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Wichita Eagle
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
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In Kansas, a political contest is underway between Hon. Dick Blue of Pleasanton and Hon. Ira T. Collins of Sabatha for commander of the G.A.R. department. Both are prominent Grand Army veterans with strong support; Blue is a civil service advocate and pension committee member, Collins manages the state soldiers home. Both plan congressional runs post-redistricting.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 2.—A special to the Star from Topeka says: A very interesting political contest is now being waged between Hon. Dick Blue, of Pleasanton, and Hon. Ira T. Collins, of Sabatha, for commander of the G.A.R. department of Kansas. Both are well known Grand Army men and have a strong following. Mr. Blue is the original civil service advocate of Kansas, and is a member of the pension committee appointed at the last national encampment. Mr. Collins is prominent in Grand Army circles, and is a member of the board of managers of the state soldiers home. Both will be candidates for congress when the state shall have been redistricted for congressional purposes.
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Jan. 2.
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A political contest is being waged between Hon. Dick Blue, of Pleasanton, and Hon. Ira T. Collins, of Sabatha, for commander of the G.A.R. department of Kansas. Both are well known Grand Army men with strong followings. Mr. Blue is the original civil service advocate of Kansas and a member of the pension committee from the last national encampment. Mr. Collins is prominent in Grand Army circles and a member of the board of managers of the state soldiers home. Both will be candidates for congress after redistricting.