White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-14
rhe senaterial Question.

This is the all absorbing topic in our
State. We hear of scbsming. wire pull.
ing. trading. promising. and combius.
tions. in every direction. We are salts
fed that PARROTS chances are much bet.
ter than those Of any Of his competitors.
The only systematic combination appears
to be between Stanton and Ewing. It
will benefit neither Of them. Station has
heretofore been our choice for Senstor
south Of the Ksw; but his present course
Is one not calculated to gain him friends.
A mere probationer in the Republican
party. it does not become him to 60 so
deeply into log rolling against some Of
our best men. and in contributing his aid
to divide the party. We incline to the
opinion that Gov. Robinson has hand
in this combination, from the fact that
two papers which are reputed to be his
especial mouth.p pieces. are going it At full!
length on that track. The Governor and
Ewing are now at Washington, sndsav-
oring to gain control of the Federal pat
ronsge in Kansas. to Be used to further
their designs. They are pursuing the
proper course to defeat themselves, and
We predict . complete failure of their
plans. Wincbell is making the race up
on his own merits. and Pomeroy is 60
ing it on the Aid question. Delahsy
appears to bs barking all around the out
side corners. and other sspirants hope to
come in as compromises.
1t is charged that . combination ex.
lists between Psrrott and Lane. Wspre-
sumo tho sum total of the matter is. that,
preferring to treat one another decently.
their friends let each other alone. The
continual cry Of Lane Lane in every
political movement. is becoming stale.
and is having the effect Of adding to his
strength. Lane has faults enough; but
when his enemies carry their opposition
into persecution, and seek to kill of all
rivals upon the strength of Lanes short.
comings, it excites his friends to redou.
bled energy. If the parties so engaged
do not have . care, their Lane "roor.
backs" will carry him into the Senate.
The issue has been forced by Parrott and
Lanes enemies. in several recent special
elections for members Of the Legislature:
and in every one. as far Is heard from.
Parrot and Lane have carried the day.
As We have said on former occasions,
we are content to let the people Of Sou.
thern Kansas make their own choice.
while We shall advocate ours. Not so
with several of the Southern Kansas pa
pers. They say little or nothing regard.
ing the Senator for their own section. but
take An extraordinary interest in dictat.
ing to the people of Northern Kansas. as
to theirs.
A few words with regard to the Sena.
tor north Of the Ksw. From what we
can learn, the Northern Kansas members
Of the Legislature are mostly for Parrott
or Pomeroy. Let Us state the case to the
people Of Doniphan. Brown. Nemaha and
Marshall Counties especially. Throwing
every other consideration aside. how can
their representatives best subssrve their
local interests? Some Of the members
from these Counties, we are informed.
are pledged to Pomeroy. What object.
it any other than personal one. do they
expect to accomplish by so doing! Gen.
Pomeroy. We take pleasure in saying. is
Q sssunch Republican. moral and up.
right man. and has established . reputa.
ton for great bsnevolencs: but arc these
sufficient reasons why be should bs cho-
ssn Senator?
The Counties above named. srs deeply
in . certain railroad project.
Gen. Pomeroy's interests and efforts are
hostile to that project. and he is using
every exertion to build q road to kill of
the former, and divert trade and travel in |
another direction. The interests of At
Gibson, where slfor most of Pomeroy's
property is located. and in which all his
hopes are centred, demand that this road |
should be crushed ont. This object was
had in view. when the Topeka Railroad
Convention was packed and We now
behold al the champions of the Atchison
and Topeka movement espousing Pome-
roy's cause.
The Kansas Senators will exert pow.
.rful influence in the matter of land grants
'or railroads. There will undoubtedly
DO grants made for road running west.
vardly from Leavenwor,h; and for an.
,ther starting from some point farther
,orth. II . Lsavenworth man is in the
Senate. the latter road will be through
hs northern tier of Counties: but il
Pomeroy succeeds, where will it be, but
IS the interests Of Atchison demand? Al
desperate game is being played. and Nor