The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-10-04
UNION ASS CONVENTION.
The Ticket of the Fag-Endians.


The great Union Convention came off at
Lawrence last Monday, agreeably to adver-
tisement; and it was a Union Convention,
sure enough. 1t was composed in large
degree of sore headed Republicans (some of
whom were candidates before the Republi-
can State Convention), pro-slavery Demo
Gratis, of the old Border Ruffian stripe,
Robinson Democrats and Republicans, milk
and-water Democrats. played-out fogy Dem
ocrats and Republicans, I" dead as-nits"
Democrats, Democrats who laugh at every
Union defeat and get drunk foE Joy at ev-
cry Rebel victory, Robinson men, sour
stomached and dissatisfied Republicans and
Abolitionists, who think their plan is the
only one that Can save the country; and
perhaps come other species of conglomer-
ated political fossils whom we have not get
down-including the friends of the PRESENT
State Government.
The ticket they have put in the field has
the names of sop.e men upon it whom we
have always been in the habit of counting
as pretty good fellows; but we now change
our opinion. We never thought they
would come to this. But, as we have little
space for comments, here is the ticket:
For Governor-W. R. Wagstaff, of Mi
ami. He has always been Democrat, and
is young man of very limited amount of
brains. He has twice been in the Legisla-
ture, and never displayed any talent above
that of a one horse lawyer before a Justice
of the Peace.
Lieut.. GoUernor-John j. ingalls,, of At
chiscu, We do not doubt Mr.. Ingalss
ability. We have always regarded him as
young man of "parts;'' but he's got a very
sore head, if his hair is short. He was
before the Republican Convention for the
same nomination. He came to that Con-
vention friend of Wilder. He thought
the Carney side of the question was the
strongest, and so he jumped aboard of that
craft, leaving Wilder to do the best he
could. But be did not get the nomination,
even after his acrobatic display. Tom o.
born beat him, and that's what's the matter
that's what hurts his head. John, we
should think that, with your usual display
of good sense and judgment. you would be
heartily ashamed of yourself.
CongresSman-M. ]. Parrot, of Leaven-
worth. Comment is unnecessary. The
people know him as well as we do. His
disease is sour stomach. Marc, take a
seidlitz powder. He was nominated unani-
mously, by Sam. Stinson.
Secretary Of .Stdts-Jeemes Humphrey,
of Riley. Personally, we like him. But
politically, he is a mushroom. He is
young man without ability for the place.
He is about the poorest nominee of the
Convention. He was thrown out of the
Republican Convention, on account of not
having been regularly elected delegate,
and feels sore on that account. His polit-
ical creed and brsns are furnished By sold
Mead" fogy Democrat. There is another
strong argument against his ability, his
soundness of mind and honesty: he pub
fishes newspaper
Audtor-N. S. Goss, of Woodson. He
is rank Democrat. and is about as fit for
the Office as hog is to go to mill.
Treasurer-D. Z. Lakin, of Jefferson.
A very respectable Democrat. who minds
his own business, and is at present State
Auditor, which Office We believe he fills
ably.
Chief Jnstiee-W. R. Gamble Demo
crat, of Leavenworth, very respectable