Kansas eJ Agitatord: Kansas eJ Agitatord
A political endorsement urges votes for Bryan and a slate of allies in Kansas. It highlights leaders like M S Peters J D Botkin John Breidenthal A M Harvey Conway Marshall Judge David Martin E J Westgate Hugh Farrelly Webb McNall Levi Humburger N L Bowman Frank Scott Clarence Davis J M Higgins O O McCown Will McAdam Samuel Craig and supports accountability, law, and reform in state government while opposing corruption and self serving plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Martin
Supreme Bench
E. J. Westgate
Auditor
Hugh Farrelly
Kansas
Webb MecNall
Levi Humburger
State House
Riggs
N. L. Bowman
Burton
Baker
United States
Frank Scott
Clarence Davis
J. M. Higgins
O. O. McCown
Will McAdam
Anderson County
Samuel Craig
Vote the whole ticket from Bryan to road overseer
Citizens are urged to support the complete ticket from Bryan to road overseer, promising steady leadership and alignment with local interests to avoid regret. The message emphasizes忠 accuracy and trust in a unified slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Politics in Garnett Schools Sparks Parental Protest
Citizens accuse Garnett city schools of pressuring pupils to join a Republican parade or face lower monthly grades. Reports claim earlier absences and biased scheduling favored Republicans, while Bryan supporters remove buttons to avoid ridicule. Local tension warns of broader political coercion in education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnett City
Garnett
Kansas City
Bryan
Campaign ends as Bryan urged for president in 1900
The issue closes with a call to voters to back William Jennings Bryan and the Populist Democratic slate. The paper argues for patriotism, condemns trusts and imperial aims, and urges all Bryan supporters to vote on election day to secure the entire ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hanna
William Jennings Bryan
John W. Breidenthal
Bryan
Every Man to His Post Let No Populist Stay Home
A call to civic duty urging voters of all parties to participate on election day. The message emphasizes unity and broad participation, urging Populists and Democrats alike not to abstain. It frames voting as a collective responsibility for the community.
Riot in London over imperial volunteers return
The city erupted after the City Imperial Volunteers came back from South Africa. Reports claim widespread rioting with thousands involved. Allegations of moral excess and violence circulated as casualties were said to number in the hundreds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
London
John Barleycorn
Facts for thought on trusts and farming in the 1890s
The Fort Scott Lantern presents a table showing shrinkage in commodity purchasing power since 1893 illustrating the impact of the McKinley Hanna trust prosperity. It notes wheat buyable amounts for dates 1893 to 1900 and lists declines in salt lumber nails barbed wire with shrinkage percentages. A. B. Wright of Morris township criticizes trusts and endorses Bryan, claiming personal prosperity due to hard work and climate, while opposing McKinley and his administration’s policies as harmful to farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Vater
McKinley
Hanna
Fort Scott
A. B. Wright
Morris Township
Summer County
Bryan
Tam
William McKinley
Populist call to vote party lines and farmer pride
The speaker rejects McKinley credit for crops, praising God and sixteen horses, while calling the Republican party fools. He urges Populists to vote People's party and Democrats to vote their own ticket. A Spanish War veterans group in Baxter Springs flounders when asked how they stand for president, revealing Bryan support. The Kansas Democrat's Lecompton Sun changes hands to J. A. Copple, a cousin of the Aerrator editors, with hopes for improved local journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
M. S. Peters
J. D. Botkin
McKinley
Republican Party
People's Party
Baxter Springs
Kansas Democrat
T. Lecompton Sun
J. A. Copple
H. A. Gibbs
Copple
the Aerrator
Lecompton
Sun
Wheeler shifts stance pledging support for Bryan
GkN notes Wheeler claims Roosevelt erred in predicting his backing of McKinley. Wheeler now supports Bryan and reports he contributed a sum to the Bryan campaign fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gkn
Wheeler
Roosevelt
McKinley
Bryan
McKinley vs Bryan Drives Voters, Corporations Back McKinley
The piece notes corporations back McKinley aiming to push common people toward Bryan, reflecting a political clash in the campaign. It highlights the contrast between business interests and populist appeal in the electorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Bryan
Proclamation of General Election by Anderson County Sheriff
D M Moore sheriff of Anderson county proclaims a general election to be held at voting precincts in the county and state on September 20, 1900. Voters will elect national and state officers including governor auditor and attorney general plus local positions such as county attorney township officials and two justices of the peace. A constitutional amendment for Kansas will also be submitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Moore
Anderson County
Aly
Kawans
Qne
the Supreme Court
State of
Kansas
D.M. Mounn
Sheritl
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