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THE! ADVOCATE,
CONCERNING KANSAS.
THI9 PAPER PAID FOIL
The person who receives this paper
need not fear a dan. It has been
paid for to a certain date or else it is
sent as a sample copy. If yon do
not want it pass it to soma one who
appreciates a good thing.
NOTES.
Carrie Chapman Oatt, tha noted suf
fragist, ia to speak at the .Burlington
fair this week.
Another world has been created. A
-daily paer called tha Wurli i3 to-be
published in Hutchinson by a syndicate
of salt men.
The Abilene Dispatch has experi
enced a change of heart and is now sup
porting the Populist ticket. It was a
republican paper.
No literary work ever produced in
Kansas has received more favorable
notices from the press than has Clemens'
novel "The Dead Line."
The report that Artz had joined the
republicans is not creating much enthu
siasm in the ranks of that party. Some
republicans even deny it.
The Kansas Free Thinkers held a con
vention in Topeka last week. The ob
ject of the association ia what the name
indicates and it has done useful work.
T. J. Hudson has declined to accept
the nomination of the Third district
congressional convention. He says he
cannot afford the expense attached to
the office.
Eugene V. Debs and J. R. Sovereign
have each promised ' to deliver some
speeches in Kansas daring the campaign.
They will be given dates at the princi
pal railroad points.
The supreme court was ia session last
week and ground oat a few casej. Al
though the oourt is several years behind
the docket the members adhere to the
custom of taking a long vaoation.
A Populist convention for the Third
congressional distriot will be held in
Cherry vale, September 27, to nominate
a successor to T. J. Hudson who de
clines to be a oandidate for re-election.
S. A. Riggs has accepted a nomination
as oandidate for representative in the
Thirteenth district, Djuglas county. He
is an independent candidate and there is
no Populist or demoorat out against
him.
Albert Griffin estimates that the suf
frage amendment will carry by a ma
jority of over 50,000. He is probably
nearer right in this than he has been on
any other guess since he has been in
politics.
Senator Peffer arrived at his home in
Topeka Monday. He ia billed to make
a number of speeohes in the state and he
is wanted at the Texas state fair in
Dallas. Some of his dates are published
in this issue.
The stookonn of the Stline valley are
organizing to protect themselves against
a gang of cattle thieves that have been
operating in that locality. Several
farmers have lost cattle amounting to
over fifty head.
Kansas City Times: MIt is said that
Jim Legate's letter has been out for
three weeks, but Cy L)land is afraid to
publish it. The letter is all right, but
it is only a year ago that Lsgats told an
entirely different story."
Tne representatives of the German
American league, at their masting in
fi!!aa, decided by a large J majority
8gainst indorsing any party ticket. They
leave their members to choose the can
didates they wish to support.
The republicans of the Fourth distriot
are fixing to start a fhmbeau campaign
in the interest of Curtis. Well, Curtis
ia a flambaan congressman It is safer for
him to depend on that kind of a cam
paign than on his wits or his record.
The school for officers of the state
militia is in progress at the Laaven worth
military reservation. This school is
conducted under an arrangement mads
by the state military board to have the
military instructions given by the United
States ofSaers. It may prove to be a
good thing for the militia.
Some prominent stock shippers of
Marion and adjoining counties are pre
paring to institute a boycott against the
Santa Fe oompany as a means of forcing
that company to annul its blacklisting
rule against the A. R. (J. men who were
mixed up in the late strike. Nothing
could be more effective than that plan.
Under the new ballot law certificates
must be filed with the secretary of state
showing the lawful nomination of per
sons for state offices, and all other other
offices for any divisioi of the state
greater than counties. This includes
congressional, judicial, and some sena
torial distriots. These papers are now
being filed by the committees.
Republican papers have had a great
time trying to explain the contest in
Franklin county, which resulted in W.
E. Kibbe being nominated for the legis
lature instead of R. II. Ssmple. Some
say Sample was the administration can
didate, while others say he wasstriotly
anti-administration. Perhaps they will
get together later and agree as to what
Sample really was. The truth is, this
was the old fight whioh began in 1301,
and as Ssmple has been absent from the
county for some time he has temporarily
got the worst of it
Perhaps the Populist are to blame
after all. They began publishing letters
in whioh prominent republicans and
democrats announced their departure
from the parties of their youth. This
created a demand at republican head
quarters for similar literature, and a
eoheduleof prices was established for
original productions in the way of let
ters from disgruntled Populists. Prices
range from 75 cents np. It is said that
Ben Henderson got $1 for his, while any
quantity can be had from fellows who
failed to get on the police boards of
Atchison, Leavenworth and Kansas City
at $1.50. Ben Clover required no cash.
