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and special privileges, participating
in the ratification of the victory of a
party from which it hopes for a con
tinuance of the privileges that have
given them the power they now exer
cise.
election naum
In this issue is given the state and
district vote on congressmen as taken
from the election returns. The tabu
lation of the vote on state officers,
senators and representatives is de
ferred for another week, and perhaps
longer, on account of the tardiness of
county officials and an inclination on
the part of the secretary of state to
hold them for the official canvass on
the 28th.
The returns will show, however,
that Lewelling is elected governor by
a plurality of about 4,500, and a ma
jority of about 500; that Harris is
elected congressman-at-large by a
plurality of about 6,000, and a ma
jority in proportion; that the majori
ties for the remainder of the Populist
state ticket will be about the same as
that of governor, excepting Prather,
whose majority over Bruce will be
much larger than the average.
The proposition for a constitutional
convention received about 115,000 for
to about 114,000 against, showing that
nearly 100,000 voters failed to vote on
the proposition. This, Chief Justice
Horton says, defeats the proposition,
while Attorney General Ives says if
the law is constructed the same as it
was when the prohibitory amondment
was adopted, the proposition is car
ried. The senate will be organized with
25 Populists to 15 republicans. The
house, according to republican
figures, still stands: republicans, 62;
Populists, 58; democrats, 3; inde
pendent, 1; tie (Coffey county), 1.
The official count, as the table
shows, will give a majority to Funs
ton in the Second district, and it will
be necessary for H. L. Moore to ex
pose the election frauds in Wyan
dotte in order to secure his seat in
congress.
WHAT ABOUT IT?
THE LATE3T OUTRAGE.
The hoodlum element which re
publican supremacy has produced in
Kansas did not subside with the heat
of the campaign, but it hai continued
to heap disgrace on our state since
the election. The worst outrage yet
heard of in Kansas was at Troy, on
November 15, where the lawless rem
nant of republicanism made a frantio
effort to break up a ratification meet
ing! They threw missiles into the
Populist procession, insulted speak
ers, cut the harness off horses, and
above all shot and tore down Ameri
can flags, to show their loyalty to the
lately deceased party. The Advocate
will speak more fully of this later.
It would seem that the campaign
liars of the Topeka Capital and the
Kansas City Journal might now take
a little rest, and recuperate for future
service.
Tex most truthful statement Hum
phrey made during the campaign
was: "The republican is the John L.
Sullivan party of Kansas."
The Kansas World's Tail Board Addresses
the New Legislature.
Topeka, November 12. 1892.
To (he Honorable Membwelect, Senate and
House of Representatives, State of Kan
sail
Gentlemen We have abundant rea
son to believe that a full and creditable
exhibit on the part of the state of Kan
sas at the Columbian exposition is de
sired by all, and we desire to fully inform
you of the steps that have been taken,
and the present condition of the work.
A meeting called by the state board of
agriculture convened and was held in the
city of Topeka, on the 23d and 24th days
of April, 1891, for the purpose of devising
plans to have Kansas properly repre
sented at the Columbian exposition. It
waa a large and enthusiastic convention,
composed of prominent farmers, horti
culturists, stock-growers, manufacturers,
mechanics, laborers, educators and soien
tists from every part of the state, repre
senting all of our varied industries, and
every shade of political opicion.
At this convention a committee con
sieting of twenty-one members was
elected and organized as a Bureau of
Promotion, and vested with general au
thority to perform every service neces
eary to accomplish the purpose for which
the movement was inaugurated.
April 30 the Bureau of Promotion
issued an address "To the People of the
State," calling upon each county and
every railroad company operating lines
with in the state, to contribute such por
tion of the sum of $100,000 as the
assessed value of their property for the
year 1890 bears to the total assessed
value of the property of the state for that
year. To raise the allotted sum promptly,
the organization of county Columbian
associations was recommended, and plans
for such associations were submitted.
In May premiums were offered to en
courage effort and secure for the exhibit
the best samples of farm crops produced
in 1891. -
The April convention had agreed upon
the 16th day of June as the day for as
sembling another convention, composed
of delegates representing the subscribers
to the fund, for the purpose of electing a
permanent board of managers.
The Bureau of Promotion, at their
meeting June 10, finding that sufficient
progress had not been made in securing
subscriptions, postponed the date for
assembling the convention until the 16th
day of September.
On this latter date the convention met
and elected the present board of mana
gers, which is composed of eleven mem
bers, being one member for each con
gressional district, and two members at
large, and two lady members. The
members at large are A. W. Smith, of
Groveland, and F. Wellhouse, of Fair
mount. The district members are: First
district, W. A. Harris? Second district,
R. W. Sparr; Third district, E. IL Brown;
Fourth district, A. S. Johnson; Fifth dis
trict, W. IL Smith; Sixth district, Wm.
Simpson; Seventh district, O. B. Hil
dreth. The lady members are Mrs. Lewis
Hanback, of Topeka, and Mrs. Robt B.
