31 Oct 1902
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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1902
Page
1
A Kansas election row erupts as the attorney general orders No Nomination to be set in brevier type on ballots, forcing printers to redo pages in October. Critics call the ruling confusing and warn it may invalidate votes, urging repeal before November 4. Republicans Democrats and Populists unite in opposition.
A poem depicting exhausted miners marching for the right to labor and live by their own hands. They gather in large numbers demanding shelter, fair wages, and steady work as they endure perpetual night of toil. The speaker likens their effort to endurance of nature and necessity of nourishment and shelter.
The Republican state committee orders watchers at every precinct to measure voting time while urging straight-party ballots. Voters accuse intimidation and call for patience, with independents urging a face slap for two dollar rubber-necks at polls.
A concise critique targets President Baer and business leaders for branding miners as anarchists while miners offered arbitration and operators demanded muskets. It recalls John Mitchell speaking on industry, Baer urging war, and Baer urging the president to act as troops end the strike, framing the conflict as class struggle.
Secretary of State Clark warns that fusion district nominations violate anti fusion ballot law. He concedes some truth but asserts most nominations this year are illegal, yet Republicans lack the nerve to enforce fully. If sanction is given, the law’s injustices may be enforced later, drawing opposition from Populists, Democrats, and Republicans.
Senator F Dumony Suir, rejected by his state central committee for debating the new law, now challenges local fusionists to debate. The Republican candidate for Kiowa county, adjoining Smith's county, pursues the tax bill and has issued a challenge to Senator Smith to debate the tax bill in a grove on the county line. What a spectacle.
J M Senter notes that Republican claims by Morton Albaugh mirror Jim Simpson’s 1892 and 1896 assertions. The piece recalls Simpson’s forecast of a sweeping victory, later proven false, and links Albaugh’s 1900s hype to those past hopes as fusion forces won in Kansas.
Readable text points to a dining establishment titled Eat at the Red Light described as the best place in town. The fragment emphasizes quality and local appeal without additional specifics.
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