He was asleep and didn't know about
the schedule, so he took his pay in
promisos.
Shawnee County Meetings.
The following dates will be filled by
the county candidates, and by Messrs.
Clemens, Snider, Oaborn, Sinter, Soott,
Gaines, Clark, MoRoberta and others.
Governor Lewelling, and Colonel Jesse
Harper, of Illinois, will speak in Topeka,
September 29:
Sept. 12, Richland.
44 '13, Wakaruaa.
44 14, Pauline.
" 15, Highland Park.
" 17, EleTation.
" 18, Auburn.
44 19, Doter.
44 20, vaienoia.
" 22, Seabrook,
44 24, Berryton.
44 25, Kilmer.
44 26, Tennessee Town.
44 27, Topeka.
41 23, North Topeka.
See our 10 -cent campaign offer in this
issue, and send in a club. Yon can't
convert people without getting them to
rtad.
HEBE'S THE EJECOBD.
And It Exposes Another republican Cam
paign Falsehood.
Topeka, Kas., September 6, 1894.
Hon. Harry Landii, Wtnfield. Kan. :
Dear Sir. Your letter of "September
3 was duly received inquiring relative to
the truth of the statement in the Win
field Courier, regarding cost of last
state senate and requesting me to give
you cost of senate of 1893 as compared
with that of 1891, giving number of em
ployes, etc.
In reply will say that after careful re
search of all the records to be found on
the subject, that it is impossible for the
Courier or anyone else to give the exact
cost of the .senate for either 1891 p? 1893.
The only way that information on this
subject can be obtained is to pick it out
of the senate journals, session laws, and
the record j of the secretary of state's
office and the state auditor's office, or
treasurer's office. However, I give be
low such information as I could obtain
accurately from the records, relative to
number of employes, cost of some items,
etc, of the Kansas state senate of 1891
and 1893:
Number
Employes,
JS01. 1893.
Assistant enrolling clorka 31 16
Door keepers 9 8
Assistant journal clerks 3 4
Pages 8 7
Committee clerks 32 29
Janitors 7 5
Assistant sergeants-at-aras 2 2
Stenographers 5 4
Miscellaneous 11 11
In each session there was one of each
of the following officers and employes:
president, president pro tem , secretary,
assistant secretary, sergeant-at-arms,
journal clerk, docket clerk, assistant
docket clerk, postmaster, assistant post
master, chaplain, chief enrolling clerk,
document clerk, assistant document
clerk, and night watoh.
The secretary and his assistant of the
republican senate of 1891 cost $1221,
while the secretary And his assistant of
tha Populist senate of 1893 cost only
$750.
The Botkin impeachment trial cost
$33,857.58. In this case, the indictment
was brought by republicans. Judge
Botkin, the accused, was a republican
and he was tried by the republican sen
ate of 1891,
The senate journal of 1891 (Rep.) cost
$5,11131, while the senate journal of
1893 (Pop.) cost $3,310.91.
The session laws of 1891 cost $6,619.36,
while in 1993 they cost $5,735 20.
The legislative printing for 1891 cost
$14,519.32, while in 1893 it cost only $17,-187.07.
The last item includes the cost of
legislative printing ordered by the house
of representatives as well as by the
senate, but it also includes $10,131 61 of
printing on account of the Botkin im
peachment which is striotly an expend
iture of the senate, but after deducting
the cost of the Botkin impeachment
there still remains legislative printing
for 1891 to more than double the total
cost of legislative printing for 1893 under
the Populists. The relative proportion
of the remaining extravagant legislative
printing, of course belongs to the re
publican senate of 1891. Very respect
fully, Daniel C. Zercher.
Republican and Populist Expenditures.
The following transcript from the rec
ord of the executive office show the
difference in republican expenditures
under Governor Humphrey and Popu
list expenditures under Governor Lew
ellicg for extra work in that office.
These items are paid from the govern
or's contingent fund. The Lewis Han
back item recalls the fact that tha
Topeka Capital charged tt th tim that
Hanback was being paid this money for
canvassing the Third congressional dis
trict to secure Governor Humphrey the
nomination for congressman, and nobody
had the nerve to deny the charge:
FKOM JULT,189LTO DICEHBSR 30,1892.