Mitchell, of Fort Scott
Upon the adjournment of this con
vention, the Bureau of Promotion sur
rendered to this board of managers the
books, papers, products and funds on
hand, together with the duty of continu
ing the work so well begun.
The premiums offered in May had
brought together a large collection of
products. Important additions were
made to this collection in September
and October, by securing the best sam
ples that were exhibited at the state,
district and county fairs. These samples
were all carefully housed, and will make
a part of the great exhibit in 1893.
The work of organization was con
tinued. and organizations were made in
a great majority of the counties for the
purpose of collecting necessary funds and
materials; each association being charged
with the duty of collecting the exhibits
to represent their respective counties in
the display. The State Fair association,
at Topeka and theSouthern Kansas Fair
ascociation, at Wichita, and a number of
county fair associations, rendered valu
able assistance by offering exceedingly
liberal premiums at an early date for
samples of farm products from the crop
of 1892, conditioned that all samples of
products entering the competition be
turned over to the board of managers
for the Kansas exhibit We have now
on hand material enough to make a very
creditable exhibit of agricultural pro
ducts, and a number of counties have
made collections that are still in the
hands of the county associations.
Our two lady managers have visited a
large number of counties, and organized
Women's Columbian clubs, who are col
lecting and preparing exhibits to repre
sent the history, progress and achieve
ments of the women of Kansas, and we
feel certain that they will present an ex
hibit that will be an honor to the state.
We were allotted one of the best sites
on the exposition ground for our state
building, and have erected a building
that is a credit to the state. . A large
number of states have built club houses,
and will entertain their visitors in recep
tion rooms, parlors and dining rooms.
The greater part of our building ia'de
voted to exhibition purposes. We have
office rooms on the first floor, which will
be made bureaus of information, and
have parlors and a reading room in the
second story that will be pleasant and
comfortable places for visitors; but the
prominent feature of our building is the
large exhibition rooms in both stories,
where samples of our products and re
sources in collective exhibit may be ex
amined by the people of the world.
It has been the purpose of our board
of managers to do only those things that
were absolutely necessary to be done in
order to hold our place in line with other
states until the legislature would meet,
and then ask the state to assume the
enterprise and relieve us. We have taken
a lot and built the house, and made a
large collection of exhibits, because it
was a part of the work that if done at
all had to be done prior to the meeting
of the legislature, and could not be done
afterward.
The management has been economical.
The secretary, who has devoted his en
tire time to the work, has been given a
salary of $90 per month. He is the only
paid officer connected with the enter
prise. The members of the board have
given much of their time to the duties
of their positions, but they have served
without pay. The two lady managers
have given their entire time and received
no compensation.
Much profitable work might have been
done in the development of a display of
our mineral resources, which are valu
able and cover a wide range, but we have
not been supplied with funds that could
be used for that purpose. Prof. E. Ha
worth, of the State University, has been
asked to take charge of this department
and will give it attention. The educa
tional department is thoroughly organ
ized, and prepared to make an exhibit
that will f ally represent the progress
of the state.
The contributions of money have been
liberal, but have not been as liberal as
the promises made, and have not been
sufficient to enable the board to employ
superintendents of departments, to de
sign plans for installation, or to collect,
classify and prepare exhibits for preeen
tation, or do many other things, that if
done, would contribute to the complete
success of the undertaking.
The total amount of ash contribu
tions that have been received Is. 117,143 70
The expenditures have been :
For premiums la competition for de
signs for suite building 430 00
For construction of building as per
contract 19.9C5 00
For additions and cnanges In build
in 2,400 00
For supervision by architect X0 CO
For expenses of architect supervising
construction . 20000
Total cost of building I23.2S5W
SAlary of secretary 1,080 00
Miscellaneous expenses, lnoludlng
printing, pottage, supplies 'Jtot
county associations, traveling ex
penses of members, premiums paid,
freight and express charges, rent
of warehouse, labor, and all other 1
Incidental expenses. 3,362 00
Total expenditures 127,737 oo
Deduct total receipts 17,142 70
The deficit now Is f 10.594 30
A report of the progress of the work,
with a detailed statement showing the
receipts and expenditures, will be made
to the governor of the state prior to the
meeting of the legislature.
In view of the urgent need of money
to carry on and complete this important
work, so essential to our material inter
ests, we are extremely anxious to have
an expression of your views on the sub
ject We believe that it is the general
desire and expectation that the state
shall take charge of the work, making
such an appropriation as shall reimburse
those who have advanced the monay to
carry the work so far forward, keeping
the state fully abreast with all and in ad
vance of many, and sufficient to fully
complete and maintain such an exhibit
as shall attract the attention of the
world to our unequaled resources and
opportunities.
We think it is universally desired that
this shall be the work of the state, in
order that the state shall receive the
honor, and that the expense may be
fairly and equally distributed.
We desire as early as possible an ex
pression of your views, so that no time
may be lost to pushing forward the prep
aration of the exhibits. We meet again
on the 21st of November, and we beg of
you to advise us prior to that date.
By direction of the board of managers.
W. II. Smith,
Secretary.
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