White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-05-06
That County Convention.


. Convention held at Troy, on Saturday
week. to appoint Delegates to the State
Convention, and nominated candidates
for the Legislature. The call. We presume,
was issued BY the Central COMMITTEES.
but why this part of the County vas
DISTINGUISHED, we cannot tell. Thepeopls
up hee nave always done their duty at
elections. and never asked nor received
anything in return. But We presume
they were too conservative. and this is
part of the scheme for crushing conser-
yatism," about which we have heard so
much. At the Convention to nominate
Delegates to the Constitutional ConVen-
ton, the would-be leaders Of the party
1t the lower end Of the County came
with beautiful programme all ready for
the people to sanction but the Delegates
from the upper portion somewhat spoiled
their calculations. This time, care was
taken that there should be no one to spoil
their plans. g ..a.aesr 81
As far as we can learn, the entire
Township, with over 200 Free State
votes, was disfranchised, from Highland
to White Cloud. Mr.. Barr. we are told,
knew of the Convention, and attended IN
his own hook. He was nominated for
the Senate. and appointed Delegate to
the State Convention. Therefore. in the
absence of all other information on the
subject, we conclude that an enthusiastic
meeting was held in Iowa Point. lin Mr..
Bars bed Mr. Barr was called to the
Chair, and Mr.. Barr appointed Secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Barr. Mr.. Barr was
unanimously chosen as Delegate to the
Co1nty Convention, and resolution was
nassed by acclamation. recommending
Mr.. Barr as q candidate for the Legisla-
ture. Mr.. Barr attended the Convention,
and in obedience 70 instructions. presented
the name Of Mr.. Barr as a candidate for
the Legislature, and also recommended
Mr.. Barr as suitable person to attend
the State Convention. In the State Con-
vention, he received 8 votes for Governor,
but we do not believe any one of these
was cast by himself.
To further illustrate the scullduggery.
we will say that there are rumher of
towns in the County. each Of which ex-
poets to make point of importance
These towns have vital interests to be
attended to in the Legislature. and each
place has preference for one man who
will take l;ttle extra interest in its affairs.
We find that Iowa Point has Mr.. Barr,
Elwood has her man. Palermo has hers,
Geary City has hers. Doniphan has hers.
the section of country between Iowa Point
and Elwood no doubt has hers and, as
matter of course, Wathena, the home
of Larzelere the Mighty. the Chairman
Of the Free State Central COMMITTEES, has
hers. But White Cloud. where is she ?
She not only has no candidate, but was
even disfranchised in the Convention, and
not permitted to express her preference
for a person who would take some little
interest in her concerns. But we believe
the generous souls who got mp this affair
have not disfranehised her people from
voting at the election-on the contrary.
they will no doubt be very glad to have
their votes.
Now. we have nothing to say against
any man who was placsi on that ticket.
They may all be very good men-in fact.
we know several of them to be so. But
as this Township was purDosely left out
of the Convention, her people are in no
wise bound by its action. They have
never Ainched from the Free State cause |;
hut they have not understood Free State
principles to be. to refuse sportion of the
party a voice in their councils-to deny
them the right to select those whom they
want to represent them in the Legislature.
and men to attend State Convention to
nominate candidates for whom they are
expected to vote. merely because their
views DO not suit some who have taken
the guardianship Of the party into their
own hands. The people mp here may
stand good deal of besmearing. but they
are not disposed to stand and have it
rubbed in.
We have heard that It is in contempla-
hon to get up smother ticket, to be snip
ported by all conservative men. Wethink
The idea is good one. We have begun
70 believe there is some truth in Mr.. Red
paths " Organized Hypocrisy" and the
sooner the wheat and chat are separated,
he better it viii be. From the many
Of opinion we have heard.
We are eonide 1t that such ticket would
receive large majority here, notwith-
standing the Great Mognl has pronounced
hIs ansthema upon all who seek to "dis-
ract the party" Such ticket might