White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-08-05
TovnsEip Eleetion-AIl About it.

some people. calling themselves Ere
State, to their senses. For several year
the Pro-Slavery party had everything
their own way, and asked and granted ne
fayors to the Free State people, whC
worked with all their might to Obtain
control of the Township; and when they
have succeeded, some men calling them
selves Free State, turn around and defeat
their own party. Two or three Pro-
Slavery men in Iowa Point have hereto.
fore ruled the Township. and, notwith-
standing their party is out of power, they
still continue to rule.
HOW THEY OPERATED.
The regular Free State ticket received
the vote Of White Cloud, with several
exceptions, the vote of Highland, with
also few exceptions, and majority Of
the votes of Rush Island. Iowa Point,
and almost the entire country vote, went
for what was called Union Ticket, be-
ing an amalgamation of Pro- Slavery and
bogus Free State men. Almost super
human efforts were made to elect it. Its
friends were at work by sunrise, and kept
it up until sunset. They had at first
offered to give Highland all the offices, il
they would desert the regulatticket; but
the Highlanders nobly refused the bride,
and some other quirk was then necessary
to carry the movement through. They
would go TO Free State men, and tell
them that the ticket was Free State, and
that they ought to vote for it, in order to
keep the offices in the centre of the Town
ship. To Pro-Slavery men they would
say The ticket was partly Pro-Slavery,
and they ought to vote it, In order to
defeat the regular Free State ticket. They
actually dragged some men up to the
polls, and made them vote their ticket.
They would tell others that it was purely
local matter, and that White Cloud
was attempting to disfranchise Iowa
Point. Poor Iowa Point she only had
all the offices, ever since the Township
was Township; and now White Cloud
wanted to rob her, by taking one or two
of them!
ARRIVAL OF THE WHITE CLOUD DELEGATION.
Between the hours of 2 and 8 o'clock,
in the afternoon, our Ferry Boat arrived
at the Point, where was collected a very
large crowd of people. There was gen.
cral pulling, hauling. and electioneering
for votes. Foremost in this work, we
noticed the immaculate Charley Blcckley.
He is a good electioneerer, but most aw-
full rabid. We saw him lead a number
Of Free State men up to the polls, with
Union tickets in their hands. We won
dered to ourself how many of those Free
State men had documents in their posses
sion, dated about the year 1856, with
Charley's name signed to them, ordering
them 10 leave the Territory within a spe-
cited time, or they would be helped out!
AN EXCITED INDIVIDUAL.
An individual vas seen clustering ex-
citedly frGEhs one crowd to another, evil
IDENTIFY in SVsad way. He was singular
looking genius-the nose being his most
prominent feature. We were told that
his name was Johnson-Colonel johnson.
He had a regular Free State ticket in his
hand, at the top of which was printed the
words, "Anti-Hog-Eye." He was in a
very bad humor, and declared that the
words were reflection upon him, and
meant opposition to him. Seeing that
he recognized the term, we made inquiry,
and learned that he is generally known,
in this part of the country, as "Hog-Eye
Johnson" We furthermore learned that
this name was bestowed upon him by the
bell wethers of Iowa Point-the very men
with whom he has now entered into
league. The name was given him some
three years ago. at which time it was Sc
riously contemplated to tar and feather
him, and drum him out of town. He
has bravely forgotten it. and now gets
huffy at others, because of the name his
present bedfellows gave himi
SOMETHING ABOUT COLONEL JOHNSON
Col. j. P. johnson is a citizen of
Georgetown, Vermillion county, Illinois,
and is aspeculator by profession. We have
been told that he is church member, but
he never lets that interfere with his specu-
lations and, judging from his recent
spiteful conduct, we do not think his reli-
gion would prove fatal, if it should hap
pen to strike in J He came to Kansas
about four years ago, the protege of Davy
Atchison, whose candidate he was for
Surveyor General. Douglas candidate
was Gen. Calhoun ; and as Douglas had
great influence with President Pierce, he
gainedthe day, and Calhoun was appoint
ed Surveyor General; but with the com
promise, that johnson should have the