1891.
onT4EiCorriJg8r "enographer.. . .$ 60 00
Mar. 20, T. E. Carringer, stenographer.. . 30 80
t1 V ;,AV8Plt.h 8'enographer 51 00
July 24, W. A. 8mith, stenographer 12 00
Aug. 6, W W. Admire, indexing and
boxing letters 500Q
Jw l'i wV& A$n!.re' extra serVices.'::.' 40 00
Sct- 8iwv W-,AdmlrJ. extra services.... 35 00
Nov. 2, C. Smith, services as clerk 50 00
Dec. 1, C. Smith, services as clerk. 30 00
Dec. 1, C. & Hull, stenographer 45 00
Dec. 15, W. L. Smith, ex. index'g letters, 100 00
Dec. 22, J. Smith, stenography, etc. 53 45
1892.
Jan. 27, C. Smith, services In office. . . 33 83
Feb.29.C. Smith.stenography.etc....'.'.'. 30 00
Mar. 81, C. Smith, typewriting, etc., . 25 00
Apr. 13, Lewis Hanbeck, services in gov
ernors onice.... ;., ,, 4000
May S.C.Smith, typewriting.....".!!".".' 25 00
May 26, J. Smith, cash for services 39 50
June 2, C. Smith, services in oflice 20 00
Aug. 1, C. 8mith, typewriting, etc., 25 00
Sep. 1, C. Smith, stenographer. 25 00
Sep. 20, W. H. Nol3on, clerical services. . 50 00
Oct. 1, C. Smith, typewriting, etc. 25 00
Nov. 1, C. Smith, typewriting, etc., 25 00
Nov. 10, J. Smith, postage and extra
clerk hire 9880
Nov.SO, C. Smith, typewriting, etc 25 00
Dec. 16, C. W. Bower, extra clerical work 5 00
$1,048 95
The following is the extra work thus
far paid for out of the contingent fund .
of Governor Liwelling:
1893.
Feb. 1, J. C. Hibbard, clerical work $ 75 00
Mar. 31, Mrs. L. L. Hopkins, clerical work 9 00
Mar. 31, L. L. Hopkins clerical work 16 00
June 29, J. C. Hibbard, clerical work 10 50
Oct. 4, Minnie Wadleigh, stenography. . 4 00
Oct. 20. Minnie Wadleigh, stenography. . 3 00
Dec. 22, Ru8sie B. Hitt, stenography 8 75
im.
Jan. 2, Minnie Wadleigh, stenography. ..J 3 00
Feb. 26, Minnie Wadleigh, stenography. . . 13 00
Apr, 6, Minnie Wadleigh, stenography.... 3 00
Apr. 20, Mary Hempstead, stenography... 12 00
May 25, Minnie Wadleigh, stenography.. . 3 00
July 9, Minnie Wadleigh, stenography-.. . 9 00
Aug. 22, Minnie Wadleigh, stenography.. . 25 00
$194 25
W.W.Admire was the stenographer and
received $83.35 salary for August, 1891,
and yet he was paid $50 extra for indexing
and boxing lettesa. He drew his regu
lar salary for October, 1891, and also $75
for extra clerical work.
W. L. Smith drew his salary of $75 as
clerk and D. O. McCray drew his salary
of $100 as executive clerk for August,
1891, and the same amount was drawn
by each for the month of October, and
still it was found necessary to pay Mr
Admire this $50 extra for work whioh
legitimately belonged to them to do.
W. L. Smith also drew his salary for
the month of December, 1891, and $100
extra for indexing letters, not withstand
icg this work of indexing letters was a
part of his legitimate duty. But this is
not the worst of it. Notwithstanding
the payment of this extra $100 the work
is still undone. These letters for 1891
are contained in books 99 to 106 inclu
sive, and books 100, 101. 103, 101,
are not indexed at all, and 99, 102, and
106 are only partially indexed. Thus
after paying for the work twice it is still
undone. Republicans want a campaign
based upon party records, you know.
Books Free.
Every person who pays one dollar for
a year's subscription to the Advocate,
during the month of September, can
have a copy of "The Dead Line" or
"The Legislative Conspiracy," free,
provided he asks for it. We shall not
send the book unless requested to do
so, because many of our patrons have
them.
"The Legislative Conspiracy" gives an
account of the legislative trouble in
Topeka, and "The Dead Line"ia G.C.
Clemens' latest labor story, uoth are
good vote makers for the People's party.
Quenemo Glee Club Song Book.
Jnst out, with a fine group portrait of
this famous glee club on the back of
each book. Contains all songs ai sung
in Jerry Simpson campaign of 1892, to
gether with others that are now being
used In a. Ai. bcotvi campaign in the
Fourth congressional district. Price 10
cents per copy, 75 cents per dozen.
Address A. M. Harvey, chairman.
room 33 Columbian building, Topeka,
Km.