The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-16
SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES.

AS was expected the Democrats Of
Sherman county nominated NParson
Stewart for the legislature. he IS me
editor of the Goodland Republic. he IS
Ttblishing an entertaining paper for his
| town and county, splendid boom
| journal as we'll, and if he isn't elected
| it will doubtless be on account OF tne
Goodland people can't spare him TO pc
away. but nobody said he wouldn't pc
4 bet was made in Lebanon, the home
of the Populist nominee for lieutenant
governor, that Col Joe Wright will poll
more votes in his town and township
than the Democratic nominee Tor COVER
The opinion is quite unanimous among
the Populists that the Colby eonVen-
ton. August Ia, will nominate Harry
Gray. of Osborne county, for congress
He Is an unfinching Popultst from
principle. and the Sixth district would
be ably represented with Mr.. Gray IN
The sixth district will be well repre-
sented on the state tickets, II the So
cialists and Prohibitionists do as Wen
as the conventions already held. u. ..
Hemphill of Norton county, and Col }.
A. Wright, of Smith county. have been
nominated by the Popuiists for state
superintendent of public instruction ana
lieutenant governor respectively; me
/ Democrats placed on their ticket J. NJ
Norphy. OF Russell county, and l. Z.
Ahlborn. of Smith county, for superln-
tendent of insurance and secretary OF
state. and the Republicans nominated
Z. T. Fairehild, of Ellsworth county, Tor
SUPERINTENDENT of public instruction
MANY Republicans say the district was
/ treated shabbily in only getting one
candidate whereas the district was ar
ter four offices, auditor, secretary or
state superintendent of insurance. sup
e4intendent of public instruction.
The host Of friends who regretted to
see ex-state Senator Lockard move
from Norton county to Sherman eoun-
| ~ thinking he would be out of the
| political pull viii be pleased to learn
| that he Is going to move back to Nor
/ ton soon as he gathers. his first crops,
and may become a voter again IN the
/ November election There isn't as much
politics in Sherman as there IS in Nor
/ ION county. and Lockard is lonesome
when politics Is so slow as usually IS
in Sherman county sherman county IS
/ a long distance from Topeka. and in
! case Iockard should be compelled to
walk. he would meet with some OBJ
stacles, principally Russian thlsties
which sometime block the roads.
The rurnors come thick and fast from
Mitchell county that the boss busters
and Curtis followers are going to nom
Innate ex-Postmaster Perdue, of Beloit.
for the legislature He viii run faster
than A T. Rodgers or Andy Manifold's
| automobiles. It is impossible TO keep a
good man down.
| Mrs. Ida NJ Walker. enc of the most
successful school teachers in northwest
ern Kansas, is a candidate for school
superintendent of Norton county. For
some years she has taught school in
Norton, and has always given satisfae-
1 ton. She Is thoroughly qualified for the
office The Republicans Of Norton
| county will make no mistake If the con-
/ vention dominates Mrs. Walker for the
OFFICE.
A WELL known Populist residing In the
/ Sixth district says: THE putting of a
Popullst state ticket in the field brings
to the front some queer characters in
politics. J. A. Wright of Smith county,
the nominee for lieutenant governor, is
a Populist because he believes it's right.
He thinks there is no cure for the trust
evil except to get at the bottom Of the
trouble, which he says. Is to put the