democrat,
favors his party putting up a good ma II
for governor and running him on the re-
submission issue.
c. G. Vandeventer. one of the original
Populists of Jewell county, has sold his
real estate in that county and will move
Popul1sts except being elected to the leg
stature from Jewel county; During the
reign of PopuliSm Mrs. VanderVenter was
as big a politician as her husband.
w. H. Mitchell of Mitchell county, one
politicians in the Sixth district. is firm in
the opinion that Reeder will be renomi-
mated for congress on the first ballot, and
that he will have not less than 100 dele
gates out of the total of 156 in the conven-
ton.
a subscriber to several of the district pa
pers, says that if he could have his say
a9y eee A5Eed for his he aaG
that he was getting several weekly news
their respective towns, and they neglect
ed their journalism for politics in most in
stances.
The Fifteenth judicial district conven-
ton, comprising the counties Of Mitchell.
it ought to- Judge Picker will have no
opposition in the convention and little. if
success as district judge has been phe-
nomenal. The convention will be held in
Beloit April II.
The Beloit Gazette last week was as
good supporter of Reeder as in any jour
lows low ~ don't like the Way Dodge runs the
Gazette. and he replies to them as follows;
1t is SAD, but true; we are agqfIn; as
with the statement that we are not run
ming the Gazette to the entire satisfaction
of some other newspaper men. But we
will try to worry along some way
One of the aspirants for congress in the
SoIbY saws he is Ike galyanie batter "
in that he has his wires running in every
Cheyenne, Rawfins and Decatur. counties
and that he knows enough to burn the
by. land office on March |. but his politi-
cal galvanic battery will be in service as
long as he resides in the Sixth district.
Hays White of Jewell county. candidate
for Congress in the Sixth district, says
that when the Reeder supporters claim 100
talking to hear themselves, but in his
opinion they are shooting wide of the
mark. Mr.. White is making a vigorous
campaign. and meeting with encourage
ment in the counties he is visiting. In
stead of Reeder having 100 votes. as is
claimed by some of his supporters Mr..
White is firmly of the opinion that his
chances of winning out are as good
either Reeder or Wellington.
Speaking about the first Populist cam
paign for congress in the Sixth district in
1890. F. c. Johnson, now editor of the Min
neapolis Better Way, and who was sec
rotary and treasurer of the congressional
committee says the campaign fund all
told was 1904 which was contributed by
the several alliances, besides there was
individual subscriptions of 25 and so cents.
Mr.. johnson gave bond of 81 900 for the
faithful performance of his duty in hand
ling and distributing this campaign fund:
The campaign resulted in the election of
William Baker of Lincoln county to con-
gress by a majority of over 5000. The
event was duly celebrated in every county
in the district and after the books of
Treasurer johnson were inspected and ev-
cry penny of the 1904 accounted for. it was
found that the committee had balance
left over of $15- After this election the
Populist congressional committees cam
paign fund never went begging for eight
or ten years.