The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29


diddling around awhile and coming very
near nominating ''toddy dealer" of Tope-
Iska for the second place on the Supreme
Bench, the further nomination for Judges
was laid over until after the other nomina
tons should have been made.
The nomination for Representative to
Congress was next in order, and balloting
was had which resulted in the nomination
of J. A. Halderman by one majority over
R. B. Mitchell, of Linn county, and R. S.
Stevens, of Lecompton-Mr. Mitchell being
fBe principal competitor. Mitchell had the
s'inside track" before the assembling of the
convention, until it began to be whispered
about among the faithful that while he
(Mitchell) was member of the Territorial
Legislature be had voted for the abolition of
slavery in Kansas. Then you might have
seen the old Border Ruf6ans lodging around
to ''get the papers, to fix this damnable
curse upon him. They succeeded and he
was slaughtered. The Democracy want
somebody in Congress who will go with
jeff Davis and the other Pro-slavery fire.
eaters. Halderman is the very man for
them. He is better known as "Kickapoo
Halderman,' having tried to get into the
third Territorial Legislature through the
means of the monstrous frauds perpetrated
at Rsckapoo; and we are afraid that it will
cooperate against him. Somewhat perhaps
enough even to defeat him
o. Thurston, of Allen county, was then
nominated for Attorney General, over w. D.
Wood, of Doniphan, and G. w. Miller, of
Lykins. Mr.. Thurston is said to be Dem
ocrat who ''never has changed and never
will change" which we think likely. and
which is also all we do know about him.
Goodin Minneola K. was then nominated
for Auditor over Mr.. Deming, of Marshall.
Our readers know something about Goodin
that isn't especially in his favor, but we
hope that they will forget as much of it as
possible, in view of the awful calamity that
is about to overtake him. We will air him
separately in our columns, at the first good
opportunity.
Mr.. r. L. Pease, of Atchison county, re-
ceived the nomination for Treasurer, over
Mr.. J. G. Jones. of Fort Scott.
Mr.. A. P. Walker, of Lecompton, was
then nominated for Secretary of State, over
Mr.. Gifin. of 10 nson county. Mr.. Walk
err has always been consistent Pro- slavery
man, young, of fair talents, and able to bear
his share of the expense of the campaign,
having enjoyed good chance at the 'sdrop
pings of the Lecompton Land office sane
tuary.''
J. s. McGill. of Marshall, was then nom
mated by reclamation for Superintendent of
Public instruction. We ''know nothing"
of the man whatever, but judging from the
fitness" displayed in the other nominations
doubt not that he is pre-eminently qualified
to fill the post to sohich he sOiU be elected!
Then Sam'l A. Stinson, of Leavenworth,
was nominated for Associate Justice flour
years term over H. Miles Moore, of the
same place-the individual who, in the
''times that tried mems SOULS "drove three
hundred hell-hounds into their holes!''-
Stinson should be proud of his nomination
over Miles.
Then the Convention showed its magma
nimity by taking up Mitchell. whom they
had slaughtered for the office of his choice,
and gave him the tail Of the tieket-the last
place on the Supreme bench! 1t was cut
ting, sarcastic stroke. which will serve as a
lesson to all who may contemplate placing
themselves in the hands of the Border Ruf-
fan Democracy.
After the nominations were over a resn-
luton was introduced endorsing The Cincin-
att platform ''as expounded by Douglas. -
which was greeted with jeers, and cries of
''vote it down. down with it," and it was
summarily kicked out, and the mover came
near sharing the same fate After passing
some complimentary resolutions concerning
themselves, the Convention adjourned
sine die
Of the ticket and the Convention we shall
take occasion to speak more in detail here
after. Suffice it now to say that the nomi
nations are an endorsement of Mr.. Bueban
an, unequivocally, and triumph of the old
Border Ruffian party, who now. as hereto
fore, are the controlling element of the Dem.
ocratic party of Kansas. The ticket is en-
phaticalIy aceak oaet 1t will be badly
beaten iu December next. No power or
earth can save it from utter annihilation.-
We invite comparison of the two STATE
tickets now before The people. and are will
ing to trust the matter in their hands with
out word.