White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-07-29
OVerseer Of Higklcdys,
Columbus Parker.

The above are all good men. and well
qualified TO discharge the duties of the
offices for which they have been nomina-
ted. 1t will be seen that q fair proper
ton has been given to all parts Of the
Township. Iowa Point now has two
Justices of the Peace and one Constable.
On this ticket. she is given another Con-
stable, and Supervisor. White Cloud
now has one Justice of the Peace; and
on this ticket, she is given Supervisor,
q Constable, and the Township Clerk.
Highland gets Supervisor. 1 Constable,
and the Township Treasurer; while the
Assessor and Overseer of Highways are
given to the country west Of Iowa Point.
We would urge upon every voter the
Importance of going to the polls, and
voting Township ticket. 1t must. be
borne in mind, that the Township cleo
ton is to be holden under the Territorial
Election Law. which allows but one vo-
ting precinct in each Municipal Town
ship, which must be at the usual place of
holding elections. In this Township,
Iowa Point has been the usual place; and
therefore, all who wish to vote for Town
ship officers, must go there to do so. For
the vote on the English Proposition,
there are precincts at White Cloud and
Highland; but that is under a special
law, enacted for the occasion, and is an
entirely separate affair from the Town
ship election.
We were informed, day or two ago,
that person who has been for some time
specializing in the Territory, but who is
not a citizen, is endeayoring to produce
split in the ticket, by substituting a
different name for Chairman of the Board
of Supervisors. 1t is furthermore init
mated, that the person thus substituted,
is to be Pro-Slavery man, of Iowa
Point. His argument { a very silly one)
is, that as the Chairman of the Board of
Supervisors in each Township, is mem
Der of the Board of Commissioners of the
County, the Chairman should reside in
Iowa Point, because White Cloud is in
one corner of the Township! The ticket
was gotten Up by persons from all parts
of the Township. and it remains to be
seen whether such a stupid game will
win, as is being attempted. We would
here canton the Free State voters in re-
gard to one very important matter, that
they may thereby avoid a trap which is
being set for them, and which, in some
parts of the County, has been successful.
The Chairman Of the Board of Supervi-
sors in each Township. as we have said.
is a member Of the Board of County
Commissioners, which is an important
body, as it has control of the affairs of
the County. The policy of the Pro-Sla-
very men is to propose to run ticket
irrespective of party, las they have done
in this Township and then manage to
smuggle in one of their men for Chair
man of the Board of Supervisors, in re-
turn for which, they will give the Free
State men literally Of the less important
Offices. Thus they will secure the most
important Office on the ticket, and thus
gain complete control of the County.
We are sorry to say that in this manner
they drew the wool over the eyes of the
Free State men of the strong Free State
Township in which Elwood is situated.
In Centre Township, where they found
they had majority, they never thought
of proposing ticket irrespective of party,
but nominated and elected Pro- Slavery
ticket of the most Ultra stripe. So they
will do wherever they have a majority,
showing no favor to Free State men. 1t
has ever been their policy to seize every
thing they could, and then propose to
divide that which they could not grab.
We hope, then, that no Free State man
viii be caught mapping. IF a very sharp
lookout be not kept up, the Pro- Slavery
party viii secure complete control OF the
County.
The person whom we refer to, as st
tempting to divide the ticket, Is at pres
ent sojourning at Highland. where he is
considerably interested; and he is also
deeply interested in Iowa Point. In re-
atty. enmity to White Cloud isprompt-
ing him to divide the ticket, and defeat
the candidates belonging to this place.
He expects to accomplish considerable at
his game, in Highland. We have too
much confidence in the voters at that
place, to believe that single one of them
can be drawn from his support of the
regular ticket by any scheme whatever.
We hardly think that they can be so ca
silly caught with chafr